Fayetteville’s late rally comes up short in series finale against Augusta

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (44-44, 12-11) concluded the three-game series against Augusta GreenJackets (49-41, 14-10) on Sunday evening at Segra Stadium. Aubrey Smith was on the mound for Fayetteville against Carter Holton of Augusta.

At the top of the first inning, Aubrey Smith loaded the bases when Augusta catcher Tanner Smith hit a two-run RBI single to center fielder, scoring Alex Lodise and Juan Mateo for a 2-0 lead. Junior Garcia followed up by hitting a two-run RBI single to right field, scoring Cody Miller and Tanner Smith as the GreenJackets extended their lead to 4-0.

With two outs, Smith struck out Hayden Friese to end the inning. Smith allowed three hits, four runs, three walks, and struck out one, throwing 36 pitches, of which 15 were strikes. Leomar Rosario pitched for Fayetteville at the top of the second inning. Rosario allowed a hit and struck out one, throwing 12 pitches, of which 10 were strikes, to get three outs…

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