FREDERICKSBURG, VA – Despite Ethan Petry and Wyatt Henseler hitting their first professional home runs, the Fredericksburg Nationals (23-19, 53-54) dropped the game 7-5 to the Salem Red Sox (21-26, 47-64) on Harry Potter Night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium.
Salem led the game most of the way and that started from the jump. Justin Gonzales homered on the first pitch from Liam Sullivan and Yoeilin Cespedes followed it up with a homer of his own to make it 2-0 Salem. In the bottom of the first, though, Petry detonated on a high fly ball to right-center field, driving in two runs with his first professional home run.
Petry added on with an RBI double in the fifth inning that brought in another run and pulled the FredNats closer, down 6-3. Henseler helped close the gap right after in the sixth, doubling to start the frame and later scoring on a wild pitch to make it 6-4…