Some more gully washers crashed through the Valley, but we still got a few games in!

Results

  • Strasburg at Woodstock, PPD to July 24
  • New Market 7, Winchester 3: NM broke a 2-2 tie with three in the seventh to raise its record to 18-14; Royals fall to 11-17.
  • Waynesboro 10, Covington 2 (7 innings): And the rains came a tumblin’ down… ending this one early. Generals are 18-11-1; Jacks fall to 12-15.
  • Front Royal 5, Purcellville 4: Connor Frost scampered home on a passed ball in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. Cards are 13-18; Cannons are 10-18-1.
  • Charlottesville 12, Staunton 4: Charlottesville has now won five in a row, while scoring 54 runs… and giving up 11. Hottest team in the league? Charlottesville is 15-11; Staunton falls to 9-19.

Hitter of the Day

The hitter of the day is Charlottesville’s Christian Martin, who led the Sox attack by going 4-6, with three runs, a double, home run, stolen base, and four RBIs. Martin, a sophomore at Virginia Tech, is now hitting .429/.474/.686 in 35 summer at-bats, with 11 runs and 10 RBIs in only 10 games. He’s a red-hot 11-16 in his last four games!

Others of Note

  • Peyton Parker, New Market: 2-4, three runs, walk
  • Kyle Joye, New Market: 2-3, run, two RBIs, two walks, double, two stolen bases
  • Maddox McDonald, New Market: 2-4, run, double, triple
  • Leighton Banjoff, Winchester: 2-3, run, two walks
  • TJ Clarkson, Waynesboro: 2-4, run, four RBIs, double
  • Tanner Garrison, Waynesboro: 3-4, run, three RBIs, double, home run
  • John Montes, Waynesboro: 2-2, two runs, walk, two stolen bases
  • Jo Jo Jackson, Front Royal: 2-4, run, walk, stolen base
  • Riley Frost, Front Royal: 0-1, run, RBI, three walks
  • Justin Acal, Purcellville: 4-5, run, stolen base
  • Bear Madliak, Purcellville: 2-3, walk, double, stolen base
  • Matthew Prevesk, Charlottesville: 3-6, two runs, three RBIs, double, home run
  • Carter Cunningham, Charlottesville: 3-4, RBI, walk, two doubles
  • Nicolas Rodriguez, Staunton: 2-4, run, RBI, walk
  • Andrew Bennett, Staunton: 1-3, two walks, stolen base

Pitcher(s) of the Day

Three pitchers ended up with game scores of 62:

  • JC Toro, Waynesboro (Faulkner): Five innings, one hit, two unearned runs, no earned runs, one walk, two K’s, win. Toro is now 1-0, 2.63, with 13 K’s in 13 2/3 innings this summer.
  • Justin Rebok, Front Royal (Towson): Five innings, four hits, no runs, one walk, four K’s, win. He’s 2-0, 4.28 in 21 innings, with 17 K’s.
  • DJ Burke, Purcellville (Texas): Four innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, four K’s. He has three walks and 25 K’s in 20 innings, along with two saves and a 4.50 ERA.

Others of Note

  • Hayden Donahue, New Market: Two innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, two K’s
  • Mason Millett, Covington: Three innings, two hits, no runs, two walks, three K’s
  • Josh Fortenberry, Waynesboro: Two innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, two K’s
  • John Armstrong, Charlottesville: 2 2/3 innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, three K’s, win
  • Jack Billings, Charlottesville: Two innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, two K’s

Saturday’s Games

  • Strasburg (Kelley) at Front Royal (Fisher), 7 PM
  • Harrisonburg (Farris) at Charlottesville (Jameson), 7 PM
  • Woodstock (Bradarich) at Winchester (Lyons), 7 PM
  • Waynesboro (Blackwell) at Staunton (Payne), 7:30 PM
  • Purcellville (Caple) at New Market (Jackson), 7:30 PM