Hard to believe we’ve just entered August! Well, we’re down to five teams remaining for the coveted Jim Lineweaver Cup….

Results

Charlottesville 7, Waynesboro 2 (Semi-finals; Tom Sox lead, 1-0)
Winchester 9, Purcellville 3 (First round; tied 1-1)
Strasburg 10, New Market (First round; Express win 2-1)- game report coming later!

Hitter of the Day

Sebastiano SANTORELLI Seton Hall 2017Our HOD is Strasburg’s Sebastiano Santorelli, from Seton Hall, who not only had an excellent game at the plate last night, but who also has a fantastic name. Sebastiano went 3-5 against the Rebels, with 3 runs, 2 RBIs, a double, and a home run. He hit 188/259/250 in 48 regular season at-bats, and is 4-8 in the playoffs so far.

Others of Note

Cole Migliorini, Charlottesville: 2-4, run, RBI, 2B, HR
Trevin Esquerra, Purcellville: 2-4, run, 2 RBIs, HR
Sean Scales, Strasburg: 3-5, run, RBI, SF
Philip Madonna, Strasburg: 2-4, BB

Pitcher of the Day

It’s a Strasburg sweep- our POD is Brendan Smith, from Albany! Brendan threw 7 Brendan Smith Albany 2017innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, and struck out 7. He earned the win and a game score of 71. He went 0-1, 2.57 in 28 innings in the regular season, and is 1-0, 1.08 in 8 1/3 playoff innings.

Others of Note

Connor Gillispie, Charlottesville: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K’s, win (70)
Daniel Collins, Winchester: 7.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 K’s, win (67)

Tonight’s Games

Charlottesville at Waynesboro (Game 2 of semi-finals)
Winchester at Purcellville (Game 3 of first round- Strasburg is waiting for the winner)