Nearly 16,000 Fans Watch Durham Bulls Outlast Charlotte Knights in Classic Pitching Duel

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com –FORT MILL, S.C.  – July 4, 2008 – For a game that was on July 4^th, there were not many fireworks.  The Knights lost 2-1 to the visiting Durham Bulls in front of a Knights Stadium record crowd of 15,591.

Charlotte got a great pitching performance from starter Jack Egbert who went 7 innings and did not allow a run.  Egbert also had a season high 9 strikeouts.

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Durham leftfielder Chris Richard had the game winning hit.  Richard hit a solo home run off of Knights reliever Scott Sauerbeck in the top of the 9^th inning to give the Bulls the win.

The Knights did get a nice performance from Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko, who joined the club prior to the game on a major league rehab assignment.  Konerko went 2 for 3 with a walk in the game.

The previous stadium record was on July 4^th, 2007 when the Knights hosted 15,427 fans.

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