Braves continue mastery of Generals, 7-5
Staunton was 13-25 against the rest of the Valley League in 2010, but the Braves finished 5-1 against their cross-county rivals in Waynesboro with a 7-5 win over the Generals at Mathers Park Sunday night.
The game was knotted at 3-3 in the seventh when Waynesboro starter Greg Smith gave up a one-out double to Stephen Branca that drove Daniel Wright home. A two-out double by Patrick Braswell plated Branca and made it 5-3 Staunton.
The Braves added two in the eighth off reliever Justin Thompson, with Brian Collins scoring Justin Bagbey from second with a one-out single and Collins scoring on a two-out error by T.J. Kuban.
Waynesboro rallied for two in the ninth, with a Jon Clinard sacrifice-fly RBI scoring Kuban, and Devin Smith scoring on a wild pitch on strike three to shortstop Jared King on what would have been the game’s final out. King made it to first without a throw to bring the tying run to the plate in the form of Drew Turocy, but Turocy grounded into a force play to end it.
Smith (1-1) took the loss for Waynesboro, going allowing five runs on 10 hits in six and two-thirds innings.
Joey cuda (4-5) picked up the win with four and a third innings of relief, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits.
Story by Chris Graham. Chris can be reached at freepress2@ntelos.net.
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Still waiting: Playoff berth on hold as Braves hold off Generals
David Gibson pitched seven strong innings, and Staunton took advantage of six walks surrendered by Waynesboro starter Michael Reed, as the Braves held off the Generals, 6-3, before a season-high crowd of 1,561 at John Moxie Memorial Stadium Friday night.
Waynesboro jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a two-run first-inning homer by third baseman Grant Fillipitch, his sixth of the season. The Braves tied it in the second at 2-2 on a pair of RBI singles by Brian Collins and Stephen Branca, then took control in the fifth, loading the bases with nobody out off Reed, then scoring when reliever Tim Leather hit Todd Brazeal with an 0-1 fastball and two outs later when Steve Scoby scored from third on a passed ball by catcher Alan Stoupa.
The lead was 6-2 in the seventh on a pair of run-scoring singles by Alex Guerra and Justin Bagbey. Waynesboro loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth off Gibson, but could only manage one run, on a two-out walk to T.J. Kuban. Stoupa grounded out to end that threat, and reliever Tyler Deetjen retired Waynesboro 1-2-3 in the ninth to close it out.
A Luray doubleheader sweep of Woodstock and a come-from-behind win by league-leading Haymarket over New Market Friday night has Waynesboro’s magic number for a playoff berth at one. The Generals are off on Saturday, and return to action on Sunday with a day-night, two-team doubleheader at Mathers Park, playing Covington in a makeup game for an early-week rainout at 1 p.m., then hosting Staunton at 7 p.m. in the regular-season home finale.
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Generals suffer Braves beatdown
The Staunton Braves might still be on the outside looking in as far as the 2010 Valley League playoff picture is concerned, but they also still own the Waynesboro Generals.
The Braves blasted Waynesboro 12-1 Thursday night in front of 1,111 at John Moxie Memorial Stadium to post their 10th win in the last 12 games in the rivalry series.
It was done largely with small ball. Only one of Staunton’s nine hits went for extra bases, but the Braves stole 11 bases on 12 attempts.
Jarryd Summers (1-1) took the loss for Waynesboro, giving up four runs on two hits and six walks in six innings pitched.
Ben Alsup (4-0) picked up the win for Staunton with five and a third innings of shutout baseball.
Story by Chris Graham. Chris can be reached at freepress2@ntelos.net.
Braves dominate Generals, 6-1
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A season-high Mathers Park crowd watched Staunton take control of the rivalry game with Waynesboro with three unearned runs as the Braves coasted to a 6-1 win over the Generals Tuesday night.
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Braves take Generals, 10-2
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Staunton rode a strong pitching performance by Logan Dodd and a pair of big innings at the plate to a 10-2 win over Waynesboro Tuesday night at John Moxie Memorial Stadium.
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Generals knock off Braves, climb into tie for first
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Brian Adkins pitched six strong innings, and Waynesboro held off a late Staunton rally, en route to a 6-3 Generals win Wednesday night at Mathers Park.
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A new day for the Waynesboro Generals
Critzer, Gauldin step forward to save Valley League team
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The uncertain future of the Waynesboro Generals was a hot topic of conversation for a lot of baseball fans in and around Waynesboro the past several weeks. Among those talking around the proverbial hot stove were a pair of Waynesboro-based businessmen who decided they could perhaps do more than engage in idle talk.
“I was surprised to hear that the team was up for sale. I read the article in the paper, and of course another article came out, and there was talk that the team might not even be in Waynesboro any longer, and may even fold. And that was disturbing to us,” said Jim Critzer, whose name might be familiar for his successful run as owner of the Valley League team for much of the past decade, before selling the team to Jerry Carter in 2009 and riding off, ostensibly, into the proverbial baseball sunset.
David Gauldin II was at the office at Mathers Construction talking about the articles in the paper when the conversation turned to, Hey, Dave, why don’t you try to buy the team?
“So many sit around and talk about what should be done. I said, Well, maybe it’s time to step forward and be a little more active,” said Gauldin, who with Critzer joined in an agreement with Carter to purchase the team in a deal that was made public on Wednesday. Continue reading “A new day for the Waynesboro Generals” »
Generals even season series with Braves
Staunton rallied after falling behind 9-0, but Waynesboro held on for a nailbiting 10-8 win at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field Friday night. AFP editor and Waynesboro Generals general manager Chris Graham talks after the game with manager Andy Chalot, winning pitcher Tyler Grasewicz, who pitched six shutout innings in his first start of the year, and Generals play-by-play man John Leonard. Length: 9:31. Continue reading “Generals even season series with Braves” »
Pair of Braves honored by VBL
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A pair of Staunton Braves were among the players honored by the Valley League as its players and pitchers of the week for Week Six of the 2008 season.
Pitcher Josh Squatrito (Towson) was named one of the pitchers of the week after recording three saves in three appearances and striking out seven of the 10 batters he faced along the way. Squatrito is 1-2 with seven saves in ’08 with a 0.92 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings pitched. Continue reading “Pair of Braves honored by VBL” »
