Generals lose in extras at Front Royal

Story by Chris Graham
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An 11th-inning Will Walsh RBI single gave Front Royal a 3-2 win over Waynesboro Tuesday night.

Taylor Sandefur was masterful on the mound for the Generals, who fall to 4-4 on the 2010 season, pitching seven scoreless innings, giving up six hits and striking out seven and walking one as he left the game with a scant 1-0 lead.

Wade Bilbrey gave up two runs on two hits in the eighth that gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.

Waynesboro rallied for a run in the ninth on an RBI double by Colin Harrington that scored pinch-runner Terrell Thompson from second.

Walsh’s game-winning hit came off reliever Andrew Blackwell (1-1).

Chris Pena (1-0) got the win in relief for Front Royal with scoreless innings in the 10th and 11th.

Cards starter Dan Smith went five and two-thirds innings giving up a run on six hits with five strikeouts and a walk.

Andrew Turocy was 3-for-5 for Waynesboro with a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth.