CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (17-12) will face the Staunton Braves (12-20) for UVA Night at Charlottesville High School. It will be broadcast live on the Tom Sox Facebook page and 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 2022 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
Staunton: RHP Luke Payne, Mansfield (0-2, 3.31 ERA, 19.0 IP, 7 BB, 12 K)
Charlottesville: RHP Trey Yesavage, East Carolina (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 10.0 IP, 5 BB, 14 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox will play their first home game in over a week, facing the red-hot Braves.
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It is UVA sports night at Charlottesville High School.
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The ‘Sox fell to the Braves on Monday, their first loss since July 2. It snapped a 7-game win streak.
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The Tom Sox are 7-3 in July and have four hitters batting over .300.
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Charlottesville placed seven players on the VBL All-Star team on Monday, the second-most in the VBL.
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Cole Wagner is on a 20-game on-base streak, tied for the sixth-longest on-base streak in Tom Sox history.
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Trey Yesavage will make his third start of the season (4th appearance) and first since the 17-4 win over Waynesboro on July 4.
SOX ARE HOT!
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The Tom Sox offense has exploded over the last six games, scoring 58 runs. That’s good for just under 10 runs per game.
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45 of those have come in the stretch from July 4-8, the latter in Staunton.
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Charlottesville just snapped a 7-game win streak with Monday’s loss. Over the streak, they batted .332 with 68 hits, 17 doubles, five home runs, and 49 walks to 43 strikeouts.
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33 runs in back-to-back games (7/4 & 7/5) was the most in team history.
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16 runs on July 5 was the second-largest margin of victory in a single game in Tom Sox history. The 17 runs scored on Monday were tied for the most ever at Charlottesville High School.
AGAINST STAUNTON
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The ‘Sox and Braves will meet for the seventh time in eight meetings this season. The final meeting will be July 20 in Staunton.
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The season series is tied 3-3.
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Satchell Norman leads the ‘Sox on the season against Staunton with a .444 average (8-for-18) and three doubles.
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The Tom Sox and Braves have alternated wins and losses over the last six meetings.
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Charlottesville has scored double-digit runs in each of their last four wins against Staunton.
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There has never been a shutout by either team in 48 all-time meetings.
HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR
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Seven Tom Sox players were named Valley League All-Stars on Monday.
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Three pitchers and four position players were named to the squad.
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‘Sox closers Jack Billings and Tyler McLoughlin plus fellow righty Drew Bryan were the team’s three pitchers. Entering Monday’s game, the three combined for a 1.13 ERA in 32 combined innings, with four wins and five saves.
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The four hitters named to the team were outfielder Carter Cunningham, infielder/outfielder Christian Martin, catcher/DH Satchell Norman, and first baseman Cole Wagner. The four were key to the ‘Sox’s 7-game win streak; combining for a .493 batting average, ten doubles, three homers, and 17 walks over the span. They totaled 27 of the team’s 56 RBI over the seven games (48%) and scored 27 of their 61 runs (44%).
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Two ‘Sox players were named alternates – shortstop Kyle Edwards and righty Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman.
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The seven selections are the second-most in the VBL (Waynesboro, 9) and second-most in Tom Sox history (2017, 9).
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The All-Star Game will take place at 7 P.M. Sunday in Front Royal.
DEFENSIVE PROWESS
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The Tom Sox have been one of the top defensive teams in the Valley League this summer.
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Charlottesville’s .973 fielding percentage and 27 errors both lead the Valley League.
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The ‘Sox have committed only five errors over their last ten games (three have come in the last three).
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Kyle Edwards, Charlottesville’s starting shortstop, has only one error, as does infielder Gavin Abrams, who’s started 21 of 29 games.
