John Simms finally has a “W” to his name, and he earned it in style.
Making his eighth start for Class A Advanced Potomac on Saturday, the Nationals prospect rang up a career-high 14 strikeouts in a 6-1 win over visiting Wilmington. In his longest professional outing yet, he allowed one run on two hits and a walk over seven dominant innings.
“That wasn’t just my first win at Class A Advanced, that was my first professional win,” Simms said. “So it’s been kind of a running joke now. It’s been interesting, to say the least, just trying to get over that hump.”
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