The Delmarva Shorebirds lost 13-0 to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Kannapolis. The defeat marked Delmarva’s fourth straight loss, and the Shorebirds were held to five hits.
Delmarva entered the game with a 44-85 overall record and a 21-42 record in the relevant split provided by the source. Kannapolis entered at 69-60 overall and 36-27 in that split. Brayan Orrantia took the loss for Delmarva and fell to 1-9, while Gabe Tanner earned the win as Kannapolis’ starter to improve to 5-5.
Kannapolis Takes Early Control
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers scored twice in the second inning on a successful first-and-third steal and Landon Hodge’s single. Clay Burdette scored on the steal, and Hodge drove home Jake Berkland to give Kannapolis a 2-0 lead.
Kannapolis added two runs in the third inning after Grayson Fitzwater and Alexander Albertus recorded back-to-back extra-base hits with two outs. The scoring pushed the Cannon Ballers’ advantage to 4-0.
Cannon Ballers Pull Away Late
Kannapolis scored two unearned runs in the sixth inning, including an RBI single by Landon Hodge and a fielder’s choice, to extend its lead to 6-0. Abraham Nunez added an RBI single in the seventh to make it 7-0.
The Cannon Ballers broke the game open with six runs in the eighth inning. Kannapolis completed the 13-0 shutout and handed Delmarva its fourth consecutive defeat.
Delmarva Shorebirds Schedule Friday Start
The Delmarva Shorebirds are scheduled to try to return to the win column Friday against the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. Braden Smith is scheduled to make his first professional start against Fabian Ysalla, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Delmarva’s offense managed five hits while Kannapolis scored in the second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. The Shorebirds will return to the same matchup Friday, when Braden Smith is scheduled to make his first professional start.
Source: Original report
