The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (41-39, 9-6) concluded the six-game series against the Hill City Howlers (34-47, 3-12) on Sunday evening at City Stadium. Aubrey Smith was on the mound for Fayetteville against Miguel Flores of Hill City.
At the top of the first inning, Fayetteville had a runner on second base when Kevin Alvarez hit an RBI single to left field, scoring Josh Wakefield to put the Woodpeckers up 1-0. With two outs, Carlos Cauro popped out to shortstop Gabriel Rodriguez for the final out of the inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, Hill City had runners on the corners when Yeiferth Castillo grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, scoring Jose Pirela to tie the game 1-1. A lineout by Luis De La Cruz to Fayetteville pitcher Aubrey Smith ended the inning…