Mundy Grand Slam Lifts Jacks Over Generals
Thursday night at Casey Field in Covington saw the Generals run into the offensive powerhouse of the Lumberjacks. The Jacks pounded out 8 runs that included a 5 run 4th inning.
Things looked very promising early on for Waynesboro. They managed to score 2 in the very first frame. Kyle Wrighte (William & Mary) led off the game with a hit-by-pitch. Dylan Cloonan (Miami) followed with a walk to get runners to first and second for the league’s leading hitter in Chase Cheek (Duke). He didn’t disappoint, sharply singling through the right side to bring home Wrighte and moving Cloonan to third. Andrew Orzel (Wofford) then rolled into a fielder’s choice for the second run of the inning.
Covington would tie things right back up after scoring two in the first as well. After a two out walk, Tyler Hill hit a rocket over the left field fence to tie the game. The 3 and 4 hitters in the Covington lineup would prove to be a problem all night long.
The Generals would get back in front with a run in both the 3rd and 4th inning. In the 3rd, Andrew Orzel hit a single with a man already out in the inning. He was immediately followed by an Alex Brait (FGCU) RBI double. The Gens had moved back in front 3-2. In the 4th, the Jacks had two men out when they hit Dylan Cloonan to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Chase Cheek came up again and had a swinging bunt down the 3rd baseline that the pitcher ended up airmailing into right to score an unearned run for Waynesboro. The score was 4-2 and Tyler Bielamowicz (Houston) had settled in after surrendering the homer in the first.
Covington got two men on to start the inning via the walk and a single. When the next batter laid down a sacrifice bunt, Bielo also airmailed the first baseman to allow the first run of the bottom of the inning to score. The next batter was walked and it was the end of the night for Bielo. Justin Beyer (Wagner) came on to stop the bleeding with the bases loaded and the 3rd hitter JD Mundy stepping to the plate. On the second pitch of the at-bat, Mundy deposited the pitch way over the right field fence for a grand slam to put the Jacks ahead 7-4.
The Generals wouldn’t go away quietly however, and would put two more runs on the board the inning after the Jacks took the lead. The Gens got the first two men of the inning on with nobody out. After a groundball to first that advanced both runners, Gabe Montenegro (Southern Miss) continued his hot streak he had been on with a 2 out, 2 RBI single to bring the score to 7-6 headed to the bottom of the 5th inning.
The offense would slow in the later innings. For 3 innings, the Gens only trailed by a run but weren’t able to push one across. In the 8th, the Jacks delivered an insurance run to bring the score to 6-8. After a leadoff single and a wild pitch, Peter Bataglia hit a single to center to score. That would end up being the final score at 6-8.
Key Performers for Covington:
- JD Mundy: 1-3, Grand Slam (9), 4 RBI, 2 R
- Tyler Hill: 2-5, HR (3), 2 RBI, R
- Bennett Hostetler: 2-4, 2B, R
Key Performers for Waynesboro:
- Chase Cheek (Duke): 2-5, RBI
- Alex Brait (FGCU): 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Gabe Montenegro (Southern Miss): 2-4, 2 RBI
The Generals will be back in action Friday night vs. the Winchester Royals. The game will take place at Kate Collins at 7 pm.
Lumberjack Bats Prove to be Too Much for Generals
The Waynesboro Generals opened up the 2018 season on the road in Covington with an 8-3 loss to the Lumberjacks. While the Gens struck first, a six run 5th inning from Covington put them in too deep of a hole.
Matt Ellmyer (Wofford) started the Opening Night ballgame for the Generals. Other than a solo shot by Covington’s Tyler Hill in the bottom of the 2nd, Ellmyer seemed to be in control. However, six straight two-out hits by the Jacks put runs on the board quickly. Ellmyer wasn’t able to finish the 5th and gave way to Cole Trichel (Louisiana Monroe). Trichel ended up giving up a run in the 7th inning for the final score on either side. Overall, the Jacks rail out 8 runs on 10 hits with 5 of those hits being of the extra-base variety.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Generals struggled to get anything going in the right direction. Covington pitchers allowed only six hits, but gave up eight walks and one hit-by-pitch. Covington’s defense also made three errors, one of which brought in a run for the Gens. There were 13 runners left on base in total for Waynesboro and only 1 RBI.
Top performers for the Generals:
- Tyler Trovinger (Oakland): 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Alex Harper-Cook (Tennessee): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 1 K
Top Performers for the Lumberjacks:
- Tyler Hill: 2-3, 2B, Solo HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Ryan Fitzgerald: 2-2, 2 2B, RBI
The Generals are slated to open up at Kate Collins field Saturday night against the Charlottesville Tom Sox. Graham Ashcraft, the highly touted right-hander from Mississippi State, is the probable pitcher for Waynesboro.
Generals Advance to VBL Finals with 2-0 Win Over Covington
The Waynesboro Generals have advanced to the Valley League Championship after a 2-0 road victory over the Covington Lumberjacks. With the win, the Generals sweep the Lumberjacks in the South Division Championship series two games to zero.
Vince Braman pitched a complete game shutout, the second by a Generals’ pitcher this postseason, on his way to earning his sixth win in as many starts this summer.
The offense for the Generals was held mostly in check as the team was only able to muster two runs in the top of the seventh inning. After a single by Andrew Bullock and a double by Kyle Jackson, a wild pitch allowed Bullock to score the game’s first run. T.J. Condon followed with an RBI single, Waynesboro’s lone RBI on the night, to score Jackson and make it 2-0 Waynesboro. The slim two run lead would hold for the road team as they would escape with the game and series victory.
Braman held the Covington offense completely in check throughout the evening, allowing only five hits in the game. He also finished with just one walk and six performances in his dominating performance.
UP NEXT: The Generals await the winner of the North Division Championship series between Front Royal and Strasburg. Game 1 will take place the day after their series concludes.
Generals Beat Covington 9-1, Take 1-0 Series Lead
Kyle Jackson crushed two home runs and had four RBIs in the Game 1 victory.
The Waynesboro Generals topped the Covington Lumberjacks 9-1 in Game 1 of the VBL Semifinals Sunday evening to take a 1-0 series lead.
Waynesboro broke through early with four runs in the first inning as they took a 4-0 lead. Andrew Bullock started the scoring with a bases loaded sacrifice fly to score the first run of the game. Kyle Jackson then crushed a three-run home run to left field as the Generals took a four run lead. The home team was able to add one more in the second inning with Tanner Poole’s RBI single to take a 5-0 lead.
The scoring did not stop in the first two innings for the Generals, though, as they were able to push three more across in the third. T.J. Condon blasted a solo home run, scoring the first run, and Sam Palensky brought the next two home with a two-RBI double to make it 8-0 Waynesboro. Jackson added another home run in the fourth, this one a solo shot, giving the Generals a nine run lead.
The Lumberjacks were able to score one run in the top of the ninth, but that was all as the Generals would take Game 1 of the series 9-1.
Campbell Scholl got the ball to start the game and went five scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Tyler Elwer came on in relief for two innings, walked one batter, and struck out one as well. Tanner Kirby pitched the final two innings, giving up just the one run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Coach Williams’ Player of the Game: RF Kyle Jackson (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
UP NEXT: Game 2 of the Semifinals will be in Covington on Monday evening, beginning at 7:00 pm.
Waynesboro Tops Covington 11-3, Clinches South Division Title
Zach Sterry went 2-4 with an RBI in the Generals’ 11-3 victory.
The Waynesboro Generals (29-12) defeated the Covington Lumberjacks (22-19) 11-3 Monday evening at home, and with the win, clinched the South Division title for the 2016 season.
Covington committed eight errors on the evening which led to nine unearned runs for Waynesboro.
The Generals scored two in the top of the first inning to take the early lead in the game. The runs came in to score on a fielder’s choice groundout and a throwing error by the shortstop to make it 2-0 Waynesboro. Bruce Martin would tie the game for Covington in the second with a two-run home run to left field.
Errors continued to plague Covington as three more gave way for the Generals to score five runs in the bottom of the second. Eli Putnam scored the first after a poor throw over by the pitcher to first got away. Two more runs came into score on the third throwing error by the Covington shortstop Bruce Valentin on a Sam Palensky grounder, making it 5-2. Zach Sterry and Tracy Hadley then delivered back to back RBI singles to stretch the Waynesboro lead to five runs.
Hadley and Trey Stine would each add a run in the fourth inning with RBI sacrifice flies to put the Waynesboro lead at 9-2. Two more runs came across in the bottom of the sixth to score the Generals’ tenth and eleventh runs. Another error by Covington on a ground ball allowed Sam Palensky to score and extend the lead to eight runs. A bases loaded walk would score the other run of the inning, making it 11-2 Waynesboro. Covington would add one more in the eighth to set the final score at 11-3.
Vince Braman started for Waynesboro and tossed seven innings while only allowing the two runs. He struck out two and walked one batter. Tanner Kirby pitched the eighth and allowed one run while Ivanniel Vazquez pitched a scoreless ninth.
UP NEXT: The Generals will take on the Staunton Braves at home Tuesday, July 26 in the final regular season home game at 7:00 pm.
Waynesboro Routs Covington on the Road 14-3
Putting on another impressive offensive showcase, the Waynesboro Generals (25-10) blew out the Covington Lumberjacks (20-16) in an impressive 14-3 road victory.
Waynesboro is now on a four game win streak and are also winners of nine of their last ten games.
The Generals got things started quickly in the top of the first when Zach Sterry drove in the first run of the game with an RBI groundout. Then, in the third, Waynesboro put three more runs on the board to stretch the lead to 4-0. Charles Zaloumis had a ground-rule double to score the first run of the inning to give the team a two run lead. Eli Putnam would then drive the other two runs in with a two-RBI single, doubling their lead.
The top of the fourth saw Waynesboro double their lead again by putting up four more runs in the inning. Zaloumis drove in another run with an RBI groundout, making it 5-0. Then, Sterry belted his thirteenth home run of the year, a two-run shot, to score himself and Tanner Poole. Andrew Bullock would later score on a wild pitch to give the Generals a comfortable eight run lead.
Covington scored one in the bottom of the fourth to finally break into the scoring column, but the Generals answered after Zaloumis delivered his third RBI on the night with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Lumberjacks scored again in the bottom of the inning, making the score 8-2.
The Generals continued their hot hitting into the sixth as the offense pushed across five more runs, extending their already impressive lead. Tracy Hadley hit an RBI single, scoring one run, followed by a bases loaded hit by pitch that scored another. Sam Palensky hit a two-RBI single with the bases loaded to put the Waynesboro lead at eleven. Kirk Sidwell drove in the final run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to put the Generals at fourteen runs scored on the evening. Covington scored one run in the bottom of the ninth to set the final score at 14-3.
Tyler Howe started and earned the win for the Generals on the mound, going six innings and giving up two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Conner Loeprich pitched the final three innings and allowed one run on four hits with five strikeout.
UP NEXT: Waynesboro will be at home Thursday evening to take on the Strasburg Express starting at 7:00 pm.
Walk-Off Home Run Lifts Generals over Covington 6-5
Brent Sakurai won the game and player of the game honors with his walk-off solo home run in the ninth.
Brent Sakurai crushed a solo walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel the Waynesboro Generals (22-10) over the Covington Lumberjacks (17-15) for a 6-5 home victory Saturday night.
After leading 5-4 in the top of the inning, a bases loaded walk tied the game before Sakurai would deliver the game-winning hit.
Covington got on the board first in the first innings with four hits that led to one run. Waynesboro would answer in the bottom of the second when Andrew Bullock scored on a fielder’s choice by Eli Putnam. Two more Lumberjack runs in the top of the third, though, gave them the lead back at 4-1.
The Generals cut into the deficit in the fourth when they put two runs across to make it 4-3. Kyle Jackson and Sakurai both delivered RBI singles making the Covington lead one run. Then in the fifth, a throwing error by the second baseman on a Jackson infield single allowed two runs to score to give the Generals a one run lead before they won the game in the ninth.
Alex Ernestine started on the mound for Waynesboro and when four innings while allowing four runs on nine strikeouts. He struck out two and walked two batters. Dylan Burns had an outstanding relief effort, pitching four and two-thirds innings while striking out six with only one walk. He was responsible for the tying run that came in during the ninth inning after leaving the game with two outs in the ninth. Tanner Kirby was the winning pitcher after throwing the final one-third of an inning with one walk.
Coach Williams’ Players of the Game: RHP Dylan Burns (4.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 SO) and Brent Sakurai (3-5, 2 RBI, Walk-Off Home Run).
UP NEXT: The Generals travel to Woodstock to take on the River Bandits beginning at 8:00 pm.
Generals Pick up Road Win at Covington
The Waynesboro Generals (15-9) finally got back to their winning ways Tuesday night after defeating the Covington Lumberjacks (12-10) on the road 6-3.
The win snapped a four game Generals losing streak and put Waynesboro only two and a half games behind the division leading Harrisonburg Turks.
Waynesboro started the scoring in the top of the second when they put up two runs. Bryant Bowen came through with a two-RBI single to score Tracy Hadley and Trey Stine.
Covington struck back in the bottom of the third with two runs of their own that tied the game at 2-2.
Each team put up one run in the fifth inning. For Waynesboro, Eli Putnam hit a solo home run, his second of the season, to give the Generals a brief lead. The Lumberjacks scored when first baseman Brian Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to score Jose Carrera, who reached on a triple, and lock the game at three runs a piece.
The Generals would gain the lead back for good in the top of the ninth inning. Zach Sterry scored the first run on a solo home run which marked his third straight game with a homer. Putnam delivered an RBi single and later scored an unearned run after an error by the shortstop. After the three runs, the Generals took a 6-3 lead that would stand to give them the victory.
David Ehmen started the game on the mound for the Generals and went six innings while allowing three runs on six hits with six strikeouts. Zach Neff finished the final three innings in a scoreless relief appearance allowing only one hit with one walk and one strikeout. Donovan Futrell earned the loss for the Lumberjacks.
UP NEXT: The Generals hit the road again to face the Woodstock River Bandits for the second time this year at 8:00 pm.
