MiLB

Kannapolis 0, at Hickory 5

Saturday, June 6, 2026 · Final · South Atlantic League (A)

South Atlantic League (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

70-61 · W1 · #32 (1326 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

Hickory Crawdads

83-49 · L1 · #1 (1392 ELO +3)

0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 120

L.P. Frans Stadium · Hickory, NC

Attendance: 3,246

Umpires: Kyle Eastman [HP], Hudson Arney [1B]

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at Hickory Crawdads

HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — AJ Russell and three relievers combined to no-hit the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers as the Hickory Crawdads rolled to a 5-0 victory Saturday night at L.P. Frans Stadium before 3,246 fans. The game took 2 hours, 17 minutes. Hickory improved to 31-23, while Kannapolis fell to 28-28. Russell started and pitched 3 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking none while allowing zero hits. Jormy Nivar followed with three hitless innings, striking out two, to earn the win and improve to 3-0. J.D. McReynolds worked 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts, and Geury Rodriguez closed with 1… Read more...

Top Statlines

AJ Russell HIC 3.1ip 0h 0er 5k
Jormy Nivar HIC 3.0ip 0h 0er 2k
J.D. McReynolds HIC 1.1ip 0h 0er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HIC 54.9%

Projected Score HIC 5 KAN 4