Baseball Game Preview: Shenandoah Valley Academy Stars vs. Blue Ridge Barons

The Shenandoah Valley Academy Stars will challenge the Blue Ridge Barons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Shenandoah Valley Academy is looking for their season's first win.

Shenandoah Valley Academy lost 10-2 to Front Royal HomeSchool on Monday.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Blue Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Grace Christian 7-6.

Charles Searby made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other pitching news, Lawrence Morton looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Blue Ridge: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-8 otherwise.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Colt Chalmers, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Blue Ridge's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ty Collins, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Shenandoah Valley Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Blue Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.

Shenandoah Valley Academy came up short against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 10-5. Will the Stars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.