JV Ends Season On Winning Note

Pataskala – The JV team finishes their season going out strong with yet another win, this time over the Warriors of Watkins Memorial by a final score of 9-4. The score is not indicative of the tightness of the game, however, and this was a good game to end the year as the score was tied 2-2 heading into the 7th when the Irish erupted for 7 runs.

Watkins plated single runs in the fourth and sixth innings as Nick Berg scattered three hits and allowed one earned run in 6 innings of work to pick up the win.

The Irish plated their initial two runs in the 3rd as Aaron Strausbaugh singled and scored on a Chance Dummitt sacrifice, while AJ Barnhardt singled and scored on an RBI single by Nick Smith. The seven run 7th for the Irish was aided by three walks and a two run errors by Watkins. Stevie Carter added an RBI single and Brian Cook added a key two run RBI single to round out the scoring.

The victory was the 6th in a row to finish the season, and raise the JV record to 14-12, finishing at a team high two games over .500 for the year.

Irish Cannot Overcome Errors, Lose To New Albany

Thursday May 13th ~ Dublin – The Sectional Championship game between the Dublin Scioto Irish and the visiting New Albany Eagles started out as a pitcher’s dual as both pitcher’s matched zero’s on the scoreboard for the first 5 innings. The two teams would then combine for 8 runs in the final two innings, and despite having a number of opportunities, the Irish just could not come up with the big hit, losing by a final score of 5-3. The Irish left the bases loaded in the 1st and 7th innings, and just couldn’t seem to muster any offense in the middle innings.

Charlie Suich pitched 6 innings and scattered 3 hits, and worked his way around 4 walks, and a hit batter as he allowed only a single un-earned run, and struck out 8 Eagles along the way. Seth Eller pitched the 7th and was the victim of 4 un-earned runs, taking the loss. The Eagles strung together 6 hits in the inning, and not a hard hit ball in the lot. A couple of bloops, a gork and a couple of seeing-eye shots, the ball just seemed to fall where no one could get to it.

After allowing a run in the top of the 6th, the Irish answered right away in their half of the inning. Matt Martin lead off with a grounder to the third baseman which he misplayed into an error. Nick Keeley would bunt Martin to second, and then Eller came up and dropped a 390 foot bomb to center field, scoring Martin, allowing him to trot into third with a triple. Charlie Suich would follow with a single driving in Dom Rosso who was runnin for Eller, and would advance to second when the second baseman threw the ball away. After Suich moved to 3rd on a wild pitch, Tyler Flaherty would slap a shot into the gap to score Suich and give the Irish a 3-1 lead. Then the wheels would come off, and the New Albany Eagles would bat around in the top of the 7th, plating 4 runs, and take the lead which would eventually be the final score, 5-3. The Irish would battle to the end, after sharps singles to the outfield by Chase Thompson and Martin, and an infield hit by Eller, the Irish had the tying run at 2nd, go ahead run on first base. But that is as close as they would come, the offense coming just too little too late.

The season ending loss dropped the Irish record to 17-9 overall, with a rough ending as the Irish dropped 4 of their last 6 games.

JV Beats Cardington 9-2 For 5th Straight

Dublin – As the lone Scioto baseball team in action on Monday night, the JV squad hosted the Pirates of Cardington-Lincoln, and put together their 5th consecutive victory by a score of 9-2. The win brings their record to 13-12, up and over the .500 mark for the first time since the first week of the season when they were 2-1.

The Irish got things going right away in the first inning as Nick Smith hit a two out two run RBI single, after Aaron Strausbaugh and Chance Dummitt reached on a walk and error, respectively, taking a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 3rd, the Pirates plated their first run of the night followed, in the bottom half of the inning by a single run by the Irish, as Smith again lashed an RBI two out single. The Irish plated two more in the 4th and one in the 5th as Stevie Carter, Strausbaugh and Zack Gerrasch scored, as Dummitt and Carter provided an RBI each.

The game scoring was rounded out in the 6th as Cardington plated another single run in the top of the inning, and the Irish added three. After two were out, Smith singled and scored on an RBI double by Brian Cook. Following a Tyler Dyson single, Gerrasch singled in the final two runs of the night.

Phillip Parrott took the hill and finished his second straight complete game, scattering 7 hits and striking out a season high total of 12 Cardington batters! Phillip picked up his 4th win on the year.

The JV squad is scheduled to have a home and home series with Watkins Memorial on Tuesday (in Pataskala) and at home on Thursday.

Battle Of Hard Road Goes To Wolves

Saturday, May 8th ~ Worthington – The Battle of Hard Road was a closer contest than the final score would seem, as the teams battled it out and it was a 1 run game going to the bottom of the 5th. That is when the Wolves erupted for 7 runs and virtually put the game away by a final score of 12-5. The loss puts a cap on the regular season and drops the Scioto record to 17-8 on the year, but now the Irish have the second season to look forward to, as the Sectional Tournament gets started this week.

Christian Stamets sparked the Irish offense going 2 for 3 with a double, single and 3 RBI’s. Seth Eller and Charlie Suich also had multi-hit games, Eller adding a walk. On the mound, Josh Nelsen had the start and would allow 5 runs in his 3 innings of work, and would get saddled with the loss. Nick Keeley and Tyler Falherty came on in relief and they were unable to stem the tide either.

Kilbourne scored 2 runs in the bottom of the first on 3 singles and a HBP. Scioto would answer right back and tie it in the top of the second. Austin Mooney led off with a single, and after a walk to Flaherty and a fielder’s choice to Kris Simonton put runners at the corners, Stamets would rip a 2 run double over the left fielders head to tie the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, Kilbourne got 3 runs on 2 walks, a HBP, a balk and a pair of singles.

The Irish would continue to battle back scoring lone runs on the top of the 4th and 5th innings. In the 4th, singles by Suich, Simonton and an RBI single by Stamets brought the Irish within 2. In the 5th the Irish would cut the deficit to 1 on a single and stolen base by Keeley and RBI single to right by Flaherty to make it 5-4. That would be as close as the Irish would come, as the flood gates opened up in the bottom of the 5th as Kilbourne scored 7 runs on 2 walks and 7 hits after beginning the inning with a fly out to center. Scioto would get a final run in the 7th on singles by Eller, Dom Rosso and Suich.

The Irish begin their playoff run, hosting the second round of the Sectional Playoffs, on Wednesday, May 12th. The 4th seeded Irish drew a bye in the first round, and will host the winner of the New Albany Eagles vs. Hilliard Darby Panthers game which will be played in New Albany on Monday, May 10th. The Irish defeated both of these teams during the regular season: they beat visiting Darby by a score of 9-5 way back on April 1st; and later in the same week, run-ruled New Albany on their own field by a score of 14-2, before succumbing to the Eagles in the nightcap of the double header by a final count of 16-6.

JV Sweep Kilbourne & North

Dublin – The Irish JV run their winning streak to four games by beating the Wolves of Worthington Kilbourne 14-13 and the Westerville North Warriors 8-7 in games the new polar bears at the zoo would have enjoyed watching. After starting out the year in the hole, the JV have now battled back to even their record at 12-12 on the season.

Against Kilbourne, the Irish spotted the Wolves five runs in the top of the second. In the bottom of the second, Phillip Parrott and Sam Ehret singled that set up a two run RBI double by Zach Gerrasch. In the third, the Irish tied it up as Nick Smith doubled and scored on an RBI single by AJ Barnhardt. Nate Gastaldo then doubled in Barnhardt and would later score on a ground out RBI by Parrott. In the fourth, the Irish broke the game open scoring 5 times as Smith, Brian Cook, Gastaldo, Ehret and Gerrasch all singled and scored, and Nolan Wehner singled knocking in 2 of the runs. The Wolves scored one in the top of the 5th and the Irish scored three more times in the 5th as well, highlighted by Nick Smith's RBI triple. The Wolves scored two in the top of the 6th with the Irish scoring one in the bottom half on a single by Ehret and run scoring RBI by Stevie Carter. Headed into the top of the 7th the Wolves were down 14-8 but battled back to make things interesting scoring 5 in the their half of the 7th making the score 14-13, but could not muster the tying run, falling just short as the Irish hold on for the victory.

Wehner picked up the Irish win pitching 4 2/3 solid innings of middle relief. Parrott came on to pick up the save in the 7th striking out 2 of 3 Wolves batters.

The Irish were up in the second game against the Warriors 7-3 heading into the 7th but again allowed the lead to slip away as North tied it up 7-7. But, in the bottom of the seventh Barnhardt doubled to lead off the inning and scored on the next pitch single by Cook to secure the non-league victory at 8-7. The Irish plated 4 of their other runs in the first as Carter, Aaron Strausbaugh, Chance Dummitt and Cook all scored. In the 4th Smith scored after singling, Nate Gastaldo had the key RBI single. And, finally in the 5th, the Irish scored two runs as Carter and Strausbaugh both singled and scored as Dummitt and Cook had an RBI single and fielder’s choice, respectively.

Barnhardt pitched 5 strong innings allowing two runs before giving way to Carter. Carter pitched a strong 6th but ran into trouble in the 7th allowing the Warrior's four runs. Parrott would come on to finish the last two thirds of the inning, and would pick up the win.

The Irish are back in action on Monday as they host the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates at Irish Field at 5:00.

Frosh Drop Rough One To Pioneers 4-2

Plain City ~ At cold and windy Jonathan Alder the Irish bats were as chilly as the weather, Scioto falling to the host Pioneers 4-2. Solid pitching and good defense enabled the Pioneers to keep the Irish off the scoreboard. The loss drops the Irish record to 11-10 on the year. The wind played a factor in the game as well; Jacob Nave battled the wind all day and made several catches on the day.

Taylor Dyson got the nod on the hill, and he combined with Nick Tizzano and Carl Kubalak 6 strong innings of work, but with little offense, it just wasn’t enough. With the way runs have been coming lately, they certainly pitched well enough to get a victory, but it just wasn’t to be.

The Irish jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Aaron Strausbaugh hit a bloop single scoring Dyson. The Pioneers would score 2 runs in the bottom of the 4th to take a 2-1 lead, but the Irish would battle right back and tie the game in the top of the 5th when Nathan Reiser scooted home on a wild pitch. That tie was short lived as the Pioneers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to go ahead 4-2. The Irish got the tying run on base in their half of the 7th but couldn't push either runner across.

The Irish wrap up OCC Cardinal play hosting the Celtics of Dublin Jerome on Tuesday at 5:00.

Varsity Comes From Behind To Beat Sparta Highland 3-2

Friday, May 7th ~ Dublin – In a non-league pitcher’s dual, the OCC Cardinal champion Dublin Scioto Irish scored a late run on a walk off single in the bottom of the 7th to beat the Fighting Scots of Sparta Highland by a final score of 3-2. Both teams had 7 hits, but the Irish were able to take advantage of a Highland error in the 7th to make the difference. The victory upped the Irish record to 17-7.

Austin Mooney started on the hill and pitched 5 solid innings. Thomas Hayes entered in relief in the 6th, and pitched the last 2 innings, and picked up the win, his second of the year against 1 loss.

Scioto jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first on a solo homerun off the bat of Seth Eller. Highland tied the game in the top of the 3rd on a pair of singles, and a grounder that the Irish defense threw away allowing the run to score. Highland went ahead in the 5th on an Irish throwing error, a sac bunt and a single to right field. Scioto battled back and re-tied the game in the bottom of the 6th. Matt Martin got things rolling with a walk, Hayes moved Martin to second, Eller then laid down a bunt for a single, and a passed ball allowed Martin to score. Then the Irish put a capper on the evening when Charlie Suich reached base on a Scots’ error, Sean Thomas would follow with a bloop single. Suich and Thomas then executed the double steal, both moving to scoring position, and "Hitman" Hayes would send the Dublin crowd home happy with a walk-off single to left to win the game.

Offensive leaders on the night were Martin with 2 singles and a walk (he reached base 3 of 4 times), and Eller as he went 2 for 3 with a homerun. The Irish take their winning ways on the road on Saturday, traveling down the street for this year’s chapter of the annual Battle of Hard Road, as they take on the Wolves of Worthington Kilbourne in their final regular season game which is scheduled to start at noon.

Next week, the Irish begin their playoff run, hosting the second round of the Sectional Playoffs on Wednesday, May 12th. The 4th seeded Irish drew a bye in the first round, and will host the winner of the New Albany Eagles vs. Hilliard Darby Panthers game which will be played in New Albany on Monday, May 10th. The Irish defeated both of these teams during the regular season: they beat visiting Darby by a score of 9-5 way back on April 1st; and later in the same week run-ruled New Albany on their own field by a score of 14-2, before succumbing to the Eagles in the nightcap of the double header by a final count of 16-6.

Frosh Beat North 9-7

Westerville ~ In a rained out, re-scheduled make-up OCC Cardinal game; Scioto was able to outlast Westerville North by a final tally of 9-7. The Irish got out of football mode and managed to win a game in a more conventional baseball manner, by a score of 9-7. The Irish found themselves down 7-3 after 4 innings but rallied for 6 unanswered runs to beat the Warriors.

Chance Dummitt went the distance on the mound, striking out 2, and getting stronger as the game progressed. Solid work in the field helped Dummitt notch his 3rd W of the year. The offense was paced by Taylor Dyson had 5 RBIs and Aaron Strausbaugh delivered 2 clutch hits driving in the game winning run and an insurance run

The Irish took the early lead in the top of the 2nd when a Dyson single scored Brayden Pfeiffer and Adam Padovan. After giving up the lead with 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th, the Irish started to battle back, when Carl Kubalak came home on another RBI hit by Dyson, this time a double. They allowed the Warriors to extend their lead to 4, before they completed their comeback with 5 runs in the top of the 5th. A balk chased home Strausbaugh, a bases loaded walk to Kubalak pushed home Dummitt, yet another RBI single by Dyson scored Padovan and Matt Vogel, and then a Strausbaugh single brought in Kubalak. The Irish would tack on an insurance run in the top of the 7th when Strausbaugh tripled, driving in Nick Tizzano.

The young Irish squad will travel to Plain City to take on the Jonathan Alder Pioneers in a non-league match-up. They will also round out their OCC Cardinal, when they host the Celtics of Dublin Jerome on Tuesday at 5:00.

Varsity Beats Marysville, Are Cardinal Co-Champs

Wednesday, May 5th ~ Dublin – With tonight’s “going away” 12-4 victory over the Monarchs of Marysville, Dublin Scioto earned a second consecutive co-Championship of the OCC Cardinal Conference. This title will be shared with the Dublin Jerome Celtics and the Olentangy Liberty Patriots, as they all finished with identical 10-4 league records. The Irish successfully defended their conference championship, last year shared with the Patriots.

The Irish spotted the Monarchs a run in the top of the first inning by virtue of a pair of walks and a couple of singles. A big defensive play for the Irish snuffed out a scoring chance: with runners on second and third, the Monarch hitter sent a flair out to right field; the runner at second had to hold up to see if the ball would be caught, and that would be just enough time for Chase Thompson to throw in to Seth Eller, who would relay home to Brandon Marker in time to tag out the runner trying to score from second with a big out. The Irish then responded with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning, as they manufactured a run using a textbook version of small ball. Matt Martin led off with a single, and stole second base. Tyler Flaherty would push him to third with a sacrifice bunt, and Eller would pick up the RBI with a sacrifice fly to deep centerfield. The Monarchs would go 1-2-3 in the top of the 2nd, and the Irish offense would start to flex their muscles in the bottom of the inning. Charlie Suich led off the inning with a bomb over the center fielder's head, a lead off triple. Kris Simonton would follow with a little thunder of his own, hitting a home run over the 375 mark in left center. A pair of singles by Nick Keeley and Brandon Marker, a walk to Martin and a passed ball would chase Keeley home, and then a sacrifice fly by Flaherty would bring in the Marker for a 5-1 lead.

Marysville would log only one base hit in the 3rd and 4th innings, and Scioto would add a single run on Sean Thomas’ home run to straight away center field in the bottom of the 4th pushing the lead to 6-1. Marysville added a pair of runs as they tried to get back into the game in the top of the 5th, via 3 walks, a single and a passed ball, but would leave the bases loaded. Austin Mooney single would start the Irish rally in the 5th. Dom Rosso, pinch running for Mooney would score on single by Simonton. Keeley would drive in Charlie Suich (who reached on an error) and Simonton with a single to right. In the top of the 6th, Marysville would get a 2 out double, but would move no further. In their half of the 6th, the Irish almost wrapped it up, scoring 3 runs on a single by Thomas, a walk by Martin, and singles by Flaherty, Mooney and Suich. However, with the 10 run-lead run standing at third base with 1 out, the Irish were unable to punch the final run across. The Monarchs would add a single run in the top of the 7th on 3 singles, but just could not seem to string together enough hits to mount a serious challenge.

Suich would get the nod, and pitched very effectively, spreading out 3 runs on 4 hits, striking out 7 on the night. He would struggle a bit with control walking 5, but was able to work through his troubles with minimal damage, picking up his 5th win on the season, with no losses. Thomas Hayes would come on in the 6th for relief, and would close down the Monarchs, allowing a single run in the 7th, and getting a key strikeout to end the game.

The win pushes the Irish record up to 16-7. The Champion Green, Silver and White will be back in action at Irish Field, Friday night as they host Highland Sparta.

JV Hold On To Beat Marysville 8-7

Marysville – The JV Irish win their second game in a row, 8-7 over the Marysville Monarchs on their home turf running their record to 10-12 on the season, and 6-8 in the league as they close out OCC Cardinal play. The Irish used a 6 run second inning to take a lead that they would not relinquish—and making it extra exciting by getting the final out of the game with bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th. The Irish swung the bats well with multi hit nights from Stevie Carter, Nick Berg, Brian Cook, and Zach Gerrasch.

The second inning was the big inning for the Irish, as they scored 6 runs, to virtually pu the game away. In the second, Cook had a double and 2 RBI's, Carter had an RBI double, and Berg and Phillip Parrott each added RBI singles. Sam Ehret also singled and scored in the second inning outburst. The other two Irish runs included Carter in the first as he walked and later scored, and Nick Smith scoring in the 5th, reaching and scoring on a pair of Monarch errors.

Berg pitched his second complete game and turned in a gutty performance. Despite not having his best stuff, he struck out 4, in going the distance, picking up his second win against no losses on the season.

The Irish will be back in OCC Cardinal League action on Tuesday at 5:00, traveling to Dublin Jerome to make-up Friday night’s game that was rained out.

Freshman Defeat Marysville By A Touchdown

Marysville ~ A combination of the wind blowing out and a short Marysville fence led to a 28-21 slugfest called in the 6th inning due to darkness. The Irish had no shortage of hitting heroes led by Chance Dummitt's 2HRs and Matt Vogel's grand slam. Will Houston also added a HR. Riley Bush scored 4 runs and drove in 2 RBIs. Braden Pfeiffer, Adam Padovan and Nathan Riser also added key hits. Brayden Pfeiffer pitched well in difficult conditions. The Irish have scored 62 runs in their last 3 games. The win pushes the Irish record to 10-9 overall, and 7-5 in the conference.

The scoring came early and often for Scioto, starting right in the top of the 1st inning. The Irish jumped on the Monarchs early scoring 12 runs in the top of the 1st. The big hit was the Vogel grand slam. Not to be outdone, Dummitt had a home run AND a run scoring single in the inning. Singles by Pfeiffer, Nick Tizzano and Bush drove in 4 runs, and a timely error added another. The rout was on but short lived, as the Monarchs stormed back for 10 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Score after 1, Irish lead 12-10.

The second inning was fairly quiet as the only runs in the inning were a pair scored by Scioto on singles by Padovan and Bush and an error on the Marysville leftfielder. The third inning saw a solo shot by Houston, as the Irish would take a lead of 15-10. Marysville would score 3 runs in the bottom of the inning to draw within a pair at 15-13. The Irish bats would respond again, batting around and then some in the top of the 5th, making the score 27-15. 4 error, Dummitt’s second home run on the night, a double by Riser, single by Padovan, and walks to Aaron Strausbaugh, Houston and Vogel all added up to the dozen runs pushed across in the inning.

Marysville was not ready to go quietly, as they came right back with a 6 spot in the bottom of the inning. Score after 4: Scioto 27, Monarchs 19. The Irish would add their final run in the top of the 5th, as an infield error allowed Riser to score. The Monarchs added a pair of scores in the bottom of the 5th, making the score 28-21, at which point the umpires decided to call the game on account of darkness.

Pfeifer, Padovan and Tizzano combined on the mound for the victory. Pfeiffer had 2 strikeouts in his 3 innings of work, picking up his third win of the year. Sorry Nick and Adam, this was NOT a save situation.

The Irish seek to add another league win on Friday as they travel to Westerville North.

Irish JV Defeat Red Raiders

London – The Dublin Scioto JV rebounded from their loss to Jerome, to beat the Red Raiders of London by a final count of 7-2. The Irish got off to a rough start, spotting London 2 runs in the first as Phillip Parrott was a little high in the strike zone, allowing three hard hit singles. However, the Irish responded with 5 runs in the second, to retake the lead for good.

The 5 run second inning was highlighted by AJ Barnhardt's 3 run homer over the 350 mark on the fence in right center field. In addition to Barnhardt’s home run, Zach Gerrasch and Nathan Callender contributed RBI singles as the Irish scored all five runs with two outs. Gerrasch added another RBI single in the 5th inning after three Irish base runners had walked.

After the first inning, Parrott settled down and pitched a complete game allowing only one hit over the remaining 6 innings, while striking out nine. Parrott picks up his second W of the season.

The Irish travel to Marysville on Wednesday, in closing out the OCC Cardinal schedule against the Monarchs.

Varsity Ripped By Celts

Monday, May 3rd ~ Dublin Jerome – Dublin Scioto was barely in the game with the Celtics of Dublin Jerome, as both teams scored a lone tally in the first to start the game. The Celtics batted around and put 6 runs up on the bottom of the second taking the lead they would not relinquish. Jerome would add another single tally in the bottom of the 3rd and go scoreless in the bottom of the 5th, before Scioto mounted a rally in the top of the 5th scoring a pair of runs, before Jerome would score 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th to complete the mercy rule victory by a final score of 13-3. The loss drops the Irish record to 15-7 overall, and 9-4 in the conference, dropping into a 3 way tie for first with Dublin Jerome and Olentangy Liberty.

The Irish got things going right away in the first inning, and the outlook was positive as they loaded the bases with 1 out on a pair of singles by Tyler Flaherty and Seth Eller, and an intentional pass to Austin Mooney. However, they were only able to push across a lone run on a walk to Kris Simonton, and would leave the bases loaded. In the top of the 4th, the Irish loaded the bases on a pair of walks to Thomas Hayes and Matt Martin, sandwiched around a fielder’s choice to Sean Thomas. An error by the Celtic shortstop on a ground ball by Flaherty pushed one run across and Christian Stamets took a pitch in the back to drive in the other run, but the Irish would leave the bases loaded again.

Eller got the nod on the mound, and was able to work his way out of a jam in the bottom of the 1st, allowing only a single run on a single, double and a walk. However, he was not able to work out of several jams in the second, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and that would be all for Eller who took the loss, only his first of the year. Simonton came on in relief, and allowed a single run in the third, and pitched a 1-2-3 4th, before the Celts got to him in the 5th to close out the game. The Irish defense didn’t help out the pitching staff as they committed three errors behind them.

The Green Silver & White will defend Irish Field on Wednesday against Marysville, in the last conference game. With a win, the Irish will be co-champs of the OCC Cardinal.

JV Falls to Jerome

Irish Field – The final score of Monday's game against the Celtics, Dublin Jerome winning by a final score of 20-5, doesn't indicate that it actually was a better game than that, as it was only 7-5 going into the sixth. Further details not available.

Patriots Take Revenge On Irish Varsity

Friday, April 30th ~ Dublin – The Patriots of Olentangy showed why they were ranked so highly in the state polls earlier in the year, pounding out 13 hits and scoring 9 times in defeating Dublin Scioto by a final score of 9-6. A ray of sunshine came into the press box late in the game as word spread that Marysville had upset Dublin Jerome, allowing Scioto to maintain it’s 1 game lead in the conference despite losing tonight. A win on Monday night against the Celtics, would clinch at least a share of the Cardinal division championship for Scioto.

Charlie Suich started on the bump for the Irish and battled right from the get go. He never seemed to find his rhythm, and the Liberty bats had their way, scoring 5 earned runs off of Suich. Suich struck out 4 in his 3 plus innings of work. Thomas Hayes would come off the bench to relieve Suich, and didn't fare much better, giving up a home run to the first hitter he faced. That would be all the damage the Patriots would do off of Hayes, as he retired the next 3 hitters to close the 4th, then worked his way around a pair of base hits and a one out first and third situation by striking out the leadoff hitter on a nasty curve that buckled his knees, and a soft liner to centerfield. Matt Martin would come in from center field to pitch the final 2 innings, battling out of a bases loaded jam in the 7th, suffering the hard luck loss.

Offensively, Austin Mooney led the way with three singles (all with 2 strikes), 2 RBI’s and a run scored. Kris Simonton had a triple, double, a pair of RBI’s and a run scored. Martin was on base three times with a pair of singles, and a walk, he stole a base and scored in the first inning. Suich got on base twice with a single and was hit by a pitch. Seth Eller added a monster triple in the bottom of the 5th. Sean Thomas would walk in the 2nd, steal second and score.

The Irish take on Watkins Memorial in a Saturday non-conference double header scheduled to start at noon, from Irish Field

JV Blows Out Patriots

Powell – Dublin Scioto scored 13 times in the top of the first inning to put a quick end to their game, winning by a final score of 16-6 in a run-rule shortened 5 inning game. The Irish pounded out 15 hits on their way to the victory.

The offense came from everyone in the line-up as Scioto nearly batted around TWICE in the first inning. The first 9 batters reached base safely before the first out was recorded, the Irish sent 17 men to the plate in their half of the inning. Defensively, Scioto played error free ball, and Zack Gerrasch was a hero saving at least two runs with his running catch down the left field line. Very, very nice catch!!!

AJ Barnhardt got the start on the mound, and went 1 2/3 giving up 5 runs. Stevie Carter came on in relief in the second and gave up only one run over 3 1/3. Carter would get credited with the win, his first of the year, as Barnhardt didn't log enough innings.

The Irish look to continue the hot hitting, when they host Dublin Jerome at Irish Field on Monday.

Freshman Lose In Shootout to Liberty

Powell ~ The wind was blowing out at Wrigley, er, um, Liberty Field, and the host Patriots won a 25-23 slugfest over the Irish. Both teams relentlessly pounded the ball but the Irish just came up short in the 7th inning. Lots of heroes at the plate for the Irish: Aaron Strausbaugh scored 5 runs; Will Houston had 2 triples and 3 RBIs; Chance Dummitt scored 4 runs and Brayden Pfeiffer had 3 RBIs as did both Taylor Dyson and Matt Vogel. Credit both teams as they battled hard in the twilight at Liberty Field. More props to Houston for a fine defensive effort behind the plate.

The Irish scored early and often, putting up 3 runs right in the top of the first: Strausbaugh singled scoring Dyson, Dummitt singled scoring Strausbaugh and Houston tripled, scoring Dummitt. Scioto would then put 10 runs on the board in the 2nd: as Dyson had 2 hits in the inning, Pfeiffer, Carl Kubalak and Riley Bush added singles; Matt Vogel was hit by a pitch for a tough RBI, and a wild pitch and an error by the catcher added to the merry-go-round. The Irish would score 3 more in the top of the 3rd building a 16-2 lead when a Pfeiffer single, the Houston triple and a wild pitch scored Dummitt, Pfeiffer and Houston. However, the Liberty bats woke up with a vengeance in the bottom of the 3rd, scoring 5 runs to eat into the Irish lead.

Scioto would add another run in the top of the 4th when Vogel singled scoring Strausbaugh. That’s when Liberty batted around in consecutive innings, turning a 17-7 deficit into a 24-21 lead. In the top of the 5th, the Irish plated 4 more on singles by Strausbaugh and Houston, an error by the Liberty shortstop and a wild pitch. The Irish would not score in the 6th and added a pair in the top of the 7th when singles by Dummitt and Vogel scoring Strausbaugh and Dummitt, but it would prove to not be enough.

Johnny All-Staff made his second appearance in as many nights on the hill with all of the base hits. Dummitt, Nick Tizzano, Dyson and Adam Padovan combined to pitch the 6 innings for the Irish. They struck out 6 on the night, but the Patriot bats were just too much.

The Irish look to rebound on Saturday as they travel to Watkins Memorial for a non-conference doubleheader.

Varsity Coasts To Easy Win Over Central

Wednesday, April 28th ~ Westerville – The Scioto Irish varsity got back on the winning track in a big way, with a 10-0 shutout of the Westerville Central Warhawks. Seth Eller continued his scoreless inning streak, dating back to April 9th against Westerville North.

Eller pitched 5 strong innings, spacing out 5 hits, and 2 walks, and striking out 5 in picking up his 5th win of the year. He walked the first batter of the game, but then after one pitch to the plate, Eller picked off the base runner. The only real threat came in the third, a leadoff single was erased on a nice double play turned by Kris Simonton and Sean Thomas, and then a pair of singles and a walk had the bases loaded. But Eller worked his way out of the jam, inducing soft fly ball to center field. Brandon Marker came on in relief and pitched a scoreless 6th, getting a called third strike on the Warhawk batter leaving the bases loaded. Josh Nelsen pitched a scoreless 7th striking out 2.

The offense came from everywhere in the line-up tonight. Charlie Suich led the way with 3 singles, a double an RBI and he scored twice. Nick Keeley had a pair of singles with 3 RBI’s, Sean Thomas got on base and scored all three times he came to the plate as he was hit by a pitch, singled and walked. Matt Martin Doubled and walked and scored twice, Eller added three singles, Simonton, Chase Thompson and Dom Rosso chipped in a single, double and single for the cause.

Scioto hosts Olentangy Liberty on Friday night at 5:00 as they hit the home stretch of the OCC Cardinal conference race maintaining their 1 game lead over Dublin Jerome, who they will play on Monday.

JV Fall To Warhawks

Dublin – The Scioto JV team dropped a rough one to the Warhawks of Westerville Central by a final score of 7-2. They had plenty of opportunities but ran themselves out of an inning, and once again, that key base hit was elusive, as Scioto stranded 14 base runners.

Phillip Parrott took the hill and pitched a complete game, allowing only 3 earned runs, striking out 3 and allowing no walks, and was saddled with the tough luck loss.

The Irish plated the first of their two runs on an RBI double by Stevie Carter that scored Parrott. Parrott would later drive in AJ Barnhardt with an RBI single. Parrott led the Irish offense with three singles, and Zach Gerrasch chipped in with two singles of his own.

The Irish take to the field next on Friday night as they travel north to visit the Patriots of Olentangy Liberty, at 5:00.

Freshmen Rally Falls Short In Loss To Central

Dublin ~ Scioto's freshmen rallied from 7 down in the bottom of the 7th to but the rally fell short, losing 13-11 to Westerville Central. Scioto jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the 1st thanks to Chance Dummitt's first HR of the season. Scioto made it 4-1 before the Warhawks came roaring back to take a 13-6 lead into the bottom of the 7th. Scioto fought valiantly but couldn't quite pull it out. Congratulations to Taylor Dyson for scoring 4 runs and Aaron Strausbaugh for his 4 RBIs. Adam Padovan scored 2 runs and Dummitt had 2 RBIs. Once again the outfield turned in a solid defensive effort. The loss drops the Irish record to 9-8.

Johnny All-Staff was on the mound tonight. Brayden Pfeiffer got the start and went 4 innings striking out a pair. Nick Tizzano, Austin Troyer, Dummitt and Dyson combined to pitch the last 3 innings.

In the first inning, the Irish scored a pair of runs when a Strausbaugh ground out scored Dyson and Dummitt hit his first home run. In the second, the Irish would add another pair as Riley Bush had a 2 run single driving in Padovan and Dyson. Scioto plated another pair in the 5th as this time a 2 run single by Strausbaugh scores Padovan and Dyson. The big inning cam ein the bottom of the 7th, Strausbaugh singled and scored Nathan Reiser, a single by Dummitt scores Dyson, a Tizzano ground out scores Bush, and a single by Will Houston brought in Strausbaugh and Dummitt to end the scoring.

The Irish look to rebound on Friday as they travel to Olentangy Liberty.

Varsity Falls to North, Tightening Up Cardinal Race

Tuesday, April 27th ~ Westerville – Dublin Scioto manufactured a few runs early before erupting for 3 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 6-5 lead, but allowed a pair of runs in the bottom of the 7th to drop a close game to the Westerville North Warriors by a final score of 7-6. The Irish were unable to take full advantage of some early scoring opportunities, ran themselves out of a couple of innings, and left 7 runners on base, 5 of them in scoring position. The loss drops the Irish record to 14-5 overall, 8-2 in the conference, still maintaining a slim one game lead over Dublin Jerome, who defeated Westerville South tonight.

Kris Simonton had a yeoman’s outing, allowing 5 runs in his 5 innings of work, and left the game with the lead, and in position to pick up the win. He spaced out 8 hits, walked only 1 and struck out 4 on the night. The highlight of his outing came in the bottom of the 4th. With North threatening, runners on first and second and 1 out, the North batter squared to bunt as the runners took off. The bunt was popped in front of the mound, Simonton charged and dove for it and caught. At this point the runners were standing on 2nd and third and he had an easy choice to first or second to double off either runner to end the inning.

Offensively the Irish were led by Sean Thomas who was 3 for 3, with a pair of singles, 3 RBIs, stole a base and also scored a run. His big hit was a double driving in 2 runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game at 5. He would come around to score on an infield ground out. Nick Keeley added three singles of his own, and scored a pair. Matt Martin started the scoring after a walk, the Irish parlayed another walk, a sacrifice fly and a groundout into their first run. Charlie Suich doubled in Austin Mooney, who had walked, in the 5th. Simonton and Keeley led off the 6th with back to back singles, were sacrificed over the 3rd by Thomas Hayes before Sean Thomas’ big hit drove them both in.

Scioto will continue their tour of Westerville on Wednesday night, when they take on the Warhawks of Westerville Central. As usual, the first pitch is scheduled for 5:00.

Irish JV Defeats North In Close Game

Dublin – Another night more suitable for a football game than a baseball game saw Dublin Scioto defeat the Warriors of Westerville North by a score of 3-1. The win moves the Irish record to 7-10 overall and bumps it’s OCC Cardinal record to 4-6.

Nick Berg pitched a complete game, and picked up a win in his first decision of the year. He dominated the Warriors scattering a mere 3 hits and striking out 5.

The Warriors got the scoring going in the top of the 2nd with an unearned run. The Irish tied the game in the bottom of the 2nd as AJ Barnhardt, Phillip Parrott and Nolan Wehner singled to load the bases. Dustin Marker then worked a base loaded walked for the RBI and the lone run of the inning. In the third, the Irish scored again as Brian Cook walked and scored on a RBI double by Barnhardt. The Irish scored their final run as Marker walked, moved to second on a Stevie Carter walk, and then advanced to third and scored on a pair of wild pitches.

The Irish continue their homestand on Wednesday hosting the Westerville Central Warhawks at 5:00.

Irish Rally To Beat Canfield

Saturday, April 24th ~ Dublin – After Friday night’s version of a quick game, Dublin Scioto and Canfield played a game of Red Sox/Yankee speed… slow. In a game that approached three hours, more than twice the amount of time required to complete Friday’s game, due to the number of base runners and pitching changes by both squads, the Irish rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th to defeat the Cardinals of Canfield by a final score of 8-5.

The Irish drew first blood in the bottom of the 1st when Seth Eller singled, stole second, went to third on an overthrow and was driven in by Austin Mooney with a key 2 out single. Canfield answered with a run in their half of the 2nd on a single, sacrifice bunt and 2 passed balls. The Cardinals would then take the lead in the 3rd scoring a pair on 4 singles. Scioto would then tie it up in the bottom of the 3rd on a single and double by Thomas Hayes and Sean Thomas. A single by Matt Martin would drive in Hayes, and a fielder’s choice by Christian Stamets plated Thomas.

Canfield took the lead back with a 2 run home run in the top of the 5th, but Scioto would respond and bat around in the bottom of the 5th scoring 5 times. Hayes led off with a walk, and Thomas and Martin followed with singles to load the bases. Eller walked in the first run, Mooney singled to right driving in Thomas and Martin ahead of Eller who scored when the throw from right fielder skipped past the catcher, and Dom Rosso running for Mooney, would score all the way from 2nd on a throwing error by the Cardinal shortstop on Charlie Suich’s groundball.

On the mound, Mooney pitched 3 innings with the start. Brandon Marker would come on in relief in the 4th and would pick up the win, his first of the year. Kris Simonton and Hayes would combine to pitch the final two innings, Hayes getting the final out of the game on a called third strike picking up his second save.

After the off day on Sunday, the Green, Silver & White return to action on Monday at 5:00, traveling to Westerville North to take on the Warriors in an OCC Cardinal match-up in the first game of a 3 game road trip.

Varsity Wins Pitching Dual Against Westerville South 2-1

Friday, April 23rd ~ Dublin – In yet another pitcher’s dual with Westerville South, Scioto scratched out a victory in a game that only lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. Some reports had the Wildcats back at school, showered and in their cars on their way home before the JV game finished. The victory has Scioto firmly in first place in the OCC Cardinal with a two game lead over both South and cross town rival Dublin Jerome. They run their record to 13-4, and 8-1 in the league. Seth Eller led the offense with a single and huge triple in the 6th knocking in the game winner. And defensively, the Irish received another gem on the hill from the pitching staff, this time from Charlie Suich, who picked up his 4th W.

Westerville South plated a run on 3 singles in the top of the first to take an early 1-0 lead. They also got a pair of hits in the top of the second inning, but were unable to score. Those 5 hits would be all the offense the Wildcats would generate, as Suich once again was masterful on the mound. From that point on in the second, Suich settled in, and no hit the Wildcats the rest of the way, and retired the final 13 batters he faced.

Offensively, the Irish were not able to get much going either, as Westerville South’s ace, Brian Williams, baffled the Scioto bats, allowing only two runs for the second time in as many games against the Irish. Like the Wildcats, the Irish only had 5 hits, but this time, the 2 runs they scored turned out to be enough. Scioto scored a run in the 4th on a single by Eller, who stole second base and went to 3rd when the throw hit him and the ball bounced into short left field. Austin Mooney then walked and Suich grounded into a double play to scoring Eller. In the bottom of the 6th, the Scioto would plate the winning run on a walk to Matt Martin, a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Flaherty and then a triple by Eller to right center to score Martin. South went 1-2-3 in the top of the 7th on a fly out to center, a groundout to Charlie and another grounder to Eller at first who flipped the ball to Suich covering for the last out.

Scioto will host a pair of teams at Irish field on Saturday taking on the Panthers of Pickerington North at 10:00, then the Canfield Cardinals at approximately 3:00. The Cardinals and North will face each other in the second game of the scheduled triple-header.

JV Drop Slugfest To South 13-9

Westerville – Once again, the Scioto defense is their Achilles’ heel, in allowing a number of un-earned runs in falling to the Westerville South Wildcats by a final score of 13-9. They battled back from an 8 run deficit and made it close, but in the end just couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome the early hole they had dug for themselves, and Brian Cook was unable to work out of a rough first inning taking the tough luck loss.

The Irish spotted the Wildcat an 8-1 lead after 1. In the top of the first, Stevie Carter reached on an error, stole second and later scored on a wild pitch. Although the Wildcat offense didn't hit many hard shots in the bottom of the first, the balls seemed to find the holes in the defense each time as they parlayed two infield hits and other weak singles, along with walks to plate the 8 runs.

The Irish plated 4 in the second as Nick Smith delivered a two out RBI single after five Irish batters had walked. The Irish added three more in the third as Carter doubled home two after Nathan Callender had singled and Zach Gerrasch walked. Carter later scored on Smith's single to left field, his 3rd RBI on the night. Nolan Wehner kept the Irish close allowing one unearned run in 5 relief innings of work.

The Irish are back in action on Saturday hosting the Pick North Panthers and the Canfield Cardinals, weather permitting.

Freshman Come From Behind Several Times To Beat South

Westerville ~ Scioto outlasted a scrappy Westerville South squad for a 7-5 win, coming from behind in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings, overcoming deficits of 3-1, 4-3 and 5-4. The Irish scored 2 runs in the top of the 6th to finally take the lead, and added an insurance run in the top of the 7th for the final. With this win, the Irish run their record to 9-7, and 6-3 in the conference, and they notched their first road win of the season.

Carl Kubalak started on the hill, and worked 3 1/3 innings, striking out 4. Taylor Dyson came out of the bullpen in the 4th and struck out 3 in closing out the game’s final 3 2/3 innings, picking up his first W of the year!

The Irish started the scoring in the 2nd when Pfeiffer scored on a sacrifice flyball off the bat of Kubalak. In the 4th Scioto plated a pair as Vogel singled in Brayden Pfeiffer, and later scored off of another sacrifice fly, this time by Dyson. The Irish scratched out another run in the 5th when a Will Houton single chased home Chance Dummitt. A fielder’s choice, and a double by Aaron Strausbaugh scored Kubalak and Nick Tizzano in the 6th. Scioto capped the scoring with a lone run in the top of the 7th on a Vogel single which scored Houston.

Big props to Taylor Dyson for his clutch relief pitching, and give it up to Matt Vogel for 2 RBI and a run scored. Carl Kubalak added 3.1 innings and had an RBI and scored a run. Brayden Pfeiffer also scored a pair of runs.

The young Irish will hit the road Saturday taking on Pickerington North in a double header scheduled to start at noon, weather permitting.

Varsity Hammers Olentangy

Wednesday, April 21st ~ Lewis Center – With a picture perfect afternoon for a ball game, the Irish were successful in every facet of the game: they had timely hitting; aggressive base running; solid defense and another dominant pitching performance. Scioto opened the scoring with 3 runs in the top of the 2nd inning, and continued to build from there while holding the Olentangy Braves scoreless, winning by a final score of 8-0. The victory was the third shutout in the last 4 games, and raises the Irish record to 12-4, and 7-1 in the conference.

Seth Eller was given the nod this afternoon to take the hill, and he dominated from start to finish as he picked up the complete game shutout victory, his fourth W of the year. Seth spaced out 3 Braves hits and only walked 1, and he struck out 6 in his 7 innings of work. Eller hasn’t given up a run since April 9th against Westerville North.

The Irish offense got things going in the second inning taking advantage of a couple of Olentangy miscues. Brandon Marker was safe at first on an error by the second baseman, and then stole second, (way to protect your runner, Simo!) Kris Simonton would walk, and then both of them would come around to score when Nick Keeley hit a line-shot over the second baseman which the Olentangy right fielder misplayed the ball, and it rolled all the way to the fence allowing Keeley to come into third. He would later score on a single by Tyler Flaherty.

In the third, Scioto would parlay a hit batter, a walk and a single into a pair of runs when Simonton hit a sharp bases loaded single to right scoring Austin Mooney, which the outfielder again misplayed allowing Charlie Suich to score. Simonton would then steal second, and then another timely hit with Matt Martin delivering a 2 out single to score Brandon Marker and Simonton. The Irish would cap the scoring in the 4th when a bomb to the right field gap by Marker chased Mooney all the way from first. The lopsided score allowed Coach Marple to unload his bench in the later innings and got everybody in the dugout an at bat except for Coach Rock!

The Irish return home on Friday night, to defend their first place position in the OCC Cardinal against the Wildcats of Westerville South, at Irish Field at 5:00. As of press time, South has only lost 2 games in the conference so this should be a big battle.

JV Scalped By Braves

Dublin – There are some nights that you just have to put in your rear view mirror, look ahead, and move on. That’s the case tonight, as the JV suffered a sound thrashing at the hands of the Olentangy Braves at Irish Field by a score of 15-0. The loss drops their record to 6-9 overall, and 3-5 in the Cardinal Conference.

The Irish couldn't seem to get anything going offensively tonight securing only a few base hits, and the Braves bats were ready early scoring 8 runs in the first. They did not let up at that, and kept building to close the game early.

It’s important to remember that everybody has bad days at the office, and it’s how one responds to adversity that sets one apart. Tomorrow will bring new opportunity, and our guys will need to be confident in their ability to grasp it!

The troops will get back at it in practice on Thursday and get a day off from competition to try and figure things out. Scioto will try and get the ship righted in an OCC Cardinal road match-up against Westerville South Friday night at 5:00.

Freshmen Take Crazy Win From Olentangy 14-13

Dublin ~ Wow! A walk-off bases loaded single scored 3 runs including the game winner as Dublin Scioto rallied to a 14-13 win over the Olentangy Braves. After the Irish took a 5-0 lead after 3, the talented Olentangy Braves rallied to take a leads of 6-5, and 8-5, and would go to the bottom of the 7th leading by a score of 13-11. However, the Fighting Irish would not quit, and rallied with 2 outs for a tough win over a squad that won in a run-rule romp earlier in the season.

Chance Dummitt pitched 5 innings and struck out 3 in a non-decision. Austin Troyer came on in relief to pitch the final 2 innings to pick up the win.

In the second, an Aaron Best ground out scores Will Houston, and Carl Kubalak drilled one to right field and hit his first home run of the season. Way to go Carl! In the third a Dummitt single scores Riley Bush and Aaron Strausbaugh, and then a Houston single, scored Dummitt. The Irish entered the 5th trailing 8-5, but re-took the lead when a double by Dummitt and singles by Brayden Pfeiffer and Adam Padovan drove home Strausbaugh, Dummitt and Nick Tizzano. A wild pitch and an error on the catcher allowed Matt Vogel and Padovan to score. The Irish scored a lone tally in the bottom of the 6th when a sacrifice fly ball off the bat of Houston brought in Strausbaugh

The hit of the night was the walk-off single by Dummitt scoring Carl Kubalak, Bush and Strausbaugh. Dummitt's hit came on a full count and capped a busy day for him as he pitched 5 innings, scored 2 runs and drove in 6 runs. Strausbaugh scored 4 runs including the game winner. Houston also drove in 2 runs. Best showed toughness, stopping a line shot down first and making the out despite getting a bloody nose.

The victory raises the Irish record to one game over .500 at 8-7, and moves their conference record 2 games up at 5-3. The Comeback Kids continue league play on Friday, traveling to Westerville South. Good job Irish!

JV Falls to Jerome

Plain City – On a great night for baseball, the Irish ended up on the short end after a see-saw game at Dublin Jerome, losing to the Celtics by a final score of 11-6 in an OCC Cardinal game. The loss drops the JV record to 6-8 overall, 3-4 in conference play.

The Irish took a 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd as Brian Cook doubled, Stevie Carter had a bunt single and Nick Smith loaded the bases with a walk. Chase Thompson then delivered a two RBI double. The Celtics battled back with 4 runs in the 4th as a two out, two run triple and a throwing error led to three of the four runs.

Not to be outdone, the Irish scored two in the top of the 5th to make it 6-5 as a hit batsmen and a Celtic error aided in the scoring. Josh Nelsen delivered a ground out RBI. The Celtics then answered in their half of the 5th scoring 7 times to take command of the game. Once again, the JV Irish were their own worst enemy allowing 6 unearned runs. The Irish rounded out the scoring in the 6th as Jacob Nau singled and scored on a sac fly by Thompson.

Phillip Parrott took the hill and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work, taking the collar for the loss.

The JV squad takes to Irish Field for their next contest, hosting the Olentangy Braves, Wednesday night at 5:00.

Freshmen Lose Close One To Jerome

Dublin Jerome ~ Nick Tizzano kept the game close for 5 1/3 innings. Great effort on the mound. Unfortunately, Scioto couldn't get the bats going to overcome a 2-1 deficit. Brayden Pfeiffer singled to drive in Taylor Dyson, the only run, in the top of the 6th.

The Irish will host the Olentangy Braves Wednesday afternoon at 5:00.

Varsity Wins Close One In Marysville

Monday, April 19th ~ Marysville – The Irish weren’t quite firing on all cylinders offensively, but did what they needed to do to win the OCC Cardinal match-up against the Marysville Monarch squad by a final score of 3 to 0. With the road win, first place Dublin Scioto runs their overall record to 11-4, and 6-1 in the conference. The bats didn’t have too much work to do on this night because the pitching was outstanding for Scioto.

Charlie Suich was dominant allowing no hits, and striking out 7 in his three innings of work, picking up his 3rd win in as many starts. Kris Simonton came on and pitched the final 4 innings and was just as effective keeping the Monarchs scoreless in picking up the 4 inning save, his first of the year. The only real scoring threat for Marysville was in the bottom of the third inning when a single, a wild pitch and a walk put runners at first and second with 1 out. But Simonton struck out the next hitter on a nasty curveball in the dirt, and got the last out on a slow roller to short to end the threat.

Scioto scored lone tallies in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings, and that would prove to be all the scoring they would need. Matt Martin singled and stole second and then would score on an error by the Monarch shortstop in the 3rd. In the 4th, Suich led off and was hit by a pitch. Brandon Marker moved him to second with a ground out to 2nd, and Christian Stamets drove in Suich with a double down the left field line. In the 5th, Tyler Flaherty would triple to right, and score on Seth Eller’s sacrifice fly ball to left. Sean Thomas added a pair of singles to the effort.

The Green, Silver and White take to the road, heading up to Lewis Center to take on the Olentangy Braves on Wednesday at 5:00.

JV Romps Over Marysville

Dublin – The JV Irish win their second game in a row, 9-2 over the visiting Marysville Monarchs running their record to 6-7 on the season, and 3-3 in the league. Once again the Irish took advantage of an opponent’s wildness working five Monarch walks in the first inning, and parlayed one hit in the first and one hit in the second into 8 runs!!

After scoring 4 times in the 1st by virtue of 1 hit, in the second inning the Irish turned 3 walks, two hit batsmen and a Monarch error into another four runs as Tom Ansley drove in two with a two out single for the only hit of that inning. The Irish rounded out their scoring in the fourth inning as Phillip Parrott led off the inning with a single and later scored on a Stevie Carter double. Carter continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 3 with an RBI.

AJ Barnhardt pitched five innings for the Irish win, scattering four Monarch hits in 5 innings of work while striking out 3 and walking 5. Zach Gerrasch came in to pitch the 6th and 7th innings recording the save and allowing one hit.

The Irish will be back in OCC Cardinal League action on Tuesday at 5:00, traveling to Dublin Jerome to make-up Friday night’s game that was rained out.

Freshmen Victory Completes Sweep Of Marysville

Dublin ~ The Irish blew open a tight 5-4 game to win 12-4 over the Marysville Monarchs. Chance Dummitt scored 4 runs, beating out 2 ground balls for infield hits. Brayden Pfeiffer drove in 2 runs as did Matt Vogel, who also played solid defense in center field. Will Houston also drove in 2 runs. The Irish continue their winning streak, now at 4 games.

Pfeiffer struck out 4 in his outing of 5 quality innings picking up his second win of the year. Austin (Mariano) Troyer once again delivered in relief tossing a pair of scoreless innings in a non-save situation.

Marysville scored 1st in the top of the 1st inning, the Irish responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the 2nd when Houston singled, scoring Dummitt, followed by a Vogel triple, scoring Houston. Marysville would retake the lead with a pair in the top of the 3rd, but the Irish would retake the lead for good in the bottom of the inning with a Pfeiffer single scored Riley Bush. A wild pitch allowed Dummitt to score and an Aaron Best single chased Pfeiffer home. IN the 5th, Dummit would score on another wild pitch and Pfeiffer was brought home on a Houston single. The Irish would put up a 5 spot in the bottom of the 6th when Taylor Dyson scored on an error by the Monarch third baseman, singles by Pfeiffer and Vogel plated Bush and Dummitt, Houston stole home and Vogel trotted home with the game’s final run, driven in on a single by Adam Padovan.

Tuesday afternoon at 5, the freshmen go to Jerome to take on the Celtics making up Friday night’s rainout.

Varsity Splits Battle Of Dublin

Saturday, April 17th ~ Dublin Coffman – As usual, the weather was miserable, cold and blustery, for the Battle of Dublin, the only thing missing this year was the rain. The tournament ended up in an even split as all three teams went 1-1. After Dublin Scioto beat Dublin Jerome 12-0 in game 1, Dublin Coffman held on in a close battle to beat Scioto 3-2. In the third game, Dublin Jerome came from behind overcoming a 5 run deficit late in the game to defeat Coffman by a final of 7-5.

The Dublin Scioto bats showed up to play against Dublin Jerome, and made quick work of the Celtics winning in 5 innings by a score of 12-0. This game was designated as the make-up OCC Cardinal League game that was rained out Friday night. The Irish pounded out 13 hits in the game, and the score could have been much worse as the Irish stranded 8 base runners in their 4 innings of offense.

Seth Eller was economical in his effort keeping his pitch count in the low 60’s on the day. The Celts were only able to mount 1 real scoring threat. In the top of the third inning, after the first two batters were out, a walk and a pair of infield singles loaded the bases. But an 8 pitch strikeout of the Jerome designated hitter ended the threat with no damage. In the top of the first, a leadoff base-runner by virtue of a single up the middle was quickly erased as Charlie Suich gunned down the runner trying to steal second base. Eller retired the final 7 batters in a row, with 6 straight ground ball outs to end the game, picking up his 3rd win on the year.

The Irish offense was clicking starting right in the first inning. A leadoff single by Matt Martin saw the Irish’s first base runner. He would advance to second on a ground out, and would score on an Austin Mooney single up the middle. The Irish would bat around in each of the next 3 innings, scoring 3 runs in the 2nd on base hits by Christian Stamets, Kris Simonton and Eller. The Irish would plate 4 in the 4th on singles by Simonton, Brandon Marker, Tyler Flaherty and Eller. The Irish would wrap up the scoring with 4 more runs in the bottom of the 4th with hits by Stamets, Sean Thomas and Austin Mooney. The Irish didn’t have any extra base hits, but took full advantage of 3 Celtic errors, a couple wild pitches, two hit batsmen and stole a pair of bases on the day. Martin was on base and scored all 4 times with a pair of singles, was safe on an error and was hit by a pitch.

Game 2 against the Rocks of Dublin Coffman, was a much different story. Offensively, Scioto just could not get anything going. The Irish were only able to muster 5 hits in the game as the Coffman pitchers used a lot of off speed and breaking pitches to keep the Irish bats at bay. The Irish battled back and tied the game in the top of the 7th, only to allow Coffman an ugly run in the bottom of the 7th for the final score of 3-2.

The Irish scored their first run in the third, when Charlie Suich singled, stole second and then scored on a single by Simonton. The only other run for the Irish came in the top of the 7th, when Marker singled, and advance to second base when the Coffman right fielder misplayed the ball, and scored on a double by Martin to tie the game at 2. But Martin would be stranded at 3rd ending the threat.

Mooney started on the mound for the Green, Silver & White, and only allowed 3 hits and a pair of runs, striking out 3 in his 5 innings of work. Thomas Hayes came on in relief in the 6th, and took the tough luck loss. Defensively, Martin made possibly the play of the year, with a diving catch on the warning track robbing the Coffman batter of at least two bases.

The Irish hit the road Monday, traveling to Marysville for their next contest, to complete the first round of OCC Cardinal play. First pitch at 5:00.

JV Upend Rocks In Wild One

Jerome – The Irish trailed Coffman heading into the top of the 7th 7-6 and scored 6 times to score the comeback victory, winning the abbreviated Battle of Dublin. Scioto capitalized on wildness by Coffman pitchers, and got a couple of key, timely base hits, the big one a key two run double off the bat of Zach Gerracsh in the top of the 7th, to beat the Rocks in a wild affair 12-8 to run their record to 5-7.

Brian Cook pitched 6 solid innings allowing only two earned runs. He scattered six hits, and struck out 4 Rock batters in picking up his first win of the year.

Early in the game, the Irish took advantage of 8 Coffman walks, and 3 hit batsmen to score their first six runs. But the Irish entered the top of the 7th down by a run. Nate Gastaldo led off the inning with a single, and Tom Ansley and Nolan Wehner reached on an error and walk, respectively. With the Irish lacking for key hits lately, Gerrasch stepped up and delivered a double to deep left center and the Irish never looked back, scoring a total of 6 runs to take a 12-6 lead into the bottom of the frame. Scioto was able to hold on and came out victorious.

The Irish will be back in OCC Cardinal League action on Monday, hosting the Monarchs of Marysville at 5:00.

Freshmen Beat Coffman In Windy Contest At Irish Field

Scioto ~ The Irish continued their winning ways, beating Coffman 9-3 in their only contest of the Battle of Dublin. Chance Dummitt and Austin Troyer combined to put together a fine pitching performance, aided by excellent defense led by Austin Troyer and Riley Bush. The Irish were opportunistic, capitalizing on Coffman mistakes to manufacture runs. Troyer scored 2 runs, Matt Vogel, Aaron Best and Aaron Strausbaugh each scored and drove in a run as well.

In the bottom of the second inning, Scioto scored 3 runs to take the lead. A fielder's choice led off the scoring allowing Vogel to trot home. A bases loaded hit-by-pitch of Riley bush gives him an RBI the hard way. Aaron Strausbaugh singles home Troyer. The Irish tacked on single runs in the 3rd, 4th and 5th: a double off the bat of Best drove in Vogel; a wild pitch plated Bush and a double by Taylor Dyson brought home Troyer. In the bottom of the 6th, the Irish closed out the scoring when Strausbaugh scored on an error by the centerfielder, a wild pitch chased Dummitt home, and a Vogel double plated Nick Tizzano with the final run of the game.

Dummit drew the start on the mound, striking out a pair of Rocks in his 5 innings of work. Troyer pitched a scoreless 6th and 7th to pick up his second save in as many appearances.

With the victory, the Irish evened their record at 6-6, and hope to extend their current 3 game win streak Monday against Marysville, at the Irish Field of Dreams.

Gastaldo To Miss Rest Of Season Due To Injury

Nick Gastaldo will probably miss the rest of the season as a result of an injury suffered late in the game on Wednesday night, against Olentangy Liberty. Nick was struck in the face by a pitch when he squared to bunt. The pitch rode high and inside and Nick unsuccessfully tried to duck out of the way. The pitch hit the brim of his helmet first, and glanced down driving into his jaw, breaking it in two places.

Nick had reconstructive surgery on Thursday night which was successful. He had plates inserted on both sides of his jaw, and his haw will be wired shut for a minimum of 2 weeks. After that, he will have a follow up with Dr’s and they will determine if they can or will loosen the jaw.

Nick was released from the hospital this afternoon, and is recovering at home. Per mom, “Nick is upset about missing the rest of the season…” and “so visitors are welcome and encouraged.”

The Irish Family will keep you in our thoughts, Nick. Here’s to your grit, and strength, and best wishes to a speedy recovery.

Irish Varsity Use Late Inning Rally To Upset Patriots

Wednesday, April 14th ~ Powell – The Dublin Scioto bats got a late wake-up call, but they woke up in time to put together a pair of late inning rallies, scoring twice in the top of the 6th, and then batting around in the top of the 7th to plate 5 runs to upset the state ranked Patriots of Olentangy Liberty by a final score of 8-4. Charlie Suich pitched a complete game to pick up his second win in only his second start of the season. Suich also helped out his own cause at the plate with a walk, a single and a triple driving in 3 runs.

In the bottom of the first, a lead-off homerun put the Patriots on top quickly by a score of 1-0. In the top of the 2nd, things looked good for the Irish as they loaded the bases with nobody out, after a walk by Suich, a single up the middle by Brandon Marker and a bunt single by Christian Stamets. But the Irish were only able to scratch out a single run on a ground out by Nick Gastaldo. A pair of walks and a double led to a pair of runs for Olentangy in the bottom of the 3rd as they expanded took the lead 3-1. In the bottom of the 5th, the Patriots tacked on another run with a triple and a sacrifice fly.

With the score 4-1, the Irish started to battle back in the top of the 6th. Designated hitter Austin Mooney started things rolling with a walk. Tyler Flaherty followed with a single, and then Suich singled driving in Mooney. Marker Followed with a single of his own scoring Flaherty making the score 4-3. Suich retired the Patriots in order on the bottom of the 6th. In the top of the 7th, Sean Thomas led off with a walk. Thomas stole 2nd, and then Gastaldo was hit by a pitch, and would have to leave the game. A single by Matt Martin scored Thomas. A sharp single to the left side by Kris Simonton drove home Chase Thompson, who entered the game for Gastaldo. Another single by Flaherty brought in Martin. Charlie Suich capped the scoring with a stand-up triple to right field scoring Simonton and Flaherty making the score 8-4.

Suich came out in the bottom of the 7th, and overpowered the Olentangy hitters, striking out the side. Suich would only allow 4 hits on the evening, spacing out a team-cycle for the Patriots, a single, a double, a triple and a homerun. He would walk 2, struck out 4, and retired the final 8 hitters he faced on the night.

The first place Irish take on the Dublin Jerome Celtics, for another battle for first place, on Friday night at Irish field. First pitch will be at 5:00.

JV Drops Close One To Liberty

Dublin – On a night which saw the strike zone seemingly move between hitters, the Irish were tough luck losers taking a 5-3 loss to the Patriots. Both starters struggled with the strike zone and combined for 13 walks. Similar to the second game at Arlington, the Irish had plenty of base runners but couldn't get the key hit, leaving 10 runners stranded on the night.

The Irish scored one run in the first on a single by Brian Cook who later scored on a passed ball. The Irish plated two in the second as Tom Ansley and Phillip Parrott scored after singling as Zach Gerrasch and Nick Smith contributed RBIs with a hit batsman and fielder's choice, respectively. The Patriots plated 4 of their 5 runs in the third with two timely two out hits after other base runners reached on walks.

Phillip Parrott went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs and striking out 8. The Patriots scored an unearned run in the 7th off Stevie Carter to round out the scoring on the evening.

The Irish take to the road in their next game, facing the Dublin Jerome Celtics on Friday night at 5:00.

Freshmen Come From Behind & Hold On To Top Liberty

Dublin ~ Scioto rallied from a 4-1 deficit to claim an 8-7 win over Olentangy Liberty, running their record to 5-6. Brayden Pfeiffer pitched 5 strong innings and Austin Troyer added 2 innings of relief including a scoreless 7th inning. Aaron Strausbaugh jacked a 2 run homer into right field to lead the Irish comeback effort; he ended up with 3 RBIs for the game. Adam Padovan returned to the line-up off of the DL to hit a key 2 run double.

Liberty scored a single run in the top of the 2nd, and the Irish tied the game in the bottom of the 2nd, when a Will Houston single scores Chance Dummitt. In the third, Riley bush doubles in Aaron Best, and a fielder’s choice by Aaron Strausbaugh scores Taylor Dyson. The big inning came in the bottom of the 5th, when an error by the Liberty second baseman allowed Best to score, and then the big shots delivered by a Strausbaugh homerun scoring Bush in front of him, and then a two run double by Padovan scoring Dummitt and Pfeiffer.

Props to Taylor Dyson for his excellent defensive play at 2nd base. The entire team deserves kudos for not giving up, and battling back to pick up a gritty comeback win.

The young Irish will take their 3-2 League record on the road on Friday night, visiting the Dublin Jerome Celtics, in another OCC Cardinal League match-up.

Freshmen Defeat Dawgs In Close One

Dublin ~ As the only Scioto baseball team in action on Tuesday night, the Irish freshmen battled and scrapped their way to a 6-4 win over the Grove City Dawgs on the varsity field. The defense made key plays throughout the game and hung on for the win by a score of 6-4. Carl Kubalak pitched 4 and 2/3 tough innings to pick up his first win on the year, and Nick Tizzano came in with timely relief to finish the game and notch his first save. Kubalak and Tizzano combined for 5 strikeouts on the night.

Offensively, Chance Dummitt scored twice, and the Irish manufactured runs with aggressive base running. After allowing a go ahead run to the Dawgs in the top of the 2nd, Scioto responded to take the lead in the bottom of the frame when Dummitt and Brayden Pfeiffer scored on Aaron Best’s single. IN the third, the Irish were able to capitalize on an error by the Grove City shortstop to score Aaron Strausbaugh. The Irish capped the scoring in the 5th when Will Houston singled, scoring Dummitt, another error by the shortstop plated Austin Troyer, and then Houston stole home for the final run of the game.

The Irish return to action on Wednesday to host Olentangy Liberty in an OCC Cardinal game.

Varsity Outlasts Central in Slugfest

Monday, April 12th ~ Dublin – On a day that saw 18 runs and 23 hits, Scioto scored 9 runs in the first 2 innings, and then held on to outlast the Westerville Central Warhawks by a score of 10-8. Every position starter had at least one base hit for the Irish. Once again the Irish offense wore out the scoreboard with 13 hits, and they took advantage of a few timely errors by the Warhawk defense to pull out the victory.

The Warhawks scratched out a run in the top half of the first to take a 1-0- lead, but the Irish would battle back and send 8 men to the plate in scoring 4 runs to take the lead back, 4-1. Kris Simonton got the start for the home team, and pitched a yeoman’s first two innings. Working his way around a fluctuating strike zone, and was almost able to work his way out of a bases loaded jam in the second inning. But the big blow was a 2 out, full count homerun with the bases loaded. But the Irish would answer back in the bottom half of the inning and re-take the lead for good with 5 runs of their own. Nick Keeley, Josh Nelson would each pitch two effective innings, with Nelsen picking of the W. Brandon Marker came from behind the plate to take to the rubber in the 7th and pitch a scoreless inning to pick up the save.

Marker also had a 4 for 4 night at the plate, with 4 singles and three RBIs to pace the Irish. Nick Gastaldo was on base 4 times via a pair of base hits, a walk and was hit by a pitch once. Seth Eller had pair of hits and he too was hit by a pitch. Matt Martin also added a pair of singles. Gastaldo, Martin and Eller all scored two runs apiece. The Irish were a base hit away from blowing the game wide open several times, but once again, couldn’t get the timely base hit they needed, as they left the bases loaded in the 3rd and 4th, and hit into a bases loaded double play to end the 5th. They were able to scratch out a single run in the 5th inning by virtue of a pair of singles and a pair of walks to cap the scoring.

Scioto will take to the road, facing the Patriots of Olentangy Liberty on Wednesday night at 5:00. This game will be for the lead in the OCC Cardinal, as the Warriors of Westerville North handed state ranked Liberty their first loss of the year Monday night, dropping them into a tie for first with the Irish, and the Dublin Jerome Celtics, whom Dublin Scioto will face Friday night.

JV Cruises to 8-1 Win

Westerville – The Scioto JV team rebounded from a tough weekend with an all around solid effort in beating the Warhawks of Westerville Central 8-1, to raise their record to 4-6 on the year. The Irish were finally able to couple a strong pitching effort with solid defense.

Tom Ansley offered up a quality start, limiting the Warhawks to a single earned run. He pitched a complete game, allowing only 4 hits, striking out 6. The Irish defense, plagued by poor play of late, turned in a stellar effort behind Ansley, with only one error, which didn’t figure in the scoring.

The Irish offense was sparked by AJ Barnhardt, who was three for four, with 2 RBI's, 2 stolen bases and three runs scored. Chase Thompson also added two triples and two runs scored. Marking a triumphant return to the lineup after ear surgery was Nick Smith, who tripled in his first at bat.

The Irish take to the field next hosting the Patriots of Olentangy Liberty, at Irish Field, on Wednesday at 5:00.

Freshmen Fall To Westerville Central

Westerville ~ The Irish found themselves in a 6-0 hole and couldn't make up the ground in an 11-6 loss, dropping their record to 3-6. Aaron Best drove in a run and scored a run. Will Houston stroked a double and again played solid behind the plate. Jacob Nave took one for the team, getting nailed in the head by a pitch. But he played on! Way to go Jacob!

Chance Dummitt, Austin Troyer, and Brayden Pfeiffer all had a strikeout on their innings on the hill. Taylor Dyson came in a struck out 2 in pitching a scoreless 6th

In the 4th, the Irish plated a pair of runs, when Matt Vogel and Aaron Best contributed RBI singles driving in Houston and Vogel. An RBI single by Troyer in the 5th scored Aaron Strausbaugh. And the Irish rallied for 3 in the top of the 7th on an RBI ground out, a passed ball and an RBI single by Pfeiffer, scoring Best, Dyson and Dummitt.

The freshmen Irish will play again on Tuesday night, hosting Grove City at 5:00.

Varsity Can Only Take One From Upper Arlington

Saturday, April 10th ~ Dublin – On a much better afternoon weather-wise than just a few hours before, for the Friday night game, the Dublin Scioto baseball team battled through a double-header, falling just short of taking a pair from the Upper Arlington Golden Bears. The Irish took the first game by a final score of 12-8, and then dropped the night cap by a score of 3-2. The first game was a hitting clinic, and the second game a real pitcher’s dual. With the split, the Irish run their record to 7-3.

Austin Mooney started on the bump for the Irish and went 4 2/3 innings to pick up the win. Brandon Marker came on in the 5th and held the Golden Bears scoreless for the final 2 2/3 for the save.

On the offensive side of the ball, Seth Eller led the charge, by going 3 for 4, including 2 doubles, a triple and driving in 3 runs. Thomas Hayes had a pair of hits on the day with a big 2 run double in the 5 run 3rd. Charlie Suich and Mooney both added a pair of singles and 2 RBI’s to the cause.

The second game was a much quieter offensive show, as the Irish were only able to muster 5 hits, all singles, for the entire game. Matt Martin pitched 5 strong innings, scattering 7 hits and only allowing 3 runs taking the tough luck loss. Suich came on in relief and pitched a pair of scoreless innings. His only blemish: a lead-off walk in the top of the 7th which did not add any further damage to the scorebook.

Martin led the way for the Irish with a pair of singles. Chase Thompson had a base hit in his return to the line-up after missing some time on the DL. Tyler Flaherty and Marker both had singles as well. The Irish scored on a pair of plays not involving base hits, when Christian Stamets hit a sacrifice fly in the 3rd driving in a run, and a bases loaded walk to Mooney in the bottom of the 6th.

The Upper Arlington pitchers were just too much for the Irish, and also with the bases still loaded in the bottom of the 6th Flaherty hit a screaming line-drive, which the Golden Bear second baseman made a nice play on, ending the scoring threat, taking a base hit and possibly a couple of runs away from the Irish. After a scoreless top of the inning, the Irish went quietly 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the frame.

Dublin Scioto will be back on the field Monday at 5:00, as they resume OCC Cardinal League play. They will host the Warhawks of Westerville Central at Irish Field.

Junior Irish Drop A Pair To Golden Bears

Upper Arlington – Irish battled hard on the road, but fell in both games of a twin bill to the Golden Bears of Upper Arlington by scores of 11-1 and 6-5. Stevie Carter continues his torrid hitting going 5 for 6, a walk, a stolen base and scoring 4 or the Irish’s combined 6 runs on the day. Phillip Parrott pitched 4 innings allowing no earned runs in his start in game 2 of the double header. Parrott has now allowed just two earned runs in his three starts on the hill. The losses drop the Irish record to 3-6 on the year.

In game 1, the Irish struggled to get anything going offensively as the Arlington pitcher struck out 8 in the five inning shortened game. The Irish kept the game close for awhile, but once again succumbed to one bad inning allowing 5 runs in the third as Irish pitching struggled with control problems. Carter opened the game for the Irish with a single, and scored what would ultimately be the only run for the Irish on an error by the Upper Arlington leftfielder.

The second game was a nip and tuck affair after the Irish spotted Upper Arlington three unearned runs in the first inning. In addition to Carter's hitting, the rest of the Irish bats came alive in the second game as Nick Berg singled three times with one RBI. Brian Cook, Parrott, Sam Ehret and Nolan Wehner also added hits of their own. The Irish just could not come up with that timely base hit in the second game to take advantage of the number of base runners and wildness by Upper Arlington pitching. In a frustrating game, the Irish stranded 12 runners in 7 innings in the one run loss.

The Irish are back in action again on Monday, traveling to Westerville to take on the War Hawks of Westerville Central, for an OCC Cardinal game, slated to go off at 5:00.

Upper Arlington Takes Both Games of DH From Freshmen

Upper Arlington ~ The Scioto freshmen scored 10 runs, but ran into a hitting machine in Upper Arlington losing the first game of the double dip by a score of 20-10. Will Houston blasted another triple, Aaron Strausbaugh had a 2 run double and Taylor Dyson scored twice and drove in a run. Game 2 saw a back and forth contest, in which the Golden Bears squeezed out a 13-12 win. Scioto erupted for 7 runs in the second and then rallied to tie the game in the 7th. Houston hit his second triple on the day. Chance Dummitt had 4 RBIs and Jacob Nave had 2 RBIs, both in clutch situations. The Irish played hard and almost handed UA their first loss of the season, however, fall to 3-5 on the young season.

In game 1, the Irish drew first blood when a Dummitt sacrifice fly scored Dyson. They added another single run in the top of the 2nd when a Matt Vogel plates Houston. After giving up a 6 spot in the bottom of the 2nd, the Irish continued to attack scoring 2 more runs in the top of the 3rd with a 2 run single by Brayden Pfeiffer, scoring Strausbaugh and Dummitt. In the top of the 5th, the Irish closed the gap that the Golden Bears had built by scoring 6 runs making it a 14-10 game. An error on the UA third baseman allowed Nate Reiser and Houston to score, an error by the catcher allowed Vogel to score, a Dyson single pushes Nave across and a double by Strausbaugh scores both Dyson and Bush. However, the UA bats would also come alive, and they would pound out a number of consecutive hits, scoring 6 runs with only 1 out to end the contest early.

On the mound, Strausbaugh, Nick Tizzano and Carl Kubalak combined for 4 strikeouts in their efforts.

In the first inning, again the Irish jump out to a lead, when Houston is hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, a tough way to get an RBI, scoring Riley Bush. The Irish expand their lead to 8-4 after the top of the 2nd: Dummitt singled, scores Nave and Dyson; Pfeiffer singled, scores Bush and Dummitt; Vogel singled, scores Pfeiffer; Nave walked, scores Houston and a wild pitch allows Vogel to trot home. In the 4th, a fielder's choice chases Houston home and a Nave single pushes Vogel across again. After the Bears re-took the lead with 5 in the bottom of the 5th, the Irish were able to tie the game at 12 in the top of the 7th when Dummitt doubled scoring Dyson and Strausbaugh. But it would not be enough, as UA is able to scratch out a run n the bottom of the 7th to take the game.

The pitchers in the second game were Bush and Troyer, with Troyer being saddled with the loss.

The freshman team will continue their road trip to Westerville, where they will take on the Warhawks of Westerville Central to resume league action. The game will be played at Highland Park starting at 5:00.

Varsity Cruises To Easy Victory Over North

Friday, April 9th ~ Dublin – The Irish scored 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead that they would never relinquish. They steadily added to that lead and won easily over the Westerville North Warriors 11-4, upping their record to 6-2, and 2-1 in the OCC Cardinal. Seth Eller and Brandon Marker combined to shut down the North attack, and the offense came from the top to the bottom of the line-up as Scioto lit up the scoreboard with 15 hits, and scored in every inning but the 2nd.

Eller pitched 5 strong innings striking out 5, picking up his second win of the year, and Marker came in to pitch 2 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the save. Eller worked around a couple of jams, and only allowed a lone run in the top of the 3rd, and 3 more in the top of the 5th. The Irish offense started the scoring early with 2 runs in the bottom of the first, added 4 more in the 3rd, 3 in the bottom of the 4th, tacked on a lone run in the bottom of the 5th and Marker came in to shut down the Westerville bats. With another run added to the Scioto side of the board in the bottom of the 6th, Marker pitched a scoreless 7th to wrap things up.

Offensively the Irish were led by Matt Martin, who totaled 3 hits on the day with 5 RBI’s. The big hit of the day was a bases loaded triple by Martin in the 4th that gave the Irish all the runs they would need. Tyler Flaherty added to the attack with 4 singles of his own, as his batting average continues to rise. Nick Gastaldo had 2 doubles, Kris Simonton had 2 hits with an RBI, Austin Mooney had 2 hits with 2 RBI’s, Charlie Suich also 2 hits and an RBI, and Chris Vogel joined the hit parade adding an RBI double in the 6th to cap the scoring for the game.

Scioto will be back in action at Irish field on Saturday, hosting the Upper Arlington Golden Bears for a pair of non-league games starting at noon.

Irish JV Falls To North In Football Weather

Westerville – On what some had described as a “parka night”, in weather more suitable for a fall Friday night clash between a pair of high school football teams, the Dublin Scioto JV dropped a rough road game to the Westerville North Warriors by a score of 13-3 in a shortened game of 5 innings. The Irish record now stands at 3-4.

Things looked good early for the Irish, as they plated a pair of runs in the top of the 2nd inning after a scoreless first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Nolan Wehner and Nick Berg each had RBI singles for the Irish. However, that was the only offensive output the Green, Silver and White were able to muster, as the bats went silent the rest of the game. The offense went quietly, going 1-2-3 in the 4 other innings in which they did not score.

AJ Barnhardt took the hill and pitched admirably, keeping the Irish close for awhile. However, the Irish defense continued to struggle, suffering some miscues, allowing the Warriors extra outs, extra base runners, allowing them to build a lead that just could not be overcome.

The Irish are back in action again on Saturday, traveling to face the Golden Bears of Upper Arlington for a double header starting at noon.

Frosh Rally To Beat North In Extra Innings

Dublin ~ Friday night saw another gritty performance by the freshmen who even their record at 3-3 on the year. The freshman team battled their way to another victory, pulling out a 6-5 extra inning win over the Warriors of Westerville North. After North plated a pair of runs in the top of the 7th to take a 5-4 lead, the Irish responded with a run of their own to tie the game in the bottom of the frame to send the game to extra innings. After a scoreless top half, the Irish scratched out a run in the bottom for the win.

Brayden Pfeiffer had a very strong outing on the mound, only allowing 3 runs and striking out 2 in his 6 innings of work. Taylor Dyson came in to pitch the 7th, and Aaron Strausbaugh struck out a batter of his won pitching the 8th and picking up the win. Will Houston had another excellent defensive game behind the plate.

The Irish offense struck first when a misplayed ball by the Westerville right fielder allowed Dyson to score the first run of the game. In the 5th, Scioto again took advantage of an error by the defense when the 2nd baseman misplayed a ball chasing home Aaron Best and Dyson. In the bottom of the 6th, a single by Best scores Matt Vogel. In the 7th, Pfeiffer delivered a key game tying single, scoring Dummitt moving the game to extras. And in the overtime frame, the Irish played a little small ball. Houston singled, stole second, was moved to third on a bunt and then was followed by Nick Tizzano’s clutch hit driving in the winning run.

The freshmen Irish will take on the Upper Arlington Golden Bears in a double header starting at noon Saturday.

Wildcats’ Ace Silences Irish Bats, Varsity Falls to Westerville South

Wednesday, April 7th ~ Westerville – The Irish baseball team found it rough getting anything started against Westerville South’s leading pitcher, Ben Williams, as he held the Irish hitless until a 1 out single in the 4th inning by Austin Mooney. Williams was able to work around a base runner in each of the first 4 innings by virtue of a hit batter and a pair of walks, but only one of those base runners made it as far as second base. He ended up going the distance throwing just over 100 pitches to get the win, 4-2. Kris Simonton pitched 5 strong innings for the visiting Irish, and Brandon Marker came on in the bottom of the 6th, and made quick work of Westerville, getting 3 outs on only 5 pitches.

After a couple of wind aided fly balls found their way to the turf, an error, and a walk and a pair of singles made the score quickly 3-0 Wildcats after 1 inning. They would add another run in the bottom of the 3rd on a solo homerun, to go ahead 4-0. The Irish battled back and plated a pair of runs in the top half o the 5th. Matt Martin got things started with a single, and stole second. Simonton then drove in the first run for Scioto with a sharp two out single to left center, and he went to second with some heads-up base running, when the ball from the outfield trickled away from everyone on the infield grass. Nick Gastaldo would follow with a slow roller to short that he beat out to first, and then went to second on an errant throw by the shortstop, allowing Simonton to score.

The Irish again, had base runners on in the top of both the 6th and 7th innings, but couldn’t push them across. All night the Irish seemed to be overmatched at the plate and just couldn’t seem to get things going. Aside from the top of the 5th, the Irish never really threatened, and the result is a tough Cardinal League loss, dropping their record to 5-2, and 1-1 in the conference.

Scioto will try and bounce back on Friday night, as they welcome the Westerville North Warriors to a 5:00 OCC Cardinal battle. The first pitch scheduled for 5:00.

Irish JV Rebound With Victory Over WS To Even Record At 3-3

Dublin – After scoring a run in the first, the Irish broke the game open with 5 runs in the second, and a couple more throughout the game, on their way to an 8-2 victory over the Westerville South Wildcats to even their OCC Cardinal League record to 1-1.

On the hill, Tyler Flaherty pitched 4 innings allowing just 2 runs, and recording 6 strikeouts on the night. Stevie Carter pitched the final 3 innings scattering 5 hits to close out the game and pick up the save.

Offensively, the Irish were led by Brian Cook, who by virtue of his 3 walks and two stolen bases was able to score twice. In the second, AJ Barnhardt tripled, Carter and Zach Gerrasch both singled, while four other Irish batters walked, taking advantage of wildness by the WS pitcher. Barnhardt singled in the 4th driving in Flaherty, and Nick Berg added a triple and a single to the Irish effort.

The Irish are back in action on Friday, as they take their skills out on the road, facing Westerville North at 5:00.

Freshmen Rout South

Dublin ~ The Irish built up a lead of 3 to nothing after 1 inning. Westerville South battled back to pull to within 1 after the top of the 5th, but the Irish poured it on late, scoring 3 in the bottom of the 5th, and then 5 more in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 11-2. Westerville added a single run in the top of the 7th, but the Irish were too much for the Wildcats winning by a final score of 11-3

On the hill, Chance Dummitt combined with Austin Troyer to shut down the Westerville attack. Dummitt pitched the first 5 innings striking out 7, while Troyer pitched the final two to close out the game fanning 2 Wildcats of his own.

In the first inning, Dummitt singled to bring in Taylor Dyson, Brayden Pfeiffer singled to bring in Aaron Strausbaugh, and Matt Vogel drew a bases loaded walk to bring in Dummitt scoring the first 3 runs. In the 5th inning, Riley Bush led the offensive charge with a double to left. Strausbaugh beat out a bunt moving Bush to 3rd. Dummitt's ground out RBI brought in Bush. Strausbaugh scored on a wild pitch and Nick Tizzano followed with a walk, and scored by a hit by Troyer. In the 6th, Taylor Dyson got things rolling with a walk. He would eventually score on a wild pitch. Strausbaugh singled to center, Dummitt was hit by a pitch, Tizzano singled to left, and Strausbaugh would score on yet another wild pitch. Nathan Reiser's base hit scored Dummitt and Tizzano, and Troyer's single to right capped the scoring bringing in Reiser for the 11th run.

Defensively, Will Houston made a diving play behind the plate to end the third inning. He also made a terrific throw to third to get an out in the 7th inning as well.

The young Irish will next take to the field on Friday, hosting the Warriors of Westerville North at 5:00

Varsity Hangs On To Get First OCC Cardinal Win

Monday, April 5th ~ Dublin – The Scioto baseball squad jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, and then held on to take home their first OCC Cardinal league victory by a score of 7-5, running their record to 5-1 overall, 1-0 in the league. The pitching staff worked around several errors, walks, and a hit batter, and didn’t allow a single earned run.

Charlie Suich made his pitching debut and pitched 4 strong innings picking up his first win of the year. Seth Eller came on in relief in the 5th and Thomas Hayes pitched the final two innings for his first save of the year. The three combined allowing only 4 hits, and striking out 8 on their way to the win.

Matt Martin led the way at the plate with a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI’s. The Irish scored a pair of runs in the first inning on singles by Nick Gastaldo and Seth Eller before ground ball errors by the third baseman and shortstop allowed the two to score. In the second the Irish added a lone run when Martin led off with a double, went to third on Kris Simonton’s groundball which the pitcher threw to third trying unsuccessfully to get the lead runner, and scored on Gastaldo’s sacrifice fly to center. In the third, the Irish strung together 2 singles by Austin Mooney and Suich, RBI singles by Christian Stamets and Tyler Flaherty, and Martin’s second double of the day driving in the final two runs. The Scioto offense went silently the rest of the way

The Green, Silver and White hit the road this Wednesday in their next OCC Cardinal tilt, taking on the Wildcats of Westerville South at 5:00.

JV Drops Rough One To Open OCC Play

Lewis Center – The Irish lose 9-4 and fall to 2-3, on a perfect evening for baseball at Olentangy High School. After spotting the Olentangy Braves 3 runs in the first inning, the Irish battled back with 2 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd inning. However, the Braves began to pull away, in building up a 9-2 lead before Scioto scored 2 in the seventh building a rally, but the rally fell short as they left 2 runners on base.

Lost in the scoreboard was a solid effort on the mound by Phillip Parrott who struck out 5 in his outing. The defense struggled, and giving a good team extra outs is always difficult to overcome.

Stevie Carter led the way for the Irish with 3 hits, an RBI and 2 runs scored. Nick Berg also was on base three times in the loss with a single, double, walk and an RBI.

The JV looks to get back to their winning ways when they next take to the field at home on Wednesday, hosting the Westerville South Wildcats at 5:00.

Freshmen Fall In League Opener

Lewis Center ~ The Irish battled back from a 4-1 deficit to take a 5-4 lead, before Olentangy erupted for 11 runs late in the game to take the first OCC Cardinal game of the year by a final score of 15-5.

Aaron Strausbaugh bounced back from a rough first inning to throw 3 shutout innings. After taking those three innings off, the Olentangy bats came back with a vengeance, scoring 11 runs in the bottom of the 5th and 6th to end the game early.

Strausbaugh led the way offensively going 3 for 4, and scoring 2 runs. In the top of the first inning, the Irish struck first when Riley Bush singled, scoring Taylor Dyson to take a 1-0 lead. In the third, the Irish battled back to tie the game at 4 apiece. Strausbaugh scored on a fielder's choice. William Houston blasted a triple to score Chance Dummitt, Matt Vogel singled, scoring Houston. In the top of the 4th the Irish surged ahead when Strausbaugh scores on an error by the catcher.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Adam Padovan who suffered a knee injury. The Irish host Westerville South on Wednesday.

Varsity Splits With New Albany

Saturday, April 3rd ~ New Albany - The Irish had an easy time of it in game one taking the Eagles to the wood shed, winning in a shortened game by a score of 14-2. But what a difference a game makes: in the second game, New Albany was able to exact some revenge on the Irish, repaying the mercy-rule favor, winning 16-6 in 6 innings. The games today were played with blustery high winds that continued throughout the afternoon. In fact, it was so Windy, it blew a Porta-Potty over. Thankfully, Big Rick was not injured and just escaped! :)

In game 1 the Irish jumped on top early, scoring 3 runs i the top of the first inning when Seth Eller doubled, moved to third, and scored on Austin Mooney's ground ball that the third basemen could not handle. Christian Stamets grounded to the 2nd basemen who also could not make a play. After Tyler Flaherty walked to load the bases, both Mooney & Stamets scored when Matt Martin lashed a sharp single to center. All 3 runs were scored after the first 2 batters were out.

In the 2nd inning, Kris Simonton led off with a solid single to right field, stole 2nd, moved to 3rd on a single by Nick Gastaldo and scored on a ball hit to center by Shawn Thomas that the center fielder couldn't corale. Gastaldo stole 2nd and was moved to 3rd on the center fielder's error. Mooney followed with a ground out, knocking in Gastaldo. In the 3rd inning, the Irish scored 2 more runs on singles by Stamets and Flaherty that led off the inning. The 4th inning was the Big Inning - scoring 7 runs on 6 hits and 2 batters hit by pitches. Stamets just missed hitting his 2nd homerun of the season, doubling down the left field line.

Austin Mooney drew the pitching start for the first game, and after giving up 2 runs in the first, settled in and shut New Albany down the rest of the way. Mooney, along with the other pitchers, not only had to battle the opponent, but also, the high winds. Mooney picked up the W, giving up 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, and had 3 K's in his 4 full innings of solid work. Nick Keeley came on in relief to pitch a scoreless 5th.

In game 2, the Irish again jumped out early scoring 3 runs in the top of the first on a single by Gastaldo, a walk to Thomas and a towering shot off the left center field fence by Eller, scoring Gastaldo. After a double steal by Thomas & Eller, Mooney doubled to right scoring them both. New Albany scored one run in the bottom half of the inning on a walk and an error.

In the 2nd inning, with 2 outs, the Irish scored 2 more runs on a double by Gastaldo, walks to Thomas and Eller, and a line shot single to left by Mooney scoring Gastaldo and Thomas. The Irish had forged a 5 -1 lead with New Albany coming to bat in the bottom half of the inning. The Irish were looking good...just like the first game. And then... the wheels came off. The first batter in the bottom half of the inning led off with a home run and the rout was on. New Albany scored 7 runs that inning to take an 8-5 Lead which they continued to add to in the later innings. The Irish scored one more run in the 6th inning on a walk to Gastaldo, and a double by Thomas driving him home, but it proved to be too little, too late, as the Irish could not bring Thomas in the extend the game.

Dublin Scioto will be back on the field Monday at 5, as they open OCC Cardinal League play. They will host the Olentangy Braves, first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 at Irish field.

JV Splits with New Albany On Blustery Day

April 3rd – Irish field – The weather this Saturday was better for sailing than for baseball, but none the less, the two teams went to battle. In game 1, the Irish found themselves down quickly 7-0 at the end of an inning and a half. The Irish put 5 up on the board in the bottom the second. Nick Berg had the big hit with a bases loaded single to score two runs.

New Albany took a 9-5 lead going into the bottom of the third when the Irish exploded for nine runs. Bases on balls and errors by New Albany along with three base hits did the damage. Score 14 - 9 Irish after three. The Irish added two more in the fourth to make it 16-9. New Albany scored 2 in the fifth to make it 16-11. A single run for the Eagles in the top of the sixth made the score 16-12. The Irish countered with two of their own for an 18-12 lead. The top of the 7th saw a pitching change for the Irish as Nate Gastaldo took to the hill. Gastaldo finished out the game as the Irish finally put New Albany away for an 18-15 victory.

Nolan Wehner entered the game in the third inning on the mound and kept New Albany from having a big inning with some great off-speed pitches and sneaking in the curve ball here and there. Wehner pitch a superb game for the win. Stevie Carter went 2 for 4, Berg 3 for 4 and A.J. Barnhardt 2 for 4 with a double and a triple.

New Albany puts on a hit parade in game 2, winning by a score of 27 to 9. The second game started the same as the first, but in this game the Irish couldn't find a way to stop the New Albany bats. New Albany had twenty hits in the game that only went to the fifth as the Irish went down in five innings.

Even though they played through gale force winds Saturday they never lost their fight, desire to compete or enthusiasm. Hats off to the coaches for teaching young kids "Irish Baseball" and kudos to the parents who stuck it out till the end. Just a note for the JV parents: you have not seen Nick Smith yet this year due to and ear operation but word has it he will be returning soon. Let’s give him a warm welcome when he returns hopefully next week.

Frosh Split with New Albany, Get First Win

Dublin ~ For the second game in a row, the Irish spotted their opponents to a large lead before battling back to tie, and then falling just short in suffering another tough loss, 11-10, this one in extra innings! In the nightcap, the Irish would not be denied, as they jumped out for 10 runs in the first inning in cruising to the 13-7 victory for their first win of the year, moving their record to 1-2.

The Eagles led by a score of 9-0 in game 1, before Scioto broke into the scoring column with a 3-spot in the bottom of the 5th. After giving up a lone tally in the top of the 6th, the Irish batted around to score 7 in the bottom of the frame to tie the game. After a scoreless 7th, New Albany was able to scratch out a run in the top of the 8th, and unfortunately the Irish were unable to answer in the bottom half. Chance Dummitt had 3 RBIs, and Jacob Nave and Aaron Best scored 2 runs each. Austin Troyer pitched 4 strong innings in middle relief to keep the Irish in the game.

The Irish finally broke through when Best came around on Riley Bush’s RBI fielder’s choice ground out. A wild pitch allowed Nave to come home, moving Bush to second, and he would score when Dummitt doubled. In the 6th, an error by the Eagles’ pitcher allowed Carl Kubalak to come home, a Nave single plates Nick Tizzano and a single by Bush scores Best. Dummitt’s second double on the day drives in Nave and Taylor Dyson, with Bush going to third. Bush would score on a wild pitch, and Brayden Pfeiffer would cap the scoring with a single plating Dummitt.

In game 2, the runs came often and early with Scioto jumping out for 10 in the first inning. New Albany scored 4 in the top of the second but the Irish answered, adding three more in their half of the 2nd, and then letting the defense do their work, scattering 3 runs over the next 5 innings. Riley Bush started out strong on the mound, with Taylor Dyson and Chance Dummitt providing excellent back-up combining for 4 strikeouts in relief.

In the bottom of the 1st, the Irish strung together 6 RBI singles by Dummitt, Brayden Pfeiffer, Nick Tizzano, Adam Padovan, Nathan Reiser and Bush (who scored twice in the inning) around a run scoring wild pitch. Aaron Strausbaugh ripped a bases clearing triple, and put a bow on the scoring when he came in on another wild pitch. In the second, an Adam Padovan sacrifice fly scores Pfeiffer, yet another wild pitch plates Tizzano, and a single by Taylor Dyson brings in Carl Kubalak.

Once again, props to Padovan's solid defensive effort behind the plate. And a salute to all the Irish fans who weathered strong winds to cheer on the green, silver and white! League play begins on Monday against Olentangy.

Irish Run Record To 3-0

Thursday, April 1st ~ Dublin – Another early spring perfect day weather-wise saw Dublin Scioto run their record to 3-0 beating a tough Hilliard Darby team 9-5. Once again, the Irish combined solid pitching, timely hitting and error free defense to put together the win. The Irish struck first scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Panthers battled back and scored 3 in the top of the third to briefly take the lead. But the Irish answered with 2 of their own in the bottom of the 3rd to retake the lead, one which they would not relinquish.

Kris Simonton made his first start of the year, going 3 strong innings and left in the 4th with a 4-3 lead. He caught two Panther batters looking at called third strikes in the third inning, both on nasty back door curve balls. Thomas Hayes took to the bump in the top of the 4th in his first outing of the year and held the Darby batters in check, scattering 3 hits and a pair of walks, allowing only two runs in his 3 innings of effort. Hayes also picked a runner off first in the 5th. Finally, Brandon Marker, also making his first appearance on the hill, pitched a scoreless 7th to wrap up the game.

The Irish offense was led by Tyler Flaherty who had three hits, 2 RBI’s and 2 SB’s on the night. Seth Eller delivered 2 hits and 3 RBI’s, and scored 3 times. Hayes had a hit, a pair of walks and 2 RBI’s. Marker also delivered a pair of singles in his first game on the year.

Scioto scored first in the bottom of the second inning. Eller led off the inning with a hard grounder which the Panther shortstop played off his ankle. Eller went to 3rd on Flaherty’s hit and run single to right field. After Flaherty stole second, both he and Eller scored on Hayes single to right. In the bottom of the third, Nick Gastaldo got things going with a single, stole second and scored on Eller’s single. Eller stole second and went to third on a pop up that the first baseman misplayed in the wind allowing Flaherty to reach first. The Irish then executed a double steal, with Flaherty getting into a run down long enough to allow Eller to score from third with a steal of home. In the bottom of the 5th, Gastalado got things going again with a walk. He would score on Eller’s triple, a bomb which struck the base of the fence in dead center field right at the 400 foot mark. Eller was driven home by Flaherty’s 2nd single of the night. After the Panthers scored a pair of runs in the top of the 6th to tighten the game to 6-5, the Scioto offense got going again in the bottom of the frame. After Sean Thomas and Matt Martin were both hit by pitches, Christian Stamets laid down a picture-perfect bunt down the third base line to load the bases. Thomas would score on Eller’s sacrifice fly to deep center, Martin scored on Flaherty’s third single of the night, and Stamets scored when Austin Mooney came off the bench to deliver a two out single to cap the scoring.

The Scioto team takes their show on the road this weekend, after an off day on Friday. They will travel to New Albany, to take on the Eagles in a double header, with the first game slated to start at noon.

JV Fall to Hilliard Darby 11-2

April 1st – No details currently available for this game

Eller’s dominance on hill moves Irish Varsity to 2-0

Wednesday, March 31st ~ Dublin – On a day that saw temperatures about 20 degrees warmer than the opener, Seth Eller threw a complete game shutout in his first start of the season. The offense made the most of its opportunities again, as the Irish defeated the Newark Catholic Green Wave by a score of 8-0. The Irish offense took a little while to get going, but they found their stride in the later innings.

Eller gave up a single on the first pitch of the game to the Green Wave leadoff hitter. That base runner was quickly erased by a textbook 6-4-3 double play, Kris Simonton, to Thomas Hayes to Nick Keeley. The next batter would work a 7 pitch at bat into another single, that would be the last base runner the Green Wave would see as Eller and the Irish defense set down the next 19 batters in a row to finish the game. Eller was very economical on the hill throwing only 68 pitches, in striking out 4, with 6 ground ball outs on his way to the 2-hit shut out.

The Irish offense parlayed 4 first inning walks and a number of wild pitches into 2 runs, before the Newark Catholic starting pitcher was pulled, as Matt Martin and Christian Stamets came around to score. The Green Wave reliever retired the next 8 Irish batters in a row, until Eller worked his way to second base by virtue of the second of his three walks on the night, and a wild pitch. Austin Mooney broke up the no hit bid with a sharp single to center scoring Eller from second. The Irish got 4 more runs in the bottom of the 5th, when Mooney hit a bases loaded single scoring Stamets and Nick Gastaldo, followed by a single by Tyler Flaherty scoring Eller and Chris Vogel, who was pinch-running for Mooney. The scoring was capped in the bottom of the 6th with Josh Nelsen, Dom Rosso and Jacob Nau coming off the bench to combine for a single, a walk and a single to score the final tally to make the score 8-0.

All Eller had to do was shut down the Newark Catholic bats for a final time, which he did with 3 fly balls in the top of the 7th. The last, was a spectacular diving catch on the right field foul line by Gastaldo to close the books.

The Scioto 9 don’t have any time to celebrate this win, as the Hilliard Darby Panthers bring their 1-1 record to Irish Field, on Thursday at 5:00.

JV Thumps Newark Catholic In Opener

March 31st – Dublin Scioto JV hurler Phillip Parrott and Newark Catholic pitcher matched each other through the first 4 2/3 innings until the Green Wave scored the first run of the game to break the 0-0 tie. That didn't last long as the Irish pushed three runs across to take a 3-1 lead they would never relinquish into the bottom of the sixth. Stevie Carter relieved Parrott and shut the Green Wave down in order. The Irish put the game away in the top of the seventh with 6 more runs. Carter closed the door again in the seventh and the Irish had their first win, by a final of 9-1.

Offensively, Stevie Carter led the way going 3-4.

Phillip Parrott earned the W in his first outing.

Freshmen Fall Short In Opener

Pickerington ~ After spotting the Pickerington Central Tigers to a 7-2 lead, the freshmen fought back to tie the game at 7, and again at 8, before finally succumbing after a 7th inning rally. Props to the freshmen for battling back! Good work behind the plate by Adam Padovan. Clutch hitting by Jacob Nave and Taylor Dyson, as they spent quite a bit of time on the bases. Pick Central's bats were just too much as they scored 4 unanswered runs in the bottom of the 5th and 6th to put the game away.

Aaron Strausbaugh and Chance Dummit both had solid efforts toeing the rubber for the Irish in their first time out, combining for 7 strikeouts on the night.

In the first inning Dummitt singled in Taylor Dyson for the first run of the year. In the second, Dyson drew a bases loaded walk, forcing Brayden Pfeiffer in to score. The big hit in the third inning was a double by Matt Vogel scoring Dummitt and Will Houston. The fourth inning saw Jacob Nave score on a fielder's choice, and Pfeiffer followed with a single, driving in both Nick Tizzano and Strausbaugh. The Irish scoring was completed in the top of the 5th inning when Nave singled to score Vogel.

Good luck to the Irish as they tangle with New Albany this Saturday.

Irish Off To 1-0 Start

Monday, March 29th ~ Grandview - Coach Scott Marple and his Dublin Scioto Irish started out off the 2010 campaign on the right foot today picking up an 11-2 victory at the hands of the Grandview Heights Bobcats on a cold, overcast gray central Ohio day. The Irish had a balanced offensive attack from top to bottom of the order, played solid defense and got 2 great early season pitching performances on the mound.

Matt Martin picks up the W for the Irish with 4 solid innings on the hill. Matt scattered 3 hits and 2 walks through his 4 innings of work. He worked his way out of a 2 on, none-out jam in the bottom of the 3rd inning, by coaxing a 5-4-3 double play and Austin Mooney gunned out another base runner stealing second to end the inning. Martin finished strong by getting 3 ground ball outs in a 1-2-3 fourth. Josh Nelsen took over in the 5th, and recorded his first save of the year, as he too spaced out the Bobcats offense, only allowing 3 hits, a walk and a hit batter.

Offensively, the Irish were led by Nick Gastaldo, who reached base safely in all 5 of his plate appearances. Nick had a walk, 2 singles and added a pair of doubles and 3 RBI’s. Christian Stamets hit his first career homerun, and added a triple, and a single and a pair of stolen bases. Thomas Hayes and Seth Eller both reached base safely 4 times each: Hayes with 3 singles and was hit by a pitch, he also stole a base; and Eller with a pair of singles, a walk and was also hit by a pitch, he too stole second base.

The scoring started right in the first inning with Hayes getting the first hit of the season, moved up on Eller’s single to right, and scored on Tyler Flaherty’s sacrifice to second base. The Bobcats battled back with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame. Stamets’ solo homerun accounted for the lone tally in the second inning. Hayes scored again in the top of the 4th after a single; he stole second and was driven in on Gastaldo’s single. In the top of the 5th, Stamets singled, stole second and scored on Martin’s two out single to left. In the top of the 6th, Hayes singled again, and scored on Gastaldo’s opposite field double to left, Nick would score on Flaherty’s sacrifice fly to left field. The Irish batted around in the top of the 7th and tacked on 5 insurance runs. The Bobcats put up a run in the bottom of the 7th which was just too little too late, as Nelsen worked out of a bases loaded jam to end the game.

After the game, Coach Marple was happy with the win, but added, “We’ve got lots of teaching opportunities, and there’s room for improvement”. The Irish take the field next in their home opener at Irish Field, on Wednesday at 5:00 against the Newark Catholic Green Wave.

Monday 03/27 - Varsity game changed from 1pm to 4pm at Grandview

Varsity game is moved back to 4pm at Grandview. JV and Freshman games are cancelled and they will practice at 2-4 in the Aux Gym.

03/27 - Saturday Practice Plans - 03/26/2010 - 3:15pm

All players will practice tomorrow from 11am-2pm on the Football field.
Please check Hot-Line before reporting at 11am in case of changes.
Think warm thoughts.

03/25 - Today is cancelled at all levels. - 03/25/2010 - 1:05pm

We will practice from 3-5pm.

JV Scrimmage Cancelled with Orange - 03-24-2010 2:00pm

JV Scrimmage at Orange is cancelled, Varsity only will travel to Olentangy Orange for a 4:30pm Scrimmage. JV will now practice with the freshmen from 3-5:30pm at Scioto.

Varsity and JV Scrimmage are now both at Olentangy Orange - 03-24-2010 - 12:15pm

Due to the conditions of our facilities there will be no games at Scioto today. The Varsity and JV will be playing at Olentangy Orange at 4:30pm.

The freshmen will be practiceing from 3-5:30pm at Scioto.

Spring Break Schedule Posted - 03/24/2010

Let's hope for a dry week with lots of baseball.

Concession Stand Schedule Posted - 03/24/2010

Under the Calendar tab you will find the Varsity and (JV/Freshman) concession schedule. If you switch with someone, please email the Webmaster so we can keep the schedule up to date.

Pre-Game Meal Assignments Posted 03-21-2010

Starting Saturday March 27,2010, The Scioto IBB Parents will be providing team breakfast before games. Please see link from this announcement for full listing of assignments and ideas of possible items to consider. The Calendar link will also have the assignments as well.

Roster Announced - 03/18/2010

The Irish Baseball Team Rosters have been posted along with Team Pictures.

Team pictures at school - 03/17/2010

Team pictures will be taken on March 17, 2010 starting at 3:00pm. See coaches for further details

Meet the Coach Night and IBB Meeting - 03-08-2010

The general Spring Sports meeting with Kip Witchey starts at 7:00pm for any Freshman Parents who's child has not participated in a Fall or Winter sport at Scioto.
Parents of Upperclassmen and Freshmen who participated in a Fall or Winter Sport do not have to attend the 7:00pm meeting with Kip.

The IBB meeting will start at 7:30 in classroom to be announced.

A member of Coach Marple's staff will be accepting the District Pay to play fee. You can also purchase the Scioto Baseball window decals from each of us. Remember, the price of these decals is only $1.

The Fairshare payments are also due on this evening. Alan Parrott will be accepting payments from Senior and Junior parents. Geri Keeley will handle the Soph. parent's payments and I will handle the Frosh parents.

Irish Baseball Window Decals now Available - 03-08-2010

The Irish Baseball window decals will be available to purchase at the next IBB meeting on March 11. The price will be only $1.00 per decal, which is a great price.
A big thank you to Jodi Cooper who designed and ordered the decals for the IBB. Below is an example of what they look like.

IBB Raffle winners Announced - 12/17/2009

The IBB Raffle drawing was held on 12/16/2009. The following winners were drawn:
Flat Screen HDTV - Winner - Susan Barbo , ticket sold by Dom Rosso
Laptop - Winner - David Kurtz, sold by Will Noble
Best Buy Card - Winner - Jim Naab, sold by Antonio Bissutti
CBJ tickets- Winner - Wendy Duhl, sold by Zach Garresh