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Royals sweep Strasburg to reach first VBL finals since 2012
Winchester made quick work of the North Division finals, routing the Strasburg Express 13–2 in a seven-inning opener and finishing the sweep with a 5–3 win to clinch its first trip to the Valley Baseball League finals since 2012 [1][2].Game 2 turned on timely power and steady arms: catcher JP Williams blasted a two-run homer, Tyler Oaks set the tone from the mound, Luke Hogue covered key middle innings, and Jackson Walsh closed it out late to seal the series [1].The Royals now turn toward a best-of-three for the Jim Lineweaver Cup against Charlottesville, with the championship set to follow immediately after the division rounds wrap [3]. It’s familiar territory for a club that has been a VBL standard-bearer for decades, owning 13 league titles since beginning play in 1979 [4].