Potomac Ends First Half with 4-2 Victory
Woodbridge, VA-With three runs in the home half of the first inning, the Potomac Nationals (37-30) picked up a win in their final game of the first half. 2B Edwin Lora plated two runs with a single in the opening frame in a 4-2 victory over the Buies Creek Astros
Woodbridge, VA-With three runs in the home half of the first inning, the Potomac Nationals (37-30) picked up a win in their final game of the first half. 2B
The Astros entered Sunday afternoon's matchup with the best record in the Carolina League when scoring first (29-5), but despite a run three batters into the game, the Astros failed to add to that mark. RHP
Down 1-0 after half an inning, Potomac sent eight men to the plate in the home half of the first inning against RHP
Potomac added a run in the seventh inning off of RHP
The P-Nats finished the first half with the top record in the Northern Division, and over .500 both at home (17-15) and on the road (20-15). Potomac joined Winston-Salem as the only team to have a winning record both at home and on the road in the first half.
After a three-day break, the P-Nats will return to Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium on Thursday night, as they will begin a four-game series with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Kansas City).
First pitch at Northwest Federal Field on Thursday 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.
The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League, play at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed five Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, 2010, and 2014) and nine CL Northern Division Championships. Sponsorship opportunities for the P-Nats' 2018 season and beyond are available, as well as all-inclusive corporate picnic outings to watch the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz. 2018 Potomac Nationals season tickets and mini plans are now on sale. For more information on Potomac Nationals 2018 season tickets, mini plans, group outings, picnic packages, fundraisers, and all things Red, White, and Blue, visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com, follow the P-Nats on Facebook (@PotomacNationals), Twitter (@PNats42), and Instagram (@pnats42), or call the Potomac Nationals' Extreme Custom Collision Ticket Office at 703-590-2311.
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