Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

SOUTH POINT — The hit parade was marching on Monday.

South Point and Gallipolis combined for 26 hits as the Pointers beat the Blue Devils 7-6 in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

South Point had 11 hits led by Chris Woodard who was 3-4 while Douglas Shaffer, Johnathan Henline and Brandon Layne all went 2-4. Tanner Hall had a home run.

Gallipolis (3-1, 1-1) had 15 hits led as Kole Carter, Matt Bailey, Anthony Sipple and Eric Ward all had two hits.

After a scoreless first inning, Gallipolis scored three runs in the second.

Marcus Moore singled, Braden Simms was hit by a pitch, Carter singled and Bailey and Sipple both doubled.

The Pointers got two runs back in the bottom of the inning when Logan Wade reached on a two-out error and Tanner Hall hit a two-run homer.

The Pointers took the lead with four runs in the third.

Christian Pritchard was hit by a pitch and Shaffer, Woodard, Henline, Layne and Drew Logan all singled.

The lead went to 7-3 in the fifth when Hall walked and came around to score when Pritchard reached on a three-base error.

Gallipolis got two runs in the sixth as Moore singled, John Stout doubled and Carter and Sipple both singled.

The Blue Devils rallied for a run in the seventh when Ryan Terry singled, moved up on a passed ball and scored on a hit by Josh Faro.

South Point hosts Cross Lanes Christian on Tuesday.

Gallipolis 030 002 1 = 6 15 2

South Point 024 010 x = 7 11 2

Marcus Moore, Ryan Terry (3) and Anthony Sipple. Douglas Shaffer, Travis Dillon (6) and Christian Pritchard. W-Shaffer (IP-5.1, K-5,BB-2, R-5, ER-5, H-11). Save Dillon (IP-1.2, R-1, ER-1). L-Moore (IP-2.1, K-1, BB-0, H-7, R-6, ER-4). Terry (IP-3.2, K-4, BB-1, R-1, ER-1, H-5). Hitting-Gallia: Kole Carter 2-5 rbi, Matt Bailey 2-4 rbi 2B, Anthony Sipple 2-3 rbi 2B, Eric Ward 2-4, Ryan Terry 1-3, Josh Faro 1-4, Marcus Moore 1-2, Jeremy Brumfield 1-2 rbi, John Stout 2-4 2B, Braden Simms 1-3; SP: Douglas Shaffer 2-4, Chris Woodard 3-4, Travis Dillon 1-4, Jonathan Henline 2-4 rbi, Brandon Layne 2-4 rbi, Logan Wager 1-4, Tanner Hall 1-2 HR rbi-2. LOB-Gallipolis 10, South Point 8.