Noll Walks Off Blue Rocks in 6-5 Win
Woodbridge, VA-The Potomac Nationals (24-18) were able to avoid a heart-breaking defeat for the second consecutive game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (18-27) on Wednesday Night. With the bases load and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, 3B Jake Noll hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring CF Blake Perkins
Woodbridge, VA-The Potomac Nationals (24-18) were able to avoid a heart-breaking defeat for the second consecutive game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (18-27) on Wednesday Night.
With the bases load and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, 3B
Potomac opened the scoring in the third game of a four game series against the Blue Rocks with a two-run home run off the bat of LF
Wilmington answered with a run of their own on an RBI single from CF
The P-Nats grabbed a run back in the bottom of the fifth when DH
Sundberg scored his second run of the game on a sacrifice fly from SS
The 4-1 lead would not last for long, however, as the Wilmington Blue Rocks tied the game in the late innings for the second straight night. After working a clean 2.2 innings to start his outing, RHP
After Howard picked up the final two outs of the inning, The P-Nats took the lead back in the bottom half of the eighth. Noll started the inning with a single, moved to third on a single from Reetz, and scored on an error on a ground ball hit by 2B
Howard returned for the top of the ninth to face SS
With the game once again tied, The P-Nats stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with the top of the order due up against RHP Matt Wynne (L, 0-1). Perkins opened up the inning with a walk and advanced to third on Kieboom's fourth single of the night. After an intentional walk to Keller, the stage was set for
The P-Nats have at least a series split locked up heading into the series finale on Thursday Night. Opening Day starter LHP
First pitch at Northwest Federal Field on Thursday night is set for 7:05pm. The Potomac broadcast will get underway at 6:50pm with the P-Nats Leadoff Show. You can listen to the Potomac broadcast at potomacnationals.com or on the TuneIn Radio App.
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