FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Washington Nationals 2025 second round selection Ethan Petry has been raking since beginning his professional career with the Fredericksburg Nationals.
On Saturday, a day after a two-hit night for the South Carolina slugger, he went 3-for-5 with his first professional homer in the first inning.
EXPECTO PETRY-NUM! 🪄
Ethan Petry hits his first professional home run on Harry Potter Night!
— #Fredericksburg Nationals (#@FXBGNats)
11:31 PM • Aug 16, 2025
Petry caught one on the lower outside part of the plate and went with the pitch, launching one out to the SimVentions Scoreboard Deck, where he hit the manual scoreboard at Virginia Credit Union Stadium on one hop.
All three of Petry’s hits on Saturday went for extra bases, the latter two being doubles, including an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning.
So far, the outfielder/first baseman has made the most of his opportunity in Single-A, currently hitting .375/.464/.583 over his first six games, getting a hit in five of six games overall.
Double trouble like Fred and George! 2⃣
Ethan Petry doubles for his second extra-base hit of the night and he has all three RBI for the FredNats!
— #Fredericksburg Nationals (#@FXBGNats)
12:43 AM • Aug 17, 2025
Of his nine hits, three of them have gone for extra bases, two doubles and one homer, as he’s driven in four runs so far. Not only does he have three extra-base hits, but he has three-straight multi-hit games heading into Fredericksburg’s second-straight home series against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers this week.
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