Baseball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Ironton

Fighting Tigers

Previous Games

04/30/25 vs Gallia Academy	4-2
04/28/25 @ Chesapeake	11-0
04/22/25 vs Dawson-Bryant	12-2
04/21/25 @ Rock Hill	10-2
04/18/25 vs South Point	9-0
+ 5 more games

Ironton strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gallia Academy Blue Devils, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Tigers have posted since April 9th.

Braydon Baker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks.

On the hitting side, Ironton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Ginger, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Ginger has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Ironton's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Gallia Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ironton will host Wheelersburg at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Tigers 2.1, the Pirates 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gallia Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against South Point at 5:30 p.m. The Pointers will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Blue Devils surely won't give up without a fight.