CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Charlottesville Tom Sox (10-5) will face the Covington Lumberjacks (4-10) tonight at Charlottesville High School for Public Health Appreciation Night. It will be broadcast live on the VBL Audio Network. First pitch is set for 7 P.M.
Coverage: No video stream will be available for tonight’s game, but a live audio feed is available on the VBL Audio Network. 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
Covington: RHP Hunter Mink – Florida
Charlottesville: RHP Stephen Restuccio – Northwest Florida State (2-0, 4.50 ERA, 8.0 IP, 4 BB, 9 K)
LEADING OFF
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The Tom Sox and Lumberjacks will face off for the third time in 11 days.
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The Tom Sox lost their second-straight game Monday, falling 7-3 to Staunton.
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Thanks to the postponement of Tuesday’s game in Covington, the Tom Sox have had 2-straight days off after a stretch of 10-straight days on the field.
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Charlottesville’s 3.44 ERA ranks T-2nd in the VBL and its .186 opponent BA leads the league.
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After going 7-1 in their first 8 games, the ‘Sox are 3-4 in their last 7.
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Charlottesville’s opponent has scored 7 runs in 3 of their last 4 losses.
SERIES vs COVINGTON
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The Tom Sox and Lumberjacks will meet for the fourth time this season, and third in the last 11 days.
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The Tom Sox have won the last four meetings against Covington, including all three this season.
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Charlottesville is 2-3 in their last five in Covington.
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The last time these teams met (Saturday), Covington walked 13 batters and hit another 4 en route to a 10-4 Tom Sox win.
LAST TIME OUT
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The Tom Sox lost their second-straight game Monday, falling to the Staunton Braves 7-3 in Staunton.
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The loss was the Tom Sox’s first to the Braves in 5 meetings this season.
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Charlottesville scored all 3 of their runs in the fourth inning, 2 of them off a Wyatt Langford double.
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Ryan McCarty tossed 7 innings for the Braves, allowing 6 hits but limiting further damage.
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Christian Worley had another outstanding start for the Tom Sox (4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER) but each of the two arms out of the bullpen allowed a home run and 2 earned.
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Charlottesville pitching struck out a season-low 4 batters.
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The Tom Sox made a season-high 5 errors, including 4 in the 4th inning. The 4 in the 4th inning are the most in any inning in team history.
TEAM TRENDS
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The ‘Sox offense has scored 7.1 runs/game in wins and 1.8 in losses. They also have double the amount of walks per game in wins.
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10 of Charlottesville’s 15 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 active 9-game streak.
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Tom Sox batters are batting .225 with runners on base and .273 with runners in scoring position.
#OMASOX
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The Tom Sox have representatives from three of the eight teams in the 2021 College World Series.
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Christian Hlinka (2019) represents the hometown Hoos for the ‘Sox.
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Three NC State players are signed to the 2021 roster in Garrett Payne, Eddie Eisert, and Tristan Sipple. Evan Justice, a 2018 TS player, has played a major role in NC State’s run as their primary closer.
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Mississippi State also sends three reps to the 2021 ‘Sox in Houston Harding, Brayland Skinner, and Tanner Leggett. Harding has recently worked as State’s Sunday starter, while Skinner and Leggett have added important at-bats.
