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Down on the Farm: FredNats close out Shorebirds with six-run eighth inning

Chris Graham
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The Fredericksburg Nationals closed out a quick three-game series with a 10-4 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Sunday.

The game between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles A affiliates was tied at 4-4 going into the bottom of the eighth.

The big hits in the six-run FredNats’ eighth came from Cristian Vaquero, the #9 prospect in the Nats farm system, who hit a two-run single, Elijah Green, the #6 prospect, who hit a two-run double, then Brenner Cox, unranked, who closed the scoring with a two-run triple.

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Cade Povich, the #9 prospect in the O’s minor-league system, gave up a run on two hits in five innings of work for Triple-A Norfolk, which dropped the series finale at Charlotte, 6-2, on Sunday.

Povich struck out nine and walked three.

In two starts this season, Povich is 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA, 0.55 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts and three walks in 11 innings.

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Richmond dropped the finale of a three-game series on Sunday at Somerset, 8-0.

The Flying Sqiurrels will host their sold-out home opener on Tuesday night against the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

Right-hander Hayden Birdsong, the #6 prospect in the San Francisco Giants system, will start for Richmond on the mound.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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