Ready for a whole bunch of 4’s and 5’s? Here are the players with the most triples in the years 2004-2016 in the Valley League!

1 Tyler Kuhn Luray 2006 5
Grant Escue Woodstock 2007 5
Cody Hudson Waynesboro 2010 5
Brady Wilson Winchester 2011 5
Shane Billings Harrisonburg 2015 5
Jose Carrera Covington 2016 5
Tanner Poole Waynesboro 2016 5
8 Steve Head Harrisonburg 2005 4
Bo Davis Covington 2005 4
Lucas DeLong Harrisonburg 2005 4
Collin Cowgill Covington 2005 4
Pat Irvine Waynesboro 2007 4
Adalberto Santos Woodstock 2008 4
Dave Fallon Winchester 2009 4
Ben Hammer Winchester 2009 4
Grant Fillipitch Waynesboro 2010 4
Mike Garza Woodstock 2010 4
Tyler Molinaro Rockbridge 2011 4
Stephen Oswald New Market 2011 4
Brad Noland Waynesboro 2012 4
Caleb Palensky Waynesboro 2012 4
Thomas Spitz Harrisonburg 2013 4
Demetrius Moorer Covington 2013 4
Justin Harris Charles Town 2014 4
Matthew Koehler Woodstock 2015 4

Hard list to dissect. But let’s try:

  1. I thought for sure that Jose Carrera or Tanner Poole would break the record in 2016, but they had to settle for a tie (with 5 other players!).
  2. One major leaguer: Collin Cowgill.
  3. FORMER minor leaguers: Tyler Kuhn, Pat Irvine, Adalberto Santos, Mike Garza
  4. CURRENT minor leaguers: Shane Billings, Thomas Spitz