Author Archives: Steve Cox

The Major League Baseball Draft begins Sunday, and six former Valley Baseball League players are ranked among Perfect Game’s Top 500 draft prospects. The top-ranked former VBP player is Henry…

Strasburg 14, New Market 2 Strasburg 11, New Market 1 Strasburg swept a twinbill from the New Market Rebels. In the opener Josh Ibe (Stephen F. Austin) was 3-for-4 with…

Waynesboro 1, Covington 0 Two Waynesboro pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Covington. Julian Mlodzinski (FIU) pitched seven innings and allowed six hits. He struck…

Betty Phillips will be inducted into its 2025 Hall of Fame class in recognition of her lifetime of dedication to the Winchester Royals. Betty has been a part of the…

Due to the rain, there was only one game played on Wednesday. Harrisonburg 4, Front Royal 3 The Turks scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to take…

Culpeper 14, Covington 9 Caleb Estes (Charlotte) was 5-for-6 with a homer, three doubles and eight RBIs, powering Culpeper to a 14-9 win over the Lumberjacks. Alejandro Ludeiro (Lipscomb) was…

Rick Jones was a pitcher in the Valley Baseball League in the mid-1970s, pitching for the Waynesboro Generals and New Market Rebels. Jones played his collegiate baseball at UNC-Wilmington. Following…

Winchester 6, Covington 4 Winchester scored three runs in the top of the ninth to defeat Covington 6-4. Todd Abraham (Binghamton) and Sean Pokorak (Lynchburg) each had two base hits…

Harrisonburg workhorse Cole Dement (State College of Florida) has been named South Division Pitcher of the Week and Covington’s A.J. Barrios (Rollins) has been selected the Hitter of the Week.…

The New Market Rebels swept this week’s awards with Jake Henry Williams (Arkansas State) earning the Player of the Week honor while teammate Spencer Williams (Liberty) was tabbed as the…