Robby Jacobsen’s walk-off two-run single in the ninth inning carried Potomac to a 7-6 victory over Kinston in a wild regular season finale for two playoff-bound teams. The K-Tribe had overcome a five-run deficit to take a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth.

Potomac opened the scoring in the second on a leadoff homer by Carolina League MVP Tyler Moore. In the sixth, Sean Nicol hit an RBI single, Jacobsen hit a sac fly and Nick Moresi hit a two-run homer to make it 5-0.

P-Nats starter Marcos Frias shutout the K-Tribe on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. The K-Tribe began their rally in the eighth, when Jeremie Tice’s RBI single cut the lead to 5-1. Kinston started the ninth with five straight singles against Potomac reliever A.J. Morris. Justin Toole had an RBI single to make it 5-2. Donnie Webb hit an infield RBI single with the bases loaded, and Nicol threw the ball away down the right field line, allowing two more runs to score to tie the game. With Webb on third, Karexon Sanchez hit an RBI groundout to put the K-Tribe on top 6-5.

In the bottom of the ninth, Bill Rhinehart and Jose Lozada singled off of Tyler Sturdevant. Matt Langwell was brought in to relieve him with two out. He walked Nicol to load the bases and Jacobsen hit the two-run single down the left field line on a 3-2 pitch to give the Nationals the walk-off win.

Sturdevant (3-2) took the loss, while A.J. Morris (5-3) earned the win despite giving up five runs (two earned) on five hits in the ninth.

Kinston will have Tuesday off before starting the best-of-five Southern Division Championship Series against the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday night at 7 pm in Winston. The Dash will host the first two games and game five if necessary, while Kinston will host games three and four (if necessary).