The second installment of the league record book (2004-2019) is on-base percentage:
1 | Nick Sinay | Front Royal | 2014 | 0.534 |
2 | Caleb Ward | Woodstock | 2019 | 0.530 |
3 | Jordan Tarsovich | Strasburg | 2013 | 0.522 |
4 | Cole Gruber | Waynesboro | 2014 | 0.518 |
5 | Luke Greinke | Winchester | 2007 | 0.517 |
6 | Ryan Sullivan | Covington | 2012 | 0.516 |
Blake Sipe | Staunton | 2012 | 0.516 | |
8 | Mike Schwartz | Harrisonburg | 2009 | 0.508 |
9 | Mike Marcinko | Waynesboro | 2014 | 0.502 |
10 | Tyler Townsend | Winchester | 2008 | 0.500 |
11 | Jason Kipnis | Covington | 2007 | 0.498 |
Woodstock’s Caleb Ward joined this list from this summer- all the way up at number two… and he’s the first player to join the list since 2014! A .530 OBP is truly amazing.
Major leaguers (also current): Jason Kipnis
Current Minor Leaguers: None
Previous Minor Leaguers: Nick Sinay, Jordan Tarsovich, Cole Gruber, Luke Greinke, Mike Schwartz, Tyler Townsend
No Organized Ball: Ryan Sullivan, Blake Sipe, Mike Marcinko
Still in College: Caleb Ward
As for Valley League teams, Waynesboro, Winchester, and Covington all have two, and Front Royal, Woodstock, Strasburg, Staunton, and Harrisonburg have one. Purcellville/Charles Town, New Market, and Charlottesville don’t have any just yet.
Next up: slugging percentage.