by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
The Lancaster County Little League Junior Baseball All Stars went 2-2 to finish fourth in the 2026 Virginia Junior League Baseball Tournament at Dream Fields.
After falling into the one-loss bracket on Monday, July 13, Lancaster rallied to beat District 9 champion Dumfries, 6-3, on Tuesday, July 14.
District 14 champion Culpeper shut out Lancaster, 5-0, on Tuesday night to knock Lancaster out of the double elimination tournament.
Lancaster 6, Dumfries 3
Lancaster collected three hits in a 6-3 win over Dumfries, but walked 10 times and got a home run from Sam Parker.
Nate George went 1-for-3 with a walk to score twice and Elliott Crissey had a hit and RBI. Parker, who was 1-for-1 with two walks scored three times and led off with a homer in the top of the fourth.
Lancaster scored one run in every at bat except the fifth inning. Dumfries rallied for a run in the sixth and two in the seventh.
Connor Harding put in a full seven innings on the mound for the win. He struck out three, walked three and gave up three hits.
Lancaster 9, Tazewell 7 (10 innings)
Lancaster outlasted Tazewell Little League, 9-7, in a grueling 3.5 hour, 10-inning opening game for the host team on Saturday, July 10.
Lancaster got on the board first with three runs in the top of the second on….
