WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- On a chilly night in North Carolina, the Winston-Salem Dash used a great start from Andre Rienzo to beat Potomac 4-1. The Nationals left the bases loaded in the ninth with a chance to tie or take lead.
With the temperature in the mid 40s, the Dash got the scoring started off Potomac starter RHP Matt Swynenberg in the first. Michael Early and Carlos Sanchez led off the game by both reaching on errors. Trayce Thompson knocked in Early on a sac fly down the right field line to open the scoring of the contest. Bradley Shoemaker smacked a single that scored Sanchez to extend the Dash lead to 2-0. Both runs were unearned.
The P-Nats opened their scoring off Winston-Salem pitcher Andre Rienzo in the second. Michael Taylor walked to start the inning and Kevin Keyes knocked him in on a fielder choice to cut the Dash advantage to 2-1.
