Apple Valley Baseball League

Shenandoah gets a big opening day win over the Elkton blue Sox to blast into the 2002 Rockingham County Baseball League. Shenandoah had played Elkton last year in an exhibition game that resulted in Elkton winning by a run in extra innings. Shenandoah's coaching staff has just expanded bring in veteran coach Nate Strickler from Luray to be the teams head coach. Nate has had several years of coaching experience with the Luray High School and in various stages of the Little League system. Bringing Nate in to take on the responsibilty of head coach will take the Indians up to the next level for our ball club. Todd Stroupe(long time Indians coach who helped to build the foundation for our team), Mike Price, Greg Austin and Brian Hendick also have had many years of coaching in the Little League system will round out the rest of the Indians staff for our 2002 season.

The Shenandoah Indians took second place this year but lost in a heartbreaker against the Woodstock Raiders 1-0. The rain haulted game left the Indians with a runner on in the bottom of the seventh inning. The downpore washed away the hopes of the Indians reaching the championship game for the second straight time. The Edinburg Athletics won the championship defeating the Woodstock Raiders. Congratulations to both of these teams this year, it was a pleasure to play both of them. Hats off to the managers Ted Lyton and Craig Orndorf respectively and a thank you goes out to Chuck Evert for taking on the job of President again this year! The Indians are hoping to enter the Rockingham County Baseball League(RCBL) next year. The Page County school board approved use of the field for Indians for the 2001 RCBL season. A meeting will be held on Dec. 3 to find out if the Indians will be accepted.