All five games were played yet again last night. I would hate to mess with this (jinxing it and all that), but the rain/storms have held off for a long time now. Helps the league, crops and other important stuff- not so much.

Moving on…

Results

• Front Royal 12, Covington 1 (Game 1, 7 innings)
• Covington 2, Front Royal 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
• Waynesboro 3, Winchester 1
• Strasburg 13, Charlottesville 12 (10 innings)
• New Market 8, Staunton 5

Hitter of the Day

For the second time this season, we have a three home run game! (First was Luke Berryhill on June 8th.) This time it’s Front Royal’s Spencer Packard, from Arizona Western, who went 3-4, with 4 runs, 4 RBIs, and the aforementioned 3 home runs in the first game of the doubleheader against Covington. Keep in mind, Dear Reader, that he did this in 7 innings. Spencer is now hitting 310/435/483 in 87 at-bats this summer, along with a very good 17/14 BB/K ratio.

Others of Note

• Kendall Small, Front Royal: 3-4, 4 RBIs, run, 2B (Game 1)
• Anthony Lazar, Charlottesville: 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, HBP
• Dominic D’Alessandro, Charlottesville: 3-6, 2 runs, 5 RBIs, HR
• Nick Bellafronto, Charlottesville: 2-3, 2 runs, 3 BB, 3B
• Will Allocca, Charlottesville: 3-5, run, RBI, 2B
• Justin Hayes, Strasburg: 2-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, HR
• Colton Schultz, Strasburg: 3-5, run, RBI, 2B, SB
• Ryan Hogan, Strasburg: 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, 2B, HBP
• Kieton Rivers, Strasburg: 2-4, 3 runs, RBI, BB, 2B, HBP
• Jason Swan, Strasburg: 1-3, run, 3 RBIs, 3 BB
• Chase Sudduth, New Market: 3-5, 3 runs, RBI, 3B
• Justin King, New Market: 2-4, 3 RBIs
• Kobe Lopez, New Market: 2-4, run, 2 2B
• Andrew Eyster, New Market: 1-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, BB, HR
• Trey Jacobs, Staunton: 3-5, run, 2 SB
• Dean Hermanson, Staunton: 3-4, run, RBI, 2B

Pitcher of the Day

It’s a Cardinal sweep! The POD is Front Royal’s Andrew Brighton, from Nebraska-Omaha, who threw 7 effective innings in game one of the doubleheader against Covington. He allowed 4 hits, 1 unearned run, 2 walks, and struck out 4, earning the win and a game score of 69. Andrew is now 4-1, 3.90, with 19 K’s in 30 innings pitched this summer. He was also the POD on June 10th.

Others of Note

• Nathan Schneider, Waynesboro: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K’s, win (63)
• Austin Bohm, Waynesboro: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, save
• Dylan Gentry, Winchester: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 8 K’s (65)
• Ryan Flores, Staunton: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K’s
• Jordyn Eglite, Covington: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K’s, win (64) (Game 2)

Tonight’s Games

• Harrisonburg at Purcellville
• Staunton at Front Royal
• New Market at Waynesboro
• Strasburg at Covington
• Charlottesville at Woodstock