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April 14, 2010 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


Game 6

Potomac Nationals (2-3) @ Winston Salem Dash (2-3)

RHP Marcos Frias (0-0, 1.69) vs. LHP Justin Edwards (1-0, 1.50)

April 14, 2010 - 7:00 PM

BB&T Ballpark (5,500)

Thursday, April 15 @ WSD 7:00 PM RHP Brad Peacock vs. RHP Nate Jones

Friday, April 16 @ WIL 7:05 PM RHP Patrick Lehman vs. LHP Chris Dwyer

Saturday, April 17 @ WIL 6:05 PM TBD vs. LHP Ivor Hodgson

Sunday, April 18 @ WIL 1:35 PM RHP Robinson Fabian vs. RHP Jairo Cuevas

Last Time Out BB&T Park, more than two years in the making, gave fans of the Winston Salem Dash everything they wanted - except for a win. The Potomac Nationals christened the new home of the Dash with an exciting extra-innings win that was sealed by a wild pitch in the twelfth. What began as a pitchers' duel between Robinson Fabian and Stephen Sauer turned into a wild affair that stretched well into the night. In their half of the twelfth, the Nats scored the decisive run. Jose Lozada walked to open the inning. He reached second on a bunt, third on a ground out, and scored when Charlis Burdie threw a wild pitch to give the P-Nats a 5-4 lead. Clayton Dill struck out the side in the ninth to preserve the Potomac win and earn his first save. Cole Kimball got the win with 2.1 innings of shutout relief.

Slightly Out of Position Just 22 innings into the 2010 season, Gary Cathcart had to make a surprising call to the bullpen. He summoned outfielder Nick Moresi to the mound on Friday April 9 - and Moresi was fantastic. The righthander touched the mid 80s on the radar gun and faced only one more than the minimum in two scoreless innings. In the 14th, Robert Jacobsen pitched a scoreless inning of his own, proving he can play all nine positions on the diamond.

P-Nats in 2009 The Nationals won 79 games for the second consecutive season in 2009, and littered the individual statistical leaderboard by season's end. LHP Tom Millone led the Carolina League with 12 wins and was second with 151.1 innings pitched; Danny Espinosa was first in the league with 90 runs scored and second with 52 XBH; Chris Marrero finished sixth in hitting (.287); returner Michael Burgess was third on the circuit with 19 home runs and fourth in SLG at a .464 clip; Will Atwood finished with 118 strikeouts, good for fifth best. Overall the P-Nats were third in the league with a .258 team BA, and second on the circuit with a team ERA of 3.78.

The New Skipper Gary Cathcart joins the Nationals after spending the previous seven seasons as a coach or manager in the Toronto organization. For the previous two seasons, Cathcart managed the Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League. Honored as the manager of the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League, Cathcart was the first professional manager for Washington's top prospect Stephen Strasburg. As a player, Cathcart logged five seasons as a minor league outfielder in the Yankees organization, making it as high as Triple-A Columbus.

Roster Tidbits The Nationals welcome back 13 players who saw action in Potomac in 2009. The new roster includes four of the Washington Nationals Organization's top-30 prospects, according to Baseball America. Catcher Derek Norris (No. 2), outfielder Michael Burgess (No. 9) right-handed pitcher Brad Peacock (No. 16) and second baseman Steve Lombardozzi (No. 28) will all start the season with the P-Nats. Four countries are represented on the roster this year (USA, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela).

A National Pastime 2010 marks the sixth season the P-Nats have been affiliated with Washington. Since 2005, when their partnership with Washington began, Potomac is 354-340, including winning records in the last three seasons.

It Pfitz Right In The Nationals were 35-31 at home in 2009. They hit .256 and scored 322 runs with 56 home runs. Away from the comforts of Pfitzner Stadium, ironically, the P-Nats were even better. They posted a 44-27 record, batting .259, scoring 352 runs on 71 homers. They pitched better on the road as well, posting a 3.54 ERA away from home, compared to a 4.04 clip at the Pfitz.

2009 Team In the P-Nats Record Books The 2009 P-Nats made their mark on the franchise record books. They set an all-time high with 127 home runs, bettering the mark set by the 2007 club by three. The Nationals also stole the fourth most stolen bases in club history with 186.

Top of the Table Potomac was the third best offensive team in the Carolina League in 2009 (.258, 674 R, 127 HR); the P-Nats also had the second best statistical pitching staff on the circuit (3.78 ERA, 14 SHO, 1113 K, 457 BB)

Rain Rain, Go Away Potomac led Minor League Baseball with 11 home rainouts, and only completed 137 official games.

2009 SEASON Spent entire year with Hagerstown (Low A)... Hardball Times' ranks Frias the Nationals 10th best prospect... Walked more than two in just 2 of 23 starts... Recored 3+ K's in all but 3 starts... Held opponents to 3 earned runs or less in 20 of 23 starts.. Just short of a 4-1 K/BB Ratio (112-30) as well as nearly a K/IP (112 in 126.1 IP)... Didn't give up multiple home runs in any game... Didn't lose a decision from 4/27 to 6/18... First start of the year went 5.2 IP with 1 ER, 6 K and 0 BB against Delmarva...

CAREER Signed as a minor-league free agent March 5, 2007... Spent first three years as a professional ... Throws a heavy sinker and a fastball that can touch 92 mph... Threw two years with rookie league teams before Hagerstown...

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