SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
08/28/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 11000 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kannapolis Intimidators (66-61) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Savannah Sand Gnats (69-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Kannapolis Earn 2-1 Victory at Grayson Stadium
In a low-scoring contest, Kannapolis pitcher Joe Wood was marvelous, enabling his team to nab a 2-1 win. The winning pitcher was Wood, now 8-11. He tossed 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 5. With the win, Kannapolis raised its record to 66-61.

It could have been a different outcome for Kannapolis, had it not been for Bob Bullard, the 21-year old center fielder . Bullard contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the seventh inning to put Kannapolis up, 2-0.

"Joe's not intimidated by who's stepping into the batter's box," said Kannapolis manager Osamu Hamanaka.
KANNAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bruno LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .252 7 38
J. Picot SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .279 3 16
R. Mallard 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 7 48
S. Simmons 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279 16 56
   a-J. Hawkins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 11 33
T. Davis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 7 33
B. Dotson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 7 20
W. Scharf 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 9 38
J. Collins CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 2 10
B. Bullard RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .324 5 13
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 5 13      
a - J. Hawkins substituted for S. Simmons in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bruno (14, 3rd Inning off E. García, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Simmons (36, 3rd Inning off E. García, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bruno 3 , S. Simmons 2 , B. Dotson , J. Collins
2-out RBI: S. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Davis 2 , B. Bullard
Sac Bunt: W. Scharf 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mallard-Scharf-Simmons, Simmons-Picot-Simmons, Picot-Scharf-Hawkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carmona LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .294 4 28
D. Bishop CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .269 7 33
T. Simpson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304 5 59
   a-E. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 2 15
D. Parker 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .326 5 18
H. Howell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Price 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 1 11
I. Romo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 4 19
J. Farías C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 1 13
S. Hunt DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1 1 5 12      
a - E. Thompson pinch hit for T. Simpson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Carmona , D. Bishop 2 , T. Simpson , D. Parker , D. Price , I. Romo
2-out RBI: D. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Simpson
GIDP: E. Thompson , H. Howell , S. Hunt
Sac Bunt: L. Carmona
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Parker (3)
KANNAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wood W (8-11) 7.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 88 3.65   
S. Stone H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.70   
C. Rasmussen SV (7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 6.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wood 74
Batters Faced: J. Wood 26, S. Stone 1, C. Rasmussen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wood 10-6, S. Stone 1-0, C. Rasmussen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wood 88-59, S. Stone 3-2, C. Rasmussen 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Stone 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. García L (0-1) 9.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 105 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. García 73
Batters Faced: E. García 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. García 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. García 105-71
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Wood
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 7719
Thursday, August 28th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73