Generals Late Comeback Attempt Falls Short Against TomSox

The south division leading Charlottesville TomSox came into Kate Collins field riding an 8-2 record in their last 10 games. They didn’t waste much time getting on the board.

Both the Generals and TomSox played some sloppy defense Monday, combining for 7 errors throughout the night. The TomSox took advantage of the errors made by the Gens. All 5 of their runs were unearned. Nick Parr (Oakland) was the starter in the ball game for Waynesboro and pitched well. He did a nice job pitching out of a few jams and the runs came from multiple error innings.

In the top of the second, the first hitter reached on an error by the shortstop that moved the hitter to second on the throw. After a softly hit infield single, the runner scored on a fielder’s choice. Parr got out of the inning by getting a double play on the next hitter.

The Gens would answer in the bottom of the 4^th after Chase Cheek (Duke) started the inning with a bunt single and moved to second on a throwing error. Two batters later, Alex Webb (Chipola) would bring Cheek home with a single to tie the score at 1.

The seventh inning is where things came unglued. Nick Parr was still working along nicely. He had given up one unearned run on 5 hits and had struck out 2 through 6 full innings of work. The 7^th began with another error. The next two hitters singled on a bloop to right and a “ground ball with eyes” through to center to bring home the first run. After a strikeout, Parr would give up a single to right field but would record an out after the runner from first took too big of a round at second base. That would be the end of Parr’s night. He was responsible for runners on first and third base, but with 2 outs and an error in the inning, the runs that would eventually score weren’t earned. After Parr left, another error and a bases clearing double would move the score to 5-1 in favor of the TomSox.

The Generals did make a comeback attempt in the 9^th. With a leadoff walk and an error by the first baseman, Chase Cheek hit a one-out double down the left field line to score one, put runners on second and third, and brought the tying run to the plate. Andrew Orzel (Wofford) followed up Cheek by hitting a ball that seemed destined for the gap, but a nice running catch by the TomSox left fielder made it a sacrifice fly. The score is now 5-3 with a runner on second and the tying run at the plate. Alex Webb was at the plate and got down in the count 0-2 right off the bat, and wasn’t able to recover. He struck out swinging to end the ball game.

Key Performers for Charlottesville:

• Alex Mardiney: 3-4, R
• Will Allocca: 2-4, R
• Brandon Reitz: W (3-0), 4 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Key Performers for Waynesboro:

• Nick Parr (Oakland): L (1-1), 6.2 IP, 4 R, 0 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K
• Chase Cheek (Duke): 2-5, 2B, RBI, R
• Dalton Wingo (UCF): 3-4, 2B

The Generals were rained out against the same Charlottesville TomSox Tuesday Night. Their next ball game will be at Staunton on Wednesday night.