CHESAPEAKE — The Ironton Fighting Tigers took off their cleats and put on the hitting shoes. In their biggest offensive output of the young season, Ironton had 12 hits en route to a 12-4 win over the Chesapeake Panthers on Friday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Wearing the glass slipper for Ironton was Braydon Baker who went 4-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run and six runs batted in. “Baker woke up. He had his coffee this morning,” said Ironton coach John Hunt with a

AID — Gabe Blevins was quite a hit with his pitching performance on Thursday, mainly because he didn’t give up many hits. Blevins shined on the mound as he pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks as the Green Bobcats blanked the Symmes Valley Vikings 9-0 in a non-conference game. Green (8-0) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a single by Jon Knapp, a double by Brennan Renison and an error. The Bobcats opened up a 5-0 lead with four runs in the fourth. Nola

IRONTON — Ironton Fighting Tigers head coach John Hunt must have bought a lot of white paint for his team. They keep white washing their opponents. Pitcher Jacob Hughes waved the paint brush on Wednesday as he threw a four-hit shutout and Ironton blanked the Portsmouth Trojans 4-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. The shutout was the third straight for Ironton and the second for Hughes who threw a two-hit shutout against Wheelersburg last Thursday. “In short, great pitching

PROCTORVILLE — This Ironton Baker was really cooking. Braydon Baker fired a three-hit shutout as the Fighting Tigers blanked the Fairland Dragons 8-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Baker struck out eight, walked two and 64 of his 95 pitches were strikes. “Braydon Baker pitched a great game,” said Ironton head coach John Hunt. “He pitched himself out of a few jams and the defense came around and played well behind him to preserve the shutout.” Ironton (2-1, 1-0)