Five-Run Second Inning Downs Potomac in Game One NDCS Loss
Lynchburg, VA-A big second inning proved to be the difference for the Lynchburg Hillcats (1-0) in the first game of the Northern Division Championship Series, as they defeated the Potomac Nationals (0-1) 5-2. Lynchburg plated five runs in the second inning, while RHP Justin Garza (W, 1-0) allowed just one
Lynchburg, VA-A big second inning proved to be the difference for the Lynchburg Hillcats (1-0) in the first game of the Northern Division Championship Series, as they defeated the Potomac Nationals (0-1) 5-2. Lynchburg plated five runs in the second inning, while RHP
After a quiet first 1.5 innings in the series opener, the Hillcats sent nine men to the plate in the five-run second inning. Consecutive singles from 1B
Garza gave up a leadoff hit in five of the six innings that he pitched, but three times, induced a double play. DH
Potomac plated a run in the third inning off of Garza and one in the ninth inning off of RHP
In between Garza and Siri, LHP
The P-Nats, who lost the opening game of the NDCS before their last Mills Cup Championship (2014), will turn to LHP
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