MORE rain in the Valley. Six games were scheduled, but only two were played, and both in New Market. I’m not sure how the league is going to handle all these makeup games!

Scores

Covington 6, Strasburg 4

Covington 1, Strasburg 0

Hitter of the Day

Jose Carerra Manhattan College 2014Our hitter of the day is Covington’s Jose Carrera, from Manhattan College, who went 1-3 with 2 runs, an RBI, walk, and 3 stolen bases in game one of the doubleheader. (He went 1-3 with a run and double in game 2.) Jose is hitting very well for the Lumberjacks this season: 322/379/458 in 59 at-bats, with a 5/3 BB/K ratio, and 9 stolen bases.

Others of Note

Ted Snidanko, Covington: 1-2, RBI, BB, SB (game 2)

Mikael-Ali Mogues, Covington: 1-3, run, RBI (game 1)

Demetrius Moorer, Covington: 1-3, run, RBI, 2B (game 1)

Luke Wurzelbacher, Strasburg: 1-3, run, 2 RBIs, 2B (game 1)

Howard Joe, Strasburg: 2-3 (game 1)

Pitcher of the Day

Covington sweeps: our pitcher of the day is Joe Schultheis, from Felician College (you learn something new every day- I had noJoe Schultheis Felician College 2014 idea this college existed!). Joe threw 5 shutout innings against Strasburg in game 2 of the doubleheader. He also allowed 2 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 1 to earn a game score of 65. On the season so far, he’s 1-1, 2.57, with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched.

Other of Note

David Hafer, Strasburg: 5 1/3 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 3 BB, 5 K’s, loss (64) (game 2)