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Potomac completes sweep of Lynchburg, advances to Carolina League championship series
The Potomac Nationals (2-0, 2-0) are headed to their second straight Mills Cup Championship Series after completing a two game sweep of the Lynchburg Hillcats (0-2, 0-2) with their 4-3 win on Thursday night.
Potomac Nationals take Game 1 with Hillcats, 4-2
The Potomac Nationals (1-0, 1-0) used some timely hitting and stellar pitching to defeat the Lynchburg Hillcats (0-1, 0-1) in Game One of the Northern Division Championship Series 4-2. LHP Hector Silvestre (W, 1-0) tossed seven innings of five-hit, one-run baseball with five strikeouts to earn the win.
Potomac Nationals sweep Keys, eliminate Frederick from wild-card race
The Potomac Nationals (77-58, 39-27) swept the Frederick Keys (65-71, 33-36) at Harry Grove Stadium in a Sunday doubleheader by the final scores of 6-5 and 5-4.
Finally! Rain lifts, Salem sweeps Potomac
Able to play for the first time in six days, the Salem Red Sox showed few signs of rust in sweeping a twin-bill from Potomac, garnering a 6-3 victory in the opener before rallying to prevail 9-6 in the nightcap.
Potomac Nationals sweep doubleheader from Carolina Mudcats
The Potomac Nationals (61-49, 23-18) swept the Carolina Mudcats (50-60, 21-22) in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon by scores of 5-2 and 9-4.
Potomac Nationals defeat Frederick Keys, 7-5
The Potomac Nationals (49-40, 11-9) bested the Frederick Keys (42-48, 10-13) by the score of 7-5 in a seesaw hitfest on Saturday evening at Harry Grove Stadium in the second game of a four-game road series.
Seven-run eighth pushes Potomac past Keys
The Potomac Nationals (44-34, 6-3) shocked the Frederick Keys (34-44, 2-9) with seven runs in the 8th inning in the aftermath of a terrific starting pitchers’ duel to eclipse their regional Northern Division rival 7-1 at Pfitzner Stadium on Sunday evening.
McQuillan three-run bomb carries P-Nats over Pelicans, 7-4
Potomac Nationals LF Mike McQuillan slugged his first home run of the season, a three-run shot through a swift breeze at Pelicans Ballpark in the 6th inning over the left field wall on Wednesday night which served as the difference maker in the P-Nats’ 7-4 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (48-27, 4-3).
MLB rehabbers push P-Nats past Salem Red Sox, 5-2
The Potomac Nationals put up a four spot in the bottom of the third inning en route to a 5-2 win over the Salem Red Sox at Pfitzner Stadium Monday night.
Potomac Nationals split two with Winston-Salem
On a night where 1,000 fans received a Jayson Werth Bobblebeard, the Potomac Nationals (37-31, 20-14) split Saturday night’s doubleheader with the Winston-Salem Dash (30-38, 14-20).
Gio Gonzalez impressive in rehab start for Potomac Nationals
The Potomac Nationals (36-29, 19-12) scrapped out a 3-2 victory on Thursday night against the Winston-Salem Dash (28-37, 12-19) to clinch the first half Northern division title.
Wilmington tops Potomac Nationals, 5-3
The Potomac Nationals (30-27, 14-16) were beaten by the Wilmington Blue Rocks (29-28, 16-12) in a pitcher’s duel at Frawley Stadium by the final score of 5-3 on Tuesday evening in their first head-to-head meeting of the 2014 season.
Potomac Nationals blast Salem Red Sox, 8-1
The Potomac Nationals (28-26, 14-11) knocked home seven runs in a wild seventh inning to defeat the Salem Red Sox (27-27, 13-13) at Pfitzner Stadium by the score of 8-1 on Saturday night.
Salem Red Sox walk off, defeat P-Nats, 7-6
Kevin Heller hit a two run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Salem Red Sox a 7-6 victory over the Potomac Nationals Saturday night at LewisGale Field.
Potomac Nationals split two with Myrtle Beach
The Potomac Nationals (21-18, 11-10) split a Saturday twin bill with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (27-14, 12-9) at TicketReturn.com Field inside Pelicans Ballpark.
Potomac Nationals one-hit in 7-0 loss to Frederick
The Potomac Nationals (20-15, 10-7) were shut out by the Frederick Keys (16-20, 6-12) 7-0 on Tuesday night at Harry Grove Stadium as Keys RHP Parker Bridwell flirted with the first no-hitter in the Carolina League since Aaron Northcraft (Lynchburg Hillcats) dealt a seven-inning “no-no” during the 2012 season.
Potomac Nationals lose on controversial call, 3-2
A controversial call at first base by Base Umpire Travis Godec in the bottom of the 9th ended the Potomac Nationals’ (18-11, 9-5) Game Three series finale with the Frederick Keys (13-17, 10-8) on Wednesday evening at Pfitzner Stadium and gave the visiting club a 3-2 victory.
Potomac Nationals blast Dash, 11-3
The Potomac Nationals (16-10, 9-6) crushed the Winston-Salem Dash (10-17, 5-10) in the Game Four finale at BB&T Ballpark on Sunday afternoon winning 11-3.
Potomac Nationals top Lynchburg Hillcats, 6-2, in series opener
The Potomac Nationals (13-8, 6-4) rolled over the Lynchburg Hillcats (9-13, 5-6) on Saturday night at Pfitzner Stadium to take a 6-2 win in the series opener. The P-Nats used nine hits and played perfect defense to triple up the Hillcats.
Potomac Nationals top Lynchburg Hillcats, 10-4
Tyler Tewell racked up a season-high three hits for the second-straight game, but Potomac registered 17 hits as a team to defeat the Lynchburg Hillcats, 10-4, at Calvin Falwell Field Saturday night.
Potomac Nationals sweep doubleheader from Myrtle Beach
The Potomac Nationals (8-5, 4-2) swept the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (7-6, 0-6) in a doubleheader at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark on Wednesday evening by beating the hosting club 7-3 in Game One and 3-1 in the nightcap.
Potomac Nationals top Carolina, 4-2
The Potomac Nationals (4-4, 2-2) outlasted the Carolina Mudcats in the series opener to earn a 4-2 win on Friday night at Pfitzner Stadium handing the visitors their first loss of the season on the road.
