Charlottesville Tom Sox

The Charlottesville Tom Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1] They play in the southern division of the Valley Baseball League.

Charlottesville Tom Sox
Information
LeagueValley Baseball League (Southern Division)
LocationCharlottesville
BallparkWillie T. Barnett Field at Charlottesville High School
Year founded2014
League championships2 (2017, 2019)
ColorsBlue, Green, Gray
MascotPrarieweather Lewis ("Lewie")
Last season2019: 31-19 (Overall)
ManagementCharlottesville Community Baseball, Inc.
CoachKory Koehler (Head Coach)
James Kirk (Bench Coach)
John Maley (Pitching Coach)
Chris Madison (Assistant Coach)
Brett Mays (Assistant Coach)
PresidentMike Paduano (President & GM)

The Tom Sox are the 2017 & 2019 Valley Baseball League Champions.[2][3][4]

The team plays its home games at Willie T. Barnett Field at Charlottesville High School.

Mission

The Tom Sox were founded in 2014 and began play in the summer of 2015, marking the first time since 1974 Charlottesville had a team in the Valley Baseball League.[5] The given mission of the team is to "promote the game of baseball in Central Virginia by providing a high quality collegiate summer team, a memorable fan experience, and opportunities for youth to grow in the game and in character."[6]

Head coaches
  • Mike Goldberg (2015)
  • Travis Thomas (2016)
  • Corey Hunt (2017–2019)
  • Kory Koehler (2020-Present)

Notable Players
  • Christian Lowry and Jack Roberts of the Tom Sox's 2015 team, as well as Justin Novak from their 2016 team, won the College World Series with the University of Virginia in 2015.
  • Billy Cooke of the Tom Sox's 2015 team won the College World Series with Coastal Carolina in 2016. Cooke was also the first Tom Sox player to be drafted in the MLB Draft, being drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft.[7]
  • Cole Maye and Keenan Bell of the Tom Sox's 2017 team and Kirby McMullen of the Tom Sox's 2018 & 2019 teams won the College World Series with the University of Florida in 2017.
  • Wooster's Michael Wielansky, the 2017 Valley Baseball League MVP, was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Also drafted from the Tom Sox in 2018 were Coastal Carolina standout Seth Lancaster (2015) and Richmond closer Layne Looney (2017).

References
  1. "About – Tom Sox". tomsox.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. "Charlottesville Tom Sox Win Valley Baseball League Championship, Beat Strasburg 2-1". NBC29. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. "Tom Sox Claim Title in Tense Winner-Take-All Game Three | Valley League Baseball". www.valleyleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. [email protected] | (434) 978-7250, JOHN HARVEY. "Tom Sox capture second Valley Baseball League championship". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. "Play ball! Charlottesville's Tom Sox are newest team in Valley Baseball League". C-VILLE Weekly. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. "About – Tom Sox". tomsox.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. "Catching up with 1st Tom Sox drafted by MLB – Billy Cooke – Tom Sox". tomsox.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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