Hickory 1, at Fredricksburg 8

FREDERICKSBURG (Interstat) — Carson Fischer tossed six shutout innings and Juan Cruz drove in three runs as the Fredricksburg Nationals rolled past the Hickory Crawdads 8-1 on Friday night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium. Fischer (1-0) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three in his second straight quality start. The right-hander retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced and did not allow a run despite yielding a leadoff single in the first inning. He lowered his ERA to 1.23 over his past two outings. Hickory took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when… Read more...