Author Archives: Steve Cox

Ron Hodges passed away on Nov. 24, 2023. Hodges played in the Valley Baseball League for the Harrisonburg Turks and later played in the Major Leagues with the New York…

Charlottesville 10, Culpeper 3 Charlottesville : Cade Belyeu (Auburn) was 1-for-2 with a sac fly, three RBIs. Belyeu hit his fourth homer of the season. James Taussig (Texas-San Antonio) was…

Wayne Tolleson played for two years with the Staunton Braves in the Valley Baseball League – 1976 and 1977. In 1977 he hit .304 for the Braves, second best average…

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…