Idle Generals clinch playoff berth
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Woodstock’s 10-8 loss to Winchester Saturday night means idle Waynesboro has clinched a berth in the 2010 Valley League playoffs. The Generals, at 20-20 with four games to play, have a grueling two-day stretch to finish the regular season, with doubleheaders on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, Waynesboro is scheduled […]
Read More: Click hereStill waiting: Playoff berth on hold as Braves hold off Generals
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net David Gibson pitched seven strong innings, and Staunton took advantage of six walks surrendered by Waynesboro starter Michael Reed, as the Braves held off the Generals, 6-3, before a season-high crowd of 1,561 at John Moxie Memorial Stadium Friday night. Waynesboro jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a […]
Read More: Click hereThursday’s game postponed due to weather
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net The Covington Lumberjacks-Waynesboro Generals game scheduled for Thursday has been postponed after Waynesboro was hit by a severe storm Thursday afternoon. The game will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. as part of a day-night doubleheader. Waynesboro will host Covington at 1 p.m., and then play at home against […]
Read More: Click hereSummers, Lamm hold off Cardinals in 4-3 win
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Jarryd Summers struck out 10 in seven innings, and Mark Lamm made his effort stand up with two scoreless innings of relief, as Waynesboro posted an important 4-3 win over Front Royal at Mathers Park Wednesday night. The win pushed Waynesboro ever closer to clinching a playoff berth. With Woodstock’s […]
Read More: Click hereLunch with the Generals Day
Story by Jenny Hypes jenny.hypes@emu.edu Wednesday was Lunch with the Generals Day at the newest, busiest restaurant in town, Chick-fil-A. Fans showed up to get their baseballs signed and to take pictures with the Waynesboro Generals. First-year player Jon Clinard of Austin Peay was among the Generals out for the event. “This is our first […]
Read More: Click hereSenators hold off Generals, 10-9
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net League-leading Haymarket finally solved Waynesboro, but it wasn’t easy. The Generals jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and then rallied for three runs in the ninth before falling to the first-place Senators 10-9 Tuesday night. The win was the first in four tries for Haymarket, which extended its lead […]
Read More: Click hereSandefur wins seventh, Generals beat Luray, 2-1
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Taylor Sandefur was the man again for Waynesboro, going eight and a third innings and giving up a run on five Luray hits to get his seventh win in a 2-1 Generals victory Sunday night. The win didn’t come without some drama in the ninth. Sandefur (7-0) hit Luray catcher […]
Read More: Click hereGenerals fall to Royals, 6-4
Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net A three-run sixth got Waynesboro back in the game, but a ninth-inning rally ended in dramatic fashion with Cody Hudson thrown out trying to steal third with two outs, sending the Generals to a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Winchester Saturday night. The Royals had jumped out to a […]
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