Nationals: Welcome

YES!! IT'S 8 IN A ROW FOR THE NATIONALS AS THEY DOWN THE LEONES 4-2 AT DYER PK IN RIVIERA BEACH.

MIKE ALFINEZ RECORDED HIS 7TH STRAIGHT WIN AS HE KEPT THE LEONES TO JUST 2 RUNS, ONLY 1 BEING EARNED. HE HAS BEEN THE WORKHORSE FOR THE NATS THIS SEASON AS HE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE OPPOSITION IN THE NABA.

KEY HITS BY EDDIE LOPEZ, TYLER WAMPLER AND JOE RODGERS GAVE THE NATS THE LEAD FOR GOOD. LOPEZ SINGLED IN WAMPLER TO TIE THE GAME AND AFTER A MONTEAGUDO SINGLE, RODGERS FOLLOWED UP WITH A 2 RUN DOUBLE TO GIVE THE NATS THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

CHRIS PEREZ ALSO CONTRIBUTED WITH A SINGLE AND A DOUBLE, ALONG WITH KEVIN CHERNOFF AND AUSTIN SOUTHER WHO BOTH SINGLED.

THE NATIONALS (8-1) WIDENED THEIR LEAD ATOP THE DIVISION BY 3 GAMES OVER THE SUGAR KINGS,LEONES,COLT 45'S AND MARLINS WHO ARE IN A FOUR WAY TIE AT 5-3.

THE NATS FACE THE MARLINS SUNDAY AT PK VISTA IN BOYNTON AT 1:30PM.

HERE ARE SUNDAY'S RESULT'S

At Seminole Palms Park, Royal Palm Beach

9:30AM                                      1:30PM 

Beach Bums    1                           Marlins               14

Manatees         0                          Padres                12

Bums take first place                   5-run 9th wins it

At Dyer Park, Riviera Beach

9:30AM                                       1:30PM  

Leones           2                           Rough Riders        8

Nationals       4                           Leones                14

Alfinez wins 7th of season         6 run innings by both 

At West Boynton Park, Lake Worth

9:30AM                                      1:30PM 

Senators        3                          Bandits                   1

Thunder         7                          Los Tigres              1 (tie, 10 innings) 

Six run first inning for Thunder  Solid pitching, not much offense 

At Lake Lytal Park, West Palm Beach

9:30AM                                      1:30PM   

Sugar Kings  2                            Mets                        8

Reds             5                           Colt 45s                    2

Reds continue playoff push      Connot Smith CG, 8Ks 

HERE ARE THE CURRENT STANDINGS

NATIONALS                        8-1

SUGAR KINGS                     5-3

LEONES                               5-3

COLT 45'S                           5-3

MARLINS                             5-3

REDS                                    4-3

PADRES                                3-5

METS                                   2-7

ROUGH RIDERS                   0-7