All five games were played last night!

Scores

Winchester 7, Woodstock 4 (Royals 1.5 games behind the last playoff spot (Aldie)
New Market 6, Strasburg 4 (Rebs tie Woodstock for #10; Express is now #7)
Covington 8, Front Royal 7 (Cards 1 game ahead in 1st; Jacks move up to #6)
Charles Town 8, Aldie 6 (Aldie #8, Cannons now alone in 3rd place)
Waynesboro 14, Staunton 11 (Generals and Braves in a virtual tie for #4)

Hitter of the Day

Mike McClellan Columbus State 2014 2Our HOD is none other than Waynesboro’s Michael McClellan, from Columbus State. Michael is a repeat winner after going 3-4 against Staunton, with 3 runs, 5 RBIs, a walk, hit-by-pitch, stolen base, and home run. He was a huge part of the Generals’ 14-run barrage. For the season so far, Michael is hitting 314/381/500 in 118 at-bats, with 7 doubles, 5 home runs, and a 7/25 BB/K ratio.

Others of Note

Michael Sillyman, Winchester: 2-3, run, 2 RBI, HR
Cody Acker, New Market: 2-3, 2 BB
Timothy Kiene, New Market: 2-5, 2 runs, 2 2B
Anthony Payne, Strasburg: 2-4, run, BB, 2B (his 13th on the season)
Tyler McDonald, Strasburg: 1-2, run, RBI, 2 BB
Kevin Wortman, Covington: 2-4, run, BB
Jacob Russell, Front Royal: 2-4, run, 2 RBIs, BB, SB
Stephen Kerr, Charles Town: 2-5, run, 5 RBIs, 2B, 3B
Weber Pike, Aldie: 3-4, RBI
Mike Marcinko, Waynesboro: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 BB
Cole Gruber, Waynesboro: 2-3, 3 runs, 2 BB, 2 SB
Garrett Russini, Waynesboro: 1-4, run, 4 RBIs, HR
Kevin Krupp, Waynesboro: 3-4, 2 runs, BB
Gunnar McNeill, Staunton: 3-6, run, 3 RBIs, 2 2B (12 now), HR (4th)
Elliott McCummings, Staunton: 2-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, HBP, HR
Bobby San Martin, Staunton: 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs
Connor Short, Staunton: 2-4, run, RBI, BB, 2B

Pitcher of the Day

Our pitcher of the day is a reliever- VCU’s Michael Carpenter, from Winchester. Michael came in and completely dominated for 5Michael Carpenter VCU head shot 2014 innings against Woodstock, allowing only 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, and striking out 9 to earn the win. Michael is 3-1, 2.35 in 34 1/3 innings for the Royals, along with 22 hits, 18 walks, and 41 strikeouts.

Others of Note

Bryan Carr, New Market: 6 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 5 BB, 5 K’s
Dyllan Brownmiller, Front Royal: 4 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 5 K’s
Joe Marotta, Waynesboro: 3 1/3 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 3 K’s
Austin Clark, Aldie: 2 1/3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 BB, 2 K’s