KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- J.P. Ramirez had three of the Hagerstown Suns' 14 hits and scored a third of their runs in a 9-4 victory over the Kannapolis Intimidators in the nightcap of a doubleheader split Sunday.
The Suns dropped the first game, 5-4.
In the second game, the Suns scored three runs in the third inning to take a 3-2 lead. Three more in the fourth made it 6-2. After Kannapolis cut its deficit to 6-4 in the fifth, Hagerstown had another three-run rally in the seventh.
Brett Newsome went 2-for-3 with a two-run triple and an RBI double for the Suns, while Rick Hague had two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored, Sandy Leon had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs, Adrian Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Ramirez also had an RBI.
Suns reliever Rob Wort (5-0) retired all nine batters he faced, including four by strikeout, to get the win.
