We are juuuust about three quarters of the way through the Valley League regular season, so it’s time to take a look at the Valley League record book (since 2004, and stats include playoff statistics) and see who might be on target to enter any of the top ten-to-twenty lists in our hitting categories. (I’m expanding the lists to top twenty as players are added each year.)
Batting Average (2.7 Plate Appearances per team game)
Current record: Michael Wielansky, 2017, Charlottesville: .428
15th Place: Mike Garza, 2010, Woodstock: .388
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Logan Amiss, Covington: .444
Aidan Nagle, Woodstock: .427
Caleb Ward, Woodstock: .402
Cayman Richardson, Charlottesville: .385
On-Base Percentage (2.7 PA per team game)
Current Record: Nick Sinay, 2014, Front Royal: .534
10th Place: Jason Kipnis, 2007, Covington: .498
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Caleb Ward: .541
Wes Clarke, Waynesboro: .516
Aidan Nagle: .507
Logan Amiss: .505
Slugging Percentage (2.7 PA per team game)
Current Record: Andrew Eyster, 2018, New Market: .762
12th Place: Bradley Picha, 2012, Winchester, and Julian Ridings, 2012, Waynesboro: .657
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Jose Aquino, Purcellville: .685 (Aquino has left the league- he will fall off the list after a few more games)
Aidan Nagle: .684
Logan Amiss: .667
Caleb Ward: .659
Andrew Czech, Staunton: .658
Runs Scored
Current Record: Leo Rojas, 2012, Winchester: 59
9th Place- 6 tied with 45
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Aidan Nagle: 31
Hits
Current Record: Tyler Kuhn, 2006, Luray, and Cory Spangenberg, 2010, Winchester: 81
11th Place: Stephen Kerr, 2014, Charles Town: 70
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Aidan Nagle: 50
Doubles
Current Record: Jimmy Yezzo, 2012, Winchester: 21
11th Place: Four tied with 16
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Andrew Czech: 13
Wes Clarke: 12 (I know, Wes, you told me you don’t want to know… but I can’t leave you off!)
Christian Torres, Covington: 10
Jackson Tate, Waynesboro: 10
Triples
Current Record: Cody Wilson, 2017, Winchester- 7
10th Place: 21 Guys (!!) tied with 4
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Seth Cannady, Waynesboro: 3
Joshua Cox, New Market: 3
Home Runs
Current Record: Joseph Odom, 2012, Winchester: 17
12th Place: Three tied with 12
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Jose Aquino has 8, but he’s done
Andrew Czech: 8
Aidan Nagle: 7
Tyler Johnson, Strasburg: 7
RBIs
Current Record: Jimmy Yezzo, 2012, Winchester: 62
13th Place: Michael McClellan, 2014, Waynesboro: 45
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Andrew Czech: 39
Walks
Current Record: Jason Kipnis, 2007, Covington: 49
8th Place: 3 tied with 41
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Wes Clarke and Caleb Ward- 23
Stolen Bases
Current Record: Jay Charleston, 2017, Staunton: 39
8th Place: 4 tied with 31
2019 Players who are on pace (or close):
Jonah Seagears and Joshua Cox, both from New Market: 18
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