It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gilmer County had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the St. Joseph Central Irish. This was a revenge game for the Titans: when they faced off against the Irish back in April, they had to take a 10-5 defeat.
Roddick Page
| 06/11/26 vs St. Joseph Central | 5 |
| 05/05/26 @ Charleston Catholic | 4 |
| 06/06/26 vs Greater Beckley Christian | 3 |
| 05/25/26 vs Man | 3 |
| 04/08/26 vs Ritchie County | 3 |
Roddick Page made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gilmer County let Tyler Ratliff and Kolten Holbert run wild. Ratliff got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, while Holbert got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Holbert is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Stewart, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Gilmer County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph Central only posted an OBP of .344.
The win made it two in a row for Gilmer County and bumps their season record up to 28-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for St. Joseph Central, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 32-4.
As of now, neither Gilmer County nor the Irish have any future games scheduled.
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