Washington wins series opener over Florence in comeback fashion
16/08/2022 – Frontier League (FL) – Washington Wild Things News Release
WASHINGTON, PA (August 16) – The Washington Wilds beat the Y’alls 7-3 to extend their eighth straight win over Florence at Ladies Night Out presented by Range Resources. Washington scored in four straight innings and struck out 10 batters in the win.
After falling behind 3-0, Washington brought the offense to life. Anthony Brocato made his debut for the Wild Things against his former team, shorting his RBI groundout to score Jared Mann and put Washington on the board. Wagner Lagrange hit an RBI double in that same inning to make it a one-run game.
With back-to-back solo home runs by Ian Walters and Tristan Peterson in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead, the Wild Things never looked back. Lagrange hit an RBI single in the fifth, and Brokart scored his second on a sacrifice fly, scoring Mann in the sixth to make it 6–3. Mang hit a sacrifice fly in his eighth inning and as his run on insurance he made it 7-3.
In the top of the ninth, Christian James remained on the mound after appearing in the eighth inning. He struck out the first batter before allowing the next batter to double. Another strikeout by James and a pop fly to Ward ended the game. James stole four batters in two innings on the save.
Hayden Pearce was Washington’s starting pitcher in this game. He pitched five innings, allowing three runs scored, five hits, two walks, and three strikeouts. Kenny Pearson relieved Pierce in the sixth inning, pitching two innings, allowing one hit and striking out three.
Washington (53-26) is 9-1 against Florence (32-46) this season and is on an eight-game winning streak in the season series. The Wild Things are looking to continue their winning streak at the PA Lottery’s Senior Slugger Night tomorrow night. Tickets are available at wildthingstickets.com.
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