Six games were played last night, with absolutely all of them important in the playoff chase. And there were multiple outstanding performances, so we’ll be looking at 2 hitters and 2 pitchers…

Results

  • Woodstock 6, Front Royal 3 (Game 1, 7 innings) (The 10-game streak is over!)
  • Front Royal 13, Woodstock 0 (Game 2, 7 innings) (Cards are 1.5 games behind Purcellville for 1st place in the North)
  • Charlottesville 2, Waynesboro 1 (Tom Sox half a game behind Covington for 1st in South; Generals are 2 back)
  • New Market 11, Strasburg 3 (Express stay 3.5 games behind last playoff spot; Rebels own 3rd place, 2.5 behind Front Royal)
  • Purcellville 8, Winchester 4 (Royals 3.5 ahead of Express for 4th spot; Cannons own first place in the North)
  • Staunton 6, Covington 2 (Lumberjacks’ lead is down to half a game in South; Braves lead Turks for 4th spot by 1 game, and are 1.5 behind Waynesboro)

Hitter(s) of the Day

Amazing hitting in the second game of the doubleheader between Front Royal and Woodstock:

  • Our first HOD is Front Royal’s Spencer Packard, from Arizona Western, who went 5-5 in that 2nd game, with 3 runs, 2 RBIs, and 3 doubles. He’s now hitting 349/497/523 in 109 at-bats, with an amazing 30/20 BB/K ratio to boot. He was also HOD on July 11th.
  • The second HOD is also from Front Royal, and also from the 2nd game- this one is Brandon Krennrich, from UNC Central. Brandon went 2-4, with 3 runs, 6 RBIs, and 2 home runs. (As all of you know, ATVL loves those multi-home run games!) Brandon is now hitting 265/346/412 in 68 at-bats.

Others of Note

  • Spencer Packard, Front Royal: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB (Game 1)
  • Bryan Nunez, Woodstock: 1-2, run, 3 RBIs, HR (Game 1)
  • Oraj Anu, New Market: 3-5, run, 3 RBIs, 2B
  • Carter Smith, New Market: 2-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 BB
  • Michael Koenig, Strasburg: 1-2, run, RBI, 2 BB, HR
  • Aaron Palensky, Winchester: 2-2, run, BB, HBP
  • Trey Jacobs, Staunton: 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, BB, 2B
  • Sam Little, Front Royal: 1-2, run, 3 BB, 2B (Game 2)
  • Andrew Burden, Front Royal: 3-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 2B, HR (Game 2, if I named a 3rd HOD, it would be Andrew)
  • Mason Gavre, Front Royal: 1-1, 3 runs, 3 BB (Game 2)

Pitcher(s) of the Day

Annnnd, we’ll go ahead and name the two best pitchers, too…

  • First, the highest game score goes to Waynesboro’s Fred Villarreal, from Houston. Fred threw 9 innings against Charlottesville while allowing 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), and 2 walks with 10 strikeouts. He earned a game score of 81. Fred is now 1-2, 2.66, with 34 K’s in 27 innings pitched this summer.
  • The second highest belongs to Front Royal’s Gabriel Ponce, from San Diego, who earned a game score of 72 after 7 shutout innings against Woodstock. He allowed 2 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 2. It only took 51 pitches to complete the 7 innings! Gabriel is now 2-0, 2.57, with 27 K’s in 28 innings pitched.

Others of Note

  • Jake Hershman, Charlottesville: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K’s (58)
  • Antonio Menendez, Charlottesville: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K’s, win
  • Ben Wiley, Strasburg: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K’s
  • Emilio Valdes, Winchester: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K’s
  • Bailey Hall, Staunton: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K’s, win (63)

Tonight’s (Today’s) Games

A huge slate for today:

  • Harrisonburg at Charlottesville, 3 PM
  • Winchester at Woodstock, doubleheader, 5 PM, 8 PM
  • Strasburg at Front Royal, doubleheader, 5 PM, 7 PM
  • Waynesboro at Covington
  • Purcellville at New Market
Krennrich
Villarreal
Ponce
Packard