Gallipolis sweeps twinbill from Portsmouth, 7-0, 11-7

[jottings]

Host Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School swept a doubleheader from the visiting Portsmouth Trojans on Memorial Field Saturday afternoon by the scores of 7-0 and 11-7.

The twin triumph left Gallipolis with an 8-1 season mark. Inside the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League’s South Division, GAHS improved to 5-0. Portsmouth dropped to 5-4 overall and 1-4 in SEOAL South Division action.

Monday, GAHS will travel to Logan for a non-league game at 5 p.m. Tuesday will be an off day. Wednesday, Jackson is at home for a 5 p.m. SEOAL battle and Saturday Ironton will visit Memorial Field for a 1 p.m., doubleheader.

Senior Blue Devil righthander Chuck Calvart, in going the distance, blanked the Trojans on seven hits in the first game. Calvart had 10 strikeouts and four walks. PHS had four errors behind ace Josh Myers, who was charged with the loss. Myers allowed six runs, fanned six and walked seven. London Malone relieved Myers in the sixth and Lenny Collins relieved Malone in the sixth inning.

Gallipolis actually put the game away in the first inning on Terry Smith’s two-run double. A third run in the inning scored on a throwing error by the Trojans catcher. GAHS made it 5-0 in its half of the third, and iced the victory with two more runs in the sixth inning.

Caleb Warnimont had a single and triple in two at bats while Kyle Dingess was two for three. Other Blue Devils getting hits were Brandon Taylor, one for three, Justin Bailey, one for three, Tyler Eastman, one for three, and Smith’s two run double in two trips.

Josh Meyrs was the big gun for PHS with three singles and a double in four trips to the plate.

Score by innings:
Portsmouth……..000 000 0 -- 0-7-4
Gallipolis……….302 002 x – 7-8-1
WP—Calvart; LP—Myers, 5; Malone, 2/3, Collins 1 and 1/3.
In Saturday’s second game, GAHS, behind senior righthander John Troester, came within six outs of mercy ruling the Trojans after building up a commanding 11-0 lead off four Trojan hurlers, but in the top of the fourth frame, PHS exploded for seven runs before the smoke cleared to pull within four runs, 11-7.

In the top of the sixth inning, the Trojans loaded the sacks with two outs and the tying run at the plate before Troester got the final out to preserve the Gallipolis lead and earn the victory.

Troester, in going the distance, allowed seven runs on 11 hits and GAHS made three errors. Troester fanned seven and walked two. Gallipolis had 11 runs on 10 hits off four Trojan hurlers and PHS committed two errors. Jeremy Scott started for PHS and pitched one and two thirds of an inning. Scott was charged with the loss. Len Collins took over in the first and didn’t get any outs and was replaced by Levi Porter and Porter was relieved by freshman Ryan Monroe, who finished the game.

Gallipolis led 3-0 after one inning and scored seven big runs in the second frame for a 10-0 advantage. The Blue Devils made it 11-0 in their half of the third inning. Then came the Trojans seven-run explosion, capped by a three-run, 355-foot home run by Trojan ace Josh Myers, who had eight hits in the doubleheader and has collected 10 or 11 straight hits in the past three games.

Freshman Justin Bailey had a bases clearing triple for GAHS in the second inning. Kyle Dingess had two singles and a double in four trips for GAHS. Caleb Warnimont had a double and single in four trips, Tyler Eastman was one for two, Terry Smith one for one, Chuck Calvart one for two and Troester one for three.

Score by innings:
Portsmouth……000 700 --7-11-2
Gallipolis………371 00x --11-10-3
Game called after six because of darkness.
WP-Troester. LP—Scott, 1 and 1/3; Collins, 0, Porter, 1 and 1/3, Monroe, 2 and 1/3.

[biggdowgg]

the last Picther was Ryan Monroe.

Myers, has now had 13 straight hits.

Jottings, it was good talking to you,and gahs4ever today,,acutaly got to eat lunch with GAHS before the game.

[jottings]

Perfect day for a pair of baseball games.

Myers was a human hitting machine today, Glad to have had a chat with you before and after the game.

Got to talk to David Hopkins before the game and also John Tipton, two fine basketball officials.

[galliasportsfan]

Actually the winning pitcher in the first game was Calvert...I know it was just a typo but had to post =]

[jottings]

galliassportsfan...got it corrected...Long afternoon and although GAHS used only two pitchers, PHS used five or six; Don't see how today's scorekeepers are able to keep things straight with pinch hitters, return players, pinch runners, etc.

[jottings]

Did the GAHS JVs play a game with someone over the weekend?

[EVERYBODY]

LOOKS LIKE A LOT PEOPLE UNDER ESTIMATED GALLIA AND OVER ESTIMATED PORTSMOUTH. THATS WHY THE GAME IS TO BE PLAYED AND NOT TALKED ABOUT AND SPECULATED. YES I KNOW EVERYONE HAS HIGH EXPECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND THATS ALL RIGHT, THATS WHAT MAKES IT FUN, SO DREAM BIG , CHEER LOUD AND HAVE FUN. LOL TO BOTH TEAMS

[LetsGoPSU]

You dont have to yell ":) Congrats to the Blue Devils.Seem to have a very nice team down there. Trojans need to bounce back @ Cheaspeake tom

[trojanofthepast]

LOOKS LIKE A LOT PEOPLE UNDER ESTIMATED GALLIA AND OVER ESTIMATED PORTSMOUTH. THATS WHY THE GAME IS TO BE PLAYED AND NOT TALKED ABOUT AND SPECULATED. YES I KNOW EVERYONE HAS HIGH EXPECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND THATS ALL RIGHT, THATS WHAT MAKES IT FUN, SO DREAM BIG , CHEER LOUD AND HAVE FUN. LOL TO BOTH TEAMS

It's not over estimating this young Trojan team they are much better than last year. They will only get better as the year goes on they are still above .500 on the season. This team only won 4 games all last year and have already won 5 game in the first 2 weeks of the season. Gallia has a fine ball club and should win the the league now with a 4 game lead on the Trojans in the South. Portsmouth only starts 2 seniors on this team and will only get better over the remainder of this year and next. This coaching staff will put these boys in a good position to win a lot of games over the remainder of the year. Slumps happen and other than Myers we are in a hitting slump right now. It will come around, just wait and see we still have one more game with Gallia. Side note; is there any question that Myers is the POY in the SEOAL. He's unbelievable with the bat in his hands, he has a streak of 13 straight hits I beleive. There is no one on the same level talent wise as this young man in the SEOAL. But we need more than just Myers to win ball game the rest of the way. GO TROJANS!

[biggdowgg]

we are seeing how bad we miss Coakley in our line up, not only for his pitching, but for his fielding when Myers pitches, I sure would have liked to seen him in this line up.

like posted above this team will be fine, esp when they all start hitting the ball together.

and about Myers,,,,if there is a better one out there,Id sure like to see him play

[blaze275]

Check out #7 FROM GALLIA ,ALSO A VERY GOOD PLAYER.

[blaze275]

7 IS KYLE DINGESS .TROJAN FANS MIGHT REMEMBER HIM FROM FOOTBALL.#20

[blaze275]

I AM A GALLIA FAN, BUT ILL TAKE MYERS ON MY TEAM.

[trojanofthepast]

Dingess is a fine athlete both in football and baseball. But, Myers is the head of the class in both of those sports. He was the SEOAL SOUTH POY in football and should repeat the samething in baseball. He's has to batting over .700 on the season and is currently on a streak of 13 straight hits. It's not a put down to any of the other fine athlete's in the league, but if you ask most they will tell you Myers is in a league of his own.