CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (15-7) will face the Waynesboro Generals (13-10) tonight for First Responder’s Night at Charlottesville High School. It will be broadcast live on the Tom Sox Facebook page. First pitch is set for 7 P.M.
Coverage: Viewers can head to the Tom Sox 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 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
Waynesboro: RHP Zach Kirby – ETSU (0-2, 5.17 ERA, 15.2 IP, 6 BB, 18 K)
Charlottesville: RHP Chase Centala – Florida (1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 3 BB, 16 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Generals will meet tonight for the second-straight day.
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The Generals defeated the Tom Sox last night behind a 5-run first inning and strong starting pitching.
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Tom Sox pitchers have struck out 10+ batters in 5 of the last 7 games. Their 4.03 ERA ranks 4th in the VBL, but fell 3 spots after last night.
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Their 4 strikeouts yesterday tied a season low.
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The Tom Sox set their all-time stolen base record last night with Jack Hurley’s steal of 2nd in the 3rd inning.
SERIES vs WAYNESBORO
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It’s been tough sledding for the Tom Sox against Waynesboro as of late, as they have lost their last 6 games (dating back to July 4, 2019).
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Prior to the current stretch, Charlottesville had won 6 of the last 7 against Waynesboro.
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None of the last 5 meetings have been decided by fewer than 5 runs.
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Charlottesville has won 4 of the last 7 against the Generals in Charlottesville, but has lost the last 3.
LAST TIME OUT
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Waynesboro defeated Charlottesville 14-9 on the heels of a 5-run first inning and strong starting pitching from Bradley Wilson.
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The 14 runs allowed are the most by the Tom Sox this season.
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Stephen Restuccio struggled in his second start of the season, allowing 8 runs (6 earned) and 8 hits in his 3 innings.
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The Tom Sox put up 5 runs in the 9th inning thanks to 6 Waynesboro walks, but never got closer than 4 runs in the game.
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Charlottesville’s 4 strikeouts tied a season low.
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Jack Hurley’s 3 stolen bases marked the 4th time this season a ‘Sox player stole 3 or more bases.
TEAM TRENDS
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 7.2 runs/game in wins and 3.1 in losses. They also have double the amount of walks per game in wins.
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15 of Charlottesville’s 22 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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10 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 .246 with runners on base and .286 with runners in scoring position.
STEALING THE RECORDS
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Charlottesville has stolen 69 bases through 22 games, setting a new team record.
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Tom Sox runners have six 5-SB days, good to tie for 3rd in team history. Entering this season, the feat had only happened twice in 5 seasons.
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They have additionally stolen 8, 7, and 6 bases in games this season, setting the top-3 all-time records.
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The Tom Sox team has stolen multiple bases in 16 of 22 games this season.
