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Cannon Ballers rally past RiverDogs with seven-run ninth

WFAE | By Woody Cain
Published April 22, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
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Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers pulled off a dramatic comeback Tuesday night, April 21, defeating the Charleston RiverDogs after rallying in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Trailing 7-1 entering the final frame, the Cannon Ballers scored seven runs to secure the walk-off victory.

With the win, Kannapolis improved to 5-11 on the season.
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Woody Cain
Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
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