Seven games were on the schedule last night, and six were played. After a fun day, all the playoff spots are determined, with round one to start in about 11 hours!
Results
- Woodstock forfeited to Front Royal (Woodstock played the doubleheader at Winchester on Friday with only 9 players, and decided to hang it up)
- Winchester 6, Strasburg 0
- New Market 11, Purcellville 5
- Purcellville 9, Strasburg 4 (Cannons win the North)
- New Market 12, Front Royal 5
- Waynesboro 13, Staunton 5
- Harrisonburg 2, Charlottesville 1 (Turks squeeze into the playoffs thanks to the Braves’ loss)
Hitter of the Day
The best hitter from last night is New Market’s Oraj Anu, from Wallace, who has been a top hitter all season long. In New Market’s 2nd game last night, Oraj went 3-4, with 2 runs, 4 RBIs, a double, and a home run. He finished the regular season with a 358/424/634 slash line in 123 at-bats. He’s 8 for his last 12, and 11 for his last 21. He’ll be one of the top hitters of the league- series of posts to begin shortly after the playoffs end.
Others of Note
- Samyr Santos, Winchester: 2-2, RBI, BB
- Shaggy Freeland, Purcellville: 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, BB, HR
- Oraj Anu, New Market (game 1): 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, HR, SB
- Cristopher De Guzman, New Market: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, HR
- Riley Wash, New Market: 3-4, 2 runs, 2B
- Sergio Lopez, Purcellville: 2-3, BB
- Collin Garrett, Strasburg: 2-3, 2 runs, RBI, HR
- Christian Garabedian, Purcellville: 2-4, 4 RBIs
- Thomas Baggett, Purcellville: 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, BB, HR
- Kendall Small, Front Royal: 3-4, run, RBI, HR
- Andrew Eyster, New Market: 2-3, 2 runs, BB
- Chase Sudduth, New Market: 3-3, 3 runs, RBI, BB, 2B
- Austin Bogart, New Market: 2-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 HBP, HR
- Andrew Kasiski, New Market: 3-4, 2 runs, 2B
- Marcus Ragan, Waynesboro: 3-4, 3 runs, RBI, 2B, HBP, SB
- Hunter Johnson, Waynesboro: 3-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, HR
- Andrew Orzel, Waynesboro: 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, BB, HR
- Bo Seccombe, Waynesboro: 3-5, run, 4 RBIs, 3B, HR
- Patrick McColl, Charlottesville: 2-3, HBP
- Brycen Braswell, Harrisonburg: 3-3, SB
Pitcher of the Day
Several excellent performances last night, but the best one was turned in by Winchester’s Evan Richardson, from Bard, who threw 7 shutout innings against Strasburg, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 5. He earned the win and a game score of 77. He finished the regular season 4-2, 4.32, with 33 K’s in 41 2/3 innings pitched.
Others of Note
- Sean McCracken, Charlottesville: 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- Justin Beyer, Waynesboro: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K’s, win
- Garrett Hartley, Purcellville: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K’s, win
- Luke Scherzer, Harrisonburg: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K’s
- Cade Bullinger, Harrisonburg: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K’s
Tonight’s Games (Playoffs Game One)
- Harrisonburg at Covington, 7 PM (Game 1)
- Waynesboro at Charlottesville, 7 PM (Game 1)
- Winchester at Purcellville, 7 PM (Game 1)
- New Market at Front Royal, 7 PM (Game 1)
