Today we’ll take a look at the players who have hit the most home runs in the minor leagues… from 2004-2018 and all-time.
| 2006-2018 | |||
| 1 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-06 | 159 |
| 2 | Ryan Schimpf | Luray ’08 | 150 |
| 3 | Rudy Flores | Haymarket ’10 | 112 |
| 4 | Joey Butler | New Market ’06 | 92 |
| 5 | Mac Williamson | Harrisonburg ’11 | 88 |
| 6 | Tyler White | Haymarket ’10 | 87 |
| 7 | Jacob Wilson | Luray ’09 | 85 |
| 8 | Tony Thomas | Harrisonburg ’05 | 84 |
| Ben Guez | Covington ’06 | 84 | |
| 10 | Blake Tekotte | Woodstock ’06 | 83 |
| 11 | Collin Cowgill | Covington ’05 | 82 |
| 12 | Rebel Ridling | Covington ’06 | 76 |
| Ryan McBroom | Haymarket ’10-1 | 76 | |
| 14 | Jon Griffin | Luray ’10 | 71 |
| 15 | AJ Kirby-Jones | Waynesboro ’09 | 64 |
Additions:
- Mac Williamson and Ryan McBroom both entered the list this year. Mac was a 2017 oversight; he had 75 at that point, and should have been #10 overall. Whoops. He’s now 5th overall. McBroom hit 15 in 2018, bringing him up to a tie for #12.
Changes:
- Jacob Wilson hit 8 homers in 2018, and went from 8th to 7th.
- Tyler White hit 14, and went from #10 up to #6.
- Collin Cowgill hit 12, and went from #12 to #11.
| All-Time | |||
| 1 | Jeff Manto | Front Royal | 243 |
| 2 | Joe Koshansky | Staunton ’02-03 | 186 |
| 3 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-06 | 159 |
| 4 | Ryan Shealy | Harrisonburg ’99 | 158 |
| 5 | Andy Abad | Harrisonburg ’93 | 157 |
| 6 | Ryan Schimpf | Luray ’08 | 150 |
| 7 | Christopher Carter | Waynesboro ’01 | 146 |
| 8 | Alan Cockrell | Staunton | 141 |
| 9 | Erik Kratz | Way,Harr ’00-01 | 127 |
| 10 | Luke Scott | Staunton | 125 |
| 11 | Stephen Smitherman | Winchester ’98-9 | 114 |
| 12 | Rudy Flores | Haymarket ’10 | 112 |
| 13 | Jack Voigt | Staunton | 111 |
| 14 | Steve Decker | Front Royal | 101 |
| 15 | Dan Pasqua | New Market ’81 | 100 |
| Nick Stavinoha | Front Royal ’03 | 100 | |
| 17 | Larry Sheets | Staunton | 99 |
| Luis Lopez | Winchester ’92-3 | 99 | |
| 19 | Pat Watkins | Staunton | 95 |
| 20 | Jim Pankovits | Harrisonburg ’74 | 93 |
Additions: None
Changes:
- Rudy Flores, with 17 homers, went all the way from #18 to #12
- Erik Kratz, with 4, passed Luke Scott to move into 9th place. Has Erik been fun to watch this offseason or what?!?!
