CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (14-6) will face the Harrisonburg Turks (10-9) tonight for Military Appreciation Night 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 and 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: RHP Jackson Dennies – Notre Dame (1-0, 1.68 ERA, 5.1 IP, 2 BB, 7 K)
Charlottesville: RHP Jacob Haney – William & Mary (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 IP, 3 BB, 15 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Turks will meet for the second of 2 consecutive meetings. The Tom Sox won the first meeting last night, an 8-4 triumph in Harrisonburg.
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The Tom Sox have not lost at home to the Turks since June 2017.
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Over the next 7 days, the Tom Sox will see the Turks 3 times, the Generals 3 times, and the Cannons in a doubleheader.
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Charlottesville’s 3.51 ERA ranks 2nd in the VBL (behind only Harrisonburg) and its .191 opponent BA leads the VBL.
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After going 4-5 to enter the Strasburg series, the Tom Sox have won 3 straight games. They have scored 5 or more runs in each of the 3, having not done so in each of the prior 5 contests.
SERIES vs HARRISONBURG
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Charlottesville has split the last 4 meetings against the Turks, all four of which have been on the road.
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The Tom Sox have not lost at home to the Turks since June 2017, an 8-game home win streak.
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3 of the last 5 meetings have featured 5 or fewer combined runs.
LAST TIME OUT
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Charlottesville defeated Harrisonburg last night behind strong bats and lots of strikeouts.
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The ‘Sox scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning, their 2nd-straight game with a 5-run inning.
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Cal Stark hit his second home run of the season, the first Tom Sox player to hit multiple home runs this season.
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8 Turks batters reached base the entire game.
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Charlottesville pitchers struck out 13 batters, their 12th game striking out double-digit batters this season.
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The Tom Sox tied a team record with 2 triples.
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Charlottesville’s 7 stolen bases rank 2nd in team history. They stole home twice, setting a team record.
TEAM TRENDS
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 6.9 runs/game in wins and 2.2 in losses. They also have double the amount of walks per game in wins.
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13 of Charlottesville’s 20 games have been decided by 3 or more runs.
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Two of the three 1-run games have been walk-off wins.
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8 players have reached base in 5+ straight games at some point this season. Gehrig Ebel leads the team with an 11-game streak that ended in game 1 Sunday.
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Tom Sox batters are batting .243 with runners on base and .286 with runners in scoring position.
WELCOME BACK JAKE
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William & Mary’s Jacob Haney returns to the Tom Sox in 2021, the team’s lone returner from the 2019 championship squad.
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In 2019, Haney split his time between starting and the bullpen, with a 3.82 ERA in 33 innings.
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In four appearances out of the bullpen, Haney allowed only one run in 15.1 innings, striking out 21.
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This season, Haney is 2nd on the ‘Sox in strikeouts and has not allowed an earned run in 11 innings.
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Dating back to the 2019 season, Haney has allowed only one earned run in summer ball since July 1, 2019.
