EXPRESS RALLY PAST CANNONS, REACH NORTH FINALS FOR 11TH TIME IN 13 YEARS

EXPRESS WALK-OFF CANNONS, ADVANCE TO NORTH DIVISION FINALS

 

Strasburg knocked off Purcellville 5-4 on Friday night at First Bank Park thanks to some timely hitting and outstanding pitching. The win tonight propels Strasburg to their 11th North Division Final / Valley Baseball League Semifinal appearance in the past 13 seasons.

 

The biggest swing of the night came off the bat of Madden Williams (Samford University), with an RBI double to right field in the bottom of the 10th to score the winning run. Williams would finish 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Madden's mighty swing drove in Brian Trujillo (Eastern Kentucky) who had doubled in the previous at bat. Trujillo went 2-for-4 with a run scored and 2 stolen bases on the evening. Tommy Kirwan (Wofford) also had a multi-hit effort for the Express, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.

 

Caden Haywood (Western Carolina) and Marshall McGowan (Western Carolina) both doubled, with Haywood scoring once. Sam Brown (Coastal Carolina) and Fuller Morrish (Georgia State) both singled and scored a run, with Brown also walking twice.

 

In his first start of the summer for the Express, Ryan Seifert (Shenandoah) was outstanding. Seifert went 5 innings allowing only 1 earned run, scattering 6 hits, and striking out 5 while walking zero. Colton Starling (Western Carolina) entered in relief and went 2.2 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 4. Earning the win tonight was Jayden White (Georgia Southern), who tossed the final 2.1 frames. White struck out 5 and allowed 1 run on 3 hits.

 

Photo Credit: Michael Terndrup