Intimidators win slugfest with Suns, 10-9
Behind a four-RBI day for Evan Skoug and a three-hit day for Nick Madrigal, the Intimidators beat the Suns 10-9 Tuesday evening at Intimidators Stadium supported by Atrium Health, while also winning the series, 3-to-1.In the bottom-half of the first inning, Nolan Brown led off the inning with a four-pitch
Behind a four-RBI day for
In the bottom-half of the first inning,
In the top-half of the second,
After the big inning for Hagerstown (35-58, 8-17), the Intimidators responded with five of their own runs in the third inning, as Madrigal led off the inning with his first hit as a Kannapolis Intimidator (52-40, 13-12). Dedelow tripled in Madrigal from first base, as
With Villa striking out, Skoug ripped a triple that dribbled into the right field corner, clearing the bases and helping the Intimidators regain the lead, 5-4. One batter later,
In the fourth, Hagerstown scored two more runs, thanks to a double from
One inning later in the fifth, the Intimidators added on three more runs, as Blackman and Villa both reached on singles with one out, as Blackman came in to score after a Skoug double into left-center, giving Kannapolis a 7-6 lead. After a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cruz that scored Villa from third, Brown singled up the middle to score Skoug, increasing the Kannapolis lead to two, 9-6.
Despite giving up two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth,
The Intimidators will take the series victory into an off-day on Wednesday before heading to Hickory for a four-game series.