'Birds Complete Road Sweep in Ohio

Mahoning Valley falls 4-1 in game three

The Aberdeen Ironbirds play ball at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen MD. (J. Kelley Dentry)

August 1, 2019

Niles, O.H. (August 1st, 2019) - After a stellar July, Aberdeen started August with more of the same. More great pitching and a few clutch hits brought the birds a 4-1 victory in the Buckeye State.W: Kevin Magee L: Brian EichornS: Connor GillispieBIG MOMENTS Top of the 3rd: Already down 1-0,

Niles, O.H. (August 1^st, 2019) - After a stellar July, Aberdeen started August with more of the same. More great pitching and a few clutch hits brought the birds a 4-1 victory in the Buckeye State.
W: Kevin Magee
L: Brian Eichorn
S: Connor Gillispie

BIG MOMENTS

Top of the 3^rd: Already down 1-0, Aberdeen tied the game with a solo homer for Toby Welk. Another run scored on Clay Fisher's RBI double and the 'Birds were up 2-1
Top of the 6^th: Two more for the 'Birds came on an RBI single for Welk that scored Dalton Hoiles. Adley Rutschman scored from third on a misplayed relay at short.

KEY IRONBIRDS CONTRIBUTORS

Kevin Magee: Win, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Toby Welk: 3-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBI
Andrew Fregia: 2-for-3

NEWS AND NOTES

Aberdeen swept their second opponent of the year to hang on to a top spot in the McNamara divison.
As a team the IronBird pitching staff has a 2.30 ERA, the best in all of professional baseball.
Welk became the fourth IronBird to have multiple homeruns this season

WHAT'S NEXT
IronBirds vs. Vermont Lake Monsters, Thursday, 7:05 P.M.
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium - Aberdeen, M.D.

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