Six Generals Named to All-Valley League Team, Sterry Named VBL MVP
Six Generals were named to the All-Valley League team, including Zach Sterry who was named Valley League MVP.
Six Waynesboro Generals have been honored as members of the All-Valley League Team that was announced Monday. Zach Sterry (1st Team), T.J. Condon (1st), Tanner Poole (1st), Vince Braman (2nd), Campbell Scholl (2nd), and Zach Neff (2nd) were the six players that represented Waynesboro on the team.
Sterry was also named the league MVP after the first baseman finished the year fourth in batting with a .350 average and leading the league in home runs (13), doubles (14), RBIs (41), and slugging percentage (.734).
Catcher T.J. Condon finished the year with a .307 batting average, 3 home runs, and 15 RBIs. He also committed only three errors behind the plate all season. Center Fielder Tanner Poole was second on the team with a .333 batting average and six home runs, while leading the team in runs scored (49), hits (52), triples (5), and stolen bases (21).
Starting pitcher Vince Braman was 5-0 in five starts during the summer and had a 3.37 ERA. Campbell Scholl, also a starting pitcher, was 2-0 in six starts and was tied for the league lead with a 1.04 ERA. Reliever Zach Neff was 4-1 in his eight appearances out of the bullpen with one save while also striking out 18 batters.
Waynesboro led all teams with six selections to the All-Valley League team, followed by the Strasburg Express with five.
Five Generals to Participate in Valley League All-Star Game
The Valley League All-Star rosters have been announced, and five Waynesboro Generals players will be representing the South Division on July 10th.
Pitchers Campbell Scholl and Ivanniel Vazquez will join the South pitching staff. Scholl leads the team in ERA with a 0.54 average in his three starts thus far. He has started three games going sixteen and two-thirds innings while only allowing one run on just five hits. His record stands at 1-0 with eleven walks and eleven strikeouts. Vazquez has appeared in relief six times for the Generals with a 1-1 record and a 2.45 ERA. In eleven innings, he has surrendered three runs with three walks and is second on the team with eighteen strikeouts.
Rounding out the Generals’ All-Stars are outfilders Tanner Poole and Eli Putnam along with first baseman Zach Sterry. Poole has been a dynamic player for Waynesboro at the top of the lineup while leading the team in batting average (.315), at bats (92), runs (18), hits (29), and stolen bases (14). He has also played a strong center field as Poole has not committed an error this season. Eli Putnam, despite some time spent on the disabled list, has also had a large impact offensively for the team. He is second on the team in both batting average at .303 and RBIs with fourteen. Sterry has also had an impact in the middle of the order. He leads the team and is tied for league lead with seven home runs on the season. Sterry is third on the team with a .291 batting average, and leads the team with seventeen RBIs.
Sterry will also participate in the Home Run Derby which is set to begin at 5:20 before the game.
The Valley-League All-Star Game will take place on Sunday July 10th beginning at 7:30 pm. Gates open for fans at 3:00 pm with opportunities for fans to take photos and receive autographs. The 60 yard dash contest and Home Run Derby will take place at 4:15 pm and 5:20 pm, respectively. Player introductions will begin at 7:15 pm.
Full Roster Here
Bats Explode in 10-0 Rout of Charlottesville
Center Fielder Tanner Poole was solid at the plate (3-3 with 3 singles) and opportunistic on the bases (2 SB) in the Generals victory.
After only scoring one run in their previous home game against Staunton, the Waynesboro Generals’ (5-2) bats came to life Friday night in a 10-0 victory against the Charlottesville Tom Sox (4-2) for their fifth straight victory.
The Generals scored ten runs on thirteen hits on the night as all but one starter was able to hit safely in the team’s second straight home shutout.
Waynesboro broke into the scoring column with one run in the bottom of the fourth after an RBI groundout by T.J. Condon. The game then broke open in the fifth when the generals put up four runs on five hits. Sam Palensky and Brent Sakurai reached on singles to lead off the inning. Palensky scored on an error by Charlottesville catcher Justin Novak as he attempted to throw out Tanner Poole on a bunt attempt. Zach Sterry then ripped an RBI double to right field to score Sakurai. An RBI groundout by Eli Putnam and a single by designated hitter Andrew Bullock scored the other two runs of the inning.
The fifth inning saw the Generals score five more runs despite only two hits in the inning. A two-out single by Sakurai followed by a hit batter and three straight walks scored three runs. Condon doubled home the last two runs of the inning and pushed the Waynesboro lead to 10-0.
Waynesboro pitchers again combined the shut out the road opposition. Campbell Scholl started the game and went five scoreless innings allowing four hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Christian Cok pitched two hitless innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts and two walks. Tyler Elwer and Merritt Huber each pitched an inning of relief with Huber having one strikeout.
Brooks Crawford was the losing pitcher for Charlottesville surrendering two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and one walk in four innings.
Two players saw their first action for the Generals tonight. Infielder Charles Zaloumis was 0-1 in one at bat subbing for Palensky at second. Bryant Bowen saw time behind the plate as a substitution for Condon.
Coach Williams Player of the Game: Tanner Poole (3-3 3 1B, 2 R, 2 SB, HBP)
UP NEXT: The Generals travel to Staunton to take on the Braves (2-5) at 7:00 pm Saturday night.
