OVC 2021

[packers80]

What is the OVC supposed to look like this year top to bottom? If there's a thread on it already & I missed it I apologize.

[PirateFan[69]]

Ironton seems to be a solid team, beat Valley and put up a couple on the Burg
Portsmouth set the tone last night against Oak Hill
and Fairland seems to be winning some games... not too sure about all the others

[Thegreenwave]

Gallia Academy will be in the mix beat Zane Trace lost to Waverly 2-1 and tied Minford 3-3 after 7 innings called for darkness.

[baseball16]

Gallia Academy will be in the mix beat Zane Trace lost to Waverly 2-1 and tied Minford 3-3 after 7 innings called for darkness.

Those were all scrimmages. They are 0-2 after losing to Jackson and Athens. But I agree, the Blue Devils will be in the mix.

[Codeblue79]

What are your opinion so far of what we have seen in the OVC?

[trojandave]

Portsmouth is off to a 9-0 start, including wins over South Point and Chesapeake, with new coach Aaron Duncan. The Trojans have been struggling in baseball the last several years, but with Duncan, a former All-American baseball player at Shawnee State, participation numbers are up and there is renewed energy in the program.

[Ed Ott]

Portsmouth is off to a 9-0 start, including wins over South Point and Chesapeake, with new coach Aaron Duncan. The Trojans have been struggling in baseball the last several years, but with Duncan, a former All-American baseball player at Shawnee State, participation numbers are up and there is renewed energy in the program.

Is this a jab at Coach McGraw? Can’t tell. It can be read that way. McGraw had a ton of youth and they improved pretty good through the season. He’s guiding Jackson pretty well right now. Good to see Duncan having success. Portsmouth needs to be good at baseball and they are.

[6-4-3=2o]

Portsmouth is off to a 9-0 start, including wins over South Point and Chesapeake, with new coach Aaron Duncan. The Trojans have been struggling in baseball the last several years, but with Duncan, a former All-American baseball player at Shawnee State, participation numbers are up and there is renewed energy in the program.

Is this a jab at Coach McGraw? Can’t tell. It can be read that way. McGraw had a ton of youth and they improved pretty good through the season. He’s guiding Jackson pretty well right now. Good to see Duncan having success. Portsmouth needs to be good at baseball and they are.

I have no idea whether this was a jab at McGraw or not, but sure doesn't seem like it. Was McGraw at Portsmouth more than a year? I very well may be wrong, but didn't he take the job to go back home? Stayed a year, then bolted back to Jackson? If that's so, wonder why he didn't stay at the helm to continue the improvement you mentioned? I don't know, I'm truly wondering/asking questions.

[trojandave]

Ed Ott: My post is not a reference at all about McGraw. I just posted facts about what Duncan has done so far for Portsmouth baseball.

[Moses Guthrie]

Portsmouth is off to a 9-0 start, including wins over South Point and Chesapeake, with new coach Aaron Duncan. The Trojans have been struggling in baseball the last several years, but with Duncan, a former All-American baseball player at Shawnee State, participation numbers are up and there is renewed energy in the program.

Is this a jab at Coach McGraw? Can’t tell. It can be read that way. McGraw had a ton of youth and they improved pretty good through the season. He’s guiding Jackson pretty well right now. Good to see Duncan having success. Portsmouth needs to be good at baseball and they are.

Good lord..
Eye roll emoji!
Ridiculous observation Ed ott.

Portsmouth has struggled in recent years because they lacked good baseball players. Coach McGraw did a fine job the 2 years he spent with Portsmouth. He just didn’t have the horses.

[14U]

Portsmouth is off to a 9-0 start, including wins over South Point and Chesapeake, with new coach Aaron Duncan. The Trojans have been struggling in baseball the last several years, but with Duncan, a former All-American baseball player at Shawnee State, participation numbers are up and there is renewed energy in the program.

Is this a jab at Coach McGraw? Can’t tell. It can be read that way. McGraw had a ton of youth and they improved pretty good through the season. He’s guiding Jackson pretty well right now. Good to see Duncan having success. Portsmouth needs to be good at baseball and they are.

Trojan dave is a faithful and true Trojan fan and would never talk bad about anybody in the program!! Coach McGraw has known trojanDave since he was born and would never think anything bad or think dave would talk down about him.

[14U]

I see the Trojans on a two game losing streak. Against Ironton had them beat the whole game until the last inning. Also lost to Gallipolis 4-3 I believe but the Trojans are a young team. Go Trojan!!

[trojandave]

14U and Moses Guthrie: Thanks for your support.

I listened to Coach Duncan today on WNXT, and he talked about how the season is going. So far, the Trojans have beaten South Point and Chesapeake in OVC play, and have lost to Rock Hill 7-3, Ironton 6-5 on a squeeze bunt in the final inning, and then last night lost to Gallia Academy 4-0. The Trojans are playing competitive baseball.

Coach Duncan did say that Portsmouth hasn't had a winning season since 2011. He also highlighted each individual player on the JV squad. As I said previously, participation numbers are up and that is at least a start to getting back to winning baseball at PHS. Coach Duncan has this program trending upward for sure.

[Thegreenwave]

Anyone have conference records?

[captainmorgan_]

i was also going to ask if anyone had the standings so far this season

[BennyTheJet]

Fairland is 5-1. I think Ironton also has 1 loss, but Fairland owns the tie breaker. They play tomorrow night at Ironton in a huge OVC game.

[Thegreenwave]

Gallia Academy is 4-3 with wins over Fairland and Portsmouth

[captainmorgan_]

Fairland is 5-1. I think Ironton also has 1 loss, but Fairland owns the tie breaker. They play tomorrow night at Ironton in a huge OVC game.

who won?

[Thegreenwave]

Fairland - 1
Ironton - 4

[mattash]

Working on some updates. This right?

https://seohiopreps.com/baseball/team/ironton/

March 27, 2021 Ironton 5 - 7 Valley Recap
March 29, 2021 Ironton 0 - 9 Wellston Recap
March 30, 2021 Wheelersburg 2 - 7 Ironton Recap
April 2, 2021 Russell (KY) 3 - 5 Ironton Recap
April 5, 2021 Fairland 2 - 7 Ironton Recap
April 6, 2021 Ironton 7 - 12 St. Joseph Recap
April 7, 2021 Ironton 4 - 14 Coal Grove Recap
April 9, 2021 Gallia Academy 7 - 4 Ironton Recap
April 10, 2021 Ironton 3 - 8 Adena Recap
April 12, 2021 Ironton 5 - 6 Portsmouth Recap
April 13, 2021 Ironton 2 - 9 Fairview (KY) Recap
April 14, 2021 Ironton 1 - 12 Chesapeake Recap
April 16, 2021 Ironton 3 - 4 Rock Hill Recap
April 19, 2021 Ironton 0 - 16 South Point Recap
April 20, 2021 Ironton 7 - 12 Clay Recap
April 21, 2021 Fairland 4 - 1 Ironton Recap
April 23, 2021 Ironton - Coal Grove Preview
April 24, 2021 Ironton - Lewis County (KY) Preview
April 26, 2021 Ironton - Gallia Academy Preview
April 28, 2021 Ironton - Portsmouth Preview
April 30, 2021 Ironton - Chesapeake Preview
May 3, 2021 Ironton - Rock Hill Preview
May 5, 2021 Ironton - South Point Preview
May 6, 2021 Ironton - Minford Preview
May 8, 2021 Ironton - Bishop Watterson Preview
May 11, 2021 Ironton - Northwest Preview
May 13, 2021 Jackson - Ironton Preview