Brandon Lowe went 1-3 and hit a home run, helping the Bethesda Big Train (16-1) to a 1-0 victory over the Herndon Braves (6-8) on Wednesday at Shirley Povich Field.
He homered in the first inning.Sean Labsan's four strikeouts helped the Bethesda Big Train to the victory. The Bethesda Big Train's pitcher gave up just four hits over five shutout innings.
John Yoest ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just five innings, walked one, struck out three, and allowed one run.