Author Archives: Steve Cox

Purcellville 2, Winchester 1 Purcellville: Sota Indan (Sussex County) pitched four shutout innings and allowed four hits. He struck out one and walked one. Winchester: Dutch DeProspero ((Hood) pitched six…

Mike Caldwell pitched in the Valley Baseball League for the Charlottesville Hornets. He enjoyed a standout career at N.C. State before playing in the Major Leagues for the San Diego…

Woodstock 11, Front Royal 3 Woodstock: Chaz Salter (Middle Georgia) was 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Preston Joy (Mercer) was 3-for-4. Luke Keister (Shenandoah) was 4-for-5 with one run batted in…

New Market 5, Front Royal 2 New Market: Johnathan Mallow (Millersville) was 2-for-4 with a run batted in. Shawn Mannering (Pitt-Bradford) was the winning pitcher. He pitched five innings and…

Henry ‘Turtle” Thomas served as coach of the Harrisonburg Turks in 1981 and the Staunton Braves from 1983-85. His 1983 Braves won the pennant and set a new VBL record…

Wayne Britton played three seasons in the Valley Baseball League – 1965, 1966 and 1969. Britton finished second in the VBL in hitting during the 1966 season with a .343…

New Market 14, Strasburg 7 New Market: Johnanthan Mallow (Millersville) was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Spencer Williams (Liberty) pitched 4.1 innings and allowed one earned run…

Following are some of the top performances turned in Saturday night in the VBL. Front Royal: Jimmy King (Holy Cross) was 4-for-6 with a homer, two RBIs and two stolen…

Staunton 9, Charlottesville 8 Tim Dickinson (Saint Joseph’s) snapped a 7-7 tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning. Dickinson finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Noah…

Friday, May 31 is Opening Night in the Valley Baseball League! Following is the Opening Night Schedule. South Division Charlottesville at Staunton Waynesboro at Harrisonburg Covington at Culpeper North Division…