Chourio Hits Tenth Homer in Streak Snapping Loss

Carolina 1 @ Kannapolis 6

July 06, 2022 | Venue : Atrium Health Ballpark | First pitch : 7:03 PM | Att : 1,847 | T : 2:07

CAR: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0

KAN: 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 x 6 8 1

WP: Tommy Sommer (4 - 5) LP: Jeferson Figueroa (0 - 5) SV: Bowen Plagge (2)

KANNAPOLIS – Jackson Chourio went 2-for-4 with his tenth home run of the season, but his two hits and his solo homer accounted for nearly all of Carolina’s offensive production in a 6-1 loss to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on Wednesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Mudcats were held to just three hits in the loss and saw their season-high win streak come to an end at five straight.

The Cannon Ballers (7-4, 33-44) broke what was a scoreless tie in the fourth with a three run and three hit third against Carolina (6-5, 40-37) starter Jeferson Figueroa. DJ Gladney and Samil Polanco had back-to-back RBI doubles in the third, with Gladney’s driving in one run and Polanco’s bringing across two.

Figueroa (0-5) had managed to record two outs in the fourth before giving up the three Kannapolis runs. He then gave up back-to-back home runs to Logan Glass and Caberea Weaver in the fifth while seeing the Cannon Ballers take a 5-0 lead midway through. In all, Figueroa allowed five runs on six hits, including two home runs, over five innings pitched. He also walked one and struck out five while taking the loss.

Reliever Miguel Segura took over for Figueroa in the sixth and would go on to finish the game while working the final three innings with one run allowed on two hits. That lone run scored in the eighth on a home run by Wilfred Veras.

Tommy Sommer started for Kannapolis and allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings. Sommer (4-5) gave up a second inning single to Hedbert Perez and faced just one over the minimum over his six, near-perfect, innings. Reliever Bowen Plagge (S, 2) finished the game and allowed two hits to Chourio, including the ninth inning home run, but closed it out with five strikeouts while earning the save.

The loss snapped Carolina’s season-high five-game winning streak. It also evened their six-game series at 1-1 in Kannapolis with the Cannon Ballers. The series will continue with game three on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Kannapolis.

HOME RUNS:

Carolina: Chourio (10, 9th inning off Plagge, 0 on, 2 out).

Kannapolis: Glass (2, 5th inning off Figueroa, 0 on, 0 out); Weaver (3, 5th inning off Figueroa, 0 on, 0 out); Veras, W (12, 8th inning off Segura, 0 on, 0 out).

TOP PERFORMERS - BATTERS:

Chourio, CF (Carolina): 2-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Perez, LF (Carolina): 1-for-3, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Glass, CF (Kannapolis): 2-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Veras, W, DH (Kannapolis): 1-for-4, 1 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Gladney, 1B (Kannapolis): 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Polanco, 2B (Kannapolis): 1-for-4, 0 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 RBI

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS:

Segura (Carolina): 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO

Sommer (W, 4-5) (Kannapolis): 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

Plagge (S, 2) (Kannapolis): 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO

SCORING PLAYS:

Cannon Ballers 4th (Cannon Ballers 3, Mudcats 0) -- Wilber Sanchez flies out to Jackson Chourio. Wes Kath walks. Wild pitch by Jeferson Figueroa, Wes Kath to 2nd. Colby Smelley singles to right field, Wes Kath to 3rd. Wilfred Veras pops out to Luis Silva in foul territory. DJ Gladney doubles to left-center field, Wes Kath scores; Colby Smelley to 3rd. Samil Polanco doubles to right field, Colby Smelley scores; DJ Gladney scores. Benyamin Bailey grounds out to Luis Silva.

(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Cannon Ballers 5th (Cannon Ballers 5, Mudcats 0) -- Logan Glass hits a home run to left-center field on a 0-1 pitch. Caberea Weaver hits a home run to right field on a 0-0 pitch. Wilber Sanchez singles to left-center field. Wilber Sanchez caught stealing 2nd base, Jeferson Quero to Eduardo Garcia. Wes Kath strikes out swinging. Colby Smelley grounds out, Jean Carmona to Luis Silva.

(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Cannon Ballers 8th (Cannon Ballers 6, Mudcats 0) -- Wilfred Veras hits a home run to right-center field on a 0-0 pitch. DJ Gladney walks. Samil Polanco grounds out, Jheremy Vargas to Luis Silva, DJ Gladney to 2nd. Benyamin Bailey walks. Logan Glass pops out to Luis Silva in foul territory. Caberea Weaver pops out to Luis Silva in foul territory.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Mudcats 9th (Cannon Ballers 6, Mudcats 1) -- Luis Silva grounds out to DJ Gladney. Hendry Mendez grounds out, Wilber Sanchez to DJ Gladney. Jackson Chourio hits a home run to left field on a 2-1 pitch. Jeferson Quero grounds out, Samil Polanco to DJ Gladney.

(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)