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Aldie Senators sweep doubleheader with Waynesboro Generals

Aldie Senators sweep doubleheader with Waynesboro Generals

The Aldie Senators swept a two-game, seven-inning doubleheader from the homestanding Waynesboro Generals Saturday night at Kate Collins Field, taking Game 1 9-2 and winning the nightcap 5-4 in eight innings.

The losses drop the Generals to 15-11 on the season and three games behind first-place Harrisonburg.

A five-run seventh broke open a close Game 1 for Aldie (13-12), which got three hits from…

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Waynesboro Generals blank VBL-leading Front Royal, 1-0

Waynesboro Generals blank VBL-leading Front Royal, 1-0

Jeff Schank and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, and a Kyle Pitts squeeze play RBI gave Waynesboro the only run it needed in a 1-0 over Valley League-leading Front Royal Tuesday night at Kate Collins Field.

Schank (freshman, Butler) went seven innings, giving up four hits, striking out seven and walking two. Austin Goss(freshman, USC-Upstate) closed out the ninth for his VBL-best…

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Winchester Royals score three in the ninth, stun Waynesboro, 3-2

Winchester Royals score three in the ninth, stun Waynesboro, 3-2

Winchester didn’t get a hit until the eighth inning, but a three-run rally in the ninth off Waynesboro closer Austin Goss pushed the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Generals Thursday night at Kate Collins Field.

Waynesborostarter Will Lowman (sophomore, Kennesaw State) combined with two relievers to keep Winchester hitless through seven, with Lowman going six innings, striking out five and walking…

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Waynesboro Generals nip Woodstock, 4-3

Waynesboro Generals nip Woodstock, 4-3

Colin Bennett scored on a two-out eighth-inning error, Austin Goss got his eighth save of the season, and the Waynesboro Generals maintained sole possession of first place in the Valley League with a 4-3 win over Woodstock Wednesday night at Kate Collins Field.

Bennett (junior, Kennesaw State) reached on a one-out single, and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Kevin Krupp (sophomore, North…

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Waynesboro Generals outlast Staunton Braves, 4-3

Waynesboro Generals outlast Staunton Braves, 4-3

A strong outing from starting pitcher Phillip Taylor and a gutsy ninth from closer Austin Goss closed out a 4-3 win for the Waynesboro Generals over their rival Staunton Braves Tuesday night.

Taylor, a North Georgia junior, picked up the win for Waynesboro (11-3), giving up two runs on eight hits in six innings of work, striking out six and walking none.

A Michael McClellan sacrifice fly RBI put

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Two-run eighth lifts Waynesboro Generals past New Market Rebels

Two-run eighth lifts Waynesboro Generals past New Market Rebels

A Rob Bennie RBI single broke a 4-4 eighth-inning tie, and the Waynesboro Generals held on for a 6-4 win over the New Market Rebels Friday night at Kate Collins Field in Waynesboro.

The Generals (9-1) had led 4-3 entering the eighth when a two-out Brandon Gum RBI single knotted things up at 4-4. The Waynesborohalf of the eighth didn’t get going until there were already two outs. Back-to-back…

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How are the Waynesboro Generals 8-1? Run prevention

How are the Waynesboro Generals 8-1? Run prevention

The Waynesboro Generals are hitting just .205 as a team through the first fifth of the 2014 Valley League season. So how is it that the defending VBL champs are atop the league standings at 8-1?

Three words: pitching and defense.

Waynesboro’s team ERA of 2.57 is second in the league, and the Generals have allowed just four unearned runs, by far the best in the league.

The Generals have also made…

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