Mostly a dry day in the Valley, so all five games were played. We saw some good pitching, some timely hitting, a walk-off walk, and a walk-off bomb in the 11th inning.

Results

  • Charlottesville 4, Covington 3
  • Front Royal 9, Woodstock 2
  • Staunton 6, Harrisonburg 1
  • New Market 10, Winchester 9
  • Purcellville 9, Strasburg 8 (11 innings)

Hitter of the Day

The hitter of the day is the only batter with four hits and a walk-off home run- that would be Purcellville’s Jacob Stanley, from Chipola. Jacob went 4-6, with two runs, and the aforementioned walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning against Strasburg, pulling the Cannons a game closer in the division race (to 7.5 games). Stanley is now hitting 242/356/548 in 62 at-bats this summer, and he’s in shouting distance of the league lead in home runs, with six.

Others of Note

  • Joe Fortin, Covington: 1-2, run, 3 BB
  • Easton Waterman, Front Royal: 1-3, run, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
  • Tre Dabney, Front Royal: 2-3, 2 RBIs, BB, 3B, 2 SB
  • Colin Brophy, Staunton: 2-4, RBI, BB, 3B
  • Kent Rooklin, Staunton: 2-5, 2 runs, RBI, 3 SB
  • John Servello, Winchester: 3-3, run, 2 RBIs, SF
  • John Dyer, Winchester: 3-5, run
  • Loren Franck, Winchester: 1-3, 3 runs, 2 BB
  • Jonah Seagears, New Market: 2-5, run, 2 RBIs, 2B, HBP
  • Pedro Castellano, New Market: 2-5, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 HR
  • Keiji Parkhurst, New Market: 2-3, BB
  • Griffin Cheney, Strasburg: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 2B, HR
  • Tyler Johnson, Strasburg: 3-5, run, RBI, BB, HR
  • Max Crabbe, Purcellville: 3-5, 3 RBIs, 2 2B
  • Bradley Riopelle, Purcellville: 1-3, 2 runs, 3 BB, SB
  • Jose Gutierrez, Purcellville: 2-3, run, 3 RBIs, 2 BB, 2B

Pitcher of the Day

The pitcher of the day is Justin Showalter, from Staunton and JMU, who side-armed his way to throwing five solid innings against the Turks, allowing three hits, one earned run, two walks, and struck out four to earn the win. Showalter is 2-1, 5.31, with 20 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched this summer for the Braves. He’s going to the Showcase next week as well.

Others of Note

  • Joseph Sprake, Charlottesville: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
  • Peyton Glavine, Charlottesville: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K’s, win
  • Peter Schuldt, Front Royal: 5 Ip, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, win
  • Sean Miller, Front Royal: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K’s
  • James Deloatch, Woodstock: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K’s
  • Ron Brown, Staunton: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K’s
  • LT Pare, New Market: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
  • Sam Prince, New Market: 2 Ip, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
  • Trey Fields, Strasburg: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K’s
  • Avery Short, Purcellville: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K’s, win

Tonight’s Games (TWO doubleheaders)

  • Woodstock at Strasburg (5 p.m., 7 p.m.) (Bandits are currently three games behind the Express in the North standings)
  • Covington at Harrisonburg (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) (Turks are a game and a half behind the Jacks for third place in the South)
  • New Market at Front Royal (7 p.m.)
  • Winchester at Charlottesville (7 p.m.)
  • Staunton at Waynesboro (7 p.m.) (Braves are 6.5 games behind the Generals in the South)
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