Waynesboro Generals

The Waynesboro Generals are a collegiate summer baseball team in Waynesboro, Virginia. They play in the southern division of the Valley Baseball League. The Generals have won six Valley League playoff championships: in 1984, 1988, 1998, 2007, 2013, and 2014, making them one of the most winning organizations of the league during that time. The Generals were founded in 1923 and have been playing continuously since then with the exception of a ten year period between 1955 and 1964.[1]

Waynesboro Generals
Information
LeagueValley Baseball League (Southern Division)
LocationWaynesboro, Virginia
BallparkAffordable Home Mortgage Park at Kate Collins Field
Year founded1950
League championships6: (1984) (1988) (1998) (2007) (2013) (2014)
ColorsRed and Blue
MascotGeneral
OwnershipWaynesboro Amateur Athletics (a 501(c)3 non-profit)
ManagementTyler Hoffman(General Manager)
CoachZach Cole
Websitewww.waynesborogenerals.net

In 2007, the Generals' victory came two games to zero over the Luray Wranglers. In 2013, the Generals won the South Division and then prevailed in the final series two games to one over the Strasburg Express. In 2014, the Generals again won the South and came back from a 6-0 deficit to defeat the Charles Town Cannons of the North Division, 7-6, with a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning of the championship game.[2]

Notable players

References

  1. Brumfield, Dale M. "Generals baseball has long history in Waynesboro". The News Leader. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. Walk-Off in Waynesboro, accessed September 20, 2014
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