Hickory 7, at Kannapolis 1

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Interstat) — Marcos Torres launched a three-run homer in the ninth inning to break open a tight game, capping a dominant series for the Hickory Crawdads in a 7-1 victory over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on Sunday at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Crawdads (7-2) took five of six games in the weeklong series, outscoring Kannapolis 24-13 over the final five contests. The Cannon Ballers fell to 2-7. For seven innings, Hickory nursed a 3-0 lead built on early run-scoring hits from Deward Tovar and timely Kannapolis miscues. The Crawdads scratched across single runs in the first, fourth and… Read more...