Baseball Game Preview: Wirt County Tigers vs. St. Marys Blue Devils

Tigers

Runs

04/11/25 @ Gilmer County	0
04/08/25 vs Calhoun	8
04/05/25 @ South Harrison	10
04/02/25 vs St. Joseph Central	5
03/27/25 @ Wahama	5
+ 4 more games

Wirt County hasn't had much luck against St. Marys recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Tigers will host the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Wirt County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.

Wirt County fell victim to Gilmer County and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Titans. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Wirt County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakob Moore, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Meanwhile, St. Marys fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Calhoun on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 9-8. The Blue Devils' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

Desmond Parks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base. Casey Burkhammer was another key player, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI.

St. Marys' defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Wirt County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

St. Marys' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wirt County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for St. Marys, though, as they've only averaged .242. Will they be able to contain Wirt County's hitters?

Wirt County might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from St. Marys in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.