After dropping two yesterday, the Fredericksburg Nationals offense returned to life on Thirsty Thursday to take down the Salem Red Sox 8-3. Will Frizzell hit a two-run homer, and Jose Atencio pitched five innings of two-run ball in his Fredericksburg Nationals debut to win.

A two-run home run for Frizzell to left-center field in the bottom of the 1st inning put the Fredericksburg Nationals ahead. Salem added a run in the 3rd on a sacrifice fly from Brainer Bonaci. RBIs from Paul Witt in the 4th and Yoander Rivero in the 5th made it a 3-3 ballgame, and then the Fredericksburg Nationals scored the game's final five runs to win 8-3.

Geraldi Diaz also had a two-run double in the 5th, and then Frizzell drove in his third run of the game in the 6th with an RBI double off the wall. A wild pitch by Salem scored Rivero for the final tally of the game. Atencio was solid in his debut - five innings, four hits, and two earned runs with two walks and three strikeouts.

Brendan Collins pitched two innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts, and Marlon Perez turned in his 12th straight scoreless outing out of the bullpen with the final two innings scoreless. The two teams will continue the series tonight at 7:05 p.m, and RHP Jackson Rutledge will start on the mound for the Fredericksburg Nationals.