CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (28-9), winners of 17 of their last 20, will face the Harrisonburg Turks (18-18) for their final regular season meeting at Charlottesville High School. It will be broadcast live on the Tom Sox Facebook page & Tom Sox TV. First pitch is set for 7 P.M.
Coverage: Viewers can head to the Tom Sox Facebook Page or Tom Sox TV to watch tonight’s game. A link to the live stats is available on Pointstreak. The Tom Sox Twitter account (@CvilleTomSoxVBL) will provide live updates.
Ticket Information: Admission to all Tom Sox games in 2021 is free, courtesy of Carter Bank & Trust. Parking is available at a first-come, first-served basis in the CHS upper, lower, and student lots.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Harrisonburg: TBA
Charlottesville: RHP Garrett Payne – NC State (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Turks will meet for the eighth and final time in the regular season.
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Charlottesville has clinched the South Division regular season title and will be the division’s 1-seed in the playoffs.
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The Tom Sox’s 28-9 record is the best in the VBL. They are the only South team over .500.
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The Tom Sox defeated the Turks Friday by run-rule, winning 11-1 in 8 innings.
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They swept yesterday’s doubleheader with Front Royal, winning 7-2 and 7-1.
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Charlottesville’s offense has scored 79 runs over the last 8 games.
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Cole Foster’s games played streak came to an end at 35 yesterday after getting game 1 off.
SERIES vs HARRISONBURG
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The Tom Sox took the all-time series lead for the first time against the Turks with their win Friday.
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Charlottesville is 6-1 against Harrisonburg this season and 3-0 at home.
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The ‘Sox’s victory Friday was the first by run-rule in the history of the series.
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5 of the 7 meetings have been decided by 3 or more runs.
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Charlottesville is 17-8 against Harrisonburg since the start of the 2017 season.
LAST TIME OUT
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The Tom Sox swept a doubleheader against Front Royal, winning 7-2 in game 1 and 7-1 in game 2.
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It was Charlottesville’s 4th-straight DH sweep.
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Front Royal made a combined 8 errors over the 2 games.
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The ‘Sox scored two in the 1st and five in the 2nd to win game 1. Three of the five 2nd inning runs were courtesy of early-inning free passes.
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Victor Castillo delivered a 3-run double to break open the game.
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Charlottesville’s bullpen combined for no runs, 4 hits, and 1 walk in 4 innings.
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Cole Foster got a game off for the first time this season.
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Charlottesville scored early and often in game 2, with two in the 1st, 2nd, and 5th plus one in the 4th.
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Adam Cecere hit a moonshot home run to score the first two.
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Charlottesville pitching allowed only five hits and one run, striking out five.
TEAM TRENDS
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Over the last 10 games, the Tom Sox are batting .331 with 97 runs, 33 extra-base hits, a .962 OPS, and 67 walks.
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Since June 25, Charlottesville is 17-3 with a +89 run differential. They have not lost a home game since.
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Charlottesville has scored double-digit runs in 6 of the last 10 games. They did so in 4 of the previous 27.
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 7.9 runs/game in wins and 3.8 in losses.
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26 of Charlottesville’s 37 games have been decided by 3 or more runs.
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Three of the six 1-run games have been walk-off wins.
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The ‘Sox are batting .285 with 2 outs, .290 with runners on base, and .324 with runners in scoring position.
PLAYER NOTES
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Wyatt Langford is currently riding a 14-game on-base streak, the longest on the team. 5 players have had an on-base streak of 10 games or more, but Langford is the first reach base in more than 11-straight games.
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Langford ranks 6th in the VBL with a .353 BA.
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The Tom Sox have 6 qualifying batters hitting over .300 in the last 10 games, and 9 total.
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Over that same span, Garrett Spikes is batting .429 with 7 runs, 3 doubles, 11 RBI, and a 1.040 OPS.
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Cole Foster’s 36 games played are tied for the 4th-most of any player in the VBL.
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Gehrig Ebel’s 27 walks are T-2nd in the VBL.
