Valley League Baseball
2022 Season Previews: Waynesboro
Date:05/13/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Organization Details Last VBL title- 2014, the second of back-to-back titles General Manager- Tyler Hoffman Head Coach- Zac Cole, Assistant Coach at Central Florida. This will be Cole’s sixth season as a head coach in the Valley; he spent three seasons with New Market, winning a title in 2018, and three now in Waynesboro. (I spoke to Cole for the info in this article) Recruiters- Hof...
2022 Season Previews: Purcellville
Date:05/11/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Organization Details Last VBL title- None in Charles Town or Purcellville; the franchise last won in Luray in 2010 President of Baseball Operations (includes General Manager and Recruiter)- Ridge Fuller (who gave the info for this preview) Head Coach- Brett Fuller Key alumni in pro baseball- Sheldon Reed (2017) is blowing batters away at Low-A Myrtle Beach (Chicago Cubs system), and Luke Berry...
2022 Season Previews: Covington
Date:05/09/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Organization Details Last VBL Title- 2011 General Manager- Mark Pifer Recruiter- Neil Andreoli/Renny Tolentino Head Coach- Renny Tolentino, head coach at ASA College, an NJCAA team in Florida. Tolentino graduated from LSU Shreveport in 2020, and then was an assistant coach there as well. He also played for Andreoli with the Pompano Beach Clippers in the South Florida League in 2016 (and thre...
Valley League Names New Commissioner
Date:04/13/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
The Valley League has named R.W. Bowman league commissioner and President. Becoming just the fourth to hold this position since 1985, Bowman was elected to the role in a league Board of Directors meeting in November, 2021. Bowman spent 30 years in law enforcement with the Woodstock Police Department, and served on the Board of Directors of the Woodstock River Bandits since 2003. He was the ...
Eleven Make Opening Day Rosters
Date:04/13/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Eleven former Valley League players have either been assigned to their major league club or started the season on the injured list. Here they are, in alphabetical order: Austin Adams (Staunton 2010-11), San Diego Padres: Adams went 3-2, 4.10, with 76 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings for the Padres in 2021. Michael Brosseau (Waynesboro 2015), Milwaukee Brewers: He of the home-run-off-Arodis-Chapm...
Welcome to Culpeper!
Date:03/25/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
The Valley Baseball League is pleased to announce the addition of the Culpeper Cavaliers, which will begin play in the summer of 2023. The League’s Board of Directors passed the proposal unanimously on Thursday, March 17, making the Cavaliers the 12th team in the summer wood-bat collegiate league. The League had operated with an uneven number of teams since the Aldie Senators folded a...
Charlottesville Names New Head Coach
Date:02/17/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox are excited to announce Ramon Garza as the team’s head coach for the 2022 summer. A 2019 Valley League champion with the Tom Sox, Garza takes on coaching for the first time after a successful career as a baseball player. Garza played the full 2019 season for the Tom Sox, playing an integral role in the team’s second Valley ...
Lumberjacks Name New Head Coach
Date:02/17/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Renny Tolentino is the new skipper of the Covington Lumberjacks. Tolentino, the head coach at ASA College in Miami, takes over for Logan Williamson, who served as the head coach for the Jacks in the summer of 2021. “We are very excited for this summer’s season and welcome Renny aboard,” said Lumberjack owner Tommy Garten. “He was recommended highly by some of our Lumberja...
Stenberg Returns as New Market Head Coach
Date:01/04/2022 Source:Valley League Baseball
Arthur “Ted” Stenberg IV will return as Head Coach for the New Market Rebels for the 2022 season. Then-Rebels President, and Valley Baseball League (VBL) Commissioner, Bruce Alger invited Stenberg to return, shortly after the 2021 season wrapped up. Alger passed away on October 9, after a long battle against cancer. “Bruce Alger knew college baseball as well as anyone in the m...
Charlottesville Tom Sox Name Seth Dvorak as 2022 Head Coach
Date:11/22/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox are excited to welcome back Seth Dvorak as their 2022 Head Coach. An assistant coach on the 2021 Tom Sox team, Dvorak joins the 2022 Tom Sox while currently serving as an assistant coach at Oakton Community College. Said Dvorak, “It is a tremendous honor and opportunity for me to return to Charlottesville for the 2022 summer, th...
C. Bruce Alger, 1953-2021
Date:10/09/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
It is with great sadness to report that C. Bruce Alger, a long-time leader of both the New Market Rebels and the Valley League, has lost his battle with cancer and passed away early Thursday morning, October 7. Alger, 68, had been involved in the Valley Baseball League since 1965, when he was just 12 years old. His name is synonymous with New Market baseball; he even lived adjacent to the ballp...
Express Win Third VBL Title
Date:08/01/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard One of the best-kept secrets in this Valley League season is that the Strasburg Express have one of the best pitching staffs in the league. It’s hidden a little bit because of the tiny bandbox they play in, but this year the Express can chuck it. In 341 ⅓ innings in the regular season, the team ranked fourth in ERA at 4.40, first in total strikeouts with 434, and second in b...
Brown, Express Win Game One, 7-3
Date:07/31/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard The NBA finals just saw the Milwaukee Bucks, title-less since 1971, and the Phoenix Suns, without a title in the history of the franchise, battle it out for a championship. This series between the Strasburg Express and Waynesboro Generals is not that- it’s more along the lines of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. The Express have been in the finals five out of the l...
Finals Preview: Waynesboro vs Strasburg
Date:07/30/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik We’re here VBL fans. We’ve officially reached the championship series for the 2021 season. It’s time for the best of the best to battle it out for the championship. It’s the Strasburg Express against the Waynesboro Generals for the crown, so let’s take a look at what’s to come. Strasburg Express After knocking off the Winchester Royals in a ...
The Finals Are Set
Date:07/30/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard After two hugely entertaining games last night, the Valley Baseball League finals are set: the Waynesboro Generals from the South will face the Strasburg Express from the North. The Generals grabbed their spot by winning a close game three with Staunton, 9-5, but the game was tied at five after seven innings, showing how hard fought it was. The game saw a little bit of everything...
Wednesday's Playoff Games
Date:07/29/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard Well, both games started last night, but only one finished- and what a finish it was! Results -North Finals game one- With Strasburg clinging to a 8-6 lead heading into the eighth inning, the rains came down and the floods came up. Again, since the league bylaws require completed playoff games, the teams will attempt to finish the contest this afternoon at 3 PM in Strasburg. The...
Tuesday's Playoff Game(s)
Date:07/28/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard The storms in the Valley are pretty amazing, honestly. Driving home from New Market this evening, lightning was flashing off to the East the entire trip. Seriously, there were so many lightning strikes that we couldn’t even get close to counting them all. I believe that was the same storm that stopped the first game of the Waynesboro-Staunton series. Anyway, I digress. Reca...
North Finals Preview: #1 Strasburg vs #3 Winchester
Date:07/28/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik Rain delays are no problem around here, and it’s time to head into the Northern division finals! With these two teams getting ready to battle it out tonight, it’s time to see what each team will bring to the plate. Strasburg Express Not much is stopping this team right now, and they are ready to battle for a championship spot. After sweeping N...
Monday’s Playoff Game: Winchester 10, Woodstock 3
Date:07/27/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard Down very quickly last night to the River Bandits, 3-0 in the first inning, the Winchester Royals stuck to the game plan and just started hitting. They scored four in the bottom of the first, one in the second, two in the fourth, and three more in the eighth to send the higher seeded Bandits home early with a 10-3 victory. The big offensive stars for the Royals were Nate Furman ...
South Finals Preview: #2 Staunton vs #4 Waynesboro
Date:07/26/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik The South division wasted no time in the first round, knocking off No. 1 Charlottesville and No. 3 Harrisonburg in two-game sweeps. Next up, No. 2 Staunton and No. 4 Waynesboro will face off to decide who makes it into the championship series. Missed last night’s action? Check out the recap of every game on the website! Staunton Braves The Braves needed the confide...
Sunday's Playoff Games
Date:07/26/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard Four games were played in the playoffs last night, and two teams were eliminated already! -Waynesboro 6, Charlottesville 3 (Waynesboro wins series, 2-0): The Generals stunned the regular season champs, sending the Charlottesville squad home earlier than expected with a 6-3 win. Down 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh, the Generals got a Brandon Pimentel single, and then Alex A...
Bulman, Mascolo, Koehler Headline 2021 VBL All-League Awards
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard Winchester’s Austin Bulman, New Market’s Reed Mascolo, and Charlottesville’s Kory Koehler were awarded some hardware in the 2021 Valley League award voting. The All-VBL teams are chosen by a vote of team and media representatives across the Valley. Bulman is the 2021 Most Valuable Player, while Mascolo earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Koehler is the Maynard &l...
North Playoff Preview: #2 Woodstock vs #3 Winchester
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik Battle of the Ws will end the first round of this year’s playoffs. No. 2 Woodstock will take on No. 3 Winchester as the final playoff matchup tonight. With both teams having some advantages and strengths, which team will triumph? Woodstock River Bandits The River Bandits came out swinging this season and took third in the regular season league standings. It was a battle ...
North Playoff Preview: #1 Strasburg vs #4 New Market
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik And up north we go! The north division gets their shot at the playoffs tonight, beginning with the Strasburg Express hosting the New Market Rebels. As the teams prepare to battle it out, who are ones to watch and what kind of series do we expect? Strasburg Express The Express have remained in the top three all season long. There was little doubt this team would make the playof...
Saturday Playoff Games
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By John Leonard Yesterday, the South Division began the playoffs: Waynesboro 3, Charlottesville 1 (Waynesboro leads the series 1-0): The big story in this one is Waynesboro’s Bradley Wilson, who fired seven outstanding innings. Wilson held the high-flying Charlottesville offense to three hits and one run while striking out five to earn the win. The Generals scored all the runs they ne...
South Playoff Preview: #2 Staunton vs #3 Harrisonburg
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik It’s a battle on I-81! No. 2 Staunton will host No.3 Harrisonburg after a late victory last night to kick off the second of two rounds in the South. With the two so evenly matched, let’s take a look at what makes this series so competitive. Staunton Braves The Braves had a late season surge over the past few weeks to climb back into playoff contention and earned th...
South Playoff Preview: #1 Charlottesville vs #4 Waynesboro
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
By Madison Hricik It’s time everyone! The playoffs have arrived, and it’s time for the chaos to really begin. In this breakdown, we’ll be looking at the TomSox and Generals series beginning tonight and what to look out for. Charlottesville TomSox The TomSox have been a force throughout the regular season, earning the regular season title and were the first team to clinch...
Playoff Matchups Are Set
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
** This first appeared on All Things Valley League ** By John Leonard The playoff scenarios can be super confusing. If this happens, then this, then this, then this will be the outcome… And then all at once it’s clear, and the playoffs are ready to start. Well, folks, we can see clearly now (the rain is gone). The standings now, with playoff matchups: North Division The final se...
July 23 Results, Hitter and Pitcher of the Day
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
** This first appeared on All Things Valley League ** By John Leonard The last day of the regular season for the South, the second-to-last day for the North! Results Woodstock 12, New Market 2 (7 innings)- This was the first completed game, and at the time it brought the Bandits into a virtual tie with Strasburg for first place in the North. Winchester 6, Front Royal 1- The Royals clinch the #...
Results, Hitter and Pitcher of the Day, Thursday July 22
Date:07/23/2021 Source:Valley League Baseball
** This first appeared on All Things Valley League ** By John Leonard Four games were played on this day, and all of them had playoff seeding implications. Results -Harrisonburg 8, Staunton 4 (Gm 1) -Staunton 7, Harrisonburg 1 (Gm 2) -Winchester 6, Woodstock 5 -Strasburg 7, Purcellville 3 Hitter of the Day The hitter of the day is Staunton’s Cole Ragone, from William & Mary! I...
