This is the last minor league record book entry for hitters! We still have pitchers to discuss, and then the major league record book, of course…
| 2006-2018 | ||||
| 1 | Collin Cowgill | Covington ’05 | 2011 | 0.354 |
| 2 | James McOwen | Luray ’05-06 | 2009 | 0.340 |
| 3 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-06 | 2010 | 0.335 |
| 4 | John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2007 | 0.333 |
| Tyler Kuhn | Luray ’06-07 | 2011 | 0.333 | |
| 6 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-06 | 2011 | 0.326 |
| 7 | Tyler White | Haymarket ’10 | 2015 | 0.325 |
| 8 | Jeff Kindel | Covington ’03 | 2007 | 0.317 |
| 9 | Tyson Auer | Luray ’05-06 | 2010 | 0.316 |
| 10 | Ryan McBroom | Haymarket ’11-’12 | 2015 | 0.315 |
Collin Cowgill crushed Triple-A in 2011 for Reno, hitting 354/430/554 in 98 games and 395 at-bats. He added 95 runs, 70 RBIs, 24 doubles, 8 triples, 13 home runs, and a 51/63 BB/K ratio… and even 30 stolen bases (against 3 CS)! He made his major league debut July 26th of that year. He’s batted 689 times in the major leagues so far, and spent 2018 in Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
| All-Time | ||||
| 1 | Gene Richards | Harrisonburg | 1975 | 0.381 |
| 2 | Luis Lopez | Winchester ’92-3 | 1997 | 0.358 |
| 3 | Collin Cowgill | Covington ’05 | 2011 | 0.354 |
| 4 | Billy Sample | Harrisonburg ’75 | 1978 | 0.352 |
| 5 | John Kruk | New Market ’81 | 1985 | 0.351 |
| 6 | Billy Sample | Harrisonburg ’75 | 1977 | 0.348 |
| 7 | Talmadge Nunnari | Harrisonburg ’96 | 1999 | 0.344 |
| Chad Tracy | Staunton ’99 | 2002 | 0.344 | |
| 9 | John Kruk | New Market ’81 | 1983 | 0.341 |
| 10 | James McOwen | Luray ’05-06 | 2009 | 0.340 |
| 11 | Nick Stavinoha | Front Royal ’03 | 2008 | 0.337 |
| 12 | Clint Robinson | Harrisonburg ’05-06 | 2010 | 0.335 |
| 13 | John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2007 | 0.333 |
| Tyler Kuhn | Luray ’06-07 | 2011 | 0.333 | |
| 15 | Gene Richards | Harrisonburg | 1976 | 0.331 |
| Juan Pierre | Harrisonburg ’97 | 2000 | 0.331 | |
| 17 | Emil Brown | Waynesboro ’94 | 1998 | 0.330 |
| 18 | Kevin Reese | Winchester ’98 | 2001 | 0.329 |
| 19 | Luis Lopez | Winchester ’92-3 | 2000 | 0.328 |
| Ryan Shealy | Harrisonburg ’99 | 2005 | 0.328 |
Luis Lopez was tremendous at Hagerstown in 1997. I almost certainly saw him play that year, but…. I’m old and have no memory of it. Anyway, he hit 358/430/533 in 503 at-bats, with 96 runs, 99 RBIs, 47 doubles, 4 triples, 11 home runs, and a 60/45 BB/K ratio. He went on to bat 145 times in the major leagues.
