Kannapolis 4, at Hickory 3

HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Caedmon Parker struck out nine over 4 1/3 innings and James Taussig homered in the seventh to lift the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers past the Hickory Crawdads 4-3 on Thursday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. Parker, bouncing back from a rocky outing against Augusta, allowed three hits and one earned run while walking none. He retired eight of the first nine batters he faced and did not allow a hit until Josh Springer’s two-out single in the second. Landen Payne followed with two scoreless innings, striking out three and yielding one hit. Jesus Mendez worked 1 2/3… Read more...