Ironton, Chesapeake split two

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 21, 2008

CHESAPEAKE — It was supposed to be a baseball doubleheader. The scoreboard looked more like football games.

In two high-scoring affairs Saturday, the Ironton Fighting Tigers and Chesapeake Panthers split a doubleheader.

Ironton won the first game 18-16 and Chesapeake took the nightcap 13-6.

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Ironton combined 12 hits, 11 walks and three hit batsmen to outscore Chesapeake 18-16 in the first game.

Nick Lewis went 2-4 with a grand slam and two sacrifice flies as he drove in six runs.

Geoff White was 2-3 with a double, Wes Runyon 2-4, and Ryan O’Leary 2-6 with a double.

Clinton Baise was 5-6 to lead Chesapeake. Kyle Rase and Colton Lindsey each went 3-5 and Phillip Mandt was 2-4.

Chesapeake had 12 hits in the second game to post a 13-6 win.

Baise ws 4-4 in the second game to finish the day 9-10. Gabriel Freyre was 3-4 and Colton Lindsey 2-3.

Lewis was 3-3 and Byron Brammer 2-4 to lead Ironton.

First Game

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Ethan Preston, Josh Pancake (4), Keith Wetzel (7) and Geoff White. Clinton Baise and Bryon Huff. W-Pancake. Save-Wetzel. L-Baise. 2B-Ironton: Ryan O’Leary, Geoff White; Chesapeake: Matt Angle. HR-Ironton: Nick Lewis (GS). SF-Ironton: Nick Lewis 2. Hitting-Ironton: Josh Pancake 1-3, Ryan O’Leary 2-6, Nick Lewis 2-4 (6 rbi), Ethan Preston 1-4, Geoff White 2-3, Byron Brammer 1-4, Wes Runyon 2-4, Keith Wetzel 1-2; Chesapeake: Clinton

Second Game

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Keith Wetzel, John Schweickart (3), Geoff White (6) and Byron Brammer. Matt Angle and Bryon Huff. W-Angle. L-Wetzel. 2B-Ironton: Geoff White. Hitting-Ironton: Nick Lewis 3-3, Byron Brammer 2-4, Geoff White 1-2; Chesapeake: Clinton Baise 4-4, Matt Angle 1-4, Bryon Huff 1-3, Colton Lindsey 2-3, Jake Lewis 1-2, Gabriel Freyre 3-4.