Results, Hitter and Pitcher of the Day Friday June 13

Four of the five games were played last night:

Results

Winchester 6, Covington 5
Waynesboro 6, New Market 4
Harrisonburg 4, Strasburg 3 (13 innings)
Front Royal 7, Charles Town 0

Woodstock at Aldie cancelled

Hitter of the Day

One of the scenarios the Valley League sees relatively often is the case of the player who hasn’t been able to play much due to circumstances, and who comes to the Shenandoah Valley to get reps, whether on the mound or at the plate. Matt O’Neil is one of those players. He was at Connecticut in 2013, but did not play, and then transferred to Rhode Island, where he had to sit out due to transfer rules. So now he’s in Covington knocking the rust off in preparation for his next season for the Rams. Last night, Matt was our hitter of the day, as he went 3-4, with a run, RBI, walk, and double. For the year thus far, he’s hitting 480/533/560 in 25 at-bats. Seems like the rust came off pretty quickly!

Others of Note

Blake Edwards, Covington: 3-5, 2 runs, 2B, 2 SB
Michael Hyman, Winchester: 2-3, 2 runs, 2B, 2 HBP, SB
Jerry Downs, Winchester: 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 2B
Brandon Gum, New Market: 3-5, run, 2 RBIs, SB
Anthony Payne, Strasburg: 3-6, run, 2B
Luke Wurzelbacher, Strasburg: 3-6, run, 2B
Thomas Smith, Harrisonburg: 3-7, run, 2 RBIs, 2 2B
Eric Kalbfleisch, Harrisonburg: 2-5, run, RBI, HBP

Pitcher of the Day

Our pitcher of the day is no stranger to the Valley- St. Joseph’s Jake Harper played in 2013, too, but for the Harrisonburg Turks. Now he’s toeing the rubber for the Front Royal Cardinals, and last night he threw 7 shutout innings against Charles Town, while allowing only 4 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 3 to earn the win. His game score is 71. For the season so far, Jake is 3-0, 0.85- well on his way to be included on the top starter’s list.

Others of Note

Marcus Shippey, Waynesboro: 5 IP 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, 4 K’s (63)
Brock Hunter, Strasburg: 5 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, 4 K’s (61)
Logan Onda, Harrisonburg: 6 IP, 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 1 BB, 7 K’s, win (62)
Kevin Lewallyn, Harrisonburg: 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs (earned), 3 BB, 3 K’s (59)