The momentum from the first batter lasted up until the very last for Robert E. Lee as it beat Waynesboro 9-2 in the Southern Valley District consolation game on Thursday to gain the final Region III bid. This will be the first time the Leemen have made the region tournament in nine years.

Three rather strange plays led to five runs in the eighth inning as Wilson ran away from Waynesboro 10-5 Monday night in a non-district rivalry game.

Fort Defiance’s Blake Sipe had three RBI, three doubles and scored twice on Friday night against Waynesboro — he also struck out eight to pick up the win.

Stuarts Draft picked the perfect game for its hitters to come alive.

FISHERSVILLE — Waynesboro held an early lead Monday night, but a strong fifth inning by Wilson put the Hornets ahead for good with a 6-4 win in the nondistrict rivalry game.

Waynesboro’s baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. After several games postponed due to weather, the Little Giants made the most of their opening game with a 2-1 win over Broadway on Friday night.

Waynesboro High School announced the hiring of its new baseball and softball coach Monday afternoon.

Waynesboro shortstop and 2007 Valley District batting champion Jay Thompson has committed to play baseball at Lenoir Community College in Kinston, N.C., during the 2008-09 season.

STUARTS DRAFT – Waynesboro started Saturday morning at Schneider Park thrashing Pioneer 12-1, but the afternoon ended with tears as the District IV 9-year-old All-Stars were forced out by Green County 6-5 in the third round of the state tournament.

It was no surprise to some Waynesboro baseball players that coach Jim Critzer made his exit official on June 18.

Although the Little Giants were prepared, many were still mourning the final curtain call.

In the days leading up to Waynesboro’s second straight Group AA Final Four baseball berth, speculation was abound that it would be skipper Jim Critzer’s last season at the helm of the Little Giants.

Critzer put the rumors to rest Monday, confirming that for the first time in four years the Waynesboro baseball program will have to search for a new coach.

PULASKI
The end of the Waynesboro’s season came to an abrupt end on Friday morning, losing the Group AA semifinal 15-3 against Powhatan.
The Little Giants took the backfield like they normally do after a game to chat with skipper Jim Critzer.

PULASKI
Jimmy Eavers’ tears were telling of what the Waynesboro baseball squad was. Some would call them a “team.” They called themselves a “family.”
So when Eavers, a freshman call-up from JV that spent most of his time in the dugout cheering on the guys that accepted him into the purple and gold familia, couldn’t keep from crying as the Little Giants readied to walk out of Calfee Park in Pulaski, it was clear who he was crying for.

PULASKI
With the heat index escalating to 100 degrees, Waynesboro fans took shelter beneath the covered grandstand at Calfee Park before the Little Giants and Indians met in the Group AA semifinals Friday morning.

PULASKI
Waynesboro gathered in left field, some staring into Calfee Park’s lawn, others looking past the mountain in right field and a handful watching their coaches make the final post-game speeches of the season.