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VMI pitcher-centerfielder Trey Morgan. Photo: Randall Wolf/VMI AthleticsI picked this year to step down as one of the ESPN+ voices for VMI baseball, which is having its best season in forever heading into this weeks SoCon Tournament.The Keydets were over .500 as recently as two weeks ago, and will open the SoCon Tourney in Greenville, S.C., on Wednesday as the 5 seed with a 26-28 record overall, and a 9-11 record in league play.These guys, as VMI teams of recent vintage, can rake 鈥?ranking sixth nationally with a .324 team batting average, 16th nationally with a .535 slugging percentage, and 27th with a .411 on-base percentage.And they own the basepaths 鈥?the Key stanley trinkflaschen dets have stolen a D1-high 189 bases, 27 ahead of the field in 2023, including a school-record 14 steals in a 15-4 win over Norfolk State on March 19, in which VMI stole nine bases in the second inning.Yeah.Two guys are over 30 steals Ty Swain: 33, Justin Starke: 31 , and three others are over 25 Brett Cook and Trey Morgan with 26 each, Zac Morri stanley cup uk s with 25 .There are four guys with double-digits in homers: Starke and Cole Garrett with 13 apiece, Cole Jenkins with 11, Morris with 10.And six regulars are hitting .300 or better, led by Starkes .390 with a slash line of .390/.453/.667 .Pitching, as usual, is an issue. The staff has the disadvantage of pitching the lions share of its games in hitter-friendly Gray-Minor Stadium, so the 7.38 staff ERA needs as big ol asterisk beside it.The hurlers stanley cup have done just enough to Swda Reds drop Nationals for second day in a row
Photo credit: Ken PullenHarrisonburg Turks outfielder Shane Billings, a junior from Wingate University, is the Valley Baseball League D-BAT Player of the Week for the preceding weeks games from June 28-July 4.As lead-off hitter, Billings has helped the Turks maintain their hot pace in the top of the South Division standings. The Turks were 5-1 this last week, on a 17-6 season record [as of July 4]. Billings, from Kernersville, North Carolina, hit .440/.464/.760. In six games, he was 11-25 with a triple and two homeruns, 7 RBI, 2 walks and 2 Ks. He had two sacrifices and three stolen bases, as well as 9 runs scored.In the Turks July 1 game against New Market, with the score tied at 4-4, Billings got a two-out walk in the ninth inning, advanced to second on a pitchers error, moved to third on a single from Tyler Straub and eventually across for the plate for the 5-4 win by Jesse Bakers g stanley germany ame-winning single.Billings is the fourth recipient th termo stanley is season, selected from candidates nominated by coaches and VBL media relations staff.聽The first three selections were Strasburg Express firs stanley thermobecher t baseman Ryan Flick, Front Royal RHP Indalecio聽Romo, and Charlottesville Tom Sox outfielder Kevin Conway.The next D-Bat Player of the Week will be announced on July 13 and be selected from action in games from Sunday, July 5 through Saturday, July 11.More information about the league is available at valleyleaguebaseball. Share this page Share Faceb |
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