Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Behind a strong start from Matt Grace, the Potomac Nationals defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-1 on Sunday at Pfitzner Stadium. Potomac reclaimed second place from Wilmington in the Northern Division from Wilmington with the win.

Wilmington fireballer Yordano Ventura got the start and was touching the high 90s throughout his outing. Kevin Keyes opened the scoring by hitting a fastball off the batters eye in dead center field to lead off the third inning to give Potomac a 1-0 lead. It was the fifth homer of the season for Keyes.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Woodbridge Potomac Communities Civic Association (WPCCA) awarded Beautification Awards to four local businesses for their efforts to improve the aesthetics of the Woodbridge District. The awards are part of WPCCA’s “Keep Woodbridge Beautiful” program, a community beautification action plan.

The recipients were Shear Scapes, Inc., Arban and Carosi, Inc., Vulcan Materials Co., and Koons Kia of Woodbridge.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County Public Schools released new information about a principal charged with embezzlement.

Kilby Elementary School Principal Jenny Bermant has been on administrative leave since Monday following an investigation that found she charged $8,000 to a credit card that belonged to the school. The county’s school system launched an internal investigation first and then turned over their findings to police who then placed charges.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Behind a stellar start from Adam Olbrychowski, the P-Nats recorded their first shutout of the season in a 5-0 win over Winston-Salem. Potomac snapped the Dash nine-game win streak thanks in part to another three hit day from David Freitas.

Potomac started the scoring in the second off of Winston-Salem RHP Jake Petricka. David Freitas singled to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a Zach Walters double. Justin Bloxom knocked a single that scored Freitas and Walters and the P-Nats took their first lead of the series against Winston-Salem 2-0. Potomac added a third in the inning with a Wade Moore single to extend the lead to 3-0.

Woodbridge, Va. – Dan Black went 5-for-6 with 3 RBIs as the Winston-Salem Dash scored a season-high 15 runs and clobbered the Potomac Nationals by the final score of 15-6. With their ninth win in a row, The Dash have matched their longest win streak in club history.

Black had four singles and a double and has nine hits in the first two games of the series. The Dash put up 17 hits for the second consecutive game and have scored double-digit runs in three of the last four games.