CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (21-7) will face the Harrisonburg Turks (12-13) tonight at Charlottesville High School for UVA Night. 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 Stephen Restuccio – Northwest Florida State (2-1, 6.00 ERA, 15.0 IP, 5 BB, 15 K)
LEADING OFF
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Charlottesville and Harrisonburg will meet for the sixth time this season.
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The Tom Sox’s 21-7 record is the best in the VBL and their 6-game win streak is the longest active streak in the league. They are the only South division team over .500.
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Charlottesville’s 3.58 ERA leads the league.
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The Tom Sox have defeated the Generals, Cannons, Turks, and Lumberjacks as part of their streak.
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Charlottesville collected their 150th win as a franchise yesterday.
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The Tom Sox shut out the Turks on Monday, 4-0 in Harrisonburg for their first shutout since 2018.
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The ‘Sox will honor UVA’s four individual & team champions as part of UVA Night at the ballpark.
SERIES vs HARRISONBURG
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The Tom Sox have won 4 of the 5 meetings against the Turks this season, with 3 of their 4 wins in Harrisonburg
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Harrisonburg is 1 of 2 teams (New Market) that owns an all-time series lead over Charlottesville.
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Each of the last three meetings has been decided by four runs.
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Charlottesville clinched the season series with Harrisonburg on Monday.
LAST TIME OUT
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Charlottesville used a big 7th inning to take down the Covington Lumberjacks on the road, 11-4.
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All but one Tom Sox starter reached base. Pierce Bennett, Charlottesville’s leadoff hitter, had six plate appearances and reached base in four of them.
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Adam Cecere became the first Tom Sox player to hit a double and homer twice in the same game, and had a record 11 total bases in the game. He finished his day 4-for-5 with 3 runs and 3 RBI.
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Cecere knocked in 3 runs for the second-straight game.
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All of Charlottesville’s seven 7th inning runs came with 2 outs. All but one spot in the order reached base in the inning.
HE’S CECEREOUSLY GOOD
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Adam Cecere has been on a tear since he joined the Tom Sox, batting .400 with a 1.204 OPS.
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He has three 3-RBI games, the most on the team, in just 8 games.
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Over his last two games, Cecere is 6-for-11 with 6 RBI, 3 runs, a double, and two homers.
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Cecere became the first player in team history with a double and two homers in a game last night against Covington. He set the all-time total base record (11) in that same game.
PLAYER NOTES
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Kam Guidry’s 11-game on-base streak ended Monday. The streak was tied for the longest on the team, and he batted .324 during the streak with three multi-hit games.
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Since his 3-for-4 day against Winchester, Wyatt Langford is batting .358 with 4 doubles, 2 triples, and a home run. He has walked 9 times over that span.
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Since being moved to the leadoff spot on June 24, Gehrig Ebel has reached base 41% of the time with 13 walks.
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Logan Amiss is 2nd on the ‘Sox with a .348 average and is tied for the team lead with 3 doubles over the last 11 games. His 8 RBI are 3rd on the team over that span and his .483 OBP leads the team.
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Trevor Candelaria has reached base in 14-straight games that the Tom Sox have won, batting .298 in those contests. His 10-game overall on-base streak leads the squad.
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Brady Kirtner’s 28 strikeouts are tied for 6th in the VBL, while Dillon Janac’s 26 are tied for 10th and Christian Worley’s 25 are tied for 13th.
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Cole Foster’s 28 games played are the most of any player in the VBL.
