HC 4, KAN 3 | Apr 2, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 2, 2026•Atrium Health Ballpark•78°F, Clear

Howlers

KAN

Cannon Ballers

Final

WIN

Jervis Alfaro

LOSS

Riley Eikhoff

SAVE

Angel Perez

The Howlers edged the Cannon Ballers 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 8: Anthony Martinez doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Marcelo Alcala. Juneiker Caceres scores.

Weather: 78°F, ClearWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:00 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 3,780Venue: Atrium Health Ballpark

Win Probability

KAN WinHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	13	1
KAN	1	0	0	0	0	2	0

Game 827092 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Hill City Howlers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Dauri FernandezSS	5	0	1	1	0	2	.200/.200/.200
Robert AriasCF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.400/.400/.400
Juneiker CaceresRF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.200/.200/.200
Anthony Martinez1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500/.500/.750
Cannon PeeblesC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000
Yeiferth CastilloLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.250/.250
Gabriel Rodriguez2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Luis De La CruzDH	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500/.500/.750
Yaikel Mijares3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Bench
Joey OakieP							.000/.000/.000
Zane PettyP							.000/.000/.000
Jervis AlfaroP
Totals	39	4	13	4	0	10	-

2B:Martinez; Cruz

TB:15

RBI:Martinez; Fernandez; Rodriguez; Cruz

SB:Fernandez; Rodriguez; Cruz

GIDP:Caceres

Team LOB:8

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jaden FauskeRF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333/.500/1.000
Billy CarlsonSS	3	0

Pitching

Hill City Howlers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Joey Oakie	3.0	2	1	1	3	4	59-35	3.00
Zane Petty	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	18-11	0.00
Jervis AlfaroW	4.2	5	2	2	1	9	72-47	3.86
Angel PerezS	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	5	14	150-94	-

Pitches-strikes:Oakie 59-35; Petty 18-11; Alfaro 72-47; Perez 1-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Oakie 2-2; Petty 1-1; Alfaro 3-0; Perez 0-1

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Max Banks	4.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	56-37	0.00
Riley Eikhoff

Game Notes

⚠️

B1Javier Mogollon strikes out swinging, catcher Cannon Peebles. Billy Carlson out at 1st. Javier Mogollon out on batter interference.

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T7Passed ball

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B7Passed ball

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T9Wild pitch by Pierce George

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KAN

0-1

Billy Carlson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Robert Arias. Jaden Fauske scores.

Top 5 • HC

1-1

Dauri Fernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Marcelo Alcala. Luis De La Cruz scores. Yaikel Mijares to 3rd.

Bot 6 • KAN

1-2

Stiven Flores singles on a soft pop up to first baseman Anthony Martinez. Javier Mogollon scores.

1-3

Nathan Archer triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Robert Arias. Boston Smith scores. Nathan Archer out at home on the throw, center fielder Robert Arias to pitcher Jervis Alfaro to catcher Cannon Peebles to third baseman Yaikel Mijares to first baseman Anthony Martinez.

Top 7 • HC

2-3

Luis De La Cruz hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to left field. Gabriel Rodriguez scores.

Top 8 • HC

4-3

Gabriel Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jaden Fauske. Anthony Martinez scores.

3-3

Anthony Martinez doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Marcelo Alcala. Juneiker Caceres scores.

WP:George

Inherited runners-scored:Barrios 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Banks 56-37; Eikhoff 67-46; Barrios 7-5; George 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Banks 4-4; Eikhoff 4-3; Barrios 0-0; George 1-0

Bench
Max BanksP							.000/.000/.000
Riley EikhoffP							.000/.000/.000
Marco BarriosP							.000/.000/.000
Pierce GeorgeP							.000/.000/.000