Share
Garin Cecchini reached base four times, the Salem Red Sox erupted for five runs in the third to knock out the Hillcats starter early, and Salem cruised past Lynchburg 8-1 in the opener of their four-game set at City Stadium.
Share
The Lynchburg Hillcats avoided the sweep tonight beating the Frederick Keys 7-1. Will Skinner led the Lynchburg offense with two hits, including a home run. He drove in one and scored twice. Elmer Reyes chimed in with a season-high three RBI as well. On the mound A.J. Holland delivered his best start of the season, and the bullpen backed him up with four more scoreless frames.
Share
A close call came back to haunt the Lynchburg Hillcats in a 6-5 loss to the Frederick Keys tonight. Matt Lipka tied the game 5-5 in the fifth for the Hillcats with a two-run, bases loaded single that went about 330 feet before bouncing back into the field of play. The umpires said it hit off the top of the wall, while the Hillcats contested it bounced off the second wall and back (making it a home run). The play stood as called, and the Hillcats went on to lose by one, while Lipka and Cory Brownsten went stranded on the bases.
Share
The Lynchburg Hillcats surrendered three home runs on the mound and struck out 13 times at the plate in their 6-4 loss to the Frederick Keys tonight. Elmer Reyes turned in a pair of singles and two RBI in his return to the lineup, but it wasn’t enough as the Hillcats left two on in the ninth and dropped the series opener.
Share
Stuart Hall School will begin its Alumnae/i Weekend with a special wreath laying memorial service to honor former students and faculty who have died. Of special mention will be Renee Smith Gatling, Class of 1973, the first African American student to graduate from the School, and Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer, Class of 2003, one of the first males to attend the Upper School at Stuart Hall.
Share
The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors confronts an austere budget climate that could mean changes in how tuition is priced when it considers the 2013-2014 VCU spending plan for approval in May.
Share
The Lynchburg Hillcats had six hitters contribute an RBI in a 6-4 win over the Potomac Nationals in Sunday afternoon’s rubber match at City Stadium. Starter Ryan Weber retired 15 straight hitters at one point en route to his second win of the season. The Hillcats scored three runs in the fifth thanks to a sacrifice fly from Kyle Kubitza and RBI-singles from David Rohm and Luis De La Cruz.
Share
William and Mary grabbed a 5-1 lead after one inning and finished a three-game sweep over James Madison with an 8-4 decision in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game Sunday afternoon at Plumeri Park.
Share
Down to their final strike on multiple occasions, the Red Sox delivered an improbable come-from-behind victory to their home fans at LewisGale Field on Sunday evening, scoring three times with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Myrtle Beach 7-6.
Share
William and Mary struck for three runs each in the seventh and eighth innings with five of the runs scoring unearned to rally from a 7-3 hole past James Madison 9-8 in the second game of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Saturday afternoon at Plumeri Park.
Local news is in “serious jeopardy,” according to experts. Pitch in and help AFP continue to deliver news to the Valley, Virginia and beyond.