Five games played last night. Nine days left in the regular season, including the last makeup day of the 28th!

Scores

  • Staunton 6, Charles Town 2 (7 innings)
  • Staunton 8, Charles Town 4 (7 innings): With Staunton’s sweep of the doubleheader, the two teams are now tied for 4th place, at 20-15.
  • Strasburg 3, Aldie 1: Covington didn’t play, so with Aldie’s loss, Strasburg is now alone in 6th place at 17-19. Aldie is 16-20, a full 2.0 games in front of the group aiming for the last playoff spot.
  • Waynesboro 5, Winchester 4: The Generals are now in 3rd place, 1.5 games behind Front Royal. The Royals are still 2.0 games behind Aldie and 8th place.
  • New Market 10, Front Royal 9 (10 innings): The Cardinals slip into 2nd place, .5 games behind the Turks. The Rebels are still 2.5 games behind the 8th seed.

Hitter of the Day

Thomas Vitaletti New Market 2014Our HOD did a little bit of everything for the Rebels in their extra-inning win over Front Royal. It’s Thomas Vitaletti, from Christopher Newport, who went 3-6, with 3 runs, 2 RBIs, a home run, and a stolen base. Vitaletti, who played for two years at George Mason before transferring to Newport, is now hitting 225/274/326 is 89 at-bats, with a 4/11 BB/K ratio.

Others of Note

Hunter Thomas, Staunton: 3-3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, SB
Chris Townsend, Charles Town: 2-2, run, BB, 2B, 3B
Josh Mason, New Market: 3-6, run, RBI, 2 2B
Jake Kimble, New Market: 3-6, run, RBI
Omar Cotto, Front Royal: 2-5, run, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Hunter Newman, Front Royal: 3-6, run, 2 2B
Shell McCain, Front Royal: 1-4, run, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 2 SB
Zarley Zalewski, Front Royal: 1-3, RBI, 2 BB
Weber Pike, Aldie: 2-3, run, BB
Jerry Downs, Winchester: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, HR, SB
Eugene Vazquez, Waynesboro: 2-4, RBI, BB, 2B
Garrett Russini, Waynesboro: 2-3, RBI, BB
Ryan Johnston, Staunton: 2-4, 3 RBIs, 2 2B

Pitcher of the Day 

Our POD is Waynesboro’s Will Lowman, from Kennesaw State! Will did it in relief, throwing 4 shutout, no-hit innings againstWill Lowman Kennesaw St 2014 Winchester, while allowing 2 walks and striking out 6. Oddly enough, Will was the pitcher of the day exactly one month ago- June 19! Anyway, Will is now 1-3, 4.76 this season so far, with 12 hits, 13 walks, and 20 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched.

Others of Note

Brandon Ritchie, Staunton: 7 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 BB, 4 K’s
Nick Gollin, Strasburg: 6 IP, 6 hits, 1 run, 0 BB, 2 K’s
Chase Wissman, Strasburg: 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 3 K’s
Reid Van Woert, Aldie: 6 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 3 BB, 5 K’s