In locations spread across the Commonwealth today the VHSL will be handing out Trophies for the Final Time. Boys š¦ and Girls š§ Soccer ā½ļø plus Baseball ā¾ļø and Softball contests wrap up.
Botetourt Softball Complex will host the Class 1 and Class 2 Finals beginning at 10am!
Auburn goes quietly in the Top of the First
Rye Cove War Eagles get a two out Double but scoreless after 1.
Scoreless after three, just one base hit so far
Auburn picks up a 2-out double.
10:55 – Halftime, Scoreless, 1 hit each
Bottom 5th, 0-0
Top 6th now, Eagles 0 & War Eagles 0 – still 2 hits total.
Who will blink first ?
Auburn uses an Error, past ball, sacrifice bunt and a flair to score the games first run.
Bottom of the 7th coming up with Auburn 3 outs from a Three-Peat
Eight Softball teams will head to the Botetourt Softball Complex in hopes of getting to be one of the four that make it back for Saturdays State Championship games in Class 1 & 2.
Class 3 will also be playing at 10 &1 outside of the Greater Richmond area.
Three games will get underway at 10am, one Semi-final from each Class and then after a short break the final 3 Semi-final games will start at 1pm. The Class 1 &2 games have been moved from the Moyer Complex in Salem this year as they are finishing up a complete overhaul of the long standing facility.
Games of interest to fans of the CCHS program include – Region 3D Champion Cave Spring and Runner-up Northside trying to meet for the Championship. Class 1 neighbors Auburn are trying to match Oklahoma with a 3-peat and Three Rivers District Champs š James River facing King William in Class 2.
Another team that appeared on the Carroll County schedule this year was Tazewell and they will be playing early versus Alan Knight’s Page County Panthers. Twenty years of history between us and the PCHS program and the Skipper who is finishing up his 42nd year.
Six Softball games to be played, three at a time- what more could one ask for ?
45 minutes to First Pitch !
0-0, Top 4th Page vs Tazewell
Middle 4th, 0-0
Top 5, Scoreless
Top 6th, Tazewell gets first base hit
Tazewell 2-0, Top 6th
Middle of the 6th, Tazewell 3-0
Lunenburg Central 0, Rye Cove 0 (7th)
Bottom 7th, Tazewell 5-0
11:59 – Final, Tazewell 5, Page County 0
0-0, B9th in Rye Cove game
Rye Cove beat Lunenburg Central 4-1 in 11 innings.
Northside 1, New Kent 0 (F)
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Travis Leath reporting now –
Pugh just hit lead-off homerun for James River against King William š¤“
Photo š· Credit – Travis Leath….James River brought their fans.
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James River 1-1 after 1. King William with a single, sac bunt and single to scoreā¦.manufacture runs!
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Charlottesville – Duke 3, UVA 1 – Top 5th
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1-1 after 2. King William led off with a double then an infield single and couldn’t score.
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ā Auburn/Buffalo Gap 0-0 after 2.5
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ā James River/King William 1-1 after 4. King William has had several opportunities.
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ā Auburn 1-0 on a 2 out home run in bottom of 4
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Bottom 7th – Super Regional, UVA 4, Duke 3 after Cavs plate 3 in the Sixth
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James River/King William 1-1 after 5. King William has had several opportunitiesā¦baserunners every inning
ā Northside set to play Saturday at 11am versus the winner of York – Cave Spring
ā Duke 5, Virginia 4 (Top 8th), Bottom 8th, Top 9th
ā Moran getting tiredā¦bottom of 7. Runners on 1 & 2ā¦1 out. King William home. 2:46pm
ā Auburn won 1-0. Fleet throws no-hitter!
ā Auburn vs Rye Cove tomorrow !
ā Bottom 9th, Duke 5-4
ā James River – King William to extras 1-1
ā 3:01 – Duke gets final out, 5-4 on warning track fly ball.
ā James River has a 2-1 lead, top 8th
ā York outslugs Cave Spring 12-9
ā James River holds on for 2-1 victory in extra innings ! Travis reports King William struggled with their base running šāāļø.
Little did I know that when Carroll County High School š« hung on for an exciting 50-49 victory over Floyd County High School it was the first time that the Cavaliers had tripped up the Buffaloes since the current Coaching staff took over the program.
Congratulations š on the First One and here’s š to many more !
First Pitch is set for 7pm tomorrow night up in Strasburg as the Express baseball ā¾ļø team welcomes Culpepper to town for the first time in the expansion teams inaugural season.
Our ties to Jay Neal and the Express go all the way back to their joining the Valley Baseball League and we are looking forward to our Evening with the team !
Chris Carter set to throw out the Ceremonial First Pitch ahead of the Game !Express Colors on the promotional materials !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 