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Rosenbaum Leads P-Nats to Victory

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Woodbridge, Va. — After yielding two runs on three hits in the first inning on Sunday, Danny Rosenbaum delivered one of the dominant performances of the 2011 season.

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P-Nats Score Afternoon Road Win

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Wilmington, Del. — After a rocky first inning, Paul Demny settled in and dominated the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

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Another Game Called for Rain

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Wilmington, D.E. –– With the score tied at one in the top of the fifth inning on Wilmington on Monday night, torrential rains forced play to be suspended.

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Nat’s 20-Inning No Run Streak Broken

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. –– For the third consecutive game, the Potomac Nationals scored just one run. Unlike the previous two nights, however, a single run was not enough and the Nats dropped the finale of their four-game set with the Lynchburg Hillcats 3-1.

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P-Nats Get Second Shutout Victory

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. –– It took the Potomac Nationals 93 games to secure their first 1-0 victory in 2011. It took them one to get their second.

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P-Nats Shut ‘Em Out

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. –– Francisco Soriano doubled and scored a run in the bottom of the first inning for the Potomac Nationals on Monday night.

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P-Nats Took Doubleheader Sweep Saturday

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Woodbridge, Va. –– Potomac swept a doubleheader from Kinston on Friday night at Pfitzner Stadium and takes over first place in the Carolina League.

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Rosenbaum Shines in Win

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Woodbridge, Va. –– Danny Rosenbaum pitched a gem on Friday night in Woodbridge and got all the run support he needed from Francisco Soriano, who belted two home runs as the Nationals survived a tumultuous ninth inning and hung on for a 4-3 win over the Kinston Indians.

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P-Nats Take 2nd Night Off

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Woodbridge, Va. — Field conditions forced the postponement of Thursday night’s game between the Potomac Nationals and Kinston Indians.

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Baseball Rained Out in Woodbridge

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Woodbridge, Va. — The Potomac Nationals and Kinston Indians have been rained out on Wednesday night. Heavy thunderstorms rolled through Woodbridge all afternoon, dumping massive amounts of rain and making it impossible to play.

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P-Nats Break Massive Deficit

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Lynchburg, Va. –– Brian Peacock’s pinch-hit double in the ninth inning broke a 9-9 tie, capped a stirring comeback and put the Nationals ahead for the first time in a game they once trailed 8-1 and eventually held on to win 11-10 on Monday night in Lynchburg.

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Up and Down Weekend for P-Nats

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Lynchburg, Va. –– Sammy Solis shut down the Lynchburg Hillcats for seven innings and got just enough run support as the Potomac Nationals leveled the series with a 2-0 win at City Stadium on Sunday night.

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P-Nats in First Place

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Frederick, Md. –– Justin Bloxom hit the game-winning home run in the top of the 10th and Potomac clinched its third straight series win with a 6-4 victory in Frederick on Thursday night.

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P-Nats Begin Series on High Note

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Frederick, Md. –– A six-run eighth inning lifted Potomac to a 9-5 win over Frederick on Wednesday night at Harry Grove Stadium.

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Player Makes League Debut, P-Nats Win

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Woodbridge, Va. –– Sammy Solis got an avalanche of run support in his Carolina League debut.

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Game Called for Storm, Make-up Scheduled

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Woodbridge, Va. –– With the Wilmington Blue Rocks leading the Potomac Nationals 4-2 with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning on Sunday, heavy thunderstorms forced the suspension of play and eventually postponed the game’s completion until Monday.

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P-Nats Fall Short of Series Sweep

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Woodbridge ,Va. –– The P-Nats dropped the series finale with the Dash 7-2 on Friday night at Pfitnzer Stadium. Despite the loss, Potomac took two out of three from Winston-Salem to win the set.

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Potomac Looks to Sweep Dash

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Woodbridge, Va. –– The Potomac Nationals rode a dominant start from Paul Demny and a two-hit, two-run effort from series-clinching 4-2 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on a gorgeous Thursday night at Pfitzner Stadium.

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A Win in Winston-Salem

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Winston-Salem, N.C. –– Destin Hood’s single to left field in the bottom of the 10th inning sent the Potomac Nationals to a 4-3 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday in Woodbridge.

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Errors Elevate K-Tribe

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Kinston, N.C. –– Two outs from a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night that would have earned a series win in Kinston, Marcos Frias gave up consecutive solo home runs that tied the ballgame and sent it to extra innings.

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Police and Crime News

Paintball Gun Prompts Missile at Vehicle Charge

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North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.

3 Nabbed in Target Store Larceny

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North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.

Stafford Business Burglarized

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Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.

The Latest Traffic and Transit News

Fare Increase Public Hearings Announced

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Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.

More Highway Signs Coming Down

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Woodbridge, Va. — Another highway sign at Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge is coming down tonight.

Snowfall Has Road Crews Ready

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Fredericksburg, Va. — Transportation officials in the Fredericksburg area report snow is falling on roads there.

Happenings in Our Communities

High School Play Focuses on Bullying

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“Blow by Blow: An Original Morality Play” was conceived and devised and written by the director and cast. It deals with bullying.

Poll: Shackle Birthing Inmates?

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Should jails be able to shackle female inmates while they give birth?

Around Town

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Prince William County Supervisors get behind a higher tax rate, there’s more people flying the friendly skies from area airports, and Virginia’s Governor is backing down from his position of requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, in this morning’s Around Town.