Ryan Galanie
Coverage (4 articles)
Knights Drop Opener 5-1 After Six Scoreless
Six scoreless innings from Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples. Five runs in the next two. Nashville 5, Charlotte 1 in the homestand opener.
A Walk-Off Home Run in Jacksonville Became a Walk-Off Double. The Knights Lost Anyway, 7-6.
The Knights took the road-trip opener at VyStar 5-3 on Tuesday behind Shane Murphy and a Triple-A debut from Braden Montgomery. Wednesday afternoon, what looked like a three-run walk-off home run for Jacksonville got reduced to an RBI walk-off double after the umpires ruled Heriberto Hernández was physically assisted across home plate. Charlotte lost 7-6.
The Charlotte Knights Scored Sixteen Runs in Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp Scored One.
The Charlotte Knights beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 16-1 on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark, taking the six-game series lead at 2-1. Charlotte racked up 14 hits across three multi-run innings, with Dru Baker driving in a career-high five and Braden Montgomery going 3-for-5 with two doubles. Friday at 7:05 p.m. is Charlotte right-hander David Sandlin opposite Jacksonville's Bradley Blalock.
Knights Beat Jacksonville 8-5 to Take a 3-1 Series Lead. They Can Clinch Tonight.
The Charlotte Knights scored seven runs in their first five innings and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat Jacksonville 8-5 Friday, putting them up 3-1 in the six-game series with two to play. Ryan Galanie tripled, LaMonte Wade Jr. stole home, Jacob Gonzalez added an RBI double, and Ben Peoples closed the door. Tonight's 6:35 p.m. game can clinch the series.