It’s been a while. It always amazes me how much time finishing a semester can take, really. But we’re nearing the end, even though I am collecting 51 essays TODAY.

Anyway, here is the list of top totals of triples in a minor league season from Valley League alumni since the 2006 draft!

1 Sherman Johnson Covington ’09-10 2014 13
2 Tyson Auer Luray ’05-06 2010 12
Chad Oberacker Fauquier ’09 2013 12
4 Scott Cousins Harrisonburg ’05 2009 11
Tony Thomas Harrisonburg ’05 2010 11
Ryan Schimpf Luray ’08 2010 11
Tyler Kuhn Luray ’06-07 2011 11
8 Ruben Sosa Harrisonburg ’10 2014 10
Cory Spangenberg Winchester ’10 2014 10
10 James McOwen Luray ’05-06 2008 9
Tyler Kuhn Luray ’06-07 2008 9
Steven Bumbry Woodstock ’09 2010 9
Jason Kipnis Covington ’06-07 2011 9
Tony Thomas Harrisonburg ’05 2013 9
Cory Spangenberg Winchester ’10 2013 9
Michael Garza Woodstock ’09-’10 2013 9

Here we have a total of three players from 2014 make the list, including our very first record setter- Sherman Johnson, former a Lumberjack! Sherman had an awesome season in the High-A California League. He was joined in 2014 by Cory Spangenberg (who made his major league debut) and Ruben Sosa, who has been one call away from joining the Astros in Houston for the last couple years.

There are a few major leaguers on this list: the aforementioned Spangenberg, for one, and Jason Kipnis, and Scott Cousins (who was going to be turned into a pitcher in 2014, but I couldn’t find a single update about how it went for him!).

Oberacker, Thomas, Schmipf, Sosa, and Garza are all still in the minors.

Finally a list with no Clint Robinson involved!