First baseman J.J. Bissell (Oklahoma City University) snapped a 1-1 tie with a homer in the bottom of the seventh and Matt Hartman (Arizona) scattered four hits over seven innings as Harrisonburg defeated visiting Charlottesville, 2-1, Monday in Valley League Baseball.
The Turks are 3-0 against the newest franchise in the VBL and improved to 9-5 overall. The Tom Sox slipped to 5-10.
Hartman improved to 2-0 with the longest outing of the season by any Harrisonburg starter. The only run he allowed came in the first; he walked two and fanned four.
Bissell has homered in three of the last four games.
Harrisonburg center fielder Shane Billings (Wingate) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and third baseman Tyler Straub (Texas San Antonio) went 2-for-4.
The Turks play at Staunton Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The next home game is Friday vs. Winchester, also at7:30 p.m.
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