James Taussig slugged two home runs and drove in six for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, propelling the club to an 8-3 win over the Crawdads at LP Frans Stadium.

Taussig started his big night by launching a two-run homer down the right field line to get Kannapolis a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

In the fourth, Taussig drilled a run-scoring single to right, plating Rylan Galvan to increase the Kannapolis advantage to 3-0. The base hit was part of a two-run frame for the Cannon Ballers, building the margin to 4-0.

In the eighth, Taussig was back at it, hitting a majestic three-run homer to right-center field to cap the scoring for Kannapolis (27-26).

The Crawdads got on the board in the fifth when Luis Marquez lifted a solo homer to left, his second of the year, to make it a 4-1 game.

In the ninth inning, Angel Arredondo hit a two-run homer to complete the scoring for Hickory (29-22) as the club was unable to get closer than the 8-3 final.

Josh Springer collected three hits for the ‘Dads in the losing effort, as Moises Morales absorbed the loss, dropping his record to 5-2.

For Kannapolis, Gabriel Rodriguez (2-0) surrendered a single run in three frames to earn his second win of the season.

Thursday, Hickory’s Jesus Lafalaise goes opposite Caedmon Parker in game three of the series slated for 7pm.

{Information provided by the Hickory Crawdads}