CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (25-9) will face the Harrisonburg Turks (17-16) on Educator 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 & 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 Andres Rodriguez – Florida Tech (3-1, 2.16 ERA, 25.0 IP, 7 BB, 33 K)
Charlottesville: RHP Garrett Payne – NC State
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Turks will meet for the seventh time this season, and third in Charlottesville.
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Charlottesville clinched the South Division regular season title with last night’s win.
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The Tom Sox’s 25-9 record is the best in the VBL. They are 1 of 2 South division teams over .500 and are joined by Harrisonburg.
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The Tom Sox won last night by the 10-run rule, defeating Staunton 15-1 in 7 innings.
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Charlottesville’s offense has scored 54 runs over the last 5 games.
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Due to COVID-19 issues in Covington, Wednesday’s home game and Saturday’s away game against the Lumberjacks were both canceled. Charlottesville will play 40 regular season games due to the cancelations.
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The ‘Sox have struck out double-digit Turks in 5 of the 6 meetings this season.
SERIES vs HARRISONBURG
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Charlottesville tied up the all-time series with Harrisonburg, 18-18, with their win on July 7.
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Charlottesville has won 9 of the last 11 meetings with the Turks, dating back to June 2019. Their 4-game win streak is tied for their second-longest against Harrisonburg all-time.
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Charlottesville is 5-1 against Harrisonburg this season.
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4 of the 6 meetings this season have been decided by 3 or more runs (all Charlottesville wins).
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The Tom Sox walked off the Turks on an Elijah Nunez RBI single the last time they met (7/7).
LAST TIME OUT
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The Tom Sox used two big innings to clinch the division regular season title and defeat Staunton, 15-1.
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The game was called after 7 innings due to the VBL’s brand-new 10-run rule. The Tom Sox are the first VBL team to win courtesy of the rule.
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The Tom Sox scored 8 runs in the 4th inning and 7 in the 5th.
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Gehrig Ebel, RJ Ochoa, and Wyatt Langford all hit home runs in the 5th inning. It was the second time in team history (2017) that the ‘Sox hit 3 HR in the same inning. Ebel and Ochoa each delivered 3-run blasts while Langford hit a solo shot right after Ochoa’s.
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Tom Sox pitching did not allow an earned run and struck out 11 on the night.
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Charlottesville scored 14+ runs for the 3rd time in the last 7 days.
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The Tom Sox did not steal a base for the 4th time in the last 5 games.
PLAYER NOTES
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Wyatt Langford is currently riding a 11-game on-base streak, the longest on the team. 5 players have had an on-base streak of 10 games or more, but none have reached base in more than 11-straight games.
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Over the last 16 games, Logan Amiss is batting .395 with 13 runs, 12 RBI, and a team-leading 5 doubles.
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Over that same span, Garrett Spikes is batting .354 with 11 runs, 6 extra-base hits, and a team-leading 18 RBI.
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Cole Foster’s 34 games played are tied for the most of any player in the VBL.
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Gehrig Ebel’s 25 walks are 2nd in the VBL.
INDIVIDUAL RECORD-SETTERS
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If the season ended today, Wyatt Langford’s .347 BA would rank 5th all-time, his .537 slugging percentage would rank 2nd, and his .457 on-base percentage would rank 2nd.
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Cole Foster’s next game played will tie him for 10th-all time.
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Gehrig Ebel’s 25 walks is tied for 3rd all-time. The Tom Sox record for a single season is 34.
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Logan Amiss’s next hit-by-pitch will tie him for the most all-time.
