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The Salem Red Sox scored at least once in six of the first seven innings on Saturday night, cruising to a 7-2 victory over Lynchburg to even up the three-game series at one apiece.
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The No. 5 Virginia baseball team pounded out a season-high 17 hits in a 15-6 thumping of Virginia Tech Friday night in ACC play at English Field. The Cavaliers (38-6, 17-5 ACC) earned their seventh straight victory while winning an ACC series opener for the seventh time in eight tries this year.
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The New Britain Rock Cats (11-10) overtook the Richmond Flying Squirrels (10-12) and grabbed a series-opening, 7-4, victory in front of 3,474 at New Britain Stadium on Friday night. The loss drops the Flying Squirrels to 1-7 away from The Diamond on the year.
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The Salem Red Sox scored the final seven runs to win their third straight over the Wilmington Blue Rocks, taking three out of four in the series with a 7-3 triumph on Thursday night. Mike Augliera tossed seven strong innings to improve to 3-0 on the year, while the offense erupted late to overcome the early three-run deficit. Sean Coyle homered for the second straight night, while Garin Cecchini continued his red-hot stretch by reaching base three times.
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Two staff members in the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Region have moved into new roles with the Valley Program for Aging Services. Former SAW Director of Senior Services Jenn Chestnut has been promoted to the role of Chief Administrative Officer for VPAS, and will oversee daily operations of the organization over all four regions. Former Waynesboro Senior Center Director Janice Gentry was then promoted into the Director of Senior Services position for the SAW Region. This leaves an open position in the Waynesboro Senior Center Director role. Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates until May 3.
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The No. 5 Virginia baseball team used three big innings to score a season-high 16 runs in a 16-8 triumph over James Madison Wednesday night at Davenport Field. Virginia (37-6) scored five times in the first and eighth innings and four in the fourth as it posted its sixth straight victory.
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will release a Bald Eagle on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach.
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Activity calendar for the Waynesboro Public Library for May 2013.
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Andrew Rash had a two-run, go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, part of his 2 for 4, four RBI game, to lead the Virginia Tech Hokies to a 9-6 win over the VMI Keydets in non-conference baseball action Tuesday in Lexington, Va. Virginia Tech’s win gave the Hokies a split of the season series between the clubs, as the Keydets were bidding for their first season sweep in the series since 1962.
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Strong performances from Henry Owens, Garin Cecchini, and Keury De La Cruz highlighted the Salem Red Sox’s dominant 8-1 triumph over Wilmington on Tuesday night. Owens, the stringy southpaw, blanked the Blue Rocks over six awesome innings, while Cecchini launched a two-run blast in the first to put the Sox in front. In the second, De La Cruz blasted a two-out grand slam to boost Salem’s lead to 8-zip, providing more than enough offense with Owens and two relievers taking care of business on the mound.
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