Six games were played last night… and the playoff situation is cleared up, once and for all (post coming soon).

Results

  • Front Royal 5, Purcellville 2
  • New Market 5, Purcellville 2- New Market clinches a playoff spot by eliminating the Cannons.
  • Woodstock 13, Front Royal 1
  • Harrisonburg 3, Charlottesville 2 (10 innings)
  • Strasburg 11, Winchester 6 (10 innings)
  • Waynesboro 16, Staunton 6

Hitter of the Day

The hitter of the day is Waynesboro’s Gunner Peterson, from Illinois State, who went 4-6, with two runs, a triple, home run, stolen base, and six RBIs. In 48 at-bats this summer, he’s now hitting .313/.393/.500.

Others of Note

  • Jose Hernandez, Front Royal: 3-4, 2 runs, HBP (Game 1)
  • Easton Waterman, Front Royal: 2-3, run, RBI, BB
  • Jonah Seagears, New Market: 3-4, run, RBI, BB, 2B
  • Pedro Castellano, New Market: 3-5, 2 RBIs
  • Aidan Nagle, Woodstock: 3-6, run, 2 RBIs
  • Lael Lockhart, Woodstock: 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, BB, 2B, HR
  • Caleb Ward, Woodstock: 0-2, run, 4 BB
  • Austin Bates, Woodstock: 2-4, 3 runs, RBi, BB, 2B, SB
  • Isaac Quinones, Woodstock: 1-2, 2 runs, 2 BB
  • Trey Fields, Front Royal: 3-4, RBI, 2B (Game 2)
  • Nick Zona, Harrisonburg: 1-2, run, 2 BB, 3 SB
  • Tyler Johnson, Strasburg: 3-4, run, 2 RBIs, 2B, HBP
  • Griffin Cheney, Strasburg: 3-6, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, HR, SB
  • Aaron Palensky, Winchester: 2-5, run, 3 RBIs, 2B, 3B
  • Justin Taveras, Winchester: 3-5, RBI, 2B
  • Jack Murphy, Waynesboro: 3-6, 3 runs, 5 RBIs, 2 HR
  • Brad Burckel, Waynesboro: 2-5, 3 runs, 2B
  • Ryan McCarty, Staunton: 2-4, run, 2B

Pitcher of the Day

We’re naming two today:

  • Eli Ellington, Harrisonburg, from UNC-Charlotte: Ellington threw six shutout innings and allowed six hits, only one walk, and struck out five. He’s now 1-1, 2.31, with 54 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched this summer.
  • Trey Fields, from Strasburg and Charleston, threw four shutout innings while allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out five to earn Strasburg’s division-clinching win. He’s now 1-1, 2.67, with 39 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings pitched this summer.

Others of Note

  • Kelyn Fox, New Market: 6 IP 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K’s
  • Avery Short, Purcellville: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 4 K’s
  • Maddison Furman, Charlottesville: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K’s
  • Peyton Glavine, Charlottesville: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K’s
  • Ryan Bywaters, Winchester: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K’s

Tonight’s Games

  • Staunton at Purcellville (DH- 5 p.m., 7 p.m.)
  • Waynesboro at Covington (7 p.m.)

Remember that the 2019 Valley League Annual will be available later this year! 

Fields
Peterson
Ellington