Valley League All-Decade First Team

As we did with the second team a few days ago, today we’ll take a look at the best Valley League performances in the last decade- from 2010 to 2019.

The first team:

Catcher: Brad Zebedis, Strasburg 2011. The league MVP in Strasburg’s inaugural season, Zebedis hit .420/.490/.638 in 174 at-bats, with 19 doubles, two triples, five home runs, and a 22/20 BB/K ratio.

First Base: Jimmy Yezzo, Winchester 2012. Yezzo hit .362/.401/.679, with 21 doubles and 16 home runs (37 extra base hits!), along with 51 runs scored and 62 RBIs.

Second Base: Michael Wielansky, Charlottesville 2017. Wielansky was the MVP in 2017 after he hit .432/.489/.677 in 155 at-bats, with 18 doubles, four triples, four home runs, a 20/15 BB/K ratio, and 11 stolen bases.

Shortstop: Cory Spangenberg, Winchester 2010. Also MVP, Spangenberg hit .399/.463/.527 in 203 at-bats, with 15 doubles, a triple, three home runs, a 24/27 BB/K ratio, and 21 stolen bases.

Third Base: Michael Garza, Woodstock 2010. Garza hit .388/.403/.565, with 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, and 23 stolen bases.

Outfield: Andrew Eyster, New Market 2018. Also MVP, Eyster hit .421/.511/.781 in 114 at-bats, with 14 doubles, nine home runs, and an 18/21 BB/K ratio.

Outfield: Aidan Nagle, Woodstock 2019. Nagle, yet another MVP on this list, hit .406/.492/.675 in 160 at-bats, with 10 doubles, 11 home runs, nine stolen bases, and a 23/26 BB/K ratio.

Outfield: Jordan Tarsovich, Strasburg 2013. Yup, also MVP, Tarsovich hit .414/.511/.529 in 157 at-bats, with 10 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 13 stolen bases, and a 28/20 BB/K ratio.

Utility: Brandon Quaranta, Strasburg 2016-17. Quaranta was good for two years. In 2016, he hit .375/.425/.713 in 80 at-bats, with seven doubles and six home runs. On the mound, he didn’t give up an earned run in 7 1/3 innings pitched. In 2017, he hit .331/.448/.623 in 151 at-bats, with 11 doubles and 11 home runs. On the pitching side, he went 0-0, 1.59, with four saves, a 0.99 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9, and 11.1 K/9 in 11 1/3 innings.

Starting Pitcher: Ricky Winters, Woodstock 2013. Winters went 5-0, 0.44, with a 0.707 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9, and 9.4 K/9 in 41 innings pitched.

Starting Pitcher: Steven Ridings, Charles Town 2015. Ridings, in 45 2/3 innings pitched, went 3-1, 2.17, with a 1.160 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9, and 11.8 K/9.

Starting Pitcher: Zach Peek, Strasburg 2017. Peek, who was just traded from the Los Angeles Angels to the Baltimore Orioles, went 4-1, 1.80, with a 0.886 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9, and 10.3 K/9 in 35 innings pitched.

Starting Pitcher: Hayden McCutcheon, Charlottesville 2015. The pitcher of the year in 2015, McCutcheon went 3-1, 1.75, with a 0.972 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9, and 11.3 K/9 in 46 1/3 innings pitched. He was pitcher of the year.

Starting Pitcher: Jordan DeLorenzo, Front Royal 2013. In 58 2/3 innings pitched, DeLorenzo went 4-3, 1.69, with a 0.818 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9, and 9.8 K/9.

Relief Pitcher: Adam Zipko, New Market 2013. In 22 innings pitched, Zipko went 0-2, 0.00, with 17 saves, a 1.000 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9, and 13.9 K/9.

Relief Pitcher: Shay Maltese, Haymarket 2012. Maltese went 2-1, 0.44, with five saves, a 0.837 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9, and 17.7 K/9 in 20 1/3 innings.

Relief Pitcher: Anthony Zimmerman, Purcellville 2018. Zimmerman, in 16 1/3 innings, went 3-0, 0.55, with seven saves, a 0.675 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9, and 18.2 K/9.

Relief Pitcher: Reece Karalus, Aldie 2014. In 15 2/3 innings, Karalus went 2-0, 0.57, with four saves, a 0.510 WHIP, 0.6 BB/9, and 14.9 K/9.

Relief Pitcher: Zach Blatt, Luray 2010. Blatt went 2-1, 0.69, with two saves, a 0.808 WHIP, 1.4 BB/9, and 11.1 K/9 in 26 innings pitched.

In list form:

C	Brad Zebedis	Strasburg 2011
1B	Jimmy Yezzo	Winchester 2012
2B	Michael Wielansky	Charlottesville 2017
SS	Cory Spangenberg	Winchester 2010
3B	Mike Garza	Woodstock 2010
OF	Andrew Eyster	New Market 2018
OF	Aidan Nagle	Woodstock 2019
OF	Jordan Tarsovich	Strasburg 2013
Util	Brandon Quaranta	Strasburg 2016-17
SP	Ricky Winters	Woodstock 2013
SP	Steven Ridings	Charles Town 2015
SP	Zach Peek	Strasburg 2017
SP	Hayden McCutcheon	Charlottesville 2015
SP	Jordan DeLorenzo	Front Royal 2013
RP	Adam Zipko	New Market 2013
RP	Shay Maltese	Haymarket 2012
RP	Anthony Zimmerman	Purcellville 2018
RP	Reece Karalus	Aldie 2014
RP	Zach Blatt	Luray 2010

Congrats to all, and remember, if you want to read all about the 2019 Valley League season, here are ordering instructions!