CODY LEIST

PDT Sports Writer

Baseball is a game of numbers. The following are a list of numbers that are associated with the Wheelersburg Pirates 2012 championship season:

30-2 — Wheelersburg’s final record.

27-0 — The Pirates’ record against Ohio teams.

April 19 — The last loss suffered by Wheelersburg in the 2012 season, a 2-0 loss to Ashland (Ky.) Boyd County.

0 — Number of hits recorded by the Lions in the game despite the win.

14 — Runs allowed by the Pirate pitching staff in the 2012 postseason.

42 — Runs scored by Wheelersburg in the 2012 tournament.

14 1/3 — Consecutive shutout innings combined by Wade Martin and Derek Moore to close the season.

1996 — Last state baseball championship by the Pirates.

50 — Number of schools in Ohio that have at least two state championships after Wheelersburg and Minster reached the honor.

34 — Number of schools with just two state crowns.

38 — Hits by Austin Hall, a team-high despite missing the final three games of the tournament. Austin Boyer was second on the team with 36.

3 — Home runs hit by the Pirates. One each for Hall, Boyer and Ben Arnold.

2 — Triples each by Martin and Brett Hood, tied for the team lead.

.444 — Alex Shears’ batting average, which led the team (minimum 40 official at-bats). Hall was second with a .437 clip.

4 — Pirate hitters were over .400 batting average (minimum 40 at-bats).

130 — Walks earned by Wheelersburg.

132 — Strikeouts recorded by Pirate hitters.

100 — Strikeouts thrown by Derek Moore.

237 — Runs scored by Wheelersburg in the entire 2012 season.

182 — Runs allowed by the Pirates in the 2012 campaign.

26 — Earned runs allowed by Wheelersburg pitching.

23 — Lima Central Catholic batters that faced Martin in the state championship game, two beyond the minimum.

1 — Hit allowed by Martin in the title game, a one-out triple in the seventh by Travis Clark.

11 — No-hitters all-time in a state tournament. None were in a championship game.

6 — Seniors who finish their high school career with a Division III State Championship. They are Hall, Boyer, Shears, Brett Hood, Jon Clevenger and Zach Flanagan.