A storm wiped out the doubleheader in Charlottesville yesterday, but a flat tire (“puncture,” in Kenya) couldn’t keep Woodstock from reaching Covington. So 4 of the 6 games were played…
Results
- Front Royal at Charlottesville, DH, PPD
- Purcellville 2, Waynesboro 1
- Harrisonburg 10, Strasburg 2
- Staunton 9, Winchester 1
- Covington 7, Woodstock 3
Hitter of the Day
Our hitter of the day, in a close call, is Woodstock’s Connor Wilson, from Dayton! Connor went 3-4, with a run, RBI, walk, double, and stolen base. He’s now hitting 273/432/33 in 33 at-bats for the River Bandits. Connor batted 27 times for the Flyers this spring.
Others of Note
- Tanner Thomas, Waynesboro: 3-5
- Luke Nussman, Harrisonburg: 2-4, 2 runs, RBI, 2B (that was hit to the base of the center field fence, 400 feet from home plate)
- Cam Irvine, Harrisonburg: 2-3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, 2B (his double was ripped down the 3rd base line)
- Trey Jacobs, Staunton: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 2B
- Brycen Thomas, Staunton: 2-3, run, 3 RBIs, HR, SB
- Chris Salvey, Winchester: 2-4, run, RBI, 2B, HR
- Eric Jones, Covington: 2-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, BB, HR
Pitcher of the Day
Our POD is Waynesboro’s Evan Gillespie, from Faulkner! Evan earned a game score of 76
after 7 innings against Purcellville, allowing 1 hit, 1 earned run, 3 walks, and striking out 8. He’s now 1-0, 2.25, with 10 K’s in 12 innings pitched for the Generals. Evan struck out 33 batters in 38 innings this spring for Faulkner.
Others of Note
- Will Guay, Purcellville: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K’s, ND
- Kyle Arjona, Harrisonburg: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K’s, win (69)
- Bailey Hall, Staunton: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K’s, win (68)
Monday’s Games
- Waynesboro at Charlottesville
- Covington at Strasburg
- Purcellville at Winchester
- Woodstock at New Market
