The Aberdeen IronBirds squandered a near-perfect pitching performance from starter Scott Copeland on one swing of the bat Thursday night, but managed to produce the late-game heroics this season has become known for, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth before catcher Austin Rauch delivered the IronBirds to a 3-2 walk-off victory with […]
IronBirds Walk-Off Winners Against Renegades, 7-6
The Aberdeen IronBirds scored yet another cardiac comeback on Wednesday night against Hudson Valley, battling back from a 6-3 deficit before All-Star third baseman Adam Gaylord’s sacrifice fly to centerfield off Stephen Hiscock scored second baseman Sammie Starr and gave Aberdeen a 7-6 victory. The batter before, All-Star leftfielder Kipp Schutz had tied the game […]
State College One-Hits Aberdeen, Wins 1-0
Following Friday night’s exciting pitcher’s duel, Aberdeen went down to the wire with State College again on Saturday night, this time losing 1-0 at Ripken Stadium. Aberdeen received strong pitching from All-Star Tim Adleman, while State College received the same from Tyler Waldron. The State College pitching staff took a no-hitter and 1-0 lead into […]
IronBirds Prevail in 11, 3-2
Another tight pitcher’s duel spilled over into extra innings Friday night as it took 11 innings for the Aberdeen IronBirds to beat the State College Spikes 3-2 in yet another thriller in front of a record 6,897 at Ripken Stadium. With Cal Ripken, Jr. and Orioles Director of Scouting Joe Jordan in attendance, catcher Austin […]
Jammers Slam IronBirds, 11-1
After a heavy rain storm washed out Wednesday night’s ending and scattered showers peppered the Aberdeen area during the day on Thursday, the floodgates finally opened Thursday night as the Jamestown Jammers broke down the dam and throttled the Aberdeen IronBirds 11-1. “We got beat up pretty good. The starting pitching and the bullpen really […]
IronBirds Sink in the Rain to Jamestown, 3-2
The 40-minute rain delay before the bottom of the ninth was just delaying the inevitable on Wednesday night as the Aberdeen IronBirds fell to the Jamestown Jammers 3-2 at Ripken Stadium. The game was called prior to the bottom of the ninth as the rain started to let up, but the lightning did not. “The […]
IronBirds Finish Off Yankee Sweep, 5-3
The Aberdeen IronBirds fell behind early Tuesday night against Staten Island, but the team battled its way to back to take a hard-fought 5-3 victory and two-game series sweep against the Yankees. IronBirds starter Justin Moore, making his first start since July 15 because of an oblique injury, got off to a rough start, surrendering […]
Flacco’s Call-Up Opens Door for Anderson
With first basemen Michael Flacco called up to Delmarva and Tyler Kolodny’s season ended by a wrist injury, Aberdeen’s first baseman position becomes David Anderson’s. Anderson, who is currently batting .284 in 33 games, is in his first year with the IronBirds after spending 2009 with the Gulf Coast League Orioles, where he batted .271. […]
