Hickory 4, at Kannapolis 3

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads, held scoreless for seven innings after a first-inning threat, rallied with two runs in the eighth and an insurance run in the ninth to edge the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 4-3 on Tuesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Crawdads, who improved to 3-1, overcame an early three-run deficit by chipping away at the Cannon Ballers’ bullpen, ultimately handing Kannapolis its third consecutive loss and dropping the home team to 1-3. Kannapolis erupted for all three of its runs in a chaotic first inning against Hickory starter Frank Martinez. After Jaden Fauske was hit… Read more...