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House drives in four to lead FredNats to fifth straight win

Chris Graham

Fredericksburg NationalsBrady House hit a 436-foot home run, Branden Boissiere went deep for the first time as a FredNat, Viandel Pena hit his second homer of the series and Sammy Infante went deep for the fifth time this season to lead the FredNats to a 16-8 victory in the series finale over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. Fredericksburg takes five out of six games from Kannapolis, and is the first Single-A team to 11 wins in 2022.

The FredNats scored seven runs in the 2nd inning. Geraldi Diaz drove in two with a double, Pena had an RBI single, Jacob Young had an RBI single, and House capped off the big inning with a three-run blast.

Kannapolis hit a grand slam and scored eight runs themselves in the 3rd inning and led 8-7 after three.

Pena hit his second homer of the series in the 4th, a two-run shot, and the FredNats jumped in front for good. An RBI groundout for House and a solo blast for Boissiere made it 11-8.

Five runs in the 8th made it comfortable for Fredericksburg, highlighted by a two-run single from Jeremy De La Rosa and a two-run home run by Infante.

Bryan Pena got the win on the mound for the FredNats, who improve to 11-4 overall and have won all three series they’ve played so far, including winning the final five games in a row against Kannapolis.

The FredNats now return home for a six-game homestand vs. the Charleston Riverdogs starting Tuesday, April 26 at 7:05 pm ET. Tickets are available at www.milb.com/fredericksburg/tickets/single-game-tickets.

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Chris Graham

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].