VA/DC Playoff Scoreboard: June 1
June 2, 2022
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Wednesday, June 1
Region 5B Semifinals
Granby 9, Menchville 0
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#14 Nansemond River 9, Maury 6
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Region 4A Semifinals
Grafton 5, Smithfield 2
Carter Hayes struck out 10 in six innings of 3-hit ball as eight of the Clippers' nine offensive starters contributed a hit in the game. Ty Hedgepeth drew 2 walks at the plate and battled for five innings with 6 strikeouts for the Packers.
Warhill 8, Churchland 6
Warhill took an 8-1 lead and then hung on to win as the Truckers tried to mount a comeback. Jeremiah Mihalcoe had a hit and an RBI for Warhill and closed the game out to punch their State Tourney ticket. For Churchland, Liam Thompson was 3-3 with 2 RBI and Tyler Black was 2-4 with a 2B and 2 RBI.
Region 4B Championship
#1 Hanover 4, Monacan 0
Cannon Peebles (NC State) tossed 3 no-hit innings with 7 strikeouts and Brett Alvis () was 2-3 with 2 2Bs and 2 RBI. Ashton Lasky went the distance for Monacan and held Hanover to 6 hits.
Region 4D Championship
Jefferson Forest 2, Salem (Salem) 1
Salem tied the game with 2 outs in the top of the seventh on a Hunter Bayne single. The Cavaliers responded in the bottom of the seventh as Nate Pyle singled to walk the game off. Peyton Smith went 6.1 innings of 1-hit ball for JF with 11 strikeouts and Trent Judd was just as good for Salem, going 6 innings of 3-hit ball in an outstanding pitcher's duel.
Region 3C Semifinals
#6 Liberty Christian 10, Rustburg 0
Will Palmer threw a 6 inning 3-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as the Bulldogs mashed 4 home runs, with 2 coming off the bat of Logan Duff () and John Simmons (Liberty) and Andrew Burns also going deep.
#20 Spotswood 8, Wilson Memorial 0
Andrew Baugher tossed a complete game 2-hitter with 11 strikeouts. Elijah Grogg had a home run while going 2-3 and Trevor Shifflett and Dalton Nicely also had multi-hit games.
Region 3D Semifinals
#9 Abingdon 3, Cave Spring 2
Ethan Gibson (Virginia Tech) struck out 7 in a complete game while also going 3-3 with a 2B and an RBI. Cole Lambert and Jack Ferguson also had multi-hit games in the win. Aiden Dellinger worked around 10 hits to hold Abingdon to 1 earned run in 5 innings while Trey Ludy was 2-3 with a home run for Cave Spring.
#15 Christiansburg 10, William Byrd 1
Marshall Basham hit a grand slam in the first inning and drove in 7 runs in the game. Dawson Gragg was 3-4 and Tanner Evans allowed just 2 hits in 5 innings of work.
Region 2B Semifinals
Stuart's Draft 2, Madison County 1
Colton Harris allowed 3 hits in 5 innings while going 2-3 with an RBI and Trenton Coffey closed it out with 2 scoreless innings after going 1-3 in the win. Kody Dobyns was a tough-luck loser for Madison, throwing a complete game with 6 strikeouts and no walks while also going 2-2 with 2 2Bs, a BB, and an RBI at the plate.
Buckingham 7, Strasburg 6
Strasburg rallied from a 6-0 deficit after four to tie the game in the seventh, which set-up Buckingham to walk it off with a single off the bat of Holden Tyson. Tyson went 2-3, Braedyn Schaeffer went 2-4, and Justin Gunter went 3-3 with a BB and 3 RBI. Hayden Fravel was 3-4 for Strasburg and James Sibert had a 2B and a 3B.
Region 1C Championship
Grayson County 3, Auburn 2
Andrew Shaffner (NC State) struck out 10 in 5.1 innings of relief as Grayson bounced back from an early 2-1 deficit and Shaffner held the lead from there.
Region 1D Semifinals
Lebanon 9, Eastside 7
Lebanon trailed 6-0 early and 7-4 headed to the bottom of the sixth, when they plated 3 runs to tie the game. With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh, Seth Buchanan drilled a walk-off 2-run home run to send Lebanon to States. Buchanan went 3-4 with 4 RBI and a BB to go with his home run and a 3B. Zach Hertig had 3 RBI and Dagan Barton had a 2-3 game in the win. Jaxsyn Collins, Chris Steele, and Jeremy Sexton had multi-hit games for Eastside.
Chilhowie 6, Rural Retreat 5
The Warriors hung onto their lead Rural Retreat rallied from a 6-1 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, but the Indians were not able to push across a tying run. Connor Smith was 2-3 with 2 BB and Daniel Hutton and Dawson Tuell each had 2 hits and a BB for the Warriors. Noah Bandrimer was 4-4 with 2 2Bs and 2 RBI for Rural Retreat.