** This first appeared on All Things Valley League **
By John Leonard
Results
-Winchester at Purcellville doubleheader, postponed- I have no idea what the league will do!
-Front Royal 5, New Market 1
-Charlottesville 3, Waynesboro 2
Hitter of the Day
The hitter of the day is Front Royal’s Niko Amory, from Marist, who went 3-4, with two runs scored and two doubles. Amory has had a nice summer, hitting .341/.504/.576 in 85 at-bats, with 11 doubles, three home runs, 15 RBIs, and an excellent 26/22 BB/K ratio. He will get strong consideration to appear on ATVL’s top hitters list, coming in August/September!
Others of Note
-Trent Jeffcoat, Front Royal: 3-4, RBI, stolen base
-Ben Brantley, Front Royal: 2-4, two RBIs, double
-Logan Amiss, Charlottesville: 1-2, two walks, HBP, stolen base
-Eddie Eisert, Charlottesville: 1-3, RBI, walk, double
-Garrett Spikes, Charlottesville: 1-3, run, walk, double, stolen base
-Zach Levenson, Waynesboro: 2-4, run, double
-Brandon Pimentel, Waynesboro: 1-3, run, two RBIs, home run, walk
Pitcher of the Day
It’s a Cardinal sweep today- the POD is Ryan Murphy, from JMU! Murphy threw seven excellent innings, allowing only two hits, one run, and two walks while striking out two. He earned the win and a game score of 69. He’s 3-2, 6.30, with 23 K’s in 35 2/3 innings this summer.
Others of Note
-Teddie Nelson, Front Royal: Two innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, one K
-Tristan Sipple, Charlottesville: 3 2/3 innings, one hit, no runs, three walks, three K’s, save
-Seth Logue, Waynesboro: Four innings, four hits, one run, three walks, two K’s
Tonight’s Games
Staunton at Harrisonburg DH, 5 PM, 7:30 PM
Purcellville at Strasburg 7 PM
Winchester at Woodstock 7 PM