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Willits, Petry, and Fitz-Gerald to be Promoted
Multiple online sources are reporting that Eli Willits, Washington’s #1 overall prospect, will be promoted to Wilmington this week, with Ethan Petry and Devin-Fitzgerald heading to Harrisburg. According to TalkNats, T.J. White’s 337-game exile to Delaware will also end with a move to the Nats’ AA affiliate, to be replaced by ’25 11th Rd. pick Jack Moroknek, who moves up from Low-A. |
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | Won, 7-6 (11 inn.) | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 7-3 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Wilmington | Lost 5-4 (10 inn.) | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 8-6 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| FCL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ FCL Marlins, 12pm | |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs DSL Cardinals, 11am |
Rochester 7 Lehigh Valley 6 (11 inn.)
• Palmquist 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0K, HBP
• Yean (BS, 3) ⅔ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 1K, HR
• Gott (W, 4-0) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 0K, 2-0 IR-S
• Shuman (SV, 2) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
• House 4-6, 2RBI
• Franklin 3-6, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Morales 2-3, R, 3BB, RBI
The Red Wings offense bailed out the bullpen, pushing across the game-winner in the 11th to take the game, 7-6, and the series, 4-2. Carson Palmquist was the opener and was dinged for two runs on two hits over two innings with no walks and no strikeouts. Eddie Yean coughed up a two-run HR and the equalizer whil retiring just two of seven batters in the 9th. Trevor Gott stranded two and worked a scoreless 10th. Brady House’s fourth hit of the afternoon was a double to lead off the 11th and plate the go-ahead run. That made Gott the winning pitcher, as Seth Shuman walked the leadoff batter but got three infield outs to earn the save. Robert Hassell was the beer man in a 15-hit parade that House led with his double and three singles, followed by Christian “Hey It’s” Franklin with a single, double, and a homer. Roster moves: RHP Riley Cornelio recalled to Washington; RHP Cole Henry optioned from Washington.
Somerset 7 Harrisburg 3
• Clemmey (L, 2-4) 6IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 4K, 3HR
• B. Sullivan 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• S. Brown 2-5
• Lomavita 1-4, 2B, 0E
Alex Clemmey gutted out six innings but gave up three homers in Harrisburg’s 7-3 loss to Somerset. The 20-y.o. also gave up a single and three walks while striking out four while taking his fourth loss. With the help of two passed balls, a walk, and three stolen bases, the Senators got three runs in the 1st on one hit—a double by Chad Lomavita—and a sacrfice fly. Harrisburg mustered just three more singles and and three more walks the rest of the way as they left on eight baserunners total.
Bowling Green 5 Wilmington 4 (10 inn.)
• Jimenez 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Bruni 5IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 5K
• Shortridge (BS, 1) 1IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 0K,
• Hill (L, 2-2) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
• Suggs 1-2, R, 2BB, 2B
• R. Cruz 2-5, R, RBI, SB
The Blue Rocks lost a 5-4 heartbreaker in the series finale against the Hot Rods. Yeuris Jimenez opened the game with two goose eggs and Frank Bruni, the announced starter, then went five scoreless and was in position for the win going into the 8th. Alas, Aaron Shortridge threw in-game BP (five hits to seven batters faced) to turn a 3-0 lead into a 4-3 deficit. Devin Fitz-Gerald forced extras with an RBI single to plate T.J. White, who had drawn a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 9th. Fitz-Gerald couldn’t barehand a bunt down the third base line to open the 10th, which pushed the free runner to 3rd where the Hot Rods got him in with a sac fly. Wilmington went down 1-2-3 in its half of the 10th.
Fredericksburg 8 Hill City 6
• Fischer (W, 4-0) 5IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 2K
• Rojas (SV, 4) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• James 2-3, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, HBP, E
• Moroknek 2-3, BB
• Fien 2-5, 2B, 3RBI, E
Fredericksburg finally clinched the first-half title with an 8-6 win over Hill City. Carson Fischer wobbled through five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out two, but that was good enough to win for the fourth time. The FredNats batters marched to a ten-hit parade, led by Gavin Fien, Coy James, and Jack Moroknek with two hits apiece. Cesar Rojas worked around a walk in the 9th to earn the save, his fourth.
FCL Nationals, 12-12, T2nd FCL East, 5½ GB
Despite the influx of MLFAs, the F-Nats continue to struggle as they dropped four of six to fall to .500 and into a tie for 2nd place. This week, the team travels to Jupiter twice (Mon. & Thu.) and Port St. Lucie on Saturday while hosting the FCL Marlins today and the FCL Astros on Friday.
DSL Nationals, 2-3, T4th DSL South, 2GB
While it may feel like there are a lot of holdovers from the ’25 squad, it’s only six of the 15 batters and seven of the 16 pitchers to have appeared thus far. Eight of the nine newcomers are 16 or 17 for the batters, but for the pitchers that figure is only four of the nine new pitchers, as the Nats’ fetish for reclamation projects continues. This week, the D-Nats are home Monday, Thursday, and Friday with Wednesday off and road games on Tuesday and Saturday.