MiLB

Hill City 4, at Kannapolis 3

Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Final · Carolina League (A-Adv)

Carolina League (A-Adv) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Hill City Howlers

56-74 · W1 · #108 (1248 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 131

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

70-61 · W1 · #32 (1326 ELO -2)

1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 70

Atrium Health Ballpark · Kannapolis, NC

Attendance: 3,780

Umpires: Kyran Bacchus [HP], Will Swinea [1B]

Hill City Howlers at Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hill City Howlers capitalized on timely hitting and a strong relief performance to edge the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 4-3 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday at Atrium Health Ballpark. In a game where Interstat’s pregame metrics favored the home team with a 52.7% win probability and projected a low-scoring affair, the Howlers defied expectations by racking up 13 hits and rallying late to secure the victory before a crowd of 3,780. Kannapolis struck first in the opening inning against Hill City starter Joey Oakie. Jaden Fauske led off with a triple and… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jervis Alfaro HLC 4.2ip 5h 2er 9k
Max Banks KAN 4.0ip 4h 0er 3k
Joey Oakie HLC 3.0ip 2h 1er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HLC 51.7%

Projected Score HLC 1 KAN 0