Ryan Thomas came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Thomas reached on a in the eight to lead the Gaithersburg Giants (23-17) to a 9-6 win over the Herndon Braves (17-23) on Saturday at Herndon High School.

With the score tied at six,.

Matt Oniffrey racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Gaithersburg Giants. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the fourth and twelfth innings.

Andrew Clow pitched lights out for the Gaithersburg Giants. The Herndon Braves managed just two hits off of Clow, who allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out five during his four innings of work.

Nick Morabito (2-1) took the loss for the Herndon Braves. He lasted just three innings, walked two, struck out four, and allowed three runs.