Fayetteville Suffers Unprecedented Tenth Walk-Off Loss
For an almost unimaginable tenth time this season, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers suffered a walk-off loss. Opening their three-game series in Woodbridge against the Potomac Nationals, the two sides traded blows through the night, before Nick Banks launched a solo home run to right-center field to break a 3-3 deadlock in
For an almost unimaginable tenth time this season, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers suffered a walk-off loss. Opening their three-game series in Woodbridge against the Potomac Nationals, the two sides traded blows through the night, before
Fayetteville pounced on Potomac starter
In the following half inning, Fayetteville strung together a pair of singles around a walk to load the bases, and then collected their own sacrifice fly from
After a scoreless fourth inning from Garcia, the right-hander for Fayetteville was still unable to hold the slim lead. Garcia walked two batters around a flyout, and, following a groundout to advance the runners, threw a pitch low that skipped away from the catcher, allowing another tying run to score. Lifted after the fifth inning, Garcia was replaced by
Trailing for the first time on their road trip, the Woodpeckers quickly knocked back to tie it up in the seventh inning. On a rehab assignment,
Dancing around danger in the eighth inning by stranding a pair of leadoff singles in scoring position, Castellanos (L, 0-1) was tasked to try for a fourth inning of relief, and he looked strong to start with a backwards strikeout. However,
As Fayetteville drops the series opener, they will still have two more opportunities to win the road trip after the sweep of Winston-Salem. While the Woodpeckers have suffered at least one walk-off loss during every road trip they've been on this season, they can still even the three-game series on Monday, when
The Fayetteville Woodpeckers are the Advanced Single-A affiliate of the 2017 World Champion Houston Astros and play in their Inaugural Season at beautiful Segra Stadium in downtown Fayetteville. Segra Stadium, a $40 million state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue, features space for over 5,200 fans, natural grass, a 25x70 LED video scoreboard, six luxury suites, four field boxes, the premium AEVEX Veterans Club level, Healy's Bar and outdoor party deck, a kid's zone, and more. With a rich history of baseball in the city of Fayetteville and Cumberland County, the Woodpeckers are thrilled to write a new chapter with their inaugural campaign on Hay Street. Fans are encouraged to visit FayettevilleWoodpeckers.com to purchase tickets, learn more about the team, and find out about upcoming events and promotions at the ballpark. Fans may also reach the Woodpeckers by visiting the BB&T Box Office in front of Segra Stadium, calling (910) 339-1989, or emailing [email protected].