Kannapolis wins series against Lakewood with 6-2 victory
With the series on the line, the Intimidators scored two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh inning on nine hits to beat Lakewood 6-2, jumping back up to .500 (9-9) in the second half in the South Atlantic League. Jhailyn Ortiz got the BlueClaws (10-8) on the
With the series on the line, the Intimidators scored two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh inning on nine hits to beat Lakewood 6-2, jumping back up to .500 (9-9) in the second half in the South Atlantic League.
After getting out of jams in the second and third innings with runners stranded at third, the BlueClaws stopped the Solorzano trend, scoring the runner at third base with a swinging bunt to J.J. Muno at third, as the runner beat out the wild throw to first to keep the inning alive.
After the run scampered in for Lakewood,
Down 2-0 heading into the sixth inning,
The Intimidators kept the scoring going in the seventh inning, as
One batter later and with two on and one out, Brown hit a single through the left side, scoring Yurchak and pushing the Kannapolis lead to three runs, 5-2. Next up, Cruz singled on a groundball up the middle that scored Brown from second, who was going on the pitch, putting the Intimidators up 6-2.
Kannapolis will have Tuesday off before heading to Greensboro for a three-game away series starting on Wednesday.