Generals Take Game 1 of Quarterfinals 6-0

Winning Pitcher Tyler Howe threw a complete game shutout with nine strikeouts in the victory over Staunton.

The Waynesboro Generals (31-12) took a 1-0 series lead with a 6-0 shutout of the Staunton Braves (15-28) at Kate Collins Field Thursday evening.

Tyler Howe dominated on the mound, throwing a complete game shutout while allowing only two hits to the Staunton offense. He struck out nine batters while only walking three in the Generals’ fourth home shutout of the Braves.

“I just filled up the zone and tried to throw every pitch with purpose,” Howe said post game. He finished with 119 pitches thrown with 70 strikes. “Tyler did a great job of making them earn everything,” Coach Matt Williams said of his pitcher.

The Generals got on the board first in the bottom of the third inning when Zach Sterry drove in a run with an RBI single. Then, in the second inning after a double, T.J. Condon would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 2-0 Waynesboro.

Waynesboro would break things open in the bottom of the eighth inning with four runs to extend their lead to six runs. Eli Putnam got the scoring started with an RBI single to score Kyle Jackson. Brent Sakurai then scored added two more runs to the lead with a triple to score Condon and Putnam, making it a 5-0 lead. Tanner Poole would follow with a sacrifice fly to score the final run of the game, sealing the Generals victory at 6-0.

Coach Williams’ Player of the Game: P Tyler Howe (CG, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 SO).

UP NEXT: The Generals will face the Braves again in Game 2 of the Quarterfinals in Staunton Friday night beginning at 7:30 pm.