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Nationals 11/12s Crush Jefferson to Advance to State
The Danville Nationals survived a shaky start to defeat Lynchburg Jefferson 11-1 Friday night at Miller Park in 5 innings.
Jefferson scored once in the top of the first to grab the early momentum. Colin Moore came on early in relief to retire the side and prevent any more runs.
In the bottom half of the inning Nationals lead-off hitter Christian Lancaster homered to right center to even the score, and the Nationals never looked back. Twelve Nationals hitters came to the plate, and seven runs came across to score.
With two out in the top half of the 5th, and the Nationals ahead 10-1, the game was halted due to lightning. After three delays lasting more than an hour, play finally resumed and Jefferson left two stranded. In the bottom of the inning a two out deep fly by Moore was muffed by the left fielder, and Lancaster scored all the way from first to end the game.
The Nationals will now head to Richmond for the state tournament, with play beginning July 24th.
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.
