Meigs County put plenty of runners on during the Region 3-AA baseball championship game Wednesday night at Signal Mountain, but the host Eagles kept most of them from crossing the plate.
Signal Mountain pitchers issued seven walks and hit two more batters, but they also stranded 11 Meigs County runners to secure a 5-3 win and the title.
“They’re scrappy,” Signal Mountain coach Josh Gandy said of the Tigers. “They came to scrap, and they made us throw a lot of pitches under stress. That can wear you down as a pitcher, and they did it the entire game, but my kids handled it. I think that comes from playing a lot of good competition throughout the season.”
The Tigers (22-8) caused trouble from the start as their first two batters walked. Hunter Burke’s sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third with one out, but Signal Mountain starter Collin Farr worked out of the jam with a popup and a grounder to third.
Farr’s teammates immediately gave him a boost in the bottom half, scoring three runs. Scott Payne led off with a single and scored on Drew Lowery’s triple into the gap in left-center field. Farr reached on an error, which brought home Lowery, then scored on another miscue.