The Tides (56-67, 20-28 in the International League’s second half) have lost eight of nine games. Worcester (61-61, 26-21) reached .500 for the first time since early in the year.

Baltimore returned Chesapeake native Colin Selby to the Tides after his impressive first stint with the Orioles. The former Western Branch High and Randolph-Macon College star pitched three scoreless innings over two appearances against the Mets in New York.

Perhaps the most noteworthy move nationally was the Orioles’ decision to demote Trevor Rogers, whom they acquired at the late July non-waiver trade deadline, to the Tides. The 26-year-old left-hander has posted a 7.11 ERA since Baltimore acquired him from Miami on July 30 in a deal that sent recent Tides mainstays Kyle Stowers and Connor Norby to the Marlins.

The Orioles promoted left-hander Nick Vespi (whose 3.18 ERA in 10 games with Baltimore is far better than his 7.71 Norfolk ERA) and right-hander Matt Bowman from the Tides and designated lefty Bruce Zimmermann for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Bowman. Zimmermann’s future with the Orioles is unclear.

Also, the Orioles activated former Miami infielder Emmanuel Rivera, whom they claimed on waivers Wednesday, and optioned infielder Livan Soto to the Tides. Soto had been on the Baltimore roster since Aug. 15, but didn’t appear in a game.

In Thursday’s sixth inning, reliever Levi Stoudt, who was making his Norfolk debut after being promoted from Double-A Bowie, yielded a home run to the first batter he faced, Eddy Alvarez. That broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Red Sox the lead for good.

Jud Fabian, in his third Norfolk game since being promoted from Bowie, clubbed a first-inning home run for his initial Triple-A hit, giving the Tides a 1-0 lead. Worcester pulled even on Bobby Dalbec’s homer in the fourth, but the Tides went ahead 3-1 later that inning against Worcester starter Quinn Priester. Nick Maton walked and scored on a double by Shayne Fontana, who came home on Maverick Handley’s single.

The Red Sox made it 3-3 in the fifth off Tides starter Tucker Davidson as Chase Meidroth tripled home Roman Anthony and scored on Nick Sogard’s sacrifice fly.

After Alvarez’s homer, Dalton Guthrie looped an RBI single in the sixth, and the Red Sox bullpen held the Tides scoreless. Brian Van Belle (6-2), who pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings, gained the win. Yohan Ramirez got the save despite seeing his apparent game-ending strikeout of Coby Mayo turned into walk via a video challenge.

Late Wednesday

Worcester 12, Norfolk 3: A seven-run second inning by the Red Sox all but decided the game before 4,777.

Norfolk’s few highlights included home runs by Daniel Johnson and Coby Mayo in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.

Tides starter Justin Armbruester (3-9) gave up six earned runs, three walks and two hits in 1 1/3 innings, ballooning his ERA to 8.40.

Enmanuel Valdez drove in four runs for the Red Sox, three on a seventh-inning homer. Eddy Alvarez, who also homered in the seventh, scored two runs, as did Valdez, Nick Sogard and Reese McGuire.

Kristian Campbell had two hits and three RBIs, and Bobby Dalbec had two hits and two RBIs.

Jake Cave, Carson DeMartini, Andre Lipcius and Alex Mauricio have been among the top recent performers, but some players have been released.

The numbers

(listed in alphabetical order, with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

BATTERS

14 Ethan Anderson: C, A, Delmarva, Orioles; 2 games, .000 (0 for 8), 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .111 OPS.

11 Justice Bigbie: LF, AAA, Toledo, Tigers; 104 games, .245 (91 for 371), 45 R, 3 HR, 38 RBI, .682 OPS.

11 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Colorado, Rockies; 98 games, .259 (63 for 243), 33 R, 6 HR, 31 RBI, .710 OPS.

22 Matt Coutney: 1B, AA, Rocket City, Angels; 8 games, .185 (5 for 27), 4 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .563 OPS; promoted July 29 from High-A, Tri-City, where he had stats of 91 games, .270 (91 for 337), 57 R, 8 HR, 42 RBI, .771 OPS.

29 Joe Delossantos: OF, A, Tampa, Yankees: 7 games, .200 (4 for 20), 1 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .635 OPS.

8 Carson DeMartini: SS, A, Clearwater, Phillies: 8 games, .323 (10 for 31), 9 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .916 OPS.

29 Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 3B, High-A, Everett, Mariners; 58 games, .281 (59 for 210), 23 R, 6 HR, 28 RBI, .799 OPS.

9 Andy Garriola: LF, High-A, South Bend, Cubs; 7 games, .375 (9 for 24), 6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1.233 OPS. Promoted Aug. 7 from A, Myrtle Beach, where his stats were 90 games, .241 (80 for 332), 49 R, 18 HR, 72 RBI, .794 OPS.

16 P.J. Higgins: C, AAA, Louisville, Reds; 103 games, .261 (102 for 391), 42 R, 10 HR, 54 RBI, .724 OPS.

27 Andre Lipcius: 2B, AAA, Oklahoma City, Dodgers; 09 games, .283 (124 for 438), 71 R, 21 HR, 72 RBI, .844 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 71 games, .249 (61 for 245), 36 R, 14 HR, 44 RBI, .826 OPS.

30 Nathaniel Lowe: 1B, MLB, Texas, Rangers; 99 games, .257 (89 for 346), 45 R, 10 HR, 48 RBI, .738 OPS.

9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 117 games, .259 (113 for 437), 53 R, 17 HR, 85 RBI, .757 OPS.

49 Chase Pinder: CF, AAA, Sacramento, Giants; 20 games, .250 (16 for 64), 8 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .744 OPS. On the 60-day injured list.

3 Chris Taylor: IF, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 64 games, .167 (27 for 162), 17 R, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .542 OPS. On the 10-day injured list.

15 Fenwick Trimble: SS, A, Jupiter, Marlins; 9 games, .297 (11 for 37), 4 R, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .694 OPS.

6 Bryce Windham: C/2B, AAA, Iowa, Cubs; 68 games, .260 (59 for 227), 25 R, 2 HR, 20 RBI, .716 OPS. On the “voluntary retired” list since Aug. 2.

14 Ben Williamson: 3B, AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 71 games, .256 (67 for 262), 32 R, 2 HR, 26 RBI, .693 OPS; promoted May 15 from High-A Everett, where he had stats of 29 games, .315 (35 for 111), 16 R, 1 HR, 21 RBI, .867 OPS.

28 Alsander Womack: 2B, AA, Birmingham, White Sox; 44 games, .214 (28 for 131), 20 R, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .539 OPS. Released Aug. 4.

32 Jared Young: 1B, AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 74 games, .285 (67 for 235), 46 R, 11 HR, 35 RBI, .917 OPS. Released July 30.

PITCHERS

38 Sam Armstrong: AA, Tennessee, Cubs; 5 G (4 starts), 0-2, 4.50 ERA, 22 IP, 22 H, 8 BB, 18 K. Promoted July 19 from High-A South Bend, where his stats were 17 G (11 starts), 3-4, 3.00 ERA, 66 IP, 54 H, 22 BB, 66 K.

29 Noah Dean: High-A, Greenville, Red Sox; 4 G (1 start), 0-0, 5.11 ERA, 12 1/3 IP, 10 H, 10 BB, 21 K. Promoted July 23 from Class-A Salem, where his stats were 15 G (13 starts), 2-3, 3.96 ERA, 61 1/3 IP, 28 H, 31 BB, 86 K.

24 Blake Dickerson: Rookie, Florida Complex League, Tigers; 10 G (5 starts), 0-0, 3.33 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 15 H, 16 BB, 20 K. On the 7-day injured list.

37 Graham Firoved: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 31 G (0 starts), 1-7, 5.35 ERA, 38 2/3 IP, 33 H, 34 BB, 42 K.

31 Trey Gibson: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 5 G (4 starts), 1-2, 3.15 ERA, 20 IP, 16 H, 10 BB, 18 K.
Promoted July 9 from Class-A Delmarva, where his stats were 16 G (9 starts), 1-5, 3.40 ERA, 55 2/3 IP, 41 H, 24 BB, 81 K.

32 Hunter Gregory: AA, New Hampshire, Blue Jays; 35 G (1 start), 5-3, 5.31 ERA, 61 IP, 58 H, 29 BB, 74 K.

38 Josh Grosz: High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees; 3 G (3 starts), 2-1, 3.07 ERA, 14 2/3 IP, 8 H, 13 BB, 5 K. Promoted Aug. 6 from A, Tampa, where his stats were 15 G (14 starts), 3-5, 4.19 ERA, 73 IP, 69 H, 27 BB, 93 K.

40 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 50 G (0 starts), 6-1, 2.02 ERA, 49 IP, 31 H, 11 BB, 50 K.

41 Daniel Lynch IV: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 20 G (20 starts), 7-1, 3.57 ERA, 113 1/3 IP, 114 H, 30 BB, 87 K. With MLB Kansas City, 5 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 22 2/3 IP, 20 H, 8 BB, 15 K.

56 Alex Mauricio: AAA, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees; 27 G (0 starts), 3-0, 2.00 ERA, 36 IP, 26 H, 21 BB, 40 K. Also pitched 1 scoreless, hitless inning for AA Somerset in April.

71 Connor Overton: AAA, Louisville, Reds; 3 G (0 starts), 0-0, 10.00 ERA, 9 IP, 12 H, 1 BB, 4 K. On rehab assignment in Rookie league, 6 G (4 starts), 1-1, 3.86 ERA, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K. Then in rehab assignment with High-A Dayton, 2 games (1 start), 0-0, 7.20 ERA, 5 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K.

60 Colin Selby: AAA, Norfolk, Orioles; combining AAA stats with Omaha (Royals) and Indianapolis (Pirates), 25 G (0 starts), 2-2, 5.47 ERA, 26 1/3 IP, 22 H, 13 BB, 34 K. With Norfolk, 9 G (0 starts), 0-1, 6.00 ERA, 9 IP, 10 H, 5 BB, 11 K.

51 Garrett Stallings: AAA, Nashville, Brewers; 12 G (5 starts), 1-2, 5.14 ERA, 42 IP, 44 H, 19 BB, 33 K. Traded by Baltimore to Milwaukee on May 25. With AAA Norfolk, 11 G (4 starts), 0-1, 5.67 ERA, 27 IP, 31 H, 13 BB, 25 K.

35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros; 10 G (10 starts), 3-2, 3.95 ERA, 57 IP, 52 H, 17 BB, 51 K. On rehab with Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugar Land (combined), 4 G (4 starts), 0-2, 8.36 ERA, 14 IP, 20 H, 4 BB, 17 K.

45 Cory Wall: High-A, Rome, Braves; 22 G (9 starts), 3-3, 3.02 ERA, 65 2/3 IP, 56 H, 18 BB, 66 K. Promoted from Class-A Augusta on May 27. With Augusta, 1 G (0 starts), 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K.

56 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Toronto, Blue Jays; 3 G (0 starts), 0-0, 9.82 ERA, 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K. Traded July 31 from Los Angeles Dodgers, where his stats were 32 G (0 starts), 4-2, 3.74 ERA, 67 1/3 IP, 52 H, 25 BB, 39 K.

Where they’re from

BATTERS

Ethan Anderson: Virginia Beach (Cox High), UVA.

Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina.

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots.

Matt Coutney: Old Dominion.

Joe Delossantos: William & Mary.

Carson DeMartini: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes High), Virginia Tech.

Hunter Fitz-Gerald: Old Dominion.

Andy Garriola: Old Dominion.

P.J. Higgins: Old Dominion.

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee.

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native).

Nathaniel Lowe: Born in Norfolk.

Vinnie Pasquantino: James River High, Old Dominion.

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson.

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.

Fenwick Trimble: Virginia Beach (Cox), James Madison.

Ben Williamson: William & Mary.

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion.

Alsander Womack: Norfolk State.

Jared Young: Old Dominion.

PITCHERS

Sam Armstrong: Old Dominion.

Noah Dean: Old Dominion.

Joe Delossantos: William & Mary.

Blake Dickerson: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes).

Graham Firoved: Virginia Beach (First Colonial), Radford, Virginia Tech.

Trey Gibson: Grafton High, Liberty University.

Hunter Gregory: Chesapeake (Hickory), Old Dominion.

Josh Grosz: Virginia Beach (Cox), East Carolina.

Daniel Hudson: Virginia Beach (Princess Anne), Old Dominion.

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, UVA.

Alex Mauricio: Norfolk State.

Connor Overton: Old Dominion.

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon.

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Justin Verlander: Old Dominion.

Cory Wall: William & Mary.

Ryan Yarbrough: Old Dominion.

The SEALs, who won Virginia’s state title, were 2-2 in the eight-team tournament at McCrary Park in Asheboro, North Carolina.
They went ahead 8-4 with a four-run fourth inning, only to see Wayne respond with three runs in the fifth to pull to 8-7.

A pair of errors opening the top of the seventh inning enabled Wayne to tie the score at 8. Chesapeake put its first two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, but Wayne stranded them to force an extra inning. The North Carolinians then plated five runs in the top of the eighth.

Wayne’s John McLamb, who was 3 for 4 with three runs and four RBIs, knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth to deal reliever Tommy Conrad a defeat.

Ayden West got the victory with 4 1/3 shutout innings of relief, walking four and striking out four while yielding three hits.

Jacob Chadwell drove in three runs for the SEALs, while Mikey Urbaniak scored two. Chadwell, Tanner Schaedel, Brayden Bachman, Jack Bonney and Andrew Vinerov each had two of Chesapeake’s 11 hits.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

George Mason’s Bahamas trip canceled

George Mason’s men’s basketball team faced an unexpected setback as the Patriots’ planned summer tour of the Bahamas was abruptly canceled. The VII Group released a long apology to the team and its supporters, including donors.

It’s unclear how much George Mason paid the VII Group or if the university will receive a refund, according to TV station Fox 5 in Washington.

MORE COLLEGES

NSU grad student nominated for Woman of Year

Jordan Lyons, a graduate student on the Norfolk State volleyball team, was nominated for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year award by the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.

The outside hitter/defensive specialist from Fairfax joined the Spartans after leading Mary Washington to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 and a 30-5 record.

Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year program honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions. To be eligible, a nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have earned her undergraduate degree by the summer of 2024.

The selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the top 30 honorees – 10 per division – from the conference-level nominees. The top 30 will be announced in the fall. Later in the fall, the selection committee will then determine the top three honorees in each division to comprise the nine finalists.

The honorees will be celebrated at the Woman of the Year Award presentation at the NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, in January.

HORSE RACING

‘Festival of Racing’ set for Sunday

A day later than planned because of a bleak weather forecast, Colonial Downs’ “Festival of Racing” is set for Sunday.

The New Kent County track is billing its program as the biggest day of horse racing in Virginia history. Gates open at 11:30 a.m., with the first post time at 1 p.m.

The docket includes seven stakes races, highlighted by the Grade 1 Arlington Million, the Grade 2 Beverly D. and Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes.

Races originally planned for Thursday were postponed to Monday, while the races once intended for Friday were postponed to Tuesday.

TENNIS

W&M gains pledge from 5-star player

William & Mary’s men’s tennis program gained a commitment from rising Douglas Freeman High senior Dylan Chou, a two-time VHSL state Class 5 doubles champion.

Chou, who revealed his decision via Instagram, is a 5-star prospect according to Tennis Recruiting Network. He is ranked 66th nationally and first inthe state among rising juniors, and he has been as high as No. 50 nationally this year.

His father, Jimmy, grew up in Newport News and starred for Hampton Roads Academy before starting for Wake Forest.

The Chesapeake Post 280 SEALs incurred their first loss of the American Legion Southeast Regional baseball tournament Friday night, falling 8-0 to Troy, Alabama, at McCrary Park in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Troy ensured a berth in the championship round and will have two opportunities to win its prize, a berth in the American Legion World Series. The SEALs will try to get through the losers’ bracket to get a rematch with Troy (28-4).

Chesapeake (16-5) will face Wayne County of North Carolina at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in an elimination game.

The SEALs managed just two hits in the seven-inning game, collected by Brett Beasley and Brayden Bachman. Troy starter Brady Richardson struck out 11 and walked three in 6 1/3 innings, and Jackson Killcreas finished the game by striking out the only two batters he faced.

Cody Markham led the Alabama champions by batting 3 for 5 with four RBIs and a run. Cody Walsh added three hits, and Blake Wynn scored three runs.

SEALs starter Nicholas Morlang gave up four earned runs, six hits and three walks in three innings. Relievers Conner Fox and Jacob Chadwell each gave up a pair of runs.

Earlier Friday, Jack Bonney pitched a seven-hit shutout as the SEALs won 3-0 against Covington, Georgia. He struck out just two but walked none.

Andrew Vinerov was 2 for 2 and scored a run for the SEALs, while Beasley doubled, stole two bases, scored a run and drove in one. Chesapeake stranded nine runners in six innings but forced Covington (18-3) to leave eight on base in seven innings.

OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY

Ex-UVA star wins gold with Netherlands

Former Virginia player Pien Dicke played 34 minutes Friday for the Netherlands Olympic team and won a gold medal because the Dutch defeated China 3-1 in a shootout after they played to a 1-1 tie.

Dicke had been a reserve on the team and was moved to the active roster after Joosje Burg suffered a broken nose in the semifinal victory against Argentina.

UVA said its athletes in Paris have won 13 medals: six gold, five silver and two bronze.

It was Dicke’s 47th international game with the Dutch national team, and she has scored 20 goals. She was the 2017 ACC Freshman of the Year and a first-team All-American in her lone season with the Cavaliers before returning to the Netherlands to begin competing for her national teams.

Two Cavaliers are still in medal contention: Emily Sonnett with the U.S. women’s soccer team and Andrenette Knight with the Jamaican women’s 4×400-meter relay.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER

Landstown grad earns Big South award

Longwood sophomore forward Peyton Curney, a Landstown High graduate, was named to the Preseason All-Big South team. She led Longwood with five goals and 13 points last season.

Also making the team from the Lancers were midfielder Alex Dinger and defender Brooke Bonner.

The two-time defending champion Radford Highlanders were tabbed as the favorites by the league’s head coaches. Longwood was predicted fifth among the nine teams.

Radford midfielder Lilly Short was named the Preseason Midfielder of the Year, and Highlanders defender Helena Willson was the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Willson was last season’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Virginia forward Maggie Cagle and midfielder Lia Godfrey were among 12 players named Preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference.

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER

CNU out of top 25 but receiving votes

Christopher Newport, soon to begin its 50th season of men’s soccer, received votes below the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches Division III preseason poll.

Washington and Lee was third and Mary Washington ninth of a survey led by St. Olaf of Minnesota.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Hokies’ Drones, Liberty’s Salter make O’Brien watch list

Virginia Tech’s Kyron Drones and Liberty’s Kaidon Salter were among 36 players named to the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.

So were two Sun Belt QBs: former James Madison star Jordan McCloud, who transferred to Texas State, and Appalachian State’s Joey Aguilar.

The Atlantic Coast Conference QBs named besides Drones were Georgia Tech’s Haynes King, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik, North Carolina State’s Grayson McCall, Syracuse’s Kyle McCord, Florida State’s DJ Uiagalelei and Miami’s Cameron Ward.

UVA lineman on Rimington watch list

Virginia’s Brian Stevens was one of 40 athletes, including nine from the ACC, named to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which goes to the nation’s top offensive lineman.

Others on the list include Liberty’s Jordan White, Army’s Brady Small and Navy’s Brent Self.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Lakeland names Fuller girls basketball coach

Kelvin Fuller was named Lakeland’s new girls basketball coach, according to Virginia Preps. He has coached football and basketball at Manor High in Portsmouth.

ROWING

More UVA rowers to compete in U23 Worlds

Virginia rowers Teagan Orth and Paula Lutz will compete in the U23 World Rowing Championships, held Aug. 18-25 in St. Catharines, Canada.

Orth, a rising senior, will race in the women’s eight for Canada. Lutz, an incoming freshman, will compete in the women’s quadruple sculls for Germany. The pair join former Cavaliers Kate Kelly and Zoe Tekeian, who will compete for the U.S. in the women’s eight.

PRO BASEBALL

Ex-UVA pitcher captures IL honor

Daniel Lynch, a former Virginia Cavaliers pitcher who grew up in Hampton, was named the International League Pitcher of the Month for July.

In five starts spanning 31 2/3 innings, the left-hander for the Omaha Storm Chasers, Kansas City’s Triple-A affiliate, was 2-0 with a 1.99 earned-run average and 29 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .191 batting average.

The Chesapeake Post 280 SEALs rolled to an opening victory Wednesday night in the American Legion Southeast Regional, defeating host Randolph County 16-2 in five innings in Asheboro, North Carolina.

It’s an eight-team, double-elimination tournament whose winner will advance to the American Legion World Series. Post 280 is filled with some of Hampton Roads’ top high school baseball players.

The SEALs (15-4) advanced to face Covington, Georgia, at McCrary Park. That game was scheduled for Thursday but was postponed to about 11 a.m. Friday because of rain from Tropical Storm Debby. Randolph County (11-13) fell to the losers’ bracket.

Tanner Schaedel was 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs for Post 280, Jake Chadwell hit a solo homer, Brett Beasley was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, Mikey Urbaniak drove in two runs, scored two and had a hit, and Thomas Conrad had a hit, scored twice and drove home a run.

Four SEALs shared the pitching duties. Andrew Vinerov threw two innings for the victory.

Also in the first round, Troy, Alabama, shut out Jacksonville, Florida, 4-0, Covington blanked Camden, South Carolina, 1-0, and Wayne County, North Carolina, handled San Juan, Puerto Rico, 3-0.

HORSE RACING

‘Festival of Racing’ postponed to Sunday

With safety in mind, Colonial Downs postponed its “Festival of Racing” from Saturday to Sunday because of the weather forecast.

The New Kent County track is billing its program as the biggest day of horse racing in Virginia history. Gates open at 11:30 a.m., with the first post time at 1 p.m. Track officials hope that an extra day of recovery will allow both the dirt and grass courses to be used.

The card includes seven stakes races, highlighted by the Grade 1 Arlington Million, the Grade 2 Beverly D. and Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes.

Also because of weather, Thursday’s races were postponed to Monday, while Friday’s events were postponed to Tuesday.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ODU men release full schedule

Old Dominion’s men released their full schedule, with Sun Belt games included.

The Monarchs, who will start their year at home Nov. 4 against Buffalo to begin coach Mike Jones’ era, will start conference play Dec. 21 at Louisiana Monroe. ODU’s first Sun Belt home game will be Jan. 2 against Arkansas State.

Meanwhile, DeLisha Milton-Jones’ ODU women announced their Sun Belt schedule, starting with a Dec. 29 home contest against South Alabama, though the complete slate is to be announced.

MEN’S FULL SCHEDULE

November: 4: Buffalo; 9: at Arizona; 12: at Radford; 15: Maryland Eastern Shore; 19: Randolph-Macon; 24: Boston College (in Cayman Islands tourney); 25: Missouri State or High Point (in Cayman tourney); 26: TBA (in Cayman tourney).

December: 2: William & Mary; 7: George Washington; 15: Northeastern; 21: at Louisiana Monroe; 28: Virginia Wesleyan.

January: 2: Arkansas State; 4: Southern Miss; 9: at Louisiana; 11: at South Alabama; 16: Appalachian State; 18: Georgia Southern; 22: James Madison; 25: Coastal Carolina; 29: at Appalachian State.

February: 1: at James Madison; 5: Texas State; 8: at Mid-American Conference opponent TBA; 13: at Georgia State; 15: at Georgia Southern; 20: Marshall; 22: Georgia State; 25: at Marshall; 28: at Coastal Carolina.

March 4-10: Sun Belt Tournament (in Pensacola, Florida).

WOMEN’S SUN BELT SCHEDULE

December: 29: South Alabama.

January: 2: at Southern Miss; 4: at Louisiana Monroe; 8: Coastal Carolina; 11: Marshall; 15: Appalachian State; 18: Texas State; 23: at Appalachian State; 25: at Georgia State; 29: Georgia State.

February: 1: James Madison; 5: at Troy; 8: home vs. Mid-American Conference team TBA; 13: at Marshall; 15: at James Madison; 20: Arkansas State; 22: Georgia Southern.

March 4-10: Sun Belt Tournament (in Pensacola, Florida).

HU, W&M learn CAA opponents

The Hampton and William & Mary teams learned their conference opponents as the Coastal Athletic Association released league schedules of 18 games per team.

The Hampton and W&M men’s and women’s teams will play each other twice as “permanent opponents” because of regional rivalries and geographic ties.

Hampton’s men also will play home-and-home series with Drexel, North Carolina A&T, UNC Wilmington and Northeastern. The Pirates will play only at home against Campbell, Delaware, Hofstra and Stony Brook and only on the road against the College of Charleston, Elon, Monmouth and Towson.

The Tribe men also will play home-and-homes against Drexel, Elon, Hofstra and UNCW. W&M will be at Kaplan Arena against Charleston, Monmouth, N.C. A&T and Northeastern and will travel to Campbell, Delaware, Stony Brook and Towson.

As for women, Hampton will play twice against the Tribe, Charleston, N.C. A&T, UNCW and Towson. HU will be only at home versus Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra and Northeastern and only at Campbell, Elon, Monmouth and Stony Brook.

The Tribe women will go home-and-home against Hampton, Campbell, Elon, N.C. A&T and Northeastern. W&M’s home-only contests will be against Charleston, Hofstra, UNCW and Towson, and the Tribe will only travel to Delaware, Drexel, Monmouth and Stony Brook.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Liberty third, JMU 10th in Group of Five poll

Liberty was third and James Madison 10th in the Hero Sports preseason Group of Five media poll. No. 1 Boise State and No. 2 Memphis led the survey of teams from the Sun Belt, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and American Athletic conferences. Old Dominion and East Carolina received votes below the top 25.

Old Dominion linebacker Jason Henderson’s latest of many honors was to be on Hero Sports’ preseason Group of Five first team. Monarchs defensive end Denzel Lowry was on the third team.

CNU, Randolph-Macon players gain d3football.com honors

Christopher Newport return specialist Trey Hayes was named a second-team preseason All-American by d3football.com. So was Randolph-Macon defensive tackle Wade Grubbs, a New Kent High graduate.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER

Landstown grad earns Big South award

Longwood sophomore forward Peyton Curney, a Landstown High graduate, was named to the Preseason All-Big South team. She led Longwood with five goals and 13 points last season.

Also making the team from the Lancers were midfielder Alex Dinger and defender Brooke Bonner.

The two-time defending champion Radford Highlanders were tabbed as the favorites by the league’s head coaches. Longwood was predicted fifth among the nine teams.

Radford midfielder Lilly Short was named the Preseason Midfielder of the Year, and Highlanders defender Helena Willson was the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Willson was last season’s Defensive Player of the Year.

Virginia forward Maggie Cagle and midfielder Lia Godfrey were among 12 players named Preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference.

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER

CNU out of top 25 but receiving votes

Christopher Newport, soon to begin its 50th season of men’s soccer, received votes below the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches Division III preseason poll.

Washington and Lee was third and Mary Washington ninth of a survey led by St. Olaf of Minnesota.

OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY

Ex-UVA star activated by Netherlands

Former Virginia player Pien Dicke was added to the active roster for the Netherlands Olympic team, head coach Paul van Ass announced.

Dicke has been a reserve on the team and was moved to the active roster for Friday’s 2 p.m. Eastern gold-medal match against China after Joosje Burg suffered a broken nose in the semifinal victory against Argentina.

Dicke has played 46 international games with the Dutch national team, scoring 20 goals. She was the 2017 ACC Freshman of the Year and a first-team All-American in her lone season with the Cavaliers before returning to the Netherlands to begin competing for her national teams.

ROWING

More UVA rowers to compete in U23 Worlds

Virginia rowers Teagan Orth and Paula Lutz will compete in the U23 World Rowing Championships, held Aug. 18-25 in St. Catharines, Canada.

Orth, a rising senior, will race in the women’s eight for Canada. Lutz, an incoming freshman, will compete in the women’s quadruple sculls for Germany. The pair join former Cavaliers Kate Kelly and Zoe Tekeian, who will compete for the U.S. in the women’s eight.

PRO BASEBALL

Ex-UVA pitcher captures IL honor

Daniel Lynch, a former Virginia Cavaliers pitcher who grew up in Hampton, was named the International League Pitcher of the Month for July.

In five starts spanning 31 2/3 innings, the left-hander for the Omaha Storm Chasers, Kansas City’s Triple-A affiliate, was 2-0 with a 1.99 earned-run average and 29 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .191 batting average.

On Tuesday evening, the program took a step in the right direction.

With an auditorium filled with prospective baseball players and their parents in attendance, Kempsville’s administration took the first step in healing when they introduced Luke Stice as the program’s new coach. He replaces John Penn, who is no longer with the school.

Kempsville student activities coordinator Zach Wolff, who got the job in June, knew changing coaches was going to be his first major decision.

“I knew this was something that we had to do,” he said. “We took our time with it because we knew we wanted to get the decision right. That was more important than anything else, is making sure we made the right decision. And the selection committee, we are very confident that we did. We’re real happy to have Coach Stice.”

What sold Wolff on Stice was how he addressed the issues head-on and didn’t waver, unlike others.

“I knew we had to find the right person to meet the moment,” Wolff said. “We needed a person to rebuild the culture to lead the program through a process of rebuilding trust with the community, the school and with each other.”

Stice, who was the Chiefs’ head junior-varsity coach the past two seasons, said he knew addressing the issue was the only way.

“Just being first-hand in the situation and seeing the impact that it had on the boys really drove me to say, ‘This is really screwed up,'” he said. “I just kept communicating with them the whole time, keeping that door of communication open with them and letting them know that I’m here for them.

“The players on the JV team also faced some challenges to deal with once the news came out. I knew from that moment, if anything changes (regarding a coaching opening), I will be the man for this job.”

Kempsville pitcher/outfielder TJ Davis was on hand for the introduction. Davis, who is Black, said he believes in Stice, who is white.

“I’m very excited to see what he brings to the team and how he creates bonds with all the players and brings us together,” said Davis, a rising senior. “I feel like he really wants for the program to do better.”

Kempsville principal Melissa George said the committee made the right decision with the hiring of Stice.

“It’s like a weight lifted off because I know there is someone I can trust that’s going to come in and have the best interest of this team,” she said. “He said he wants to heal the team and build culture. The wins will come after that.”

Stice is ready for the challenge, but he knows it will take time.

“I’m not going to put a timeline on it. It could be a year, it could be five years. I don’t know how long it will take,” he said. “But with (the administration’s) support, I know we’ll get the culture right.”

Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com

Anderson, a University of Virginia catcher, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round (61st overall).

In four seasons with UVA, Anderson finished among the top 10 in program history in doubles (third with 58), home runs (tied for seventh with 28) and total bases (10th with 373).

During his senior season, Anderson was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at utility, starting at catcher, first base and designated hitter. He started all 63 games and batted .331 with 67 runs, 20 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBIs.

Anderson also set the UVA single-season record for doubles with 26 as a sophomore.

MLB.com valued Anderson’s pick at $1.42 million.

Anderson’s path to the major leagues could lead him close to home — the Norfolk Tides are the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate.

Anderson was the second UVA player to be selected Sunday by Baltimore, which picked shortstop Griff O’Ferrall 32nd overall.

O’Ferrall, of Richmond, started every game at shortstop during his three seasons and is second in UVA history in runs (196), fourth in career hits (270) and ninth with a .344 career batting average. As a senior, he won the Brooks Wallace Award as the country’s best shortstop and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

O’Ferrall was a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick after the first round. MLB.com valued O’Ferrall’s pick at $2.84 million.

Griffin Burkholder, an outfielder out of Freedom High in Woodbridge, was taken 63rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick, and three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10.

A former cricket, rugby and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball for Oregon State, the 21-year-old Bazzana hit .407 with 28 homers and 66 RBIs this season. He became the first Australian and first second baseman taken No. 1.

Wake Forest right-handed pitcher Chase Burns went second to Cincinnati, while Demon Deacons first baseman Nick Kurtz was the fourth pick for Oakland and Wake third baseman/outfielder Seaver King 10th for Washington.

Area picks go early on second day

Monday’s drafting began with the third round, but the fourth round was particularly notable for area fans.

The Miami Marlins took James Madison star outfielder Fenwick Trimble, a Cox High graduate, with the 122nd pick. Virginia Tech infielder Carson DeMartini, from Ocean Lakes High, went to the Philadelphia Phillies with the 130th selection.

Also in that round, UVA outfielder Casey Saucke went to the Chicago White Sox with pick 107, and the Tampa Bay Rays selected William & Mary pitcher Nate Knowles with the 124th pick.

The first Old Dominion player chosen was pitcher John Holobetz, whom the Milwaukee Brewers grabbed in the fifth round with the 156th pick.

The Tribe added two more picks late in Monday’s action, with the Arizona Diamondbacks selecting left-hander Travis Garnett with pick 254, in the eighth round, and the New York Yankees choosing W&M outfielder Joe Delossantos in the 10th round with the 301st choice.

Choices with state ties

Player Promotion Incentive round

32. Baltimore, Griff O’Ferrall, SS, UVA (St. Christopher’s).

Second round

61. Baltimore, Ethan Anderson, C, UVA (Cox High).

Fourth round

107. Chicago White Sox, Casey Saucke, OF, UVA.

122. Miami, Fenwick Trimble, OF, James Madison (Cox HS).

124. Tampa Bay, Nate Knowles, RHP, William & Mary.

130. Philadelphia, Carson DeMartini, SS, Virginia Tech (Ocean Lakes HS).

Fifth round

156. Milwaukee, John Holobetz, RHP, Old Dominion.

163. Houston, Cole Hertzler, RHP, Liberty.

Sixth round

180. Colorado, Konner Eaton, LHP, George Mason.

195. Texas, Garrett Horn, LHP, Liberty.

Seventh round

211. N.Y. Yankees, Wyatt Parliament, RHP, Virginia Tech.

Eighth round

243. Seattle, Will Riley, RHP, VMI.

247. Toronto, Eddie Micheletti Jr., OF, Virginia Tech.

254. Arizona, Travis Garnett, LHP, William & Mary.

10th round

301. N.Y. Yankees, Joe Delossantos, OF, William & Mary.

11th round

343. Houston, Jason Schiavone, C, James Madison.

12th round

371. Atlanta, Cayman Goode, RHP, Douglas Freeman HS.

13th round

389. Cincinnati, Anthony Stephan, OF, UVA.

393. Seattle, Brandon Eike, 3B, VCU (Powhatan HS).

14th round

425. Milwaukee, James Nunnallee, C, Lightridge HS.

15th round

449. Cincinnati, Jordan Little, RHP, Virginia Tech.

16th round

474. Pittsburgh, Brian Curley, RHP, VCU (Trinity Episcopal).

482. Chicago Cubs, Christian Gordon, LHP, VCU (Liberty Christian Academy and Liberty University).

18th round

531. St. Louis, Christian Martin, SS, Virginia Tech (Amherst County HS).

547. Toronto, Holden Wilkerson, RHP, VMI (Cave Spring HS).

552. Philadelphia, Kevin Warunek, LHP, Longwood (Patriot HS).

19th round

564. Pittsburgh, Joe Vogatsky, RHP, James Madison (Kettle Run HS).

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

The team did well as it reached the finals of the Triple Crown World Series.

But when the team returned to Hampton Roads, DeMartini decided to take his players to another coach.

For many coaches, they would never do this. DeMartini didn’t let his ego get in the way.

He contacted Lee Banks, who has been a prominent figure in elite showcase baseball in Hampton Roads for more than 25 years.

He’s coached many of the elite baseball players who have come through Hampton Roads and helped produce many college and Major League Baseball draft picks, including Michael Cuddyer, Jason Dubois, David Wright, BJ Upton, Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman and Mark Reynolds.

“I knew I had a special group on my hands, and that’s why I took them to Lee,” DeMartini said about Banks, who also is an assistant baseball coach at Grassfield High. “I trusted Lee. I knew the group of guys that I was bringing to Lee, that he was going to have their best interest at heart.”

DeMartini was right as that team enjoyed much success, including finishing runner-up at the 2020 PBR World Series.

Many of those players, including DeMartini’s son, Carson, went on to play Division I baseball.

And this weekend, some of those same players, including Carson, could hear their name called when the Major League Baseball draft begins Sunday night and ends Tuesday.

“That three-year run of that Tidewater Orioles team had 15 Division I players, and a slew of Division III players,” Tommy DeMartini said. “I think off that team, you’re going to probably have five players get drafted.”

DeMartini remembers that special group of players with Cuddyer (ninth overall pick in 1997, two-time All-Star), Wright (first round in 2001, seven-time All-Star), BJ Upton (second overall pick in 2002), Reynolds (16th round in 2004), Justin Upton (first overall pick in 2005, four-time All-Star) and Zimmerman (fourth overall pick in 2005, two-time All-Star)

“I was fairly new in the coaching scene with coach (Pete) Zell at Salem High School during those years,” he said. “We coached against David and the Uptons, and Zimmerman, and all of those guys. It was a very impressive group of ballplayers back in that time. And it was fun to watch and to follow their careers.”

He thinks this year’s group could be special, too.

“I feel like this is a similar-looking group,” he said. “And it’s going to be interesting to see how these guys pan out as opposed to that group, who were major league All-Stars and had incredible careers. You have a very talented group coming through again.”

Carson DeMartini is rated the No. 93 prospect by MLB.com. The former Ocean Lakes star went to Virginia Tech, and scouts like his power as a “compact and strong left-handed hitter.”

He showed his power during one week this season, when he blasted seven home runs with 11 RBIs and 10 runs. He was named ACC Player of the Week and National Player of the Week by D1Baseball.

For the season, he batted .269 with 21 homers, 57 RBIs and 62 runs.

Tommy DeMartini has prepared his son for this moment, both on the field and off.

“I’ve been heavily involved in his development and watching him grow throughout the years. It’s getting to the point where reality is setting in,” he said. “But I’ve told him now it’s out of his control. The hay is in the barn, as they might say. Regardless of where he lands in the draft, the next big thing is how he performs. It’s about to be a lifetime achievement of his, to become a professional baseball player.”

Ethan Anderson, who starred at Cox High and Virginia, is rated the No. 78 prospect by MLB.com. A switch-hitting catcher and first baseman, he hit .331 this season for the Cavaliers with eight home runs, 40 RBIs and 67 runs.

Outfielder Harrison Didawick is rated the No. 125 prospect by MLB.com. The former Western Branch High star tied Virginia’s single-season record for home runs with 23. He also batted .292 with 68 RBIs and 78 runs.

Other locals who could hear their name called are infielder/outfielder Fenwick Trimble (Cox/James Madison), outfielder Kennedy Jones (Maury/UNC Greensboro/South Carolina), outfielder Cameron Pittman (Nansemond River/Radford/Virginia Tech), pitcher Ethan Firoved (First Colonial/Pittsburgh), pitcher Nathan Hawley (Cox/Virginia Military Institute) and pitcher Dawson Newman (Great Bridge/Coastal Carolina).

Another player from that Tidewater Orioles team who already got drafted was pitcher Blake Dickerson. The former Ocean Lakes standout was a 12th-round selection of the San Diego Padres last year. Earlier this year, the Padres traded him to the Detroit Tigers. He is currently pitching with the Florida Complex League Tigers, who are a rookie-level affiliate for Detroit.

The DeMartinis anxiously await Carson’s fate, hoping he will be drafted on the first day.

“It’s a little bit nostalgic and a little bit emotional just knowing that all of his hard work is about to pay off,” his father said. “He and his mother and I will be watching the draft Sunday night. Hopefully, we don’t have to watch it on Monday.”

Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com

Katz, 20, will work as an umpire at Nationals Park in Washington, when the Savannah Bananas play the Firefighters — one of two teams that tour with the Bananas — in front of a sellout crowd of more than 41,000. In June, he was the outfield umpire at a Bananas game in front of a sellout at Fenway Park in Boston.

“I got to sign the Green Monster at Fenway,” he said. “That was a big thrill.”

The Bananas and Katz are a perfect fit. The Bananas are selling out more than 80 games a year, many at Major League parks, because of their entertaining baseball high jinks made famous by viral TikTok videos. Savannah is scheduled to make appearances Aug. 16-18 at Harbor Park. All those games have already been listed as sellouts.

Katz has gained a foothold in the umpiring world, and is increasing employment as an umpire, because of the popularity of his online “Umpire Channel.” The Umpire Channel, which Katz founded the week of his graduation from Jamestown in June 2022, bills itself as “the  largest source for umpire related content in the world.”

In just two years, it has truly become so.

Katz — a marketing major about to enter his third year on a presidential scholarship at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts — has more than 200,000 followers across five platforms, including 118,000 on TikTok. His videos about all things umpire-related have generated more than 100 million views.

While those numbers are impressive, and attracting increasing sponsorship, they pale in comparison to the Bananas, who boast more than 6 million online followers. That’s more, Katz says, than any MLB team.

The reason is because of the zany brand of baseball the Bananas offer. They play genuinely competitive games against opponents Firefighters and Party Animals, but amid a far wackier atmosphere than when they were in the Coastal Plain League (2016-22), playing college summer ball against the likes of the Peninsula Pilots.

Now a professional team of mostly former minor leaguers, the Bananas offer off-the-charts entertainment along with real baseball. For instance, the players will often pause to do choreographed dance numbers together before and even during innings.

The Bananas specialize in trick plays, such as backflip and behind-the-back or through-the-leg catches and throws. While all the Bananas wear bright yellow uniforms, one player — a base-stealing specialist — supplements his with a purple and yellow cape, while a pitcher nicknamed “Cowboy” sports a cowboy hat.

The games are fast, with two-hour time limits, and it is not uncommon to see a pitcher wind up and throw in virtually the same motion as he gets the ball from the catcher. Among the different rules, a batter can “steal” first base on a passed ball or wild pitch, but is out if he fouls the ball into the stands and it is caught on the fly by a fan.

Players interact often with the fans and so do umpires. A home-plate umpire at a Bananas game will do a dance when a batter strikes out and it is considered part of the show.

“We are encouraged to have fun with the calls, interact with the fans and give autographs,” Katz said.

Katz was offered a tryout as an umpire with the Bananas prior to the 2023 season, when he filmed the team during spring training for the Umpire Channel. An umpire since he was 16, Katz began working college summer league games in Virginia when he was 18, so he was experienced enough to pass the Bananas tryout with flying colors.

In addition to Fenway Park, he also worked a game earlier this season at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros.

“Roger Clemens was at the game at Minute Maid and he said it was louder than any Major League game he’d ever heard,” Katz said. “The fans are really into it.”

Katz is seemingly handling his chores umpiring in the big time without difficulty. Players in Bananas games are allowed to challenge calls, and Katz said when his “out” call on the bases was challenged at Fenway, it was not overturned by TV replay.

Katz doesn’t know whether or not he’ll call a Bananas game in Norfolk next month because he might be back at college. While he’d love to work a professional game close to Williamsburg, he is excited about being on the field this week at the home of the Washington Nationals

“Growing up in Williamsburg, Nationals Park is one of those places I would go to games and where I fell in love with baseball,” he said. “I never imagined I’d ever be on the field there.”

Marty O’Brien, mjobrien@dailypress.com

The numbers

(listed with jersey number, name: position, level, team, organization)

BATTERS

6 Kyle Battle: OF, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees; 21 games, .174 batting average (8 for 46), 14 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .620 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). Released June 10.

11 Justice Bigbie: LF, AAA, Toledo, Tigers; 75 games, .253 (67 for 257), 34 R, 3 HR, 28 RBI, .738 OPS.

11 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Colorado, Rockies; 67 games, .257 (39 for 152), 21 R, 1 HR, 16 RBI, .656 OPS.

22 Matt Coutney: 1B, High-A, Tri-City, Angels; 75 games, .277 (75 for 271), 41 R, 6 HR, 34 RBI, .783 OPS.

29 Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 3B, High-A, Everett, Mariners; 38 games, .259 (35 for 135), 12 R, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .734 OPS.

9 Andy Garriola: LF, A, Myrtle Beach, Cubs; 69 games, .241 (63 for 261), 38 R, 14 HR, 50 RBI, .763 OPS.

16 P.J. Higgins: C, AAA, Louisville, Reds; 75 games, .260 (75 for 288), 30 R, 7 HR, 35 RBI, .725 OPS.

27 Andre Lipcius: 2B, AAA, Oklahoma City, Dodgers; 79 games, .287 (93 for 324), 57 R, 18 HR, 62 RBI, .875 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 40 games, .229 (30 for 131), 23 R, 8 HR, 25 RBI, .810 OPS.

30 Nathaniel Lowe: 1B, MLB, Texas, Rangers; 66 games, .270 (62 for 230), 29 R, 6 HR, 33 RBI, .748 OPS.

9 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, MLB, Kansas City, Royals; 85 games, .247 (75 for 304), 39 R, 10 HR, 58 RBI, .746 OPS.

49 Chase Pinder: CF, AAA, Sacramento, Giants; 20 games, .250 (16 for 64), 8 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .744 OPS. On the 60-day injured list.

3 Chris Taylor: IF, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 50 games, .160 (19 for 119), 13 R, 2 HR, 12 RBI, .506 OPS.

6 Bryce Windham: C, AAA, Iowa, Cubs; 54 games, .239 (42 for 176), 20 R, 1 HR, 18 RBI, .679 OPS.

14 Ben Williamson: 3B, AA, Arkansas, Mariners; 40 games, .264 (39 for 148), 20 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .698 OPS; promoted May 15 from High-A Everett, where he had stats of 29 games, .315 (35 for 111), 16 R, 1 HR, 21 RBI, .867 OPS.

28 Alsander Womack: 2B, AA, Birmingham, White Sox; 34 games, .242 (24 for 99), 19 R, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .605 OPS.

32 Jared Young: 1B, AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 66 games, .262 (54 for 206), 39 R, 10 HR, 30 RBI, .875 OPS.

PITCHERS

38 Sam Armstrong: High-A, South Bend, Cubs; 16 G (10 starts), 3-3, 2.76 ERA, 62 IP, 50 H, 19 BB, 64 K.

29 Noah Dean: A, Salem, Red Sox; 13 G (11 starts), 2-2, 3.38 ERA, 53 1/3 IP, 24 H, 27 BB, 73 K.

24 Blake Dickerson: Rookie, Florida Complex League, Tigers; 9 G (5 starts), 0-0, 2.91 ERA, 21 2/3 IP, 11 H, 13 BB, 18 K.

37 Graham Firoved: High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles; 24 G (0 starts), 0-5, 5.97 ERA, 31 2/3, 29 H, 27 BB, 32 K.

31 Trey Gibson: A, Delmarva, Orioles; 15 G (8 starts), 1-5, 3.66 ERA, 51 2/3 IP, 41 H, 23 BB, 75 K.

32 Hunter Gregory: AA, New Hampshire, Blue Jays; 25 G (0 starts), 4-3, 5.63 ERA, 46 1/3 IP, 47 H, 21 BB, 59 K.

38 Josh Grosz: A, Tampa, Yankees: 12 G (11 starts), 2-5, 5.24 ERA, 56 2/3 IP, 60 H, 24 BB, 74 K. At High A and AA, combined 0-2 in 2 starts, 7 1/3 IP, 12 H, 9 BB, 6 K.

40 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 35 G (0 starts), 5-1, 1.82 ERA, 34 2/3 IP, 24 H, 4 BB, 38 K.

41 Daniel Lynch IV: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 13 G (13 starts), 5-0, 4.39 ERA, 69 2/3 IP, 77 H, 19 BB, 35 K. With MLB Kansas City, 5 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.35 ERA, 22 2/3 IP, 20 H, 8 BB, 15 K.

56 Alex Mauricio: AAA, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees; 15 G (0 starts), 2-0, 1.03 ERA, 26 1/3 IP, 19 H, 10 BB, 30 K. Also pitched 1 scoreless, hitless inning for AA Somerset in April.

71 Connor Overton: AAA, Louisville, Reds; on the 7-day injured list. On rehab assignment in Rookie league, 3 G (3 starts), 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K.

60 Colin Selby: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 18 G (0 starts), 2-2, 5.85 ERA, 20 IP, 16 H, 8 BB, 26 K. With MLB Kansas City, 2 G (0 starts), 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K. Traded April 7 from Pittsburgh; with AAA Indianapolis, 2 G (0 starts), 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K.

51 Garrett Stallings: AAA, Nashville, Brewers; 6 G (4 starts), 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 21 2/3 IP, 23 H, 11 BB, 20 K. Traded by Baltimore to Milwaukee on May 25. With AAA Norfolk, 11 G (4 starts), 0-1, 5.67 ERA, 27 IP, 31 H, 13 BB, 25 K.

35 Justin Verlander: MLB, Houston, Astros; 10 G (10 starts), 3-2, 3.95 ERA, 57 IP, 52 H, 17 BB, 51 K. On the 15-day injured list.

45 Cory Wall: High-A, Rome, Braves; 16 G (5 starts), 2-2, 3.27 ERA, 41 1/3 IP, 42 H, 13 BB, 43 K. Promoted from Class-A Augusta on May 27. With Augusta, 1 G (0 starts), 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K.

56 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 24 G (0 starts), 3-2, 3.27 ERA, 55 IP, 38 H, 18 BB, 27 K.

Where they’re from

BATTERS

Kyle Battle: Glen Allen High, Old Dominion.

Justice Bigbie: Chesapeake (Grassfield High), Western Carolina.

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots.

Matt Coutney: Old Dominion.

Hunter Fitz-Gerald: Old Dominion.

Andy Garriola: Old Dominion.

P.J. Higgins: Old Dominion.

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee.

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native).

Nathaniel Lowe: Born in Norfolk.

Vinnie Pasquantino: James River High, Old Dominion.

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson.

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.

Ben Williamson: William & Mary.

Bryce Windham: Old Dominion.

Alsander Womack: Norfolk State.

Jared Young: Old Dominion.

PITCHERS

Sam Armstrong: Old Dominion.

Noah Dean: Old Dominion.

Blake Dickerson: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes).

Graham Firoved: Virginia Beach (First Colonial), Radford, Virginia Tech.

Trey Gibson: Grafton High, Liberty University.

Hunter Gregory: Chesapeake (Hickory), Old Dominion.

Josh Grosz: Virginia Beach (Cox), East Carolina.

Daniel Hudson: Virginia Beach (Princess Anne), Old Dominion.

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native, Douglas Freeman High, UVA.

Alex Mauricio: Norfolk State.

Connor Overton: Old Dominion.

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon.

Garrett Stallings: Chesapeake (Grassfield).

Justin Verlander: Old Dominion.

Cory Wall: William & Mary.

Ryan Yarbrough: Old Dominion.