** This originally appeared on All Things Valley League **

By John Leonard

Welcome to another doubleheader day!

Results

-Waynesboro 5, Woodstock 3 (Gm 1)
-Staunton 6, Winchester 4 (Gm 1)- This boxscore is not available at the moment.
-Harrisonburg 3, Strasburg 0 (Gm 1)
-Charlottesville 15, New Market 0 (Gm 1)- Cville scores eight in the fourth and seven in the fifth to run away with this one…
-Woodstock 16, Waynesboro 4 (Gm 2)- Bandits score 12 in the fifth!
-Staunton 8, Winchester 3 (Gm 2)
-Front Royal 12, Covington 4 (Gm 1)
-Harrisonburg 6, Strasburg 5 (Gm 2)
-Covington 4, Front Royal 3 (Gm 2)- ‘Jacks’ John Schroeder hit a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh to win this one!
-Charlottesville 11, New Market 3 (Gm 2)

Hitter of the Day

Our hitter of the day is Charlottesville’s Pierce Bennett, from Wake Forest! Bennett went 5-8 combined over the two games, with four runs scored, two doubles, two HBP, and two RBIs. He has now hit in seven straight games, and is hitting .339/.513/.508 overall, with 18 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one home run, and a ridiculous 17 walks against only two strikeouts.

Others of Note

-Zach Levenson, Waynesboro: 2-3, run, two RBIs, home run (Gm 1)
-Logan McNeely, Harrisonburg: 2-3, run, two RBIs, home run (Gm 1)
-Garrett Spikes, Charlottesville: 2-4, run, four RBIs, double (Gm 1)
-Will Safford, Charlottesville: 1-3, two runs, three RBIs, triple (Gm 1)
-Skylar Trevino, Woodstock: 1-2, two runs, two RBIs, two walks (Gm 2)
-Aidan Nagle, Woodstock: 2-3, two runs, three RBIs, double, triple (Gm 2)
-Jaylon Lee, Woodstock: 1-2, three runs, RBI, two HBP, three stolen bases (Gm 2)
-Luke Trainer, Staunton: 2-3, two runs, three RBIs, home run (Gm 2)
-Jarret Hall, Staunton: 2-3, run, three RBIs, double, home run (Gm 2)
-Samuel Tackett, Front Royal: 2-4, run, two RBIs, walk, double (Gm 1)
-Ben Brantley, Front Royal: 2-4, to runs, two RBIs, two home runs (Gm 1)
-Adarius Myers, Front Royal: 2-4, run, RBI, walk, double (Gm 1)
-Gabe Sherman, Front Royal: 1-2, two runs, two walks (Gm 1)
-Tai Gilbert, Front Royal: 1-3, three runs, RBI, walk, double, stolen base (Gm 1)
-Jack Howell, Covington: 2-3, run, two RBIs, walk, double (Gm 1)
-Paxton Tomaini, Covington: 3-3, run, RBI, two stolen bases (Gm 1)
-Michael Rosario, Harrisonburg: 2-3, run, two RBIs, home run, walk (Gm 2)
-Bryce Safferwich, Harrisonburg: 2-4, run, two RBIs, home run (Gm 2)
-Graham Brown, Strasburg: 2-2, run, two RBIs, home run (Gm 2)
-Cam Irvine, Strasburg: 1-1, run, RBI, two walks, home run (Gm 2)
-John Schroeder, Covington: 2-4, two RBIs (Gm 2)
-Logan Amiss, Charlottesville: 2-4, two runs, walk, stolen base (Gm 2)
-Wyatt Langford, Charlottesville: 1-3, run, two RBIs, two walks (Gm 2)
-Garrett Spikes, Charlottesville: 2-4, walk (Gm 2)
-Eddie Eisert, Charlottesville: 2-3, run, RBI, walk (Gm 2)
-Jack Hurley, Charlottesville: 2-4, two runs, two RBIs, walk, double (Gm 2)
-Kyle Jackson, New Market: 2-3, two runs, RBI, double (Gm 2)

Pitcher of the Day

The pitcher of the day is Harrisonburg’s Liam McDonnell, from JMU! McDonnell fired six shutout innings against Strasburg while allowing only two hits, three walks, and striking out six. He earned the win and game score of 71, the highest of the day. On the summer so far, he’s 2-0, 3.10, with 25 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.

Others of Note

-Daulton Montagna, Waynesboro: Two innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, one K, save (Gm 1)
-Jacob Cravey, Strasburg: Six innings, three hits, two runs, two walks, seven K’s, loss (GS: 63) (Gm 1)
-Angelo Cabral, Charlottesville: Four innings, four hits, no runs, no walks, four K’s, win (GS: 58) (Gm 1)
-Preston Allen, Charlottesville: Three innings, three hits, no runs, no walks, no K’s, save (Gm 1)
-Jose Varela, Woodstock: Six innings, four hits, two runs, two walks, four K’s, win (Gm 2) (GS: 60)
-Teddie Nelson, Front Royal: Two innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, two K’s (Gm 1)
-Donovan Burke, Strasburg: Five innings, four hits, two runs, none earned, one walk, four K’s 9GS: 58) (Gm 2)
-Cal Pundsack, Covington: 3 2/3 innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, seven K’s (Gm 2)
-Joseph Marino, Front Royal: Six innings, five hits, two runs, none earned, two walks, six K’s 9GS: 62) (Gm 2)
-Triston Sipple, Charlottesville: Two innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, five K’s, win (Gm 2)

Tonight’s Game

The All-Star Game, Harrisonburg- Gates open 3:30, first pitch 7:30 PM. Come out to see the best VBLers (so far) in action! (Say hello!)