A quick look at former Valley Leaguers who started in the minor leagues last night (both good ones!):

Starts for Monday, April 20

  • Elih Villanueva (Luray 2007): AA Bowie- 5 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned, 1 BB, 2 K’s, game score of 50, win, 5-3. Elih is now 2-1, 2.87 on the year. He now has 58 career minor league wins, which is the most of any Valley League draftee since the 2006 draft!
  • Ryan Yarbrough (Luray 2012): A Bakersfield- 6 IP, 6 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 1 K, game score of 61, win, 5-1. Ryan is now 1-1, 1.69 for the season. Emilio Pagan (Harrisonburg 2010) earned the save, his 30th of his minor league career, which moves him onto the top 10 list of career saves since the 2006 draft. In fact, Emilio is now 9th, as he’s passed Derrick Lutz (Front Royal 2004) and Kaleb Fleck (Waynesboro 2008-10), both of whom have 29 career saves.

Scheduled Starts for Tuesday, April 21

  • Scott Copeland (Staunton 2007) for AAA Buffalo
  • Taylor Hill (Winchester 2008) for AAA Syracuse
  • Harrison Cooney (Front Royal 2012) for A Inland Empire
  • Taylor Cox (New Market 2012) for A Fort Wayne
  • Sam Howard (Staunton 2012) for A Asheville