Author: Potomac Local News

His single to left field scored the speedy Perez all the way from first to cap a seesaw ballgame and send the Potomac Nationals (14-21) to a 5-4 win. With a win in their final at-bat for the second straight day, the P-Nats secured their second series win of 2011 in dramatic fashion.

Remarkably, Perez was not the only number-nine hitter who went four-for-four on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Woodbridge. His Wilmington counterpart Deivy Batista also had four knocks in as many trips to the plate. Destin Hood continued his hot streak and he, too, was four-for-four.

The Nationals came into the eighth trailing 4-2 and steady showers falling. After Destin Hood struck out to open the inning, the crucial rally began. Justin Bloxom hit his second home run of the evening to pull Potomac within one. Steven Souza then hit a bullet into center field before J.P. Ramirez dropped a blooper into left field to put two runners aboard with one away. Sandy Leon hit a ground ball to short that cut down Ramirez at second and put the Rocks within one out of a rain-shortened victory.

But Justin Marks walked Francisco Soriano to load the bases and bring Perez to the plate. The center fielder’s shot into center brought home two runs and gave Potomac (13-21) a quasi walk-off victory.