KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Interstat) — Riley Eikhoff struck out seven over five one-hit innings, leading the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers to a 4-0 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Wednesday evening at Atrium Health Ballpark.

Kannapolis broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the fifth. Billy Carlson and Rylan Galvan delivered RBI singles before Nathan Archer drew a bases-loaded walk. Archer added another RBI single in the seventh.

Eikhoff earned the win, outpitching Hickory’s Aidan Deakins, who allowed two hits over four scoreless frames. Jake Jekielek took the loss for the Crawdads, who managed just two hits total. The game took 2 hours, 19 minutes before a crowd of 3,115. Kannapolis evened its record at 2-3, while Hickory fell to 3-2.