Former Generals aiming for spot in College World Series
A pair of former Waynesboro Generals will play key roles for the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers as they face off with Cal-Irvine this weekend for a spot in the College World Series.
“It will definitely be a good weekend of baseball. Two really good teams. It’s golng to come down to who can execute. This time of year, it’s all about who can execute when they have the chance to. The #1 seed doesn’t mean anything in this. Everyone just has to play great baseball now to win. Teams made it this far for a reason,” said Justin Thompson, a relief pitcher for the Cavs this spring who credits his experience in Waynesboro in 2010 with getting him ready for college baseball this year. Read more
New Market holds off Waynesboro, 4-3
Story by Chris Graham
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A two-out eighth-inning throwing error gave New Market the eventual winning run in a 4-3 win at Waynesboro Sunday night.
The Generals had rallied twice from deficits on run-scoring hits by Drew Turocy. A two-out fifth-inning Turocy single scored Colin Harrington from second to tie the game at 1-1. Then after the Rebels took a 3-1 lead in the sixth with two runs off starter Jeremy Fitzgerald, Turocy tied the game back up in the seventh with a one-out bases-loaded single that scored Harrington and Jon Clinard.
It was a Turocy error in the eighth that gave New Market the 4-3 lead. With two outs and Dan Schafferman on first base, Joe Maloney singled to center. Schafferman rounded second and was about to make it to third safely when Turocy tried to gun him down. The throw was wide of the bag and got past third baseman Chase Worthington and went into the Waynesboro dugout, allowing Schafferman to advance home.
Turocy nearly atoned for the mistake in the ninth, hitting a 1-1 pitch over the right-field fence, but the ball hooked just foul, and he struck out looking on the next pitch.
Jake Guengrich (1-0) picked up the win with two and a third innings of hitless, scoreless relief. Justin Thompson (1-1) was the tough-luck loser, giving up one run, unearned, in two innings of work.
Daily Progress profiles UVa.-Generals connection
Posted by Chris Graham
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Daily Progress sportswriter Jay Jenkins has a nice profile piece up on three members of the 2010 Waynesboro Generals who are members of the UVa. baseball team – pitcher Justin Thompson, infielder Jared King and outfielder Colin Harrington.
Generals, Sandefur, coast in win at Harrisonburg
Story by Chris Graham
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A bases-clearing double by Jon Clinard provided the early fireworks, and Taylor Sandefur made it stand up with a dominating performance on the mound, as Waynesboro coasted to a 9-3 victory at Harrisonburg Saturday night.
Sandefur (4-0) struck out nine Turks in seven innings while allowing three runs on seven hits. He was staked to an early 1-0 lead when Grant Fillipitch tripled with two outs in the first and came around to score on an RBI single by Drew Turocy.
Harrisonburg tied it at 1-1 in the third on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Brown that scored Emilio Pagan. Waynesboro answered with four in the fourth, all with two out. With two out and nobody on, T.J. Kuban worked a walk on a full-count pitch, then Alan Stoupa singled. The inning was extended when an apparent inning-ending ground ball off the bat of Colin Harrington was bobbled by Harrisonburg shortstop Joe Huber, loading the bases. Terrell Thompson was hit with the next pitch by Turks starter Aaron Luchterhand (3-2) to make it 2-1 Waynesboro. Clinard lined a 1-0 pitch down the leftfield line to clear the bases and make it 5-1.
Sandefur took control from there, allowing a twospot in the Turks fifth but putting up goose eggs in the sixth and seventh before handing the game over to the Generals bullpen. Justin Thompson and Andrew Blackwell put up scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth, respectively, to close the game out.
The win was the third in a row for the Generals, who have off-days on Sunday and Monday before returning to action at home on Tuesday against the Staunton Braves. We’ll bring you the action with a live webcast from Mathers Park beginning at 7 p.m.
Three from UVa. to join Generals in 2010
Story by Chris Graham
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Three members of the #1-ranked UVa. baseball team have signed with the Waynesboro Generals for the 2010 season.
Sophomore pitcher Justin Thompson, sophomore infielder Jared King and freshman infielder Colin Harrington will represent the ‘Hoos on trhe roster, the team announced today. Read more
