Grayson Fitzwater went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lift the Cannon Ballers to a 5-4 win over the Crawdads. The Cannon Ballers out-hit their visitors 9-8 in a game decided by one run. The Crawdads stay in town to face the Cannon Ballers again on Thursday.
Fitzwater delivered the big blow for the Cannon Ballers, finishing 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in the one-run victory.
The Cannon Ballers held the edge at the plate, collecting nine hits to the Crawdads' eight, enough to push across the winning margin.
The loss drops the Crawdads to 65-42 while the Cannon Ballers improve to 57-53, and the two teams will run it back Thursday.
The Cannon Ballers are coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10. The Crawdads are winners of 6 straight, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Cannon Ballers are up next at Howlers (Aug 27-29). The Crawdads are up next at Warbirds (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICHickory Crawdads | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| KANKannapolis Cannon Ballers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Argudin RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paulino Santana CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Noah Franklin DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Guerrero 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curley Martha PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Carpenter LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Springer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Flames 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Marquez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Deward Tovar PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolby Branch SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alejandro Chiquillo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jormy Nivar P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Chiquillo | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Jormy Nivar | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | KAN 100.0 | 17.5 | |
| T9 | KAN 82.5 | 6.4 | |
| T9 | KAN 90.7 | 5.6 | |
| T9 | KAN 96.3 | 2.2 | |
| T9 | KAN 98.5 | 1.9 | |
| T9 | KAN 96.6 | 1.9 | |
| B8 | KAN 98.5 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | KAN 98.8 | 0.5 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.