IronBirds Split First Doubleheader of the Year
July 12, 2019 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Aberdeen IronBirds News Release
Morgantown, WV - After a rainy Thursday, Aberdeen played a doubleheader with the West Virginia Black Bears. Game one ended with a 3-1 loss, game two was a 4-1 win to take the series.
GAME ONE (3-1 West Virginia)
W: Grant Ford
L: Kevin Magee
BIG MOMENTS
Bottom of the 1st: West Virginia put up two runs on two hits to make it 2-0.
Top of the 4th: Aberdeen made it a one run game with an RBI single for Rehabber Brett Cumberland
Bottom of the 6th: A solo homer for Blake Sabol made it a 3-1 game and earned the Black Bears a win.
KEY IRONBIRDS CONTRIBUTORS
Tristan Graham: 2-for-3
Kyle Stowers: 2-for-3, 2 2B
GAME TWO (4-1 Aberdeen)
W: Dallas Listcher (3-0)
L: Noe Torbido
BIG MOMENTS
Top of the 1st: Aberdeen scored first. A double steal for Johnny Rizer and Irving Ortega brought Rizer home and made it 1-0.
Top of the 4th: Andrew Fregia pumped a solo homer over the leftfield wall and made it 1-0. It was his first homer of the season and his third as a pro.
KEY IRONBIRDS CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Fregia: 2-for-3, HR
Dallas Litscher: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K
NEWS & NOTES
Kade Strowd pitched on the West Virginia University Campus for the first time as a pro, returning to his college turf in front of a packed house.
Aberdeen played its first doubleheader of the year, splitting it and winning their third series in a row.
Through 27 games, Aberdeen is 14-13 and comes home for a six game stand.
WHAT'S NEXT
IronBirds vs. Williamsport Crosscutters, Friday 6:05 P.M.
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium - Aberdeen, M.D.
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