Tom Sox Media Guide 2018 DRAFT

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65 #TOMSOX 2018 Media Guide 2017 in Review A CHAMPIONSHIP CITY ONCE AGAIN Two years off the heels of the University of Virginia’s first College World Series championship, the Tom Sox propelled themselves to their first championship in their short history. Led by Valley Baseball League MVP Michael Wielansky (Wooster), the ‘Sox took the 3-game finals series over the back-to-back champion Strasburg Express 2-1 with an 8 th inning clutch hit by Michael DeRenzi (Georgetown), which scored Wielansky in a game that was a classic pitcher’s duel. Tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 8 th , DeRenzi’s hit proved to be just one of many late-inning iconic moments in the game. In the top of the 7 th inning, a strong play from shortstop Bryce Windham (Old Dominion) to get the out of Strasburg’s Jake Perry with the bases loaded was the defining moment of the defense-heavy contest. All-VBL First Teamer Rick Spiers (Randolph-Macon) got the win late in the game, with 2.2 shutout innings allowing two hits and no earned runs. A quality start by VCU Pitcher Connor Gillispie (4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K) set up the rest of the game, but Strasburg’s Dylan Hall contested back with 5.1 scoreless innings and 5 hits but allowing five walks. The defense allowed one run in the first four innings for each team. Wake Forest reliever Bobby Hearn pitched the middle inning for the Tom Sox, throwing 2.1 innings of no-run, no-walk ball, striking out three. Strasburg countered with Georgia Southern pitcher Lawson Humphreys, who threw 0.2 innings, with two walks. Brandon Quaranta, also a 2-way player, got the loss for the defending champs – without allowing an earned run. In 2 innings, he allowed only one hit and one run, walking two and striking out two – but it was not enough. As pitcher Rick Spiers caught the final out – a hard ground ball right to the mound – and ran over to first base to get the unassisted play, a wave of emotion was felt throughout the ballpark, both on and off the field. The Tom Sox had done it – they had won their first Valley League championship in only their third year of existence. MIKE CARRIES THE TEAM Named the Valley Baseball League MVP and a First Team All-VBL at second base (not his primary position, which is shortstop), ABCA Division III All-American Michael Wielansky (College of Wooster) carried the Tom Sox on his back, leading the league in batting average (.432), on base percentage (.489), slugging percentage (.667), runs (38), and doubles (18). Named a Perfect Game/Rawlings Summer Collegiate First Team All-American, Wielansky played in 44 of the Sox’s 49 games, and when he was not playing for the Sox, he was competing for the Valley League in the Southern Collegiate Showcase in Kannapolis, North Carolina. His 19 doubles were the most ever in the Valley League’s history, and his average ranked among the highest ever as well. He also lived up to his ABCA/Rawlings Division III Gold Glove at shortstop with an incredible performance, fielding a .948 percentage with eleven errors in 213 chances at his secondary position, second base. SLICK RICK A force to be reckoned with on the mound and at the plate, senior two-way player Rick Spiers (Randolph-Macon College) was a top-5 player at both pitcher and outfielder for the Sox. Batting in 32 games and pitching in 13 games (four starts), Spiers kept a 0.74 ERA thru 36.2 innings while also maintaining a .322 batting average in 121 at bats (thirdhighest on the team). As with Wielansky, Spiers also participated in the Southern Collegiate Showcase for the VBL and threw four innings out of the bullpen, allowing no runs and striking out four while walking two. Rick also got the win for the South in the Valley League All-Star Game, throwing one inning and allowing no runs and no walks. PERFECT GAME’S SUMMER TEAM OF THE YEAR At the conclusion of the season, we were ecstatic when it was announced that the Tom Sox were named the Perfect Game/Rawlings Summer Collegiate Team of the Year, beating out teams from the Cal Ripken League, West Coast League, and Golden State League. Said Perfect Game: “With a hometown man at the helm in Hunt and a breakthrough season under their belts, the Tom Sox may have the perfect mix to become a mainstay among the college summer ranks for years to come.” Said Tom Sox Director of Baseball Operations Mike Paduano: “This is a huge honor for our organization and everyone played a part in it from the temporary players we had that turned into full-time guys all the way up ladder. It was the best summer we could have imagined.” THE ALL-ALL STAR TEAM Having only four players named to the league all-star game is already considered a huge honor, but seven – plus a coach – is a huge success. Playing for the ‘Sox in the All- Star game for the South Division were LHP Joe Burris (Christopher Newport), RHP Sean McCracken (Johns Hopkins), 2-way player Rick Spiers (Randolph-Macon), Catchers Brandon Johnson (Richmond) and Eric Jones (Davidson), Infielders Vinnie Pasquantino (Old Dominion) and Michael Wielansky (Wooster), and outfielder Kyle Battle (Old Dominion). Also on the roster was head coach Corey Hunt, chosen for having the highest record of all South Division coaches. DON’T “MCCRACKEN” UP AT THE PLATE Another key Division III player for the Tom Sox in 2017, junior pitcher Sean McCracken (Johns Hopkins University) tore up the rubber for the Tom Sox. In 48.2 innings, Sean collected a 3-0 record and 2.22 ERA, striking out 36 while walking just 12. His most dominant performance came early in the season, where he went 7 innings and allowed no runs and no walks on just three hits while striking out five, working to a .125 opponent batting average. That was one of his three wins of the season – the others came over Purcellville in a doubleheader in which he pitched six of the seven innings and in relief in the second game of the VBL Finals at Strasburg, where he pitched 5 innings of 2-earned run, two-hit ball. His other major accomplishment came in the lab, where a valuable internship from Charlottesville’s Hemoshear Therapeutics provided help to his Hopkins major in Chemical and Bio-Molecular Engineering. CINDERELLA COMES TO CHARLOTETSVILLE Continuing off their dominating performances in the Regional and Super Regional rounds of the 2017 NCAA Tournament for Davidson College, teammates and long-time best friends Eric Jones and Max Bazin were eager to continue playing together in the summer. Before getting injured on July 4, infielder Max Bazin hit .190 in 21 at bats (8 games), getting four hits and scoring three runs. He also grabbed three bases. Eric Jones was a common sight on first base in the regular season, with the junior working to a .400 on base percentage and .791 OPS. He hit .315 in 92 regular season at bats, hitting 7 doubles of 29 overall hits and 18 RBI. Also dominating was his .462 average in the playoffs, going 6-13 with a double, home run, and three runs scored. A common occurrence among the top of the NCAA RBI leaderboard in 2018, Jones looks to make a similar run for the Tom Sox this summer. TOM SOX PLACE SIX ON ALL-VBL TEAMS Charlottesville continued the awards season placing six players on All-Valley League teams, with three first teamers and three second teamers. Wielansky took home the league MVP, placing All-VBL First Team at second base. Also on the first team were Randolph-Macon’s Rick Spiers (Utility) and Johns Hopkins’ Sean McCracken (Starting Pitcher). On the second team for the Tom Sox were Old Dominion’s Vinnie Pasquantino (Designated Hitter), Christopher Newport’s Joe Burris (Relief Pitcher), and Wake Forest’s Drew Loepprich (Relief Pitcher). WIELANSKY AND PASQUANTINO NAMED TOP-10 PROSPECTS Second Baseman Michael Wielansky (College of Wooster) and First Baseman/Designated Hitter Vinnie Pasquantino (Old Dominion University) placed on multiple prospect lists at the conclusion of the summer. Baseball America on Pasquantino (4 th of 10): “Pasquantino's 6-foot-4, 230-pound size is already major league ready and his intensity and power potential were features of his summer play. He hit .336/.401/.500 for the league champion Tom Sox, with 13 of his 45 hits going for extra bases. He has above-average hand-eye coordination, preferring contact to hacking at bad pitches in search of extra-base hits. Those will come in time. He had only 15 strikeouts vs. 14 walks in 31 league games. At a 7.0 60-yard time, his speed is average. He’s a solid defender at first base.” Perfect Game on Pasquantino (3 rd of 10): “Pasquantino is a slugging lefthanded hitter that played for Perfect Game’s Summer Collegiate Team of the Year, the Charlottesville Tom Sox, and he profiles nicely with gap-to-gap power production. The Old Dominion freshman has a very good understanding of the strike zone with good plate discipline. When considering both his freshman stats and those during the summer, Pasquantino’s career strikeout-to-walk ratio is nearly 1-to-1. He has as smooth, lefthanded swing and the question will be just how much power he hits for. The 6-foot- 4, 230-pound frame is certainly indicative of future power but how much he taps into will prove vital to his profile.” D1Baseball on Pasquantino: “Vinnie Pasquantino was a strong candidate for freshman All-America honors after hitting .321 with 17 doubles for Old Dominion this spring. He’s just a hitting machine who has kept it going this summer for the Charlottesville Tom Sox, hitting .356/.415/.490. Pasquantino has a fluid lefthanded stroke that is tailor-made to rack up doubles in the gaps. He hit a number of hard line drives this weekend, but he’ll need to grow into more home run power in order to profile as a first baseman.” Baseball America on Wielansky (9 th of 10): Wielansky was the most productive offensive player in the Valley League. He dominated the offensive stat list, leading the league in batting (.432), hits (67) and doubles (18) while adding four triples and four home runs. On defense the 6-foot-2, 175- pounder played mostly second base this summer after playing shortstop in college this spring. His bat has carried his game to this level thus far, but he needs to sharpen his defense. He has enough speed (6.70-6.80 60-yard) to play the outfield in the future. Just 12 D-III players were drafted in 2017, and Wielansky will have to hit his way there.” Perfect Game on Wielansky (4 th of 10): “One of the biggest stories on the summer league front was the offensive production of Michael Wielansky, who attends the College of Wooster at the D-III level and set the Valley League ablaze with a .432 batting average. About 40 percent of Wielanksy’s hits went for extra bases this summer, showing that he wasn’t just a spray hitter. Playing shortstop for Wooster as a freshman, the Valley League Player of the Year’s future in professional baseball is likely at second base, however he still shows smooth actions and soft hands up the middle with the potential to be a strong defender at the position.” HUNT TABBED AS VBL MANAGER OF THE YEAR Charlottesville’s Corey Hunt was named the VBL’s Maynard “Mo” Weber Manager of the Year in his first season, leading the Tom Sox to a dominant 32-10 record. Charlottesville swept the past two pennant winners, Staunton and Waynesboro, in the South playoffs. They are trying to stave off elimination tonight however, after dropping Game 1 of the finals to defending champs Strasburg. Currently the head coach at nearby Monticello High School, Hunt also played locally at MHS and the University of Virginia. While at the University of Virginia, Hunt batted .337 in 101 career at-bats, which included 27 runs scored and 19 RBIs. In 2011, Hunt scored the winning run of the Charlottesville Super Regional, to send the Cavaliers to the College World Series. He coached the Monticello Mustangs to the 3A state semifinals in 2015.
Results OVERALL 38-11 HOME 21-5 AWAY 17-6 SOUTH 22-6 DATE OPPONENT RESULT R-H-E R-H-E INNS OVERALL SOUTH PITCHER OF RECORD ATTEND TIME Fri, Jun 2 at Covington* W, 14-2 14-12-2 2-2-4 9 1-0-0 1-0-0 Higginbotham (W 1-0) - 3:05 Sat, Jun 3 at Waynesboro* W, 3-2 3-8-0 2-12-2 9 2-0-0 2-0-0 Burris (W 1-0) 800 2:43 Sun, Jun 4 at Staunton* W, 7-4 7-10-1 4-8-3 9 3-0-0 3-0-0 Roth (W 1-0) - 3:19 Tue, Jun 6 WOODSTOCK W, 8-1 8-7-2 1-3-3 9 4-0-0 3-0-0 Gillispie (W 1-0) 826 2:36 Wed, Jun 7 NEW MARKET L, 7-11 7-11-1 11-13-5 (10) 4-1-0 3-0-0 Looney (L 0-1) 378 3:51 Thu, Jun 8 at Strasburg W, 17-7 17-18-1 7-10-5 9 5-1-0 3-0-0 Higginbotham (W 2-0) - 3:16 Fri, Jun 9 at Harrisonburg* L, 3-4 3-11-1 4-13-1 (14) 5-2-0 3-1-0 Roth (L 1-1) - 3:08 Sat, Jun 10 at Waynesboro* W, 3-0 3-8-1 0-4-0 9 6-2-0 4-1-0 McCracken (W 1-0) 650 2:09 Sun, Jun 11 COVINGTON* W, 9-3 9-11-2 3-6-2 9 7-2-0 5-1-0 R. Spiers (W 1-0) 815 3:11 Mon, Jun 12 NEW MARKET W, 6-2 6-12-2 2-4-3 9 8-2-0 5-1-0 Gillispie (2-0) 757 2:26 Tue, Jun 13 at Front Royal L, 2-5 2-7-1 5-11-3 9 8-3-0 5-1-0 Dailey (L 0-1) - 3:35 Sat, Jun 17 HARRISONBURG* L, 3-5 3-6-1 5-13-1 9 8-4-0 5-2-0 C. Spiers (L 0-1) 837 2:39 Sun, Jun 18 at Covington* W, 19-4 19-17-1 4-12-2 9 9-4-0 6-2-0 Roth (W 2-1) - 3:11 Wed, Jun 21 at Strasburg W, 7-5 7-15-1 5-5-2 9 10-4-0 6-2-0 Sorokowski (W 1-0) - 3:10 Thu, Jun 22 at New Market L, 4-8 4-12-2 8-10-2 9 10-5-0 6-2-0 Betz (L 0-1) 107 2:44 Sat, Jun 24 at Harrisonburg* W, 8-1 8-8-1 1-6-3 9 11-5-0 7-2-0 Loepprich (W 1-0) - 2:39 Sun, Jun 25 WAYNESBORO* W, 3-2 3-10-1 2-7-1 9 12-5-0 8-2-0 R. Spiers (W 2-0) 694 2:45 Tue, Jun 27 STRASBURG W, 10-2 10-13-1 2-8-1 9 13-5-0 8-2-0 Higginbotham (W 3-0) 533 2:40 Wed, Jun 28 at Woodstock W, 11-3 11-18-3 3-11-1 9 14-5-0 8-2-0 McCracken (W 2-0) 200 2:28 Thu, Jun 29 WINCHESTER W, 6-0 6-11-0 0-4-5 9 15-5-0 8-2-0 Sorokowski (W 2-0) 1,052 2:14 Fri, Jun 30 at Purcellville W, 8-4 8-10-1 4-9-3 9 16-5-0 8-2-0 Loepprich (W 2-0) 677 2:59 Sat, Jul 1 COVINGTON* W, 9-0 9-9-0 0-6-1 9 17-5-0 9-2-0 Dailey (W 1-1) 656 2:41 Sun, Jul 2 STAUNTON* W, 3-2 3-10-0 2-6-1 9 18-5-0 10-2-0 R. Spiers (W 3-0) 538 2:15 Tue, Jul 4 WAYNESBORO* L, 4-5 4-9-1 5-8-2 9 18-6-0 10-3-0 Byrnes (L 0-1) 3,256 2:59 Sat, Jul 8 WAYNESBORO* W, 8-2 8-9-1 2-8-5 9 19-6-0 11-3-0 Sorokowski (W 3-0) - 1:53 Tue, Jul 11 at Staunton* W, 8-5 8-18-0 5-11-2 9 20-6-0 12-3-0 Maye (W 1-0) - 2:59 Wed, Jul 12 HARRISONBURG* W, 6-5 6-7-5 5-9-4 9 21-6-0 13-3-0 Looney (W 1-1) 742 3:01 Fri, Jul 14 COVINGTON* W, 7-2 7-7-1 2-6-1 9 22-6-0 14-3-0 Betz (W 1-1) - 3:29 Sat, Jul 15 STAUNTON* L, 4-8 4-7-5 8-11-2 9 22-7-0 14-4-0 Byrnes (L 0-2) 912 2:26 Sun, Jul 16 at Waynesboro* L, 4-8 4-9-1 8-5-1 9 22-8-0 14-5-0 Sorokowski (L 3-1) 650 2:34 Mon, Jul 17 at Staunton* L, 2-7 2-9-2 7-9-0 9 22-9-0 14-6-0 Olson (L 0-1) - 2:41 Tue, Jul 18 FRONT ROYAL W, 7-1 7-12-2 1-4-3 9 23-9-0 14-6-0 Loepprich (W 3-0) 612 2:48 Wed, Jul 19 at Front Royal d W, 12-7 12-3-3 7-5-1 9 24-9-0 14-6-0 Dailey (W 2-1) - 2:51 Wed, Jul 19 at Winchester d L, 4-5 4-10-3 5-11-2 9 24-10-0 14-6-0 Johnson (L 0-1) 307 2:26 Thu, Jul 20 PURCELLVILLE-1 d W, 5-3 5-12-0 3-5-0 7 25-10-0 14-6-0 McCracken (W 3-0) - 1:42 Thu, Jul 20 PURCELLVILLE-2 d W, 4-0 4-9-0 0-3-2 7 26-10-0 14-6-0 R. Spiers (W 4-0) 472 1:47 Fri, Jul 21 at Covington* W, 9-3 9-12-0 3-8-4 9 27-10-0 15-6-0 Looney (W 2-1) - 2:42 Sat, Jul 22 HARRISONBURG* W, 6-1 6-10-0 1-4-3 9 28-10-0 16-6-0 Loepprich (W 4-0) - 2:18 Mon, Jul 24 WOODSTOCK W, 5-0 5-10-0 0-2-2 9 29-10-0 16-6-0 Maye (W 2-0) - 2:15 Tue, Jul 25 at Harrisonburg* W, 4-2 4-9-0 2-8-1 9 30-10-0 17-6-0 Bemiss (W 1-0) - 2:17 Wed, Jul 26 WINCHESTER W, 5-4 5-7-0 4-11-5 (12) 31-10-0 17-6-0 Burris (W 2-0) 856 3:41 Thu, Jul 27 STAUNTON* W, 9-4 9-10-1 4-5-2 9 32-10-0 18-6-0 Hearn (W 1-0) 574 2:35 Sat, Jul 29 STAUNTON p * W, 11-2 11-13-0 2-6-2 9 33-10-0 (1-0-0) Sun, Jul 30 at Staunton p * W, 10-5 10-16-1 5-7-3 9 34-10-0 (2-0-0) Mon, Jul 31 WAYNESBORO p * W, 7-2 7-11-1 2-5-2 9 35-10-0 (3-0-0) Tue, Aug 1 at Waynesboro p * W, 3-2 3-7-2 2-7-0 9 36-10-0 (4-0-0) Sat, Aug 5 STRASBURG p L, 7-9 7-13-1 9-14-2 9 36-11-0 (4-1-0) Sun, Aug 6 at Strasburg p W, 11-5 11-13-2 5-5-0 9 37-11-0 (5-1-0) Tue, Aug 8 STRASBURG p W, 2-1 2-6-3 1-9-2 9 38-11-0 (6-1-0) * = division game d = doubleheader () = extra inning game p = playoff game 19-6-0 (1-0-0) 20-6-0 (2-0-0) 21-6-0 (3-0-0) 22-6-0 (4-0-0) 22-6-0 (4-0-0) 22-6-0 (4-0-0) 22-6-0 (4-0-0) 66 Sorokowski (W 4-1) 772 2:35 Byrnes (W 1-2) - 2:55 Gillispie (W 3-0) 889 2:18 R. Spiers (W 5-0) 650 2:11 Dailey (L 2-2) 1,042 3:03 McCracken (W 4-0) - 2:58 R. Spiers (W 6-0) - 3:04 TOM SOX CHARLOTTESVILLE 2017 IN REVIEW
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