
Salem Red Sox drop series finale to Carolina Mudcats, 3-1
The Salem Red Sox fell on the wrong side of a pitcher’s duel on Monday night at LewisGale Field, dropping a 3-1 contest at the hands of the Carolina Mudcats.

The Salem Red Sox fell on the wrong side of a pitcher’s duel on Monday night at LewisGale Field, dropping a 3-1 contest at the hands of the Carolina Mudcats.

Meeting for the first time since the 2014 ELCS, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (10-18) prevailed, 4-3, over the Binghamton Mets (18-13) in a well-fought ballgame on Monday night at The Diamond. The victory was Richmond’s seventh in its last eight ballgames.

The UNCG Spartans scored the final seven runs of the game, including two in the 10th inning, to defeat the VMI Keydets, 13-11, in the final game of a three-game SoCon series between the teams Sunday in Lexington, Va.

Luis Lugo came off the disabled list and struck out five over three innings, but the Lynchburg Hillcats bats were silent in the early going in a 4-2 loss to the Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon.

Tyler Zombro pitched eight of nine innings for his seventh win of the year as the George Mason baseball team (22-25-1) came away with an 8-3 victory over La Salle (22-26-1) in the series finale on Sunday.

The UVA baseball team earned a series win over Duke with a 4-2 win Sunday afternoon in front of 4,118 fans on Senior Day at Davenport Field. The win moves Virginia into 10th place in the conference, a half-game ahead of idle Wake Forest, with one weekend to go in ACC play. The top 10 teams in the conference qualify for this month’s ACC Tournament in Durham.

Average gas prices have moved higher for 23 consecutive days (up 27 cents per gallon), due to higher crude oil costs and a number of refinery issues. Friday’s national average gas price of $2.66 per gallon represents the most expensive average price of the year.

The American Farm Bureau Federation is encouraging farmers across the country to speak out in favor of biotechnology through a just-launched advocacy campaign.

Home runs from Will Connerley and David Geary backed a complete game from Andrew Woods as the VMI Keydets defeated the UNCG Spartans, 8-2, in the middle game of a Southern Conference series Saturday night in Lexington, Va.

Freshman second baseman Kyle McPherson went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs on Saturday night, but a late, two-run home run gave Hofstra an 8-6 win over the James Madison baseball team in Colonial Athletic Association action at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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