Baseball Game Preview: Old Fort Stockaders vs. New Riegel Blue Jackets

Stockaders

Runs

04/11/25 @ Hopewell-Loudon	1
04/10/25 @ Mohawk	6
04/09/25 vs Gibsonburg	2
04/08/25 vs Toledo Christian	9
04/07/25 @ Danbury	5
+ 3 more games

Old Fort and New Riegel are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Stockaders will be playing at home against the Blue Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Old Fort is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Old Fort is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Hopewell-Loudon, falling 11-1. The match marked the Stockaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Old Fort saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Adelsperger, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Riegel). They put the hurt on Arlington with a sharp 23-4 victory on Tuesday. The Blue Jackets have beaten the Red Devils the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Red Devils has come to flipping the script.

Old Fort's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for New Riegel, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4.

Old Fort couldn't quite finish off New Riegel in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will the Stockaders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.