VBL Playoffs Begin Today

The Valley Baseball League playoffs will begin Tuesday, July 21 with three games.

The regular season ended Monday with New Marker defeating Strasburg 8-1.

The victory gave the Winchester Royals the No. 1 seed in the North with a 20-16 record. Strasburg and Purcellville tied for the second spot in the standings with a 19-17 record. Strasburg earned the No. 2 seed by virtue of the results from the team's head-to-head meeting. New Market finished fourth with am 18-18 record, but the Rebels opted to not play in the playoffs.

The Express and Cannons will play a best-of-3 series with the winner playing Winchester.

In the South, No. 1 Waynesboro (25-11) hosts No. 4 Harrisonburg (17-19)  and No. 2 Staunton (22-14) hosts No. 3 Charlottesville (19-17) in Tuesday's first-round games. Both series will be the best-of-3.