Announcement
Nationals, Jefferson Square Off in 11/12 Championship
The Danville Nationals will face Lynchburg Jefferson for the third time in the deciding game of the 11/12 year old District 2 tournament. The teams will square off Friday, July 10th, at 6:30 pm at Miller Park in Lynchburg. The winner will advance to the Virginia state tournament in Richmond later this month.
Last Thursday Jefferson defeated the Nationals 1-0 at Miller Park in a pitcher's duel between Danville's Christian Lancaster and Jefferson's Tucker Toman.
On Monday night, the Nationals manhandled Lynchburg Colonial 10-3 to force a second meeting with Jefferson. Danville had home runs from Elliott, Clark, and Hicks, and strong pitching from Colin Moore to eliminate Colonial.
On Tuesday night at Dan Daniel, the Nationals defeated Jefferson in the rematch by a score of 3-0. Addison Clark and Christian Lancaster combined for the shutout. The Nationals manufactured two runs in the first inning to seal the win.
