Author Archives: Steve Cox

Former Staunton Braves player Ryan McCarty has been named the Northwest League Player of the Week by Minor League Baseball. Playing for the Vancouver Canadiens, McCarty was 8-for-19 (.421 average)…

Butch Barnes, a founding member of the Strasburg Express franchise, will be the first member of the Express inducted into the VBL Hall of Fame. Butch served as the head…

2023 Culpeper Cavaliers two-way performer Connor Maryniak (Misericordia) was recently named MAC-Freedom Player of the Week. Earlier this spring, Maryniak was named the MAC-Freedom Pitcher of the Week. Maryniak is…

A pair of former Valley Leaguers have been named to the Golden Spikes Mid-Season Watch List. East Carolina pitcher Trey Yesavage and Miami’s Jason Torres are on the list which…

The Charlottesville Tom Sox have named former Major League pitcher Randy Tomlin as the team’s head coach for the 2024 Valley Baseball League season. Joining Tomlin on the Tom Sox…

Jim Moeller was a coach for the Madison Blue Jays in the Valley Baseball League. Moeller graduated from Fairfax High in 1944 and was a member of the U. S.…

Billy Mitchell played and coached in the Valley Baseball League, playing for the Shenandoah Indians. Mitchell coached for about 30 years, including a stint as the head coach of the…

Tommy Garten was part of an ownership group that purchased the Covington Lumberjacks in 2009 and he and his sons, Dizzy and Matt, assumed full ownership in 2011. A successful…

Todd Thompson was president and majority owner of the Winchester Royals baseball team for nine years from 1996 to 2004. During his tenure, the Royals won the Valley Baseball League…

The Valley Baseball League will induct 13 members into its Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024. The class will be recognized at the VBL All-Star Game to be…