History (1994-2021) - Valley League Baseball

What follows is the list of top teams, MVPs, Pitchers of the Year, Managers of the Year, batting champions, and ERA champs for each Valley League season from 1994 to 2021. This information is as complete as possible; some years the league did not name a Pitcher of the Year, and other seasons no Manager or Coach of the Year was named. The batting and ERA champ are listed only if the league officially recognized them.

2021

Playoff Champion- Strasburg (Defeated Waynesboro two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Charlottesville (30-10)
MVP- Austin Bulman, Winchester
Pitcher of the Year- Reed Mascolo, New Market
Manager of the Year- Kory Koehler, Charlottesville

2019

Playoff Champion- Charlottesville (Defeated Strasburg two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Waynesboro (31-11)
MVP- Aidan Nagle, Woodstock
Pitcher of the Year- Tristen Bayless, Woodstock
Manager of the Year- Zac Cole, Waynesboro

2018

Playoff Champion- New Market (Defeated Charlottesville two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Covington (26-16)
MVP- Andrew Eyster, New Market
Pitcher of the Year- Jared Wetherbee, Charlottesville
Manager of the Year- Alex Kotheimer, Covington

2017

Playoff Champion- Charlottesville (Defeated Strasburg two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Charlottesville (32-10)
MVP- Michael Wielansky, Charlottesville
Pitcher of the Year- Thomas Sutera, Purcellville
Manager of the Year- Corey Hunt, Charlottesville

2016

Playoff Champion- Strasburg (Defeated Waynesboro two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Strasburg and Waynesboro (30-12)
MVP- Zach Sterry, Waynesboro
Pitcher of the Year- Erne Valdes, Front Royal

2015

Playoff Champion- Strasburg (Defeated Staunton two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Staunton and Harrisonburg (29-13) (Staunton won one game playoff for overall top seed)
MVP- Shane Billings, Harrisonburg
Pitcher of the Year- Hayden McCutcheon, Charlottesville

2014

Playoff Champion- Waynesboro (Defeated Charles Town two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Harrisonburg (29-13)
MVP- Gunnar McNeill, Staunton
Pitcher of the Year- Jake Harper, Front Royal

2013

Playoff Champion- Waynesboro (Defeated Strasburg two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Harrisonburg (32-12)
MVP- Jordan Tarsovich, Strasburg
Pitcher of the Year- Justin Camp, Harrisonburg
Manager of the Year- Phil Betterly, Woodstock

2012

Playoff Champion- Harrisonburg (Defeated Winchester three games to one)
Regular Season Title- Winchester and Waynesboro (31-13)
MVP- Julian Ridings, Waynesboro

2011

Playoff Champion- Covington (Defeated Rockbridge two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Harrisonburg (32-12)
MVP- Brad Zebedis. Strasburg

2010

Playoff Champion- Luray (Defeated Front Royal two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Haymarket (30-14)
MVP- Cory Spangenberg, Winchester

2009

Playoff Champion- Haymarket (Defeated Covington three games to one)
Regular Season Title- Front Royal (29-15)
MVP- Greg Hopkins, Haymarket

2008

Playoff Champion- Luray (Defeated Covington three games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Luray and Waynesboro (30-14)
MVP- Tyler Townsend, Winchester
Coach of the Year- Lawrence Nesselrodt, Waynesboro

2007

Playoff Champion- Waynesboro (Defeated Luray four games to one)
Regular Season Title- Waynesboro (30-14-1)
MVP- Luke Greinke, Winchester

2006

Playoff Champion- Luray (Defeated Staunton three games to two)
Regular Season Title- New Market (32-10)
MVP- Tyler Kuhn, Luray

2005

Playoff Champion- Covington (Defeated New Market two games to one)
Regular Season Title- Luray (30-14)
MVP- Daniel Murphy, Luray

2004

Playoff Champion- Winchester (Defeated Staunton two games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Harrisonburg (30-14)
MVP- Jon Love, Front Royal, and Jeremy Terni, Winchester
Batting Champion- Joe Kemp, Harrisonburg
ERA Champion- Mike Wagner, Winchester

2003

Playoff Champion- Winchester (Defeated New Market three games to two)
Regular Season Title- Winchester (38-12)
MVP- Jeff Van Houten, Harrisonburg
Batting Champion- Jeff Van Houten, Harrisonburg
ERA Champion- Phil Bartleski, New Market
Manager of the Year- Jason Johnson, Winchester

2002

Playoff Champion- New Market (Defeated Covington three games to one)
Regular Season Title- Covington (26-14)
MVP- Jon Honce, Covington
Batting Champion- Justin Morgan, Luray
ERA Champion- Taylor Cobb, Staunton
Coach of the Year- Bob Wease, Harrisonburg

2001

Playoff Champion- Winchester (Defeated Covington three games to two)
Regular Season Title- Winchester (28-12)
MVP- Wes Timmons, Winchester
Hitting Award- Wes Timmons, Winchester
Pitching Award- Chris Kees, Winchester
Coach of the Year- Joe McNamee, Covington

2000

Playoff Champion- Harrisonburg (Defeated Staunton three games to one)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (28-12)
MVP- Joe Hastings, Staunton
Hitting Award- Chris Durbin, Harrisonburg
Pitching Award- BJ Benik, Front Royal

1999

Playoff Champion- Staunton (Defeated Winchester three games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (27-13)
MVP- Ernie Durazo, Harrisonburg
Hitting Award- Kevin Olkowski, Waynesboro
Pitching Award- Carl Rowland, Winchester

1998

Playoff Champion- Waynesboro (Defeated Staunton three games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (24-16)
MVP- Jon Rauch, Harrisonburg
Hitting Award- Nate Rewers, Front Royal
Pitching Award- Jon Rauch, Harrisonburg

1997

Playoff Champion- Winchester (Defeated Front Royal- forfeit)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (26-14)
MVP- Nate Rewers, Front Royal

1996

Playoff Champion- Staunton (Defeated Harrisonburg three games to one)
Regular Season Title- Waynesboro (28-12)
MVP- Bill Eaton, Waynesboro

1995

Playoff Champion- Staunton (Defeated Waynesboro three games to zero)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (29-11)
MVP- Jason Michaels, Staunton

1994

Playoff Champion- New Market (Defeated Harrisonburg three games to two)
Regular Season Title- Staunton (26-14)
MVP- Darren Hayes, New Market

Thanks to Jim Phillips and Bruce Alger for much of the information; Chaz Weaver’s The Valley Baseball League was also consulted.