WILMINGTON, Del. (Interstat) — Carson Fischer threw seven strong innings and Wilmington Blue Rocks beat Hudson Valley Renegades 5-1 on Friday, Sept. 4, at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium.

Fischer (8-3) allowed one earned run on four hits and struck out five. Wilmington took control early, scoring twice in the first inning. Yeremy Cabrera singled in Eli Willits for the tying run, and Jacob Walsh doubled to bring home Cabrera. Eli Willits added an RBI double in the second inning to make it 3-1.

Hudson Valley opened the scoring in the top of the first on Jackson Lovich’s solo home run. Hudson Valley finished with six hits. Wilmington had nine.

Sean Paul Liñan (3-9) took the loss, allowing three earned runs on six hits over five innings. Hudson Valley relievers Brandon Decker and Chris Veach each pitched a scoreless inning. Wilmington’s bullpen held on, with Jackson Dannelley and Tucker Biven each working a scoreless inning. The Blue Rocks added two insurance runs in the eighth on run-scoring singles by Nate Rombach and Caleb Farmer.

Wilmington improved to 70-63 and Hudson Valley dropped to 68-65. Attendance was 4,131, and the game lasted 2:16. The teams continue their series Saturday.