By John Leonard
Winchester’s Austin Bulman, New Market’s Reed Mascolo, and Charlottesville’s Kory Koehler were awarded some hardware in the 2021 Valley League award voting.
The All-VBL teams are chosen by a vote of team and media representatives across the Valley. Bulman is the 2021 Most Valuable Player, while Mascolo earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Koehler is the Maynard “Mo” Weber Manager of the Year.
Bulman, from Rice University, hit .379/.424/.661 over 124 at-bats, with 31 runs scored, 14 doubles, seven home runs, 40 RBIs, and even seven stolen bases without being caught. He finished 3rd in the league in all three rate stats, tied for fifth in runs, tied for second in hits, first in doubles, tied for fifth in home runs, and second in RBIs.
Mascolo, a righthander from Wake Forest, went 4-1, 2.85 in 34 2/3 innings pitched. He allowed only 21 hits, walked 16, and struck out 42. He finished third in ERA, tied for third in wins, and finished fourth in strikeouts.
Charlottesville’s Koehler led his squad to a 30-10 regular season record, winning the South Division by 10.5 games. The team’s .750 is one of the best records in the last 27 seasons of Valley League play.
First Team
C- Will Long, Winchester, Tennessee Tech: .339/.451/.600, 8 HR, 40 RBI
1B- Austin Bulman, Winchester, Rice: .379/.424/.661, 7 HR, 40 RBI
2B- Nate Furman, Winchester, UNC Charlotte: .400/.556/.580, 3 HR, 22 RBI
SS- Trent Jeffcoat, Front Royal, Tallahassee CC: .324/.408/.434, 2 HR, 20 RBI
3B- Ryan Galanie, Strasburg, Wofford: .383/.481/.617, 7 HR, 26 RBI
OF- Aidan Nagle, Woodstock, Lewis-Clark: .339/.432/.567, 7 HR, 42 RBI
OF- Chad Fairey, Strasburg, Clemson: .331/.445/.695, 11 HR, 39 RBI
OF- Zach Levenson, Waynesboro, Seminole State: .361/.449/.711, 7 HR, 19 RBI
DH- Adam Cecere, Charlottesville, Wake Forest: .361/.473/.607, 4 HR, 19 RBI
UTIL- Jackson Lancaster, New Market, Missouri: .371/.426/.691, 6 HR, 23 RBI; 1-1, 4.65, 20 K’s
SP- Reed Mascolo, New Market, Wake Forest: 4-1, 2.85, 42 K’s
SP- Rhett Lowder, Strasburg, Wake Forest: 2-0, 2.36, 27 K’s
SP- Joe Vogatsky, Purcellville, James Madison: 2-1, 3.17, 45 K’s
SP- Brandon Haggerty, Woodstock, York: 4-2, 3.43, 43 K’s
RP- Conor Miller, Woodstock, York: 0-0, 1.17, 7 saves, 23 K’s
RP- Ryan Ammons, Strasburg, Clemson: 3-0, 0.96, 4 saves, 32 K’s
Second Team
C- Niko Amory, Front Royal, Marist: .349/.509/.581, 3 HR, 15 RBI
1B- Wyatt Langford, Charlottesville, Florida: .345/.459/.527, 3 HR, 20 RBI
2B- Tripp McKinlay, Strasburg, St. Johns River State: .331/.406/.492, 4 HR, 21 RBI
SS- Edrick Felix, Woodstock, Central Florida: .241/.344/.389, 4 HR, 19 RBI
3B- Alejandro Figueredo, Waynesboro, Florida Gulf Coast: .303/.382/.420, 2 HR, 26 RBI
OF- Brayton Brown, Strasburg, Auburn: .289/.388/.533, 10 HR, 34 RBI
OF- Joseph Holiga, Staunton, Walsh: .322/.363/.417, 1 HR, 14 RBI
OF- Victor Castillo, Covington/Charlottesville, Florida Atlantic: .328/.447/.474, 3 HR, 14 RBI
DH- James Bell, New Market, Fresno CC: .474/.516/.702, 2 HR, 11 RBI
UTIL- Ryan McCarty, Staunton, Penn State Abington: .356/.445/.615, 4 HR, 16 RBI; 2-1, 3.10, 15 K’s
SP- Jacob Cravey, Strasburg, Samford: 2-2, 1.90, 27 K’s
SP- Andres Rodriguez, Harrisonburg, Florida Tech: 3-2, 2.25, 36 K’s
SP- Christian Worley, Charlottesville, Virginia Tech: 1-0, 1.80, 25 K’s
SP- Donovan Burke, Strasburg, James Madison: 2-3, 2.29, 35 K’s
RP- Matthew Marchal, Covington, Wofford: 2-0, 0.67, 17 K’s
RP- Peyton Millirons, Waynesboro, South Alabama: 4-0, 1.63, 1 save, 20 K’s