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The Salem Red Sox overcame a three-run deficit to tie the score at four, but the Dash pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth and held on for a 5-4 victory on Thursday night at LewisGale Field.
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The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) presented the organization’s Distinguished Service Award to two statewide legends in the field of athletic communications. Rich Murray of the University of Virginia and Dave Smith of Virginia Tech received the honor at VaSID’s annual meeting on June 6 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
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Today during an awards ceremony held at Hunton & Williams LLP, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the nine winners of the 2013 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards recognizing individuals and organizations for their extraordinary volunteer efforts that contribute to the life and welfare of citizens throughout the Commonwealth.
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Republicans Milt Peterson and Jan Schar endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday, the second announcement this week that major Republicans in Virginia are backing McAuliffe instead of GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
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The Salem Red Sox scored four in the first and led wire-to-wire in an 8-0 shutout victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday evening.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference released Virginia football’s 12-year schedule for its rotating division crossover conference opponents on Tuesday.
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Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign announced on Monday that he raised about $3.7 million during the pre-primary period of April 1-May 29.
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The Lynchburg Hillcats were swept for the third time this season today as they fell 10-6 to the Potomac Nationals. Jayson Werth, in his final rehab game with Potomac went deep twice and drove in six runs.
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The Lynchburg Hillcats suffered their first blown save of the season tonight, and lost for the first time when leading after seven innings. The Potomac Nationals walked off in the bottom of the ninth with a 5-4 win courtesy of an RBI-double for Caleb Ramsey. The loss dropped the Hillcats (29-24) into second place, while the Nationals (30-24) jumped into first.
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The Salem Red Sox threatened constantly but rarely capitalized on Saturday night. Despite 12 hits and seven walks, with multiple baserunners in eight different innings, the Sox mustered three measly runs and stranded a dozen runners in their 5-3 loss to Myrtle Beach.
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