CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (8-2) will face the Harrisonburg Turks (2-5) tonight in Harrisonburg. It will be broadcast live on the Turks Facebook page. First pitch is set for 7:30 P.M.
Coverage: Viewers can head to the Turks Facebook Page 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 Turks games is $5 for an adult, $3 for college students (with presented I.D.), $2 for senior citizens (65 and older), and $1 for kids 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the admission gate.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Charlottesville: RHP Trace Bright – Auburn (0-0, 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP, 5 BB, 9 K)
Harrisonburg: TBA
LEADING OFF
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Charlottesville and Harrisonburg will meet for the second time in the last 7 days.
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The Tom Sox won the first meeting this season, an 8-5 win last Saturday in Harrisonburg.
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The ‘Sox walked off Staunton last night 7-6 behind Trevor Candelaria’s 2-run double.
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Entering this current stretch, the Tom Sox are scheduled to play 13 games in 11 days, including two doubleheaders. The next scheduled off day is June 23.
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Charlottesville’s 3.15 ERA ranks 3rd in the VBL and its .167 opponent BA leads the league.
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Trace Bright will face Harrisonburg for the second-straight meeting.
SERIES vs HARRISONBURG
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Charlottesville has won 5 of the last 6 meetings against the Turks, the only loss coming in the 2019 regular season finale.
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Each of the Tom Sox’s last 5 losses to the Turks have come in Harrisonburg.
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Charlottesville has dropped 5 of the last 7 to Harrisonburg on the road, but has won 2 of the last 3.
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Each of the last 6 meetings has been decided by 3 or fewer runs.
LAST TIME OUT
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Charlottesville collected their first walk-off win of the season, taking down the Staunton Braves 7-6.
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Trevor Candelaria provided the theatrics, hitting a 2-run double to knock in Logan Amiss and Gehrig Ebel.
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The last 3 Tom Sox walk-offs have come against Staunton.
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Cal Stark hit his first home run of the season, a towering 3-run shot in the 6th inning.
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Charlottesville walked only 2 batters, a season-low in a 9-inning game.
KINGS OF THE BIG INNING
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The ‘Sox have scored multiple runs in 16 of the 25 innings they’ve scored in this season.
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They have scored 3+ runs in 10 of them, and 4+ in 7 of the 10.
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Charlottesville has scored runs in 2.5 innings per game this season and has scored in 32% of their innings this season.
#OMASOX
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The Tom Sox have representatives from three of the eight teams in the 2021 College World Series.
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Christian Hlinka (2019) represents the hometown Hoos for the ‘Sox.
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Three NC State players are signed to the 2021 roster in Garrett Payne, Eddie Eisert, and Tristan Sipple. Evan Justice, a 2018 TS player, has played a major role in NC State’s run as their primary closer.
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Mississippi State also sends three reps to the 2021 ‘Sox in Houston Harding, Brayland Skinner, and Tanner Leggett. Harding has recently worked as State’s Sunday starter over the last few weeks, while Skinner and Leggett have added important at-bats.
