Five games were played last night- maybe the Valley is drying out.

Scores

Strasburg 2, Waynesboro 1
Winchester 9, Front Royal 7
Aldie 2, Covington 1
Woodstock 7, Charles Town 0
Staunton 6, Harrisonburg 1 (The Brave run that was predicted a few weeks ago seems to be happening…)

Hitter of the Day

Dave Hoffmann Siena 2014Our HOD is Dave Hoffmann, from Woodstock and Siena. Dave was on base 5 times last night, going 3-3, with 2 runs and 2 walks. In 60 at-bats so far this summer, he’s hitting 350/435/367. Is he in the running for a top ten hitter placement after the season?

Others of Note

Cole Gruber, Waynesboro: 3-5
Michael McClellan, Waynesboro: 2-4, run, BB
Wesley Hoover, Winchester: 1-4, 4 RBIs, BB, 2B
Alex Mata, Winchester: 2-4, BB
Jerry Downs, Winchester: 2-4, run, BB, SB
Corey Chafin, Winchester: 2-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, HR
Nick Sinay, Front Royal: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 BB
Omar Cotto, Front Royal: 2-3, run, RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B
Shell McCain, Front Royal: run, 3 RBIs, 2B, SB
Andrew Seigal, Aldie: 3-3, run, RBI, BB, SB
Mason Snyder, Woodstock: 2-3, run, 2 RBIs, 2 2B
Gunnar McNeill, Staunton: 2-4, run, RBI, BB, 2B
Richie Ricciardi, Staunton: 3-4, 2 runs, SB

Pitcher of the Day

Our POD, on the strength of a complete game, is Staunton’s Blake Ream, originally from Longwood but transferring to ChristopherBlake Ream high school Newport. Blake allowed only 3 hits, 3 walks, and 1 run while striking out 8 against the Turks to earn a game score of 82. He’s now 3-1, 1.46, with 20 hits, 15 walks, and 25 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings this summer.

Others of Note

James Walsh, Woodstock: 6 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 BB, 6 K’s, win (76)- his debut this summer!
Junior Delatorre, Aldie: 6 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 BB, 4 K’s (65)
Chris Walkerow, Covington: 6 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 3 BB, 4 K’s (63)
Thomas Durkin, Strasburg: 6 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 2 BB, 5 K’s, win (61)
Phillip Taylor, Waynesboro: 6 1/3 IP, 7 hits, 2 runs, 0 BB, 8 K’s, loss (59)