On Friday night, the Potomac Nationals won the Carolina League Championship.

From the Nationals:

The Potomac Nationals captured the Single-A Carolina League Championship tonight with an 8-2 triumph over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (ATL) in game four of the best-of-five series for the Mills Cup. The Carolina League crown is the first title for a full-season Nationals’ affiliate since baseball returned to the nation’s capitol in 2005. Potomac becomes the second Washington affiliate this season to win its league’s championship. Last week, the DSL Nationals 1 captured the DSL title for the second consecutive season. Including the rookie-level GCL Nationals, each of Washington’s three minor league affiliates to participate in postseason play advanced to their respective league’s championship series.

RHP Erik Arnesen (1-0, 5-3 overall) held the CL’s top offense to two runs and six hits in 6.2 innings to earn the win. The P-Nats scored in each of the first four innings, plating seven runs before adding an additional run in the sixth inning. Potomac collected 10 hits, with SS Dan Lyons (2-for-4 with a double), 1B Andrew Lefave (2-for-4 with an RBI double), OF Dee Brown (2-for-3 with a 2-run homer and 3 RBI) and 3B Stephen King (2-for-3 with a double and an RBI) each recording multi-hit efforts. LHP Jack Spradlin (0.1 inning), RHP Kyle Gunderson (1.0 inning) and RHP Josh Wilkie (1.0 inning) combined to toss 2.1 scoreless innings to close out the victory.

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