Next up in our minor league record book is career strikeouts for pitchers….

2006-2017
1 Brad Mills Harrisonburg ’05 858
2 Elih Villanueva Luray ’07 752
3 Brandon Dickson New Market ’06 663
4 Scott Copeland Staunton ’07 647
5 Mike Ballard Staunton ’04 642
6 Greg Burke New Market ’03 605
Cole McCurry New Market ’05 605
8 Tim Sexton Staunton ’06-07 555
9 Stephen Kohlscheen Harrisonburg ’10 543
10 Taylor Hill Winchester ’08 528
11 Tobi Stoner Front Royal ’05 518
12 Drew Granier Harrisonburg ’09-10 483

Well, three players on this list are still “active,” but all of them are current free agents: Elih Villanueva, Scott Copeland, and Taylor Hill. Brandon Dickson has been pitching in Japan since 2013, as well. Austin Gomber is at 432, and Ryan Yarbrough at 404… they’re getting there….

All-time
1 Brian Barnes Staunton 1082
2 Steve Fireovid Waynesboro ’75 1010
3 Corey Lee Staunton 910
4 Mike O’Connor New Market ’01 873
5 Brad Mills Harrisonburg ’05 858
6 Tim Burcham Staunton 811
7 Brent Billingsley New Market ’95 804
8 Mike Burns Winchester ’00 798
9 Oscar Munoz Harrisonburg 769
10 Bob Patterson Madison ’81 767
11 Brian McNichol Winchester ’94 754
12 Elih Villanueva Luray ’07 752
13 Jamie Brewington New Market ’92 742
14 Jack Egbert Winchester ’03 734
15 Mike Christopher Winchester ’84 718
16 Colter Bean Winchester ’97 713
17 Matt Fox Staunton ’03 682
18 Larry Mitchell Harrisonburg ’91 666
19 Brandon Dickson New Market ’06 663
20 Ralph Citarella Staunton 654

Three crossover pitchers… with two players over the very round number of 1,000.

Mills