Expanded League Record Book: Hits

After looking more in-depth at the 2012 Winchester Royals and 1995 Staunton in relation to runs scored, today we will take a look at the top 21 hit totals in the Valley League since 1994:

1	Tyler Kuhn	Luray	2006	81
	Cory Spangenberg	Winchester	2010	81
3	Michael Wielansky	Charlottesville	2017	80
4	Jimmy Yezzo	Winchester	2012	79
5	Leo Rojas	Winchester	2012	76
6	Gunnar McNeill	Staunton	2014	75
7	John Gragg	Winchester	2001	74
8	Wes Timmons	Winchester	2001	73
	Brad Zebedis	Strasburg	2011	73
	Aidan Nagle	Woodstock	2019	73
11	Julian Ridings	Waynesboro	2012	72
	Jordan Tarsovich	Strasburg	2013	72
13	Andrew Turocy	Waynesboro	2010	71
14	Stephen Kerr	Charles Town	2014	70
15	Jason Michaels	Staunton	1995	69
	Greg Hopkins	Haymarket	2009	69
	Joseph Odom	Winchester	2012	69
	Shane Billings	Harrisonburg	2015	69
19	Bruce Sprowl	Winchester	2004	68
	Daniel Murphy	Luray	2005	68
	Dillon Reed	Winchester	2017	68

Notes

• More than a third- eight!- of these guys played for the Winchester Royals. Luray, Staunton, Strasburg, and Waynesboro all have two entries, and Charlottesville, Woodstock, Charles Town, Haymarket, and Harrisonburg all have one. Front Royal, New Market, and Covington do not have any. What is it about Winchester hitters?
• A crazy 13 of these guys were MVPs. So many, in fact, that I’m not going to list them. This is the highest total so far.
• Stephen Kerr had “only” 50 hits for the Charles Town Cannons at the end of the regular season in 2014. In the playoffs, he went a ridiculous 20-39 to move all the way up to 14th place on this list.
• Four of these guys played in the major leagues (Spangenberg, Michaels, Odom, Murphy). Eleven more played in the minors, including John Gragg, who actually was a pitcher in pro ball.

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