Poor Strasburg got rained out again! We’re on day 9 and the Express still haven’t had a home game. (And Covington has played only 5 games total!)

Results

Waynesboro 6, Aldie 0
Front Royal 10, Staunton 7
Harrisonburg 4, Winchester 2
Woodstock 4, New Market 1
Covington at Strasburg cancelled. Four inches of rain?!?

Hitter of the Day

Sinay sliding into second
Sinay sliding into second

Our hitter of the day is Front Royal’s Nick Sinay, a rising junior at Buffalo, who is batting leadoff (very well, too) for the Cards. Last night, Nick went 4-6, with a run and an RBI. For the season, he’s hitting a robust 381/594/381 in 21 at-bats so far. That high on-base percentage is what you want out of your leadoff hitter!

Others of Note

Chris Stevens, Front Royal: 3-4, run, RBI, BB, 2B
Richie Ricciardi, Staunton: 2-4, run, RBI, BB, SB
Gunnar McNeill, Staunton: 2-4, RBI, BB
Michael Landestoy, Winchester: 2-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Matt Rose, Harrisonburg: 3-4, run

Pitcher of the Day

Four starters had very good games last night, but the best one was turned in by Waynesboro’s Jeff Schank, a rising sophomore at Butler (the Generals have a pipeline to Butler!). Jeff threw 6 shutout innings, and allowed only 2 hits, walked one, and struck out 9

Schank pitching in high school
Schank pitching in high school

to earn the win against Aldie. That line earns a 76 game score. On the season, Jeff is 2-0, 0.69, with 16 K’s in 13 innings.

Others of Note

Greg Ostner, Woodstock: 7 IP, 7 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 BB, 7 K’s, win (66)
Garrett Ford, Harrisonburg: 7 IP, 6 hits, 1 run (unearned), 0 BB, 1 K, win (64)
Garrett Kelly, New Market: 9 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 4 BB, 5 K’s, loss (58)