From the Aberdeen IronBirds: The IronBirds surpassed four franchise records in their win over the Yankees 21-7. Most hits in a game (20), most runs in an inning (11), most runs scored in a game (21), total runs scored in a game (28), and attendance at Ripken Stadium (6,904) were each the highest in Birds’ […]
IronBirds Win Rubber Match In Staten Island, 7-2, Behind Strong Outing from Blackmar
From the Aberdeen IronBirds: Facing a three-game sweep in Staten Island, the IronBirds put seven runs on the board and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Yankees. RHP Mark Blackmar pitched brilliantly in his second professional start and SS Joel Hutter had a pair of RBI doubles in the victory. After the IronBirds went […]
Despite Slow Start, Ironbirds’ New Bosses Making Smooth Transition to Single-A
By John Scherzo and Zack Zeller Special to The Dagger The Aberdeen Ironbirds closed out their first two-game home series of the season Thursday night with a 6-3 loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades, getting off to a slow start despite some solid performances. Mark Blackmar went 4-2/3 innings in his first start of the […]
Aberdeen IronBirds Fall to Hudson Valley Renegades 7-3 in Season Opener; Opening Night in Aberdeen is June 20
From Ripken Baseball: FISHKILL, NY – The Aberdeen IronBirds opened the 2012 campaign on Monday night with a loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades. Entering the bottom of the fourth with the game tied at two, Hudson Valley scored a pair of runs against IronBirds’ starter Sebastian Vader then tacked on three more runs in […]
North Harford Elementary Singers Raise Money to Buy Phone Cards for Soldiers
From Harford County Public Schools: The North Harford Elementary School fifth grade Eagles Chorus performed the National Anthem at the Aberdeen Ironbirds baseball game on September 1, 2011, at Ripkin Stadium. A portion of the ticket sales from that evening raised $320 for a fundraiser called, “A Measure of Love.” The money will be donated […]
Aberdeen IronBirds Close Out Season With One Last Walk-Off Win
From Ripken Baseball: For the eighth time this season, the Aberdeen IronBirds won in walk-off fashion. Trailing 7-5 with two outs in the 13th inning, Manny Machado hit a two-run triple to tie the ball game. Kipp Schutz, who was named the team’s MVP before the game, hit a game-winning single as Aberdeen defeated the […]
IronBirds Avoid, Sweep Beat Lake Monsters
From IronBirds Baseball: IronBirds 10 (13-15), Lake Monsters 4 (20-8) July 16, 2010 Aberdeen (Runs-Hits-Errors): 10-15-2 Vermont (Runs-Hits-Errors): 4-5-1 WP: Tyler Sexton (1-2) LP: Taylor Jordan (1-1) SV: Steven Mazur (1) HR: David Anderson (4, 9th inning off Zellers, 1 on, 0 out) Burlington, VT – The Aberdeen IronBirds pounded out 15 hits and scored […]
Of Bucket Boys and Burt Reynolds: A Night with the Aberdeen IronBirds
The Dagger doesn’t have regular sports coverage, but we know some of you want it. And since all baseball games are basically the same, we randomly chose one game to attend. The choice: an epic Thursday battle between the Aberdeen IronBirds and the Hudson Valley Renegades. The two low-rung minor-league teams played nine innings and […]