CarL1 Potomac Nationals

P-Nats Supply Fireworks at the Pfitz

Published on April 18, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Potomac Nationals News Release


WOODBRIDGE, Va- On the first Fireworks Night at Pfitzner Stadium, the P-Nats' lumber supplied plenty of firepower of their own in defeating the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5-4 for their initial home victory of the 2009 season.

Starting pitcher Brad Meyers was superb in his second start of the season. Meyers (1-0) threw 5 2/3 innings, only allowing two runs (one earned) and striking out four. Meyers also struck out four without walking a batter.

The Pelicans' starter, lefty Jose Ortegano (1-2), struggled on the hill giving up four runs in 4 1/3 innings.

In order for Meyers to record his first victory, he needed a little help from his friends and he received it from relievers Jamie Lehman and Atahualpa Severino. Lehman threw 1 2/3 scoreless frames with the only blemish being a bloop single from designated hitter Cole Miles. Severino's night started auspiciously as he walked the first hitter he faced. Two batters later, former first round pick Cody Johnson bashed a booming two-run home run to left center field to cut the P-Nat lead to 5-4.

The Dominican left-hander would recover, however, and notch a scoreless ninth inning, stranding the tying run at second base and earning his first save of the season.

At the plate, the P-Nats went on the offensive in a fourth inning that saw eight Nationals batters come up and four runs cross the dish. Shortstop Danny Espinosa led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Francisco Plasencia's two-run single. Some fancy sliding by Fernando on a Tim Pahuta single to right brought in the P-Nats' third run and Dan Nelson doubled home Pahuta to make the score 4-1.

An error by Pelican first baseman Freddie Freeman allowed the P-Nats to plate the fifth run of the game, and that would be all the offense needed on a night full of fireworks at the Pfitz.

The P-Nats and Pelicans play the rubber game of this three-game series tomorrow with the first pitch slated for 1:05 ET.

Join the P-Nats at Pfitzner Stadium for Family Funday Sunday! Give them a call at (703) 590-2311 or log onto www.potomacnationals.com for more information on promotions, tickets, and stats for all your favorite P-Nats players.

Check out the Potomac Nationals Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Carolina League Stories from April 18, 2009


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central