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Volume 57, Number 12 • March 25, 2010

Budget affects top government earners By Amy Condra acondra@goochlandgazette.com

Of Goochland County’s six most highly paid employees, two will be retiring this year. In her recommended budget for next year, County Administrator Rebecca T. Dickson has included a reorganization of county administration. These changes will affect the county’s six highest paid positions, two of which will either be eliminated or converted to part-time status. Prior to the recent addition of two new deputy adminis-

trator positions, the top five earners were as follows: County Administrator Rebecca T. Dickson, receiving a base salary of $145,000 plus $10,000 in deferred compensation; County Attorney Norman B. Sales, receiving a base salary of $137,000 plus a deferred salary of $10,000; County Assessor Glenn Branham, receiving $96,720; Community Development Director Don Charles, receiving $96,495; and Director of Planning Robert Hammond, receiving $89,040. According to the recomsee Budget> page 3

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A recently donated pick-up truck from Dominion Virginia Power is now helping the operation at the St. Matthews United Methodist Church Food Bank. Seen from left are church members Rudy and Grace Butler, Iris Holliday of Dominion Virginia Power, Barry Barnette, head of outreach at the church and Pastor Gordon Pruitt.

Help for Goochland food bank Donated truck eases food pickup and deliveries By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com

Before January, St. Matthews United Methodist Church members who hauled food to their Neighbors’ Pantry food bank

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had to use their own vehicles to accomplish the mission. Now that’s changed, thanks to the benevolence of Dominion Virginia Power, which donated a 2001 model Dodge Dakota Sport pickup to the church. “We use it for food pickups for the pantry,” said church member Grace Butler. She said that before the donation she used her

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husband’s truck. Butler, who is often behind the wheel, said the truck makes two or three trips a week for food pickups to Costco, Joe’s Market and the Central Virginia Food Bank. The church also uses it to pick up clothes for their clothes clossee Food Bank > page 5

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County adds two deputy administrators By Wesley P. Hester Media General News Service

After last year inheriting a county in disarray, Goochland County Administrator Rebecca T. Dickson has appointed two deputy administrators as part of a reorganization of county government. Earlier this month, John

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Wack became Goochland’s first deputy county administrator for financial services and Don Charles its first deputy county administrator for community development. Both will earn $104,000 annually. “I’ve spent the last six or seven months evaluating what see Administration> page 4

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Recession or no, local entrepreneur Tommy Aquaro is still going strong. First interviewed by The Gazette a little over a year ago during the depths of the 2008 recession, Aquaro had just won the 2008 Rebec Garlic CookOff prize at the annual festival in Amherst. Last October, Aquaro, 45, did it again. “It’s the first time someone has won it two years in a row in the 30-year history of the festival, said Aquaro in an interview at his Holly Grove home last month. “That was a nice treat,” said the obviously pleased chef, who said he’s already working on a recipe for next year’s Cook-Off. The winning entry? “Roasted Garlic Seven Cheese Sweet Potato Macaroni.” Salsa maker, photographer, cook book author and allaround self-promoter, Aquaro, whose business is Arc Angels Creations, L.L.C., has been staying busy visiting craft fairs around the state, selling his wares to fair visitors. ‘We do 38 shows a year in Virginia,” said he former U. S.

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Navy diver, welder and ironworker. His wife Rose, an office manager for a Goochland dentist, works the craft show circuit and farmers market circuit with him. Although the craft show circuit has slowed down a little bit, Aquaro said that just gives him more time to work on marketing his salsa and pursuing his other interests. “I’m going to have to hire someone to handle my salsa sales,” he said, adding that he has a deal in the works to have his recipe bottled and marketed nationwide by a North Carolina based company. For the past year he’s been sending his salsa to servicemen in Afghanistan for half price, said the Navy veteran. And a sequel to his first self-published cook book, “The

Working Man’s Cookbook,” is in the works too. Titled “The Man with the Pan,” his second effort is filled with rib-sticking recipes with names like “Mountain of Mash,” (a mashed potato dish), “Nothing Chilly About This,” (you guessed it – chili) and “When Fire Discovered Man,” (barbecue). But photography seems to be this renaissance man’s real passion. He’s had his work shown at the Crossroads Art Gallery in Richmond and also in a gallery in Chesapeake, he said. “I like people buying my photography,” said Aquaro when asked what he enjoys doing most. “Everything is natural. As I see it you see it,” he said, explaining that he does not enhance his photos with any

computer program. Like most photographers, Aquaro has switched to digital but gets his prints made at Costco. “I shoot it like I want it to hang in my home,” he said of how he selects his subjects, which include images of old buildings and country scenes. He mats the prints himself and sells them at the craft fairs based on size, from $15 for a 5x7 inch print to $34 for an 11x14. If you like he’ll add a frame for the print made out of wood from old barns. Always up for something new, Aquaro was getting ready for a trip to Hampton last month to see a pirate ship at the Nauticus Museum there. “I’ve become fascinated by pirate lore,” admitted the former Navy diver.

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Rebecca Dickson County Administrator Compensation: $145,000, plus $10,000 in deferred compensation that is paid in monthly increments Job description: This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws and maintains communication with various sectors in the community. The county administrator serves at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, implementing its policy directives.

Norman Sales County Attorney Compensation: $137,000, plus $10,000 in deferred compensation that is paid in monthly increments Job description: This position provides review and preparation of county legislation, contracts and other legal documents; representation in litigation; and legal advice.

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I consider to be the best structure for the organization,” Dickson said. “I really believe this is going to allow us to operate more efficiently, work on more things, complete work on things and bring more initiatives forward.” Finding Wack -- who comes to the county via VML/VACo Finance -- was serendipitous, Dickson said. The Board of Supervisors agreed last year to advertise for a finance director after an audit uncovered $200,000 worth of checks to the utility department left undeposited over several years. As additional problems emerged, the utilities director was fired and the county administrator resigned. “I had a lot of wonderful candidates, but not one

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that I felt would be the best fit for Goochland,” Dickson said. Meanwhile, Wack, having previously worked for the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County, had been brought on as a consultant to help in the interim. Since November, he has helped harness the county’s various utility issues, including the financial position of the $63 million Tuckahoe Creek Service District, and assisted in developing the county’s fiscal 2011 budget and new financial policies. “The fit just became evident,” Dickson said, noting that Wack will oversee the departments of finance, purchasing, human resources and risk management. Charles has worked five years for the county as community development director, overseeing the departments of planning

and zoning, building permits and inspections and environmental/civil engineering, among others. He took over the department last year after the director was fired. Since then, in addition to utilities, his responsibilities have expanded to include overseeing the county’s convenience centers and landfill; buildings and grounds department; and, most recently, economic development. In his new position, Charles will oversee all of those in addition to other large-scale projects for the county. Charles said he wasn’t concerned about the scope of his responsibilities because of strong support. “I don’t know that I would have wanted this position were it not for the strength of supporting staff,” he said. “The staff here is phenomenal -- just top-drawer.”

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important than food security,” said Holliday. “This is a central need that is being met.” Church member Rudy Butler said Dominion has helped out with other charitable projects in the county, such as donating poles that were used at Camp Brady Saunders and at Hidden Rock Park. Holliday said the company made about $1 million dollars in charitable donations statewide in 2009, with $10,000 going to the Goochland Free Clinic & Family Services. They have also given money to the Central Virginia Food Bank.

St. Matthews’ Pastor Gordon Pruitt said when the church started their food pantry in 2008 they had two shoppers the first week. Last week the count was 54, he said, with 15 new people. Expanded to households that means more than 300 people benefited, said Pruitt. “There’s still a generosity in the community,” he said. Not only does the church distribute food to those who need it, they invite them to sit down and share a meal on Thursday evenings when they come to the Neighborhood Pantry. Last Thursday’s offering

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Letters to the Editor a public hearing for the proposed budget at the high school. Once the hearing is held, the budget will be voted on April 6. If you would like to voice your conRegarding requests to view “Locked Out: cerns with this budget cut, please considThe Fall of Massive Resistance” film: Please know that we are providing a copy er attending the budget hearing and/or contacting the district’s of the DVD for the Goochland Library. supervisor, Mr. Jim Eads. The only restriction is that you do not make a charge for showing it. Barbara Hitchens Goochland Bob and Jacquelyn Pogue Crozier Repeating mistakes?

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Losing curbside recycling I am dismayed that Goochland may be losing curbside recycling. The county’s subsidy of the curbside recycling service is proposed to be cut from next year’s budget (effective July 1, 2010). On March 30, at 7 p.m., there will be

As a lifetime resident of Goochland County, I am appalled at the lack of judgment from the governing body of this county. We have a run-amok county administrator recommending cuts in county offices while hiring two $100,000 plus positions and a Board of Supervisors that is allowing this. see Letter> page 8

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Barlow Kenneth Wayne Barlow, 71, of Beaverdam, passed away on March 3, 2010. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Louisa County Sheriff ’s Office. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Morris Barlow. He is survived by his two sons, Kenneth Jr. and Robert Keith; two daughters, Jennifer and Julie Barlow; three stepsons, Terry, Allen and Danny Morris; numerous grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; also two special friends, Joan Barber and Joyce Anne Dodson, his friend of 53 years. A private memorial will be held March 28, 2010. Gibbs Forest Lee Gibbs III, 67, of Manakin-Sabot, passed away on Saturday, March

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the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the Massey Cancer Center, P.O. Box 980214, Richmond, Va. 23298 or your favorite charity. Mealy Rosa Banks Mealy, 93, departed this life Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at her home in Sandy Hook, Goochland County. A native of Charles City County, she was preceded in death by her parents, Willie A. and Mary L. Banks; her beloved husband, Russell Mealy; sisters, Cammie Banks Cook, Delcinia Banks-Holly, Alberta Banks Henderson, Eleanor Banks Brandon; and brothers, James, Wesley and Fred Banks. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Jerry W. Mealy; daughters, Lillian Russell Gresham and Dr. Rosemarie Mealy-

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Letters continued from > page 6 Are the inmates running the asylum? How do you justify replacing one county administrator position with three overempowered people? If one person cannot handle the job he or she was hired to do, then why is he or she in that particular job, and why is he or she not held accountable by the board? Since Goochland is the sixteenth wealthiest county in the nation, according to a recent poll, is someone being funded to overlook the poor administration, haven’t we learned from our past mistakes? In my 77 years, I have never seen this county run so poorly by people who supposedly know so much. Edith Ford Goochland

No increased taxes Goochland County’s seemingly unending series of malfeasant follies and foibles have been well-chronicled by this publication and other local print, radio and television media outlets. Surprisingly, the antics of our elected officials, and those they have chosen to employ, have escaped the scathing spotlight of any late night television monologues, although certainly not for their lack of trying!

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In opening my remarks during a recent Goochland County Board of Supervisors meeting, I began to summarize these recent highlights of “Goochland’s Greatest Hits.” I was interrupted by the chairman, and told something to the effect (of) “these events are behind us / they’re history / we have moved on / it is time to move on.” Ignoring his short-sighted rebuke, I continued, and concluded reciting the litany of those lost, after being “tossed under the bus” by the board, the most notable examples being a county engineer, county administrator and county attorney. I call the chairman’s rebuke “short-sighted,” because he, and the rest of our “bored,” seem to be in a perpetual state of political denial practicing governmental insanity - employing “business as usual” tactics and expecting different results! Goochland’s latest festering bureaucratic boil is the Tuckahoe Creek Service District (TCSD), envisioned a decade ago as a moneymaker and key to the county’s future. TCSD has failed miserably. The chief architect of the district was thenCounty Administrator Gregory K. Wolfrey. Then-County Engineer Doug Harvey oversaw the creation of the district and then-County Attorney Andrew McRoberts handled the legal side. But wait, they have all been sacrificially slaughtered, and now wav-

ing the TCSD flag into the “Let’s raise Taxes” battle we have newly appointed County Administrator, Rebecca T. Dickson. For Tuckahoe Creek Service District users, the originally proposed rate increase would be 25 percent in the next fiscal year, 10 percent in fiscal 2012 and 3 percent the following three years. Sewer rates in the TCSD would go up an additional 30 percent in 2011 and 14 percent in 2012 to address wastewater commitments to the city of Richmond. Recently, Dickson said the proposed rate increases, presented this month to the service district’s advisory committee, were being re-evaluated and would be less than expected. Are our voices finally being heard? If not, read my lips, “Don’t increase my taxes!” European philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist George Santayana said, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Maybe Goochland’s Board of Supervisors might better understand this unattributable “southern” quote, “There’s no education in the second kick of a mule.” To my fellow Goochland County citizens, I say, “Speak up and speak out,” and when the time comes, “Vote the “Bored” Out!” Michael M. McDermott Maidens

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One charge remains against Goochland animal shelter Charge related to horse dismissed due to statute of limitations By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com

One of two charges of animal neglect against Pe t Rescue Foundation operator Annette Thompson was dismissed in Goochland General District Court Monday.

Goochland Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Nancy Oglesby said she requested dismissal of the Class IV misdemeanor charge involving the death of a horse on Thompson’s property after receiving information that the horse had been euthanized on February 23, 2009. The complaint filed on February 27, 2010 said the horse had been seen alive on February 27 of 2009. The statute of limitations in such

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The Goochland Gazette news and editorial staff won one first-place award and two thirdplace awards in the 2009 Virginia Press Association Competition. The awards were announced Saturday at the VPA conference and annual meeting in Roanoke. Members of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association judged the entries. Other staffers from Richmond Subur ban Ne w s p a p e r s , we e k l y newspapers and Web sites in the Media General organization also placed in the VPA competition.

in-depth or investigative reporting for stories on Goochland County’s utilities department; Condra, third place in editorial writing and third place in education writing. •Midlothian Exchange: Patrick Dobbs, first place in sports news photo; Dobbs and Elizabeth Farina, first place in online slideshow; Farina, second place in online slideshow and third place in photo illustration; Sara Page, third place in feature writing portfolio. •The Mechanicsville Local: Charlie Leffler, first place in multimedia sports reporting. •Pow hatan To day : •The G o o c h l a n d Roslyn Ryan, first place Gazette: Amy Condra and in feature writing portKen Odor, first place in folio.

cases is one year. But with the new information, which was provided to her office by Thompson’s attorney and confirmed, the charge was no longer viable since the statute of limitations for the alleged offense had expired, said Olgesby. One charge of animal neglect against Thompson remains on the docket for trial April 12 in Goochland General District Court.

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The Easter Bunny is coming to Southern States! Saturday March, 27th 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Children and pets can get their picture taken with the Easter Bunny for $1.00/picture! Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society’s Goochland Relay for Life.

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Goochland County residents should have recently received a 2010 Census form by mail or hand delivery. The 2010 Census documents changes in our nation since the last decennial census in 2000, and tells us how we’ve evolved as a country and community. Because the census data affects how federal funding is distributed to state and local governments; Goochland County, in order to ensure a complete and accurate count in 2010, encourages its residents to complete and mail back the 2010 Census forms. Census representatives will be present in the Goochland County Administration Building each week, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, through April 19th, to assist with census questions, concerns, paperwork completion, etc. They will be located on the main floor near the Board of Supervisors meeting room. Additional important information on the 2010 Census can be found on Goochland County’s Web site at http://www. co.goochland.va.us

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Experience should serve Lady Bulldogs this season BY JIM RIDOLPHI sports@goochlandgazette.com

ntering a new season in a new league, the Goochland girls’ soccer team will depend on experience and defense to guide them through uncharted waters. Head coach Tom Reid, entering his third season with the Bulldogs, is well aware that the team will be tested. “Moving up to Group AA in the Jefferson District will be a challenge,” Reid said. “We have very little knowledge of the teams we will be playing. Many teams in the Jefferson district have played soccer for years with strong JV teams.” Reid is counting on the

unity between several of his returning players to give the Bulldogs an edge in experience. “Annelle Cleveland, Heather Dewar, Megan Dulong, Lauren Engel, Allison Smith, and Deidrea Stratton Dasmine Myles have played together on the middle school and high school team as well as the GUSA recreational soccer teams for years,” Reid said. “This will be the seventh year of playing together for some.” Reid will also count on his seniors to step up in the new district. Cleveland, a senior midfielder, was second team Region B last year. She is joined by returning senior midfielder Heather Dewar and forward Megan Dulong, both of whom achieved Region B honors last year. Defensive specialist and four-year starter Lauren Engel returns after an injury plagued 2009 season. She is joined by seniors Yonteen Kenny, Allison Smith, Deidra

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After receiving Region B honors last spring, senior forward Megan Dulong is one of a strong group of leaders for the Lady Bulldogs this season.

Stratton and Dasmine Myles. Reid said one of the team’s strengths is having “strong and quick defenders who can get the ball out to the forwards.” The team lost three starters from last year’s squad including McKenzie Dewar, Holly Donovan and Jessica Richardson. Reid hopes several newcomers will fill some of those gaps. Kayla Cleveland, Christina Mills and Dana Rodriquez, all freshmen, are promising new players on the team. The team began its 2010 campaign last week with a 7-0 thumping of Caroline. Dewar scored two goals and Stratton had five saves in the victory. Dulong, Bridget Panas and Tesia Zogran also scored goals. Reid said that though unfamiliar with the new district he has some clues on the competition.“Fluvanna, Monticello, and Louisa always produce winning teams” Reid said. “The overall competition will be the greatest ever for the Lady Bulldogs.” Reid hopes the talented mix of seniors and experienced returners will give the Bulldogs the needed intensity to compete and win in a new district to open all possibilities. “As a team the Lady Bulldogs can achieve their goal of playing in the regional and state games.” However, Reid knows it won’t be easy. “The biggest challenge is to take a diverse group and have them focus on the task of improving their game and working together as a unit,” Reid said. “As any year progresses you are able to learn whether they have become a team with positive team ambitions.”

New coach, new players, same goals for GHS boys BY SARA BONOVITCH sports@goochlandgazette.com

onday’s rain may have kept the Goochland High School boys’ soccer team from their second game of the season, but the Bulldogs are on their way to a successful first year in the Jefferson District nonetheless. Goochland defeated Buckingham in a preseason scrimmage then last week in their first game of the season, they came away with a 5-3 victory at the Cavaliers of Caroline. Head coach Patrick Brook is optimistic that the boys will do well playing at the Group AA level this year. “They’re definitely looking good for the season,” he said. “It’ll be tough moving up to AA, but so far they look ready for it.” Brook is in his first season as head coach for the Bulldogs soccer team. A history teacher at Goochland High School, he spent the last three seasons as t h e team’s assistant coach but has an advantage in his new position. “I taught a lot of the guys in sixth grade,” Brook said, “and I’ve known the seniors since they were freshmen. It’s been a pretty easy transition going from assistant coach to head coach because of that.” A new head coach is not the only change the boys’ soccer team has this season. The Bulldogs lost nine

seniors from last year’s squad, many of whom were key starters. This spring, the team will be making adjustments on the field to fill in those open positions by utilizing its returnees and new players. Senior and team captain Tyler Woods will be effective in helping his teammates adjust to any changes on and off the field. “Tyler’s taken on a leadership role this year,” Brook said. “He’s showing the guys what to do and he’s helping build the team for next year.” Overall there are six seniors on this year’s squad – four returning members and two new players. Woods is joined by seniors Desmond Athey, Alek Dobbertin, Rick O’Connell, Tim Franklin and Cody

Simmons. Junior teammates are Will Boinest, Lee McLaughlin, Patrick Reeder and Logan Stanley. Boinest and McLaughlin will join Woods as team captains, as well. The younger Bulldogs include Will Anderson, Brad Bumgarner, Colby Cooke, Jace Gregory, Chris Hawk, Austin Hayward, Chris Martinez, Sean McCauley, Jesse McWilliams, Henry Pace,Hunter Richardson, Josh Smith, David Swift, Nick Yuen and James Zogran. According to Brook, the entire team will play a role in having a winning record in the Jefferson District this season. “Right now, we’re practicing new skill-specific drills that we didn’t use last year,” he said. “I also want to give everyone a chance to play. That’s one of my main goals.” The Jefferson District is home to teams such as Charlottesville, Louisa and Western Albemarle, and these new opponents will be stronger and more challenging for the Bulldogs. “We won’t be able to dominate the district like we have in the James River District,” Brook said, “and it’ll be different facing all boys teams instead of co-ed teams, but I think we have the potential to win district games and finish the season with a winning record.” The Bulldogs will face off against the visiting Charlottesville Black Knights this Friday afternoon in their first home game of the season.

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Senior captain Tyler Woods has taken on a leadership role with the team this season.

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Bulldog baseball living up to early season expectations BY JIM RIDOLPHI sports@goochlandgazette.com

he Goochland Bulldogs began their 2010 baseball season on a positive note, notching three wins against non district competition. Goochland defeated Caroline 9-4 in their opener then captured a pair from Northumberland in a rare Saturday double-header. Experience and defense anchored all the victories, but coach Wes Farkas was mildly concerned at the lack of offensive output. “We didn’t hit the ball that well today, but scattered some key hits throughout the game,” he said following the team’s 7-0 victory in the first game against Northumberland. Those concerns were put to rest in the second game as the Bulldogs scored 12 runs on 12 hits to complete the twin killing, 12-4. Senior pitcher BenVerlander started the first game for the

Bulldogs and threw six innings of solid baseball. “Ben was really solid today and his breaking ball was working well,” Farkas said. “He had everything working for him today.” Verlander, who recorded 10 strikeouts in the outing, said his first appearance of the season on the mound felt good. “I thought I threw pretty well for my first time back out,” he said. “I struggled the first couple of innings getting the ball up, but my curve ball down and my fastball location better and things went better.” Verlander also had a good outing at the plate, going 2-3 with two doubles. “I feel like I’m hitting the ball hard, but it’s still early in the season and I think it will come,” he said. Already up 2-0 in the third inning of the first game, Verlander led off with a single, and Ben Swecker came in to pinch run. Swecker worked his way to third on a steal and passed ball, and scored when Alec Moore singled. Moore

eventually scored giving Goochland a 4-0 edge. Moore finished the first game going 1-for-3, scoring two runs, stealing two bases and recording an RBI. In the top of the fifth inning, Northumberland moved a runner to third with one out, but Verlander pitched his way out of that jam. “When all your pitches are working, you can catch them off guard because they don’t know what’s coming,” he said. Catcher Matthew Henley started off a big sixth inning for the Bulldogs after being hit by a pitch. Cody Davis ran for Henley and eventually scored on a Scott Ragland hit. Verlander doubled in Ragland. Then Swecker, again running for Verlander, scored the seventh run when Austin Jordan reached first base on a dropped third strike. “They had some trouble holding on to the ball behind the plate and we took advantage of that coupled with

aggressive base running,” Farkas said. “Our run production didn’t come the way I thought it would and it was kind of a strange game.” Although the coach knows the heavy lifting sill lies ahead, he’s pleased with the team’s performance so far considering he wasn’t sure how they would react to the weekend doubleheader; a rare occurrence for the Bulldogs. “Any time you break the normal routine you worry that the guys might not respond the same way,” Farkas said. “We rarely play Saturday games and a double header is even more unusual but they came out here ready to play today.” After three games, the coach is also cautiously optimistic. “We played well today, but I feel like we’re not to the level that we’re capable of playing yet,” Farkas said. “After we get some game exposure to live pitching, I think the hitting will get better. You can simulate as much as possible but game

speed is hard to simulate.” Kyle Tormey was the winning pitcher in game two against Northumberland. Kevin Carroll had three RBIs, two doubles, scored two runs and had two stolen bases. Scott Ragland scored four runs, had two RBIs, two doubles and a home run in the 12-2 win. After hosting Charlottesville on Tues. the Bulldogs take on an extensive road swing, not playing another home game until an April 27 contest against Western Albemarle. Caroline -------- 002 100 1 -- 4 3 4 Goochland ------ 011 430 x -- 9 10 4 Beasley, Pico (4) and Tinder; Moore, Tormey (4) and Henley; W: Moore, L: Beasley Highlights: Tee Beasley (C) 1 for 2, 2 RBI; Tyler Baig (C) 1 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI; Scott Ragland (G) 2 for 4, 3 RBI, 2B; Ben Verlander (G) 2 for 4, RBI;

Matthew Henley (G) 1 for 2, 2 RBI GAME 1 Northumberland 000 000 0 -- 0 2 5 Goochland -------- 022 003 x -- 7 4 3 Hall and Haislip; Verlander, Tormey (7) and Henley; W: Verlander, L: Hall Highlights: Ben Verlander (G) 2 for 3, 2 2B, 3 stole bases, 10 K; Alec Moore (G) 1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, 2 stolen bases GAME 2 Northumberland -- 100 010 -- 2 5 4 Goochland ------- 103 512 -- 12 12 1 Garland, Waller (4) and Haislip; Johnson, Tormey (3), Carroll (6) and Henley; W: Tormey, L: Garland Highlights: Chris Haislip (N) 1 for 2, 1B, 2 runs; Kevin Carroll (G) 2 for 4, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 stolen bases; Scott Ragland (G) 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, 4 runs; Lonnie Johnson (G) 2 for 3, 2B, 2 stolen bases Records: Northumberland (0-3); Goochland (3-0)

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Goochland’s Lonnie Johnson, right, dives back to first base in game one against Northumberland. The Bulldogs took advantage of aggressive base running to notch a 7-0 win over the visitors in a rare Saturday doubleheader.

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