About to head out to see elephants and giraffes (and a basketball game), so we’re getting this done early!

Results

Waynesboro 6, Strasburg 2

Front Royal 3, Winchester 0

Charles Town 6, Woodstock 5

Aldie 3, Covington 1

Harrisonburg 5, Staunton 4

Hitter of the Day

Mike McClellan Columbus State 2014It is none other than Michael McClellan, from Columbus State and Waynesboro, who had the Valley League’s first multi-home run game in 2014! Michael went 2-3, with 3 runs, 3 RBIs, a HBP, and 2 home runs. He accounted for half of Waynesboro’s runs last night. He’s now hitting 237/326/474 for the Generals. Michael played at Georgia Southern as a freshman, and then transferred to Columbus State for 2014, and hit a robust 373/495/669 as a sophomore.

Others of Note

Eugene Vezquez, Waynesboro: 2-3, run, BB, SB

Logan Hoggarth, Woodstock: 3-5, 2 runs, 2 SB

Esteban Puerta, Woodstock: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, BB

Erven Roper, Woodstock: 2-4, BB

Matt Gandy, Charles Town: 1-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 BB, HR

Joe Giacchino, Aldie: 2-3, run, BB

Christopher Brazil, Aldie: 3-4, RBI

Pitcher of the Day

Our pitcher of the day is the second in a row from St. Joseph’s College! Front Royal’s Keegan Long joins Jake Harper from Keegan Long St Joseph's 2014yesterday. The 6-2 righthander threw 7 shutout innings against Winchester, allowing only 2 hits, 0 walks, and striking out 8 to earn a game score of 81. The rising junior is now 2-0, 0.61, with only 4 hits and 3 walks in 14 2/3 innings, along with 13 strikeouts for the Cardinals.

Others of Note

Caleb Powell, Waynesboro: 8 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs (earned), 0 BB, 3 K’s, win (71)

Brandon Valentin, Winchester: 3 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 BB, 3 K’s (60)

Chad Martin, Aldie: 6 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, 5 K’s, win (69)

Cody Strayer, Covington: 6 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 BB, 5 K’s, loss (58)