Shaun Wood was cold coming off the bench, but Wood warmed up quickly as Wood stroked a key pinch-hit single in the nine to lead the Vienna River Dogs (2-0) to a 5-4 win over the Alexandria Aces (3-1) on Thursday at James Madison High School.

With the Vienna River Dogs trailing by one, Wood came to the plate and singled.

The game was back-and-forth heading into the ninth, with four lead changes.

Red Dowdell racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Vienna River Dogs. He.

The Alexandria Aces couldn't get anything going so long as Connor Bach was on the hill. Bach held the Alexandria Aces hitless over one inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three.

Joseph Vanderplas improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Vienna River Dogs. He struck out one, walked none and surrendered two hits.

Nicholas Marics couldn't get it done on the mound for the Alexandria Aces, taking a loss. He lasted just zero innings, walked none, struck out none, and allowed two runs.