Bulls Clinch IL South Division Title
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Durham Bulls claimed their second straight International League South Division title with a 9-4 win over the Charlotte Knights Wednesday at BB&T Ballpark, as Austin Meadows crushed three homers in the victory.The Bulls (75-58) earned the team's 14th division title in 21 seasons since joining the
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Durham Bulls claimed their second straight International League South Division title with a 9-4 win over the Charlotte Knights Wednesday at BB&T Ballpark, as
The Bulls (75-58) earned the team's 14th division title in 21 seasons since joining the I.L. in 1998, and the franchise's ninth crown in the last 12 seasons. With the victory Durham will face the West Division champion in the First Round of the Governors' Cup playoffs beginning September 5.
Meadows starred in the victory, becoming the first Bulls player since 2015 to tally three homers in one game. The outfielder blasted a solo shot in the first, a two-run homer in the fifth, and solo blast in the seventh. Acquired in the trade deadline deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for
Other than Meadows,
On the mound,
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The Bulls and Knights wrap their three-game set Thursday at 7:05 p.m. at BB&T Ballpark. RHP