CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (26-9) will face the Front Royal Cardinals (16-21) today in a doubleheader at Charlottesville High School. It will be broadcast live on the Tom Sox Facebook page & Tom Sox TV. First pitch for game 1 is set for 3 P.M., with the second to follow 30 minutes after.
Coverage: Viewers can head to the Tom Sox Facebook Page or Tom Sox TV to watch tonight’s games. 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
Front Royal: TBA
Charlottesville (Game 1): RHP Brady Kirtner – Virginia Tech (2-0, 2.57 ERA, 21.0 IP, 12 BB, 30 K)
Charlottesville (Game 2): RHP Dillon Janac – Rice (2-1, 4.07 ERA, 24.1 IP, 21 BB, 31 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Cardinals will meet in two 7-inning games.
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Today’s games are a make-up from rain-postponed games on June 13. The teams completed 1.5 innings before rain forced the rescheduling.
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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 26-9 record is the best in the VBL. They are the only South team over .500.
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The Tom Sox won Friday by run-rule, defeating Harrisonburg 11-1 in 8 innings.
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Charlottesville’s offense has scored 65 runs over the last 6 games.
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The ‘Sox have swept 3-straight doubleheaders.
SERIES vs FRONT ROYAL
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The Tom Sox have a 10-4 all-time record over Front Royal, with 3 of the 4 losses coming on the road.
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Charlottesville’s only home loss to Front Royal came on the front end of a doubleheader. They won the second game 17-0, the largest margin of victory in team history.
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The last 4 home matchups have been decided by 3 or more runs.
LAST TIME OUT
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The ‘Sox won their second-straight game by run-rule, defeating the Turks 11-1 in 8 innings.
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Charlottesville won the game on a walk-off hit by pitch, the first run-rule walk-off in VBL history.
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The Tom Sox scored 3 runs each in the 7th & 8th to secure the victory.
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3 Tom Sox starters had multiple hits & 2 had multiple RBI.
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8 different players collected a hit & 6 collected an RBI.
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RJ Ochoa hit a 2-run homer in the 7th, his second-straight game with a home run.
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Harrisonburg was 0-for-11 with runners on base and 1-for-11 in advancement opportunities.
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Garrett Payne tossed a hitless 3 innings in his season debut. Chase Centala & Parker Stinnett also delivered scoreless frames.
PLAYER NOTES
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Wyatt Langford is currently riding a 12-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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Over the last 8 games, Logan Amiss is batting .435 with 7 runs, 5 RBI, 3 doubles, and a .480 OBP.
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Over that same span, Garrett Spikes is batting .423 with 7 runs, 3 doubles, 9 RBI, and a 1.059 OPS.
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Cole Foster’s 35 games played are tied for the 3rd-most of any player in the VBL.
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Gehrig Ebel’s 25 walks are T-4th in the VBL.
TEAM TRENDS
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Over the last 8 games, the Tom Sox are batting .335 with 83 runs, 25 extra-base hits, a .962 OPS, and 57 walks.
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Charlottesville has scored double-digit runs in 6 of the last 8 games. They did so in 4 of the previous 27.
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 8 runs/game in wins and 3.8 in losses.
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24 of Charlottesville’s 35 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 .284 with 2 outs, .289 with runners on base, and .317 with runners in scoring position.
