Salem tops Carolina in opener

Chris Graham

In his first start at LewisGale Field, Brandon Workman made a strong first impression, dealing six scoreless innings as Salem won its premier matchup with Carolina by a final of 7-2. Workman required just 61 pitches, 44 of which were strikes, in his dominating performance, allowing just three hits. He struck out four and did…

Hillcats win pitching duel

Chris Graham

The Hillcats recorded their first shutout of the season tonight, defeating the Frederick Keys 1-0. RHP Aaron Northcraft threw the first six and two-thirds innings, followed by an inning from RHP Andrew Wilson, and the last inning and a third was thrown by LHP Matt Chaffee to complete the combined shutout. The lone run in…

Shenandoah Valley Art Center: May 2012 calendar of events

Chris Graham

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of May, is exhibiting the works of artist, Chee Ricketts, a Hampton Roads resident who moved to the foothills of the Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in 2006. Her style is constantly evolving as she moves from tighter, more controlled representational work to paintings that reflect her feelings…

#25 UVa. sneaks by Radford in extras

Chris Graham

Nate Irving (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.) hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to score Mitchell Shifflett (So., Midlothian, Va.) and lift the No. 25 Virginia baseball to a 3-2 victory over Radford Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. Irving’s hit capped a career-high four hit night for the freshman catcher. The walk-off hit made a…

Upcoming Staunton Parks and Rec events, programs

Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run Wednesday, April 25 Join over 500,000 boys and girls(ages 7-14) during this exciting baseball skills  competition that provides the opportunity to showcase your pitching, hitting and running abilities. PHR participants can advance through four levels of  competition, including Local and Sectional competitions, Team Championship events at all 30 Major League…

Rocks sneak past Sox, 4-3

Chris Graham

Jake Kuebler came through with two outs and two strikes, smacking a soft line-drive single to center in the ninth inning to score Brett Eibner from third and give Wilmington a 4-3 lead. Although Salem placed the tying run just 90 feet away from home in the last of the ninth, Xander Bogaerts’ bid for…