Generals place six players, Coach McDaniel, on VBL All-Star team
Six members of the 2012 Waynesboro Generals were selected for the Valley League All-Star Game, and Coach Derek McDaniel was named the head coach of the South All-Star team. Read more
Palensky named South Division Player of the Week
Waynesboro Generals shortstop Caleb Palensky was named the Valley League South Division Player of the Week.
Palensky, a sophomore at Nebraska-Omaha, led the Valley League last week with a .583 average and 14 hits.
Palensky had a hit in the five games that he played in last week and had four hits in two games.
Palensky had been the Waynesboro Generals Player of the Week for the week ending June 17 after going 10-for-25 at the plate in the seven-day period preceding that announcement.
For the season, Palensky is hitting .432/.500/.554 with 13 RBI and 12 runs scored.
Palensky, Lucio win weekly honors
Caleb Palensky (sophomore, Nebraska-Omaha) is the Waynesboro Generals Player of the Week, and Seth Lucio (freshman, Tennessee Tech) is a repeat honoree as Waynesboro Generals Pitcher of the Week.
Palensky hit .400 this week (10-for-25) to raise his average for the 2012 season to .360. Palensky is second on the team with a .443 on-base percentage and tied for fourth with eight runs batted in.
Palensky is also second in the Valley League with 48 assists.
Lucio improved to 2-0 in the Generals’ 8-1 win at Covington Friday night. The righthander gave up a run in seven innings pitched against the Lumberjacks, and for the season has given up just that one earned run in 18 innings pitched.
Lucio’s 0.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts are good for second in the league. His .177 opponents’ batting average is fifth-best in the league.
