CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (16-7) will face the Purcellville Cannons (8-16) in a doubleheader at Fireman’s Field. It will be broadcast live on the Cannons Facebook page. First pitch for game 1 is set for 4 P.M., with the second to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
Coverage: Viewers can head to the Cannons Facebook Page to watch tonight’s games. A link to the live stats is available on Pointstreak. The Tom Sox Twitter account (@CvilleTomSoxVBL) will provide live updates.
Ticket Information: Admission to tonight’s game is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors (65+), and $2 for children. Children wearing a Little League uniform are permitted for free with a paying adult.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Charlottesville (Game 1): RHP Brady Kirtner (1-0, 1.32 ERA, 13.2 IP, 10 BB, 20 K)
Charlottesville (Game 2): RHP Dillon Janac (1-1, 4.80 ERA, 15.0 IP, 15 BB, 20 K)
Purcellville: TBA
LEADING OFF
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Charlottesville and Purcellville will meet in two 7-inning games, their only meetings of the season.
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While Charlottesville sits at the top of the South division, Purcellville sits last in the North division.
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The Tom Sox got revenge against the Generals last night, riding early offense to a 4-3 win.
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Tom Sox pitchers have struck out 10+ batters in 5 of the last 8 games. Their 3.93 ERA ranks 3rd in the league.
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Kameron Guidry upped his on-base streak to 8 games last night, the longest on the team.
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The ‘Sox will start their top-2 strikeout leaders tonight.
SERIES vs PURCELLVILLE
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The Tom Sox have dominated the series against Purcellville as of late, only losing once in the last 9 meetings.
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They are 5-3 in Purcellville/Charles Town all-time.
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Charlottesville swept the season series in 2019. After a 4-hour affair highlighted by a Kirby McMullen walk-off home run in the opener (17-16), Charlottesville’s bats continued to roll to an 18-3 win in Purcellville. The Tom Sox took the third meeting on the road a week after, 4-2.
LAST TIME OUT
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Charlottesville defeated Waynesboro behind strong pitching and early offense, 4-3.
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The Tom Sox did not score after the 2nd inning and had only 6 baserunners in the final 6 frames.
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Logan Amiss delivered the big blow for the Tom Sox, hitting a 2-run double in the first.
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Chase Centala gave the Tom Sox 5 strong innings out of the gate, then the bullpen did the rest of the work – only allowing 2 hits and 1 run in their 4 innings.
TEAM TRENDS
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 7 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 23 games have been decided by 3 or more runs.
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Two of the four 1-run games have been walk-off wins.
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10 active players have reached base in 5+ straight games at some point this season.
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Tom Sox batters are batting .244 with runners on base and .286 with runners in scoring position.
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The Tom Sox have boosted their team average by 16 points over the last 6 games.
STRIKEOUT RECORDS
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Charlottesville pitchers have struck out 232 batters in their first 23 games, the third-most in team history.
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12 players bring in double-digit strikeouts with Brady Kirtner and Dillon Janac (20 apiece) leading the way.
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‘Sox pitching has seven games with 13+ K’s, and has struck out double-digit batters in 12 games this season.
