Valley Baseball League names 2017 Hall of Fame class
The Valley Baseball League inducted seven individuals in Harrisonburg during the All-Star game. Inductees include John Kruk Wayne Comer Claude C C Michael Sam Perlozzo Earl Shirkey Marion Bo Trumbo and Maynard Bo Weber noted for major league play coaching and league leadership with ties to the New Market Rebels Shenandoah Indians and regional teams.
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Harrisonburg
Valley Baseball League
VBL
John Kruk
Wayne Comer
Claude “C.C
Michael
Sam _ Perlozzo
Earl Shirkey
Marion “Bo” Trumbo
Maynard “Mo” Weber
Kruk
New Market Rebels
San Diego Padres
Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago White Sox
Rockingham County
Virginia Mountain League
Sam Perlozzo
Waynesboro Generals
Baltimore Orioles
Perlozzo
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Seattle Mariners
Orioles
Reds
Minnesota Twins
Harrisonburg Turks
Shirkey
Harrisonburg High School
James Madison
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Asbury Methodist Church
Marion
Bo” Trumbo
New York Met
Boston Red Sox
Texas Rangers
Atlanta Braves
Seattle Mariners. He Also Worked For the Major League Scouting Bureau
Trumbo
Major League Baseball Scouts Association
Salem-Roanoke
Bridgwater College Athletic Hall of Fame
Maynard
Bo” Weber
Weber
College of William and Mary
Peninsula Pilots
WBL
Cardinals Fall Short In Tuesday Clash With Cannons
Cardinals shake off Monday loss as Will Heflin delivers five solid innings and Lipcius and McDonald provide early offense. Props to Connor Pohl and Jared McDonald for key RBI if later, while Nickolas Ortega struggles in eighth before Joshua Andrews shuts the door.
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Strasburg
Cardinals
Purcellville
Front Royal
Cannons
Will Heflin
Tennessee
Trey McDyre
Heflin
Luc Lipcius
Jared McDonald
Grand Canyon
Connor Pohl
Ohio State
Nickolas Ortega
Lipscomb
Jacob Freeland
Ortega
Trevin Esquerra
Andy Szamski
Daly
Joshua Andrews
Andrews
Front Royal Cardinals Fall In Slugfest At Home
A passed ball and a rare walk by Andrews keep the Front Royal Cardinals within reach as Purcellville’s late inning errors fuel a 7-5 comeback. Greene’s misplay on a routine pop led to two runs, then an RBI single stretched the lead. Daly cites a grind as the team fights to stay in playoff contention with 14 games left. Front Royal hosts Winchester, Harrisonburg, and Purcellville before a trip to Winchester.
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Andrews
Onassis Matos
Esquerra
Szamski
RBI
Daly
Front Royal
Winchester
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Purcellville
Stars Face Friday Winner in Front Royal All-Star Showing
Front Royal Senior League All Stars, District 3 champions, advanced to the state tournament at Pound Little League after a 2-0 opening loss to Central Chesterfield. The team regrouped and then reeled off four consecutive wins in the 13 team field Friday at seven p.m. against the Woodstock Edinburg winner or Clarke County survivor.
Front Royal Caps Off 4-2 Tourney With Rematch Set
Front Royal went 4-2 in the event with a 51 to 25 scoring edge. They defeated Craddock 7-0 Gordonsville 20-1 Fauquier 10-9 and Big Stone Gap 12-8 to earn a rematch with Central Chesterfield where they lost 5-2, finishing fourth overall.
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Front Royal
Craddock
Gordonsville
Fauquier
Big Stone Gap
Central Chesterfield
Post 53 Falls to Winchester in Fielding Woes
Front Royal manager Rick Almarode lamented repeated errors and failed RBI chances as Post 53 dropped a game to Winchester. Pitcher Hunter Wines of Warren County started four innings yielding six runs (four earned) while Josh Pritchett of Strasburg finished the last five, allowing four runs (three earned).
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Winchester
Royal
Rick Almarode
Hunter Wines
Warren County
Josh Pritchett
Strasburg
District 16 baseball district tournament schedule outlined
Corey Keller of Strasburg led Post 53 with three hits while Austin Miller added two hits and three RBIs. The eight team event starts next Wednesday with the top four seeds hosting. Opening round winners play Thursday at Bing Crosby Stadium and the final is Friday. Front Royal is projected No 6 seed and could face Ashburn or Warrenton next Wednesday.
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Corey Keller
Strasburg
Austin Miller
Bing Crosby Stadium
Front Royal
Ashburn
Warrenton
Greenbrier rises after flood wrecks Old White TPC course
The Old White TPC at Greenbrier was rebuilt after severe flooding that wrecked the course and halted PGA events. Ken Foster restored the 18 holes while new grasses and redesigned greens revived its par 70, 7286 yard layout to rave reviews. Community resilience and Mickelson praised local rebuilding efforts.
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Phil Mickelson
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Mickelson
TPC
Ken Foster
Charles Blair Mac
Snead
Meadows
Oakhurst Links
Green
Saints
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ESPN
Baseball Tonight
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Washington Senators
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McDure
Jordan Greene
Clemson
Thomas Johns
Alabama Birmingham
Nolan Ritchie
EN Pullen
Sentinel
Trevor Rosenberg
Davis Lovell
PGA
West Virginia
Jim Justus
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