Intimidators drop game one of SAL playoffs
KANNAPOLIS, NC - Tied 2-2 going into the ninth inning, the Lakewood BlueClaws scored two runs on two hits and one wild pitch to take the first game of the 2018 SAL Northern Division Championship Series (Best 2-of-3), 4-2, Wednesday night at Intimidators Stadium. The Intimidators got the scoring going
KANNAPOLIS, NC - Tied 2-2 going into the ninth inning, the Lakewood BlueClaws scored two runs on two hits and one wild pitch to take the first game of the 2018 SAL Northern Division Championship Series (Best 2-of-3), 4-2, Wednesday night at Intimidators Stadium.
The Intimidators got the scoring going in the first inning off Lakewood's
After clean innings in the second and third for
In the fifth and sixth innings, Lewis picked up three strikeouts, leading to an eight-strikeout performance, tying his season-high in strikeouts. Lewis finished his six innings on the bump with 96 pitches, spraying four hits and one walk.
With Andrew Brown leaving the ball game after six innings, giving up five hits and two runs, the Intimidators threatened to score in the eighth inning, loading the bases with two outs. With bases chucked full of I's, Perez whacked a ball through the left side, as manager Justin Jirschele waved in Blackman from third base. With a strong throw from right fielder
In the top of the ninth,
Kannapolis will look to bounce back Friday night at 7:05 p.m. at FirstEnergy Park at Lakewood, as LHP