Charlotte 8, Buffalo 6

After striking out three times in his previous four at bats, designated hitter Valentino Pascucci was not having a memorable day at the plate. That all changed with one swing of the bat when he took the first pitch of the ninth inning to the opposite field to tie the game at six and send the game into extra innings.


After Pascucci's heroics in the ninth, the Herd could not provide any more offense in the extra frames, losing 8-6 against the Charlotte Knights at Coca-Cola field on Tuesday night. The Knights struck in the eleventh when Robert Hudson scored off of a Jordan Danks single. The Knights then extended their lead when Dayan Viciedo doubled to center to drive home Danks and give the Knights a two run lead they would not relinquish.

Pascucci had an opportunity to be the hero again in the eleventh. Pascucci came to bat with third baseman Mike Hessman on first after he was hit by a pitch. He could not recall the magic as he grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Shortstop Russ Adams would then ground back to the pitcher to end the game.

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