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Kannapolis Defeats Carolina Tuesday, September 29th , 2026 The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers earned their 1st Round 2 title and now have all winter to spend basking in the glory, while the beaten Carolina Mudcats will have plenty of time to wonder what went wrong. Kannapolis became the Carolina League champion for 2026 with a 10-1 triumph to capture the series 4-3. "Both clubs are talented. We just made fewer mistakes than they did," winning manager Tommy Guyon said to the press corps at the postgame press conference. "We made the crucial plays and got the timely hits." Carolina skipper Steve Peterman agreed with that assessment, saying his club turned out to be "a little weak on fundamentals" at crucial times. "I have a sneaking suspicion we will be working on fundamentals a lot next spring," he said. On the way to the Round 2 championship, the Cannon Ballers ended up in first place in the Central Division and compiled a 76-64 record during the regular season. |
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