Seems the rain let up yesterday, so all five games were played!
Results
Charlottesville 6, Front Royal 0
Waynesboro 7, Covington 6
Strasburg 12, Purcellville 3
Winchester 7, New Market 4
Woodstock 5, Staunton 4 (10 innings)
Hitter of the Day
Seven players had at least 3 hits, but only one had four: Strasburg’s Dylan Ingram! Dylan went 4-5, with a run, 3 RBIs, and a double. The Auburn transfer (from Shelton State CC) is now a cool 10-20 in the 2016 Valley League season. In 2016 at Shelton State, he hit 411/483/643 in 168 at-bats.
Others of Note
Jose Carrera, Covington (welcome back!): 3-5, run, 2 RBIs, 2B, 2 SB
Eli Putnam, Waynesboro: 3-4, run, 2 RBIs
PJ Harris, Purcellville (also welcome back!): 3-5, 2 RBIs, 2B
Gabriel Garcia, Winchester: 3-4, 2 runs, RBI, 2 SB
Brandon Burke, Winchester: 3-4, RBI
Noel Cheneau III, Woodstock: 3-5, run, 2 RBIs, 2B, 2 SB
Pitcher of the Day
Making his debut in the Valley League, our pitcher of the day is Charlottesville’s Wil Hartsell, from Charleston
Southern! Wil threw 8 shutout innings and allowed only 1 hit, 1 walk, and struck out 8. His game score of 87 is the highest in the VBL so far in 2016. At Charleston Southern, Wil redshirted in 2016 due to an injury, but went 2-0, 2.37 out of the bullpen in 2015.
Others of Note
Mike Hanchar, Covington: 5 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 1 BB, 5 K’s (game score of 57)
Brady Jones, Woodstock: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K’s
Tonight’s Games
New Market (Joey Johnson) at Front Royal (Blake Whitney)
Harrisonburg (TBD) at Purcellville (Brandon Caples)
Winchester (John Lollar) at Covington (Andrew Stout)
Staunton (Eric Harp) at Waynesboro (Tyler Davis)
Charlottesville (Matthew Sullivan) at Woodstock (Brandon Hester)
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