Generals split pair in Covington

Story by Chris Graham
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Jaryd Summers was solid in his first start for Waynesboro, pitching five shutout innings in an 8-0 win for the Generals, who split a doubleheader with Covington Friday night. The Lumberjacks took game two of the doubleheader by a 4-2 final.

Summers, a 6-5, 220-pounder from West Virginia University, struck out seven and walked four while giving up two hits in five innings in the first game of the twinbill. Drew Turocy paced the offense with a 3-for-3 night at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored.

Brian Atkins (1-3) was the tough-luck loser in game two. Atkins had a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth on the strength of a two-run single by Haskell Fink in the top of the inning, but a Richie Rodriguez single tied it at 2-2, and a two-run single by Giuseppe Papaccio broke the tie.

Casey Selsor (3-0) got the win for Covington, and Andre Vasquez got his second save of the season with a 1-2-3 seventh.

The games were both seven innings each to accommodate the doubleheader, which included a game made up from a rainout in Waynesboro earlier in the week.