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So here we have the top totals of strikeouts since the 2004 Valley League season:

1 Tim Gudex Harrisonburg 2004 89
2 Dustin Umberger Luray 2007 88
3 Cody Weiss Luray 2010 87
4 Drew Granier Harrisonburg 2010 84
5 Robert Gilliam Luray 2007 81
6 Jeff Dagenhart New Market 2004 79
Josh Eidell Woodstock 2007 79
8 Kevin Herget Strasburg 2012 77
9 Omar Aguilar Covington 2004 76
Sean Stidfole Winchester 2004 76

What’s interesting about this list is that almost everyone got a shot at pro ball. In fact, only Dagenhart and Eidell haven’t played affiliated ball.

Granier, Gilliam, and Herget, though, are the only ones left. Granier reached Triple-A in 2014, while Gilliam has reached Double-A, and Herget, perhaps the most accomplished Express member so far, went 8-3, 2.71 in Low-A and High-A, along with a whopping 94 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings pitched.

Herget is also the last Valley Leaguer to make the list- all the way back in 2012. Winchester’s Michael Carpenter led the 2014 Valley League with 54 regular season strikeouts.

Games pitched is all that’s left for our league record book….