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Harrisonburg Turks top Charlottesville Tom Sox, 8-1

Chris Graham

hbg turksCatcher Joe Lytle (Oklahoma City University) went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Carlos Chavez (Oklahoma City University) worked five innings of three-hit ball to lead Harrisonburg to an 8-1 win over visiting Charlottesville Sunday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Turks improved to 2-1 by winning their home opener.  The expansion Tom Sox dropped to 0-3, playing their first three games on the road.

Left fielder Jared Baker (Oklahoma City) added three hits to the Turks’ 13-hit assault.

The Turks will host Waynesboro on Tuesday and Staunton on Wednesday to wrap up a three-game homestand.  Tuesday is “DARE Night” with free admission for DARE graduates wearing their DARE t-shirt.  Wednesday is “June Dairy Month” with free admission with sponsor ad found in Tuesday’sedition of the Daily News Record.

All Harrisonburg home games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.

No Valley League games are scheduled for Monday.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].