Strong pitching leads Kannapolis by 'Hoppers
Backed by solid outings from starter Zach Lewis (W, 2-2) and reliever Jake Elliott, the Intimidators held off the Grasshoppers 4-2 Sunday evening in Greensboro, North Carolina, at First National Bank Field.After a quiet first inning at the plate for both teams, Kannapolis used a Michael Hickman double to start
Backed by solid outings from starter
After a quiet first inning at the plate for both teams, Kannapolis used a
One inning later,
In the fourth, Yurchak displayed his power and connected on his first home run of the season to right field on a 1-1 pitch from
After three straight 1-2-3 innings for Lewis, Curbelo jumped all over the first pitch of his at-bat in the fifth against Lillie, sending it over the center field wall for his first homer of the season. Curbelo finished the day a triple shy of the cycle, picking up a single in the seventh and ninth to go along with his homer and double.
Up 4-0, Lewis surrendered two doubles in the bottom of the fifth inning, including two wild pitches, allowing one run to come in to score for Greensboro (36-36). Lewis finished the day throwing five strong innings, giving up only three hits on just 54 pitches (36 strikes) while striking out three batters.
Elliott (H, 4) stepped in for Lewis in the sixth, as the 6-foot-7 right-handed pitcher out of Oklahoma struck out four batters in just three innings of work, refusing to give up a hit.
Although Greensboro did add on a run in the ninth off
On Monday, the Intimidators will trot out