Minor league baseball: Cannon Ballers lose finale
Published 8:00 pm Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers’ season ended late Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to Fredericksburg in the Carolina League championship game.
After a Tuesday rainout, the Cannon Ballers won 3-0 in the first game at Fredericksburg, Va., on Wednesday to force a winner-take-all game but lost that one, 3-0.
Still, it was a highly successful 30th anniversary season for Kannapolis minor league baseball.
Carolina League Playoffs(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-3)
Division Series
North Division
Fredericksburg 2, Carolina 0
Tuesday, Sept. 10: Fredericksburg 7, Carolina 6
Thursday, Sept. 12: Fredericksburg 5, Carolina 2
South Division
Kannapolis 2, Charleston 1
Tuesday, Sept. 10: Kannapolis 5, Charleston 4
Thursday, Sept. 12: Charleston 7, Kannapolis 4
Friday, Sept. 13: Kannapolis 2, Charleston 1
Championship
Fredericksburg 2, Kannapolis 1
Sunday, Sept. 15: Fredericksburg 6, Kannapolis 4
Wednesday, Sept. 18: Kannapolis 3, Fredericksburg 0
x-Wednesday, Sept. 18: Fredericksburg 3, Kannapolis 0