Daily Game Recaps

Some starting pitchers struggled late in their games as the middle of the system struggled, but the Knights and the stateside rookie clubs all hit their way to victories. Charlotte 7, Durham 4 The Knights won this one behind Matt Tuiasosopo‘s third grand slam of the season. Kevan Smith also homered as part of a […]

Charlotte 8, Norfolk 4 Micah Johnson continued his hot streak with a 3-5 game where he scored three runs. Matt Davidson was 2-4 with two RBIs and Matt Tuisasosopo was 2-3 with home run, RBI and walk. Drew Garcia, hitting for Trayce Thompson in the sixth, had two RBIs off of an eighth inning home

NOTE: We’ll have a separate write-up of the AZL game and Carson Fulmer‘s debut… Norfolk 4, Charlotte 3 In a 15 inning game that saw the Knights take 52 at bats, Charlotte could only get 10 hits and three runs. Micah Johnson and Leury Garcia each went 2-6, with Johnson walking and launching a home

Charlotte 5, Norfolk 4 Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, Micah Johnson singled home pinch runner Ethan Wilson. Leury Garcia followed suit with his third hit of the night, a walk-off single that scored catcher Kevan Smith. Johnson went 2-5 on the day while Garcia went 3-5, wth his 27th stolen base. Jason

Norfolk 6, Charlotte 3 The Knights dropped Thursday’s game in which veteran starter Brad Penny was infinitely hittable and the offense was shut down aside from a big performance from a surging Micah Johnson. Penny allowed 11 hits, but was able to limit the damage to only three runs during his six innings of work.

Just one stateside team played, as Charlotte was off for the AAA All Star break and the other teams simply had days off. Kannapolis and the DSL club both won easily… Kannapolis 8, Lakewood 2 The Intimidators won with an 11-hit attack, featuring first baseman Alexander Simon‘s 2-double performance (plus a walk). Outfielder Michael Suiter,

Charlotte 2, Norfolk 0 The Charlotte Knights won their third straight game and moved into first place of their division entering into their All-Star Break. Pitchers Scott Carroll, Matt Albers, and Junior Guerra combined to throw a five-hit shutout and the offense manufactured a couple of runs to earn the win.  Micah Johnson continues to