Let’s take a look at the five games played on Friday:

Results

  • Covington 4, Staunton 2: Jacks are 6-10; Staunton 6-12
  • Woodstock 5, Purcellville 4: Bandits scored three in the eighth to take the lead. Bottom of the ninth, Purcellville had runners on second and third with one out… but Jacob Glenn struck out the next two batters to get the save. Bandits are 11-6; Cannons fall to 6-11.
  • Waynesboro 9, Harrisonburg 6: Generals are 12-7; Turks are 10-8
  • New Market 5, Winchester 4: NM is 9-8; Winchester falls to 8-10
  • Strasburg 12, Front Royal 4: Express is 12-6; FR is 6-11

Hitter of the Day

The HOD is Strasburg’s Henry Koehler, from Davidson, who went 3-4 last night, with two runs, a walk, double, stolen base, and RBI. For the season so far, he’s hitting .313/.373/.433 with six doubles.

Others of Note

  • Bradke Lohry, Covington: 2-3, two runs, walk, triple, two stolen bases
  • Hunter Smith, Woodstock: 3-5, run, stolen base
  • Jack Spyke, Woodstock: 2-4, two runs, RBI, triple, HBP, stolen base
  • Jack Connelly, Purcellville: 2-3, two RBIs, walk, double, stolen base
  • Mitch Farris, Harrisonburg: 2-4, run, walk, double, triple
  • Seaver King, Harrisonburg: 3-5, two runs, two RBIs
  • Christian Ficca, Harrisonburg: 3-3, run, RBI, HBP
  • Matt Ruiz, Waynesboro: 3-5, three runs, triple
  • Joseph Sullivan, Waynesboro: 3-5, two runs, double
  • Kasey Caras, Waynesboro: 2-3, RBI, walk
  • Jalen Vasquez, Waynesboro: 1-2, run, two walks
  • Chayce Bryant, Winchester: 2-5, two RBIs, two doubles
  • Chase Nixon, Winchester: 2-3, RBI, walk, stolen base
  • Jonah Cox, Strasburg: 2-4, walk
  • Zach Ketterman, Strasburg: 1-3, run, three walks, stolen base
  • Graham Brown, Strasburg: 1-6, grand slam, five RBIs
  • Brayton Brown, Strasburg: 1-4, three runs, RBI, two walks, stolen base
  • Cam Clonch, Strasburg: 2-4, run, RBI, walk
  • Dallas Hite, Front Royal: 3-5, two RBIs, two doubles

Pitcher of the Day

The pitcher with the best line from last night is Woodstock’s Kelan Hoover, who threw 2 2/3 perfect innings with five strikeouts, which gave him a game score of 63. Hoover, from Garrett College, has been incredible this summer: he’s 2-0, 0.77 in 11 2/3 innings, with to hits, one walk, and 15 K’s.

Others of Note

  • Connor Brizendine, Staunton: Two innings, nothing else!
  • Richard Long, Covington: Five innings, four hits, two unearned run, no walks, four K’s (GS: 59)
  • Andrew Standen, Covington: Three shutout innings, one hit, one walk, four K’s, save
  • Joe Vogatsky, Purcellville: Five innings, four hits, one unearned run, two walks, four K’s
  • Carson Hobbs, Waynesboro: 2 2/3 innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, one K, save
  • Shayne Ostrowsky, Winchester: 4 1/3 innings, two hits, one run, one walk, two K’s
  • Tyler Cooper, New Market: Two innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, two K’s
  • Robert Kelley, Strasburg: Five innings, four hits, four unearned runs, two walks, seven K’s, win (GS: 56)
  • Carson Myers, Strasburg: 2 1/3 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, five K’s (GS: 62)

Tonight’s Games

  • Front Royal (Adams) at Winchester (Cohen), 5 PM *** NOTICE TIME CHANGE ***
  • New Market (Williams) at Woodstock (Bradarich), 7 PM
  • Charlottesville (Jameson) at Covington (Lucas), 7 PM
  • Purcellville (Reid) at Strasburg (Finnvold), 7 PM
  • Waynesboro (Ricko) at Staunton (Barker), 7:30 PM