Waynesboro Generals

• Location: Waynesboro, VA
• League: Valley Baseball League 1965-present
• Stadium: Kate Collins Field

Team Bio

The Waynesboro Generals are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Valley Baseball League, one of the nation's oldest summer collegiate baseball leagues. The Generals play their home games at Kate Collins Field on the campus of Wofford College in Waynesboro, VA. Formed in 1954 as one of the founding members of the Valley Baseball League, the Generals performed poorly and folded after the 1955 season. The Generals would not return to Waynesboro again until 1965. The Generals would continue to have difficulties for some time. The Waynesboro Generals did not actually bring in their first winning season until 1974, when they were defeated in the championship by the team from Shenandoah, VA. The Generals would become a staple in the VBL playoffs through the end of the 1970's. In 1984, the Waynesboro Generals won their first VBL title. Since that point, the Generals have had both good and bad seasons, earning several more VBL championships. The Generals invest heavily in active recruiting, and have hosted collegiate athletes from throughout the United States.

The Waynesboro Generals are like every other summer college baseball team, in that they are dedicated and designed to provide minor league-style competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Generals operate in the model of an Independent Minor League team: recruiting athletes, playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment and experiencing road trips between games. Like all other summer collegiate players, Waynesboro Generals athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
1965	18-24
1966	12-24
1967	15-27
1968	12-29
1969	8-32
1970	21-22		1st Round
1971	20-22		1st Round
1972	26-20		1st Round
1973	16-26
1974	25-17		Lost Final
1975	28-17		1st Round
1976	21-20		1st Round
1977	26-14		Lost Final
1978	16-24		1st Round
1979	17-23		1st Round
1980	11-29
1981	11-34
1982	22-19		1st Round
1983	21-18		1st Round
1984	22-18		Champions
1985	17-20		1st Round
1986	26-16		1st Round
1987	22-20		Lost Final
1988	26-15		Champions
1989	19-21		1st Round
1990	21-19		1st Round
1991	19-21
1992	21-19	Steve Mrowka	1st Round
1993	17-23
1994	15-25
1995	21-19		Lost Final
1996	28-12		Semi Final
1997	16-24	Kevin Erminio	1st Round
1998	23-17	Terry Rooney	Champions
1999	19-21	Ryan Morris
2000	10-30	Michael Cudd
2001	12-28	Michael Barry
2002	17-23	Rob Brown
2003	16-26	Derek McDaniel
2004	15-28	Derek McDaniel
2005	14-30	Ricky Ware
2006	27-15	Lawrence Nesselrodt	1st Round
2007	30-13	Lawrence Nesselrodt	Champions
2008	30-14	Lawrence Nesselrodt	Semi Final
2009	18-26	Andy Chalot
2010	22-22	Derek McDaniel	1st Round
2011	26-18	Derek McDaniel	1st Round
2012	31-13	Derek McDaniel	Semi Final
2013	22-22	Mike Bocock	Champions
2014	27-16	D.J. King	Champions
2015	22-20	D.J. King	Semi Final
2016	30-12	Matt Williams	Lost Final
2017	20-22	Matt Williams	Semi Final
2018	24-18	John Jeanes	1st Round
2019	31-11	Zac Cole	1st Round
2021	19-21	Zac Cole	Runners Up

Related Links

Waynesboro Generals Home Page Valley Baseball League Home Page