Story by Chris Graham
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Mike Hernandez pitched seven strong innings, and the offense put up 17 hits and scored in five consecutive innings, as Waynesboro posted an 11-3 win over New Market Friday night at Mathers Park at Kate Collins Field.

Hernandez (2-1) improved to 2-0 against the Rebels in 2010. He pitched eight innings of one-hit baseball against New Market in the Generals’ season opener on June 5. Win #2 over New Market was impressive in a different way, with Hernandez scattering nine hits while giving up three runs (two earned) and striking out nine.

Greg Smith struck out four in two hitless innings to close things out for Waynesboro.

Zephan Guyear and Drew Turocy each had three hits to pace the Generals offense.

Story by Chris Graham
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Opening Night starter Mike Hernandez was dominant in an eight-inning, one-hit, no-run performance, and Waynesboro broke through with an unearned run in the seventh en route to a 2-0 win at New Market Saturday night.

Hernandez, a sophomore righthander from Butler, struck out seven and allowed just two Rebels to get on base. Andrew Blackwell, a sophomore from Western Carolina, allowed the first two batters he faced to get on base before battling back to record the save. (more…)

Story by Chris Graham
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A pair of Butler Bulldogs will be coming to Waynesboro to play for the Generals in the summer of 2010.

Sophomore pitcher Mike Hernandez and junior infielder Grant Fillipitch will continue a tradition of Butler players in Waynesboro dating back several years now.

Hernandez will be a second-year General in 2010. The 6-2, 210-pound righthander posted a tough-luck 1-6 record in eight starts in 2009, but posted a solid 3.75 ERA and allowed opponents to hit just .245.

Hernandez has an 0-0 record with a 5.00 ERA in two starts for Butler this spring.

Fillipitch, a 6-0, 205-pounder who plays is coming off a stellar sophomore season in ’09 in which he was named the team’s most valuable player and offensive player of the year with a .302 batting average, .380 on-base percentage and .490 slugging percentage with seven homers, 30 RBI and 32 runs scored.