Kannapolis Intimidators Defeat Lake County Captains 10-4 - A, South Atlantic League

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com – Kannapolis, NC  - Dale Mollenhauer lifted a single into left field in the eighth inning to cap off a cycle in a 10-4 win for the Intimidators (10-5) over Lake County in front of 3,454 fans at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium.
 
Mollenhauer started his night with a triple in his first at bat. He was thrown out trying to score. In his second at bat, the East Carolina product grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Mollenhauer came to bat again in the fifth inning and drilled a two-run home run down the right field line. In the sixth inning, he doubled down the first base line to plate two. Mollenhauer finished his night with a single to left field in the eighth to make it 4-for-5 with a single, double, triple and home run. He ended up scoring three runs and driving in four.
 
Kannapolis broke out to a 3-0 lead in the first with RBI singles from Christian Marrero to score Eduardo Escober and Sergio Morales brought in Mark Fleisher. The third run in the first inning scored on a wild pitch with Marrero crossing home plate.
 
With the score tied 3-3 in the fifth, Mollenhauer two-run homer brought in Nick Mahin to make it 5-3. Dale?s double in the sixth made it 7-3 scoring Jim Gallagher and Mahin again. Sergio Miranda drove in Mollenhauer with a two-out single and Mark Fleisher doubled to plate Miranda and make the score 7-3.
 
In the eighth Miranda drove in his second run of the night with a single to plate Mollenhauer.
 
Overshadowed by the cycle, Mark Fleisher finished 4-for-4 with a walk, a double and a RBI.
 
On the mound, Lucas Harrell earned the win (1-1) with 5.0 innings giving up three runs on six hits.

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