June 29 Game Recaps

Strasburg 3, Front Royal 2

Strasburg scored two runs in the sixth and held on for a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.

Strasburg starter Kaiden Takahashi-Trader (Longwood) pitched three scoreless innings and allowed just two hits. He struck out one and walked two.

Wade Shelley (Auburn) and Baylor Roberts (UAB) each had two base hits for the Express.

For Front Royal, James Green (Presbyterian) had two hits.

Cardinals starter Will Sparks (South Alabama) pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits. He struck out eight and walked three.

Culpeper 14, Harrisonburg 13

Culpeper scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Turks, 14-13. A walk-off, bases-loaded triple by Lucas Franz (Christian Brothers) won it for the Cavaliers.

Franz finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs and Tyler Benick :Long Island) was 3-for-5. Braden Weaver (Liberty) and Brooks Simpson (Radford) each had two hits for Culpeper. Weaver, Nick Matson (Long Island) and Ty Powell (Texas State) each drove in two runs.

Jason Walter (Walters State) belted a grand slam and had five RBIs for the Turks and Brody Dalton (Kent State) was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Ben Garber (Rochester), Andy Perez (Florida Southwestern) and Bennett Gary (Miami) each added two base hits.