
Myrtle Beach outduels Salem Red Sox, 3-0
In a game that remained scoreless through seven innings, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans struck for a run in the eighth, two in the ninth, and squeaked past the Salem Red Sox 3-0 Tuesday night at LewisGale Field.

In a game that remained scoreless through seven innings, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans struck for a run in the eighth, two in the ninth, and squeaked past the Salem Red Sox 3-0 Tuesday night at LewisGale Field.

On Tuesday evening at Pfitzner Stadium, the Potomac Nationals (52-62 Overall, 26-33 Road, 26-29 Home, 19-25 Second Half) split their de facto doubleheader with the Winston-Salem Dash (59-56 Overall, 32-28 Home, 27-28 Road, 29-16 Second Half).

Quin Blanding was everything UVA football fans expected him to be as a freshman, and more. The safety was a Freshman All-America after finishing second in the ACC with 123 tackles and leading the Cavs with three interceptions.

Bowie Baysox first baseman Trey Mancini drove home four runs to lead the Baysox in an 11-3 rout over the Squirrels on Monday night at Prince George’s Stadium.

Margee Showalter was, she claims, the “worst dancer” in her childhood ballet class, which is interesting considering what she’s doing these days. The new Zumba instructor at the Waynesboro YMCA is at the head of the class these days.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire nTelos Holdings Corporation, a provider of wireless communications services in portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (58-55) pounded out 16 hits and held off a late surge from Altoona (61-54) to avoid the series sweep in an 8-6 victory on Sunday night.

Carolina (58-55-Overall, 36-25-Home, 24-20-Second Half) used a safety squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth to plate the eventual winning run and hold on a for a 3-2 victory in the rubber match against Potomac (51-61-Overall, 25-33-Road, 18-24-Second Half) on Sunday night at Five County Stadium.

Lynchburg jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as the Hillcats went on to win 7-4 to complete the series sweep over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon at City Stadium. The Hillcats turned a season-high five double plays in the victory.

Gas prices are falling at the fastest rate since January due to cheaper crude oil costs and the resolution of some refinery issues. Today’s national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is $2.60 per gallon, down five cents in the last week and down 16 cents versus one month ago.
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