All six games were played last night!
Results
Charlottesville 3, Staunton 2 (The Tom Sox scored twice on a Brian Fortier single to shock the Braves in the 9th)
Harrisonburg 5, New Market 4 (Jesse Baker walk-off single in the 9th)
Strasburg 14, Woodstock 8 (No lack of offense in this one)
Waynesboro 9, Covington 2
Aldie 6, Charles Town 3
Winchester 12, Front Royal 8 (More offense!)
Hitter of the Day
Our HOD is Collin Nyenhuis, from Woodstock and The Masters College! Collin put on a power show last night, going 2-3 with 2 runs, 4 RBIs, a walk, a sacrifice fly, and TWO home runs! Collin is now hitting 284/280/432 in 74 summer at-bats.
Others of Note
Kevin Woodall, New Market: 3-4, run, 2B
Jesse Baker, Harrisonburg: 3-4, 2 RBIs, BB
Daniel Midyett, Strasburg: 2-4, run, 3 RBIs, HR, SF, SB
Bradley Dixon, Strasburg: 2-3, 3 runs, 2 BB
Yan Rivera, Strasburg: 2-4, run, 4 RBIs, HR, SF
Jeremy Taylor, Waynesboro: 1-4, 3 RBIs, BB, SF
Christian Khawam, Charles Town: 4-5, run, 2B
Garrett Vrbanic, Aldie: 3-4, run, HBP, SB
Andrew Seigal, Aldie: 2-3, 3 RBIs, SF
James Pike, Aldie: 1-3, 3 RBIs, SF
Zach Newell, Aldie: 1-2, 3 runs, 2 BB
Matt Jones, Front Royal: 3-5, 2 runs, RBI
Michael Landestoy, Winchester: 3-3, 4 runs, 2 RBIs, HBP, HR (Probably 2nd place HOD)
Khalil Denson, Winchester: 2-4, 3 runs, RBI, BB, SB
Pitcher of the Day
Our POD is Staunton’s Jake Perkins, from Ferrum! Jake threw 8 innings against the Tom Sox, while allowing 2 hits,
1 earned run, 3 walks, and striking out 4. He did not get a decision, and his game score was 75. He’s now 1-1, 1.80 in 25 innings this year. Jake also pitched for New Market in the Valley League last summer.
Other of Note
Robert White, Charlottesville: 7.2 IP, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 BB, 7 K’s (67)
Jordan Meyer, Harrisonburg: 7 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned, 1 BB, 4 K’s (58)
Matt Horkey, Waynesboro: 7 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 4 BB, 4 K’s, win (73)
Caleb Woods, Front Royal: 3 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 BB, 1 K
Tonight’s Games (As I watch the rain fall in the Valley…)
Staunton (Sam Vincenzo) at Covington (Reid Clements) (Double header- first game starts at 5 PM)
Aldie (Ryne Combs) at Strasburg (Jorge Jimenez)
Winchester (Drew Crosby) at Charles Town (Brandon Caples)
Harrisonburg (James Ziemba) at Charlottesville (Michael Scott) (Finally gave in to the temptation. Sorry, Michael.)
Waynesboro (Tyler Howe) at New Market (Joshua Burchell)
Front Royal (Josh Shepley) at Woodstock (Christian Dufresne)
All Things Valley League 