FredNats' Offense Sputters as Series Evens with Hill City
CarL Fredericksburg Nationals

FredNats' Offense Sputters as Series Evens with Hill City

Published on April 10, 2026 under Carolina League (CarL)
Fredericksburg Nationals News Release


LYNCHBURG, VA - The Fredericksburg Nationals dropped their second contest of the season Friday night, 5-3 to the Hill City Howlers. The loss evens the series 2-2 entering game five tomorrow.

After Thursday's early offense, the FredNats struck in the first once again, this time a Ronny Cruz one-out double getting brought home by a Yeremy Cabrera RBI single to make it 1-0. Nolan Hughes once again showed lethality but up and down command in the start, both walking and striking out four in his second professional start. With the score 1-0 FredNats in the third, Hill City vaulted in front off a two-run home run from Cannon Peebles, giving the Howlers their first lead.

After an insurance run in the fifth, the offenses went dormant. The FredNats went without a baserunner in the third, fourth and fifth, before a Ronny Cruz walk broke the streak. Ultimately FredNat hitting could not produce anything else in the middle innings, with the game headed to the eighth 3-1 in favor of Hill City. Then, with the top of the order up, Eli Willits walked, and Yeremy Cabrera provided the FredNats with their first hit since the second inning with a game-tying two-run home run over the centerfield wall, setting the score at 3-3. FredNat pitching continued to struggle with free bases however, and the tie was short lived, with Ryan Minckler hitting a batter (later thrown out stealing) and walking another, one of a season high 10 walks by FredNat pitching. Back to back singles then gave Hill City a 5-3 lead, which was protected in the ninth by an Angel Perez save.

The loss drops Fredericksburg to 5-2 on the season, and evens the six-game series with Hill City. Saturday's penultimate game is the final nighttime first pitch of the week, set for 6:30 p.m., with RHP Miguel Sime Jr. taking the mound for Fredericksburg against LHP Harrison Bodendorf.

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