Sox Split Double Header with FredNats

SALEM, VA –

Game 1: The Fredericksburg Nationals continue their breakout offensive series with a 7-0 victory over the Salem Red Sox (17-17). The Nationals (11-23) score 27 runs in the first four games of the series to take a 3-1 series advantage.

The Nationals got a pair of runs in the second and third innings from Jake Randa and Jeremy De La Rosa RBI singles to give them a 2-0 advantage heading to the fourth.

In the fourth the Nats turned things up a notch with RBI doubles from Jake Randa, Jackson Coutts, and Viandel Pena. Telmito Augustin smacked an RBI-single to center to cap off a five run fourth inning for the Nationals.

Mitchell Parker (3-3) got the win for the Nationals going six innings of no-run ball giving up three hits and striking out five while walking none. Bradley Blalock is hung with the loss after her went three and a third and gave up five hits and four earned.

Game 2: Late game heroics from Stephen Scott lead the Red Sox to the 6-4 victory over the Fredericksburg Nationals (11-24). The Red Sox (18-17) snap a three-game skid and will have a shot at the series split on Sunday.

The Nationals picked up where they left off in the top of the second when Jake Boone singled on a line drive to left field scoring Jose Sanchez. The Sox shot back with a leadoff triple off the bat of Ceddanne Rafaela that led to the Sox evening the score at 1-1.

The two squads would trade sacrifice flies in the fourth inning to make it a 2-2 game. In the top of the fifth the Nats took a two-run advantage on back-to-back RBI singles from Jose Sanchez and Braian Fernandez. The Red Sox responded with a run of their own in the fifth, but still trailed 4-3.

To lead off the sixth inning Dean Miller singled on a shot up the middle. Stephen Scott came in as a pinch hitter for Jecorrah Arnold with Gilberto Jimenez as a pinch runner for Miller. On a 1-0 count, Scott drove the go-ahead two run shot deep over the right field wall giving the Red Sox the 5-4 lead. Ceddanne Rafaela would score later in the inning on a wild pitch.

The Red Sox and Nationals will continue to trade blows tomorrow for the series finale at 4:05 PM.

Game 1:

First pitch: 5:05 PM

Time of game: 2:04

Attendance: 4,691

Venue: Salem Memorial Ballpark

Game 2:

First pitch: 7:45 PM

Time of game: 2:16

Attendance: 4,691

Venue: Salem Memorial Ballpark