CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — James Wood committed four errors and lost to Washington (West Virginia) on Thursday for its first defeat of the year.
The Patriots scored a run in the first. After Washington recorded a single for its only hit of the game, two errors by the Colonels (5-1) produced the game's first run. The other two errors preceded the Patriots' second run, when a runner on third scored on a flyout to right that resulted in a double play in the fifth inning.
James Wood managed just two hits and one walk against Washington's Connor Smith, who struck out 13 batters in his complete game.
James Wood leaders: Parker Kerns 6 innings, 0 earned runs, 1 hit, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts and a walk at the plate; Nolan Landry 1-2; Tyler Prusik 1-3 stolen base.