Home Turks top Braves, Generals get win in VBL action
Sports

Turks top Braves, Generals get win in VBL action

Contributors

The Harrisonburg Turks (8-10) get their fourth win in a row by having a strong 3-run 6th inning to beat the Staunton Braves (8-8) 3-1. Ty Andrus led the inning off with a single and Joe Lytle, Brendan Venter and Tony Beam all followed with singles of their own. Lytle and Venter scored as Venter hit a RBI-single and Beam drove the other two in.

valley leagueMason Studstill (3-0) pitched eight innings, totaling seven strikeouts and only gave up one earned on six hits. John Gregory gets his second save in the second straight night. Jordan Cox (0-1) takes his first loss of the season. He threw 5.2 innings after suffering a back injury two earned on two hits and totaled nine strikeouts.

Andrew Lobosky had a RBI-single that drove in the lone run of the game for the Braves. Garrett Marchand had a single and a run scored.

The Turks are back at home tomorrow night against the Charlottesville TomSox (10-5). First pitch is scheduled for 7:30pm. Probable starter for the Turks is Rhett Willis (0-2). The TomSox starter was unavailable.

Tomorrow night is Union Bank Pack the Park Night! Fans that present the Union Bank ad from the DNR will earn themselves free admission into the game.

 

Generals blast ‘Jacks

A seven-run fifth was the difference for the Waynesboro Generals in a 12-5 win over the Covington Lumberjacks Friday night.

Ryan Rosa had two hits, including his first home run, for the Generals (11-6), who move into a tie for first in the South Division.

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

steve enright bridgewater
Sports

Bridgewater College basketball coach Steve Enright leaving for Keene State job

jmu football
Sports

JMU introduces Eastern Kentucky AD Matt Roan as new athletics director

It’s been a busy couple of days of changes at the top at James Madison University, with the school naming Charlie King the interim president, and a new person being put in charge of the athletics department, Matt Roan, of late the AD at Eastern Kentucky.

Taylor Swift in concert in New York
Arts & Media, US & World

‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is here: Happy release day for Swifties everywhere

At 2 a.m. ET, Taylor Swift announced “The Tortured Poets Department” is actually a double album, meaning 31 new songs are out today, under the title “TTPD: The Anthology.”

senior citizen smelling flowers in garden
Climate, Virginia

Warmer weather in Virginia means earlier planting times, longer harvest season, more bugs

live music concert
Schools, Virginia

Shenandoah Conservatory to offer three-day summer guitar festival

arrest handcuffs jail prison sentence
Public Safety, Virginia

Richmond Police: Suspect charged in homicide of 14-year-old male

crime scene tape
Public Safety, Virginia

Police: Richmond man charged in Deforrest Street juvenile homicide