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Ironside Goes 5-for-6: Even as a kid%2C Rich Ironside said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact%2C and letting everything else flow from there. At Eagles Ballpark today%2C Ironside showed how well he learned that lesson.%0A%0AThe 18-year-old left fielder had 5 hits in 6 at-bats for the Annandale HS Pirhanas%2C helping his team knock off the Kendall HS Styx by a score of 12-3.%0A%0A%22They always said%2C just keep your eye on the ball%2C don%27t overswing%2C make contact and you never know what will happen%2C%22 he said. %22That%27s all I did today.%22%0A%0ARich Ironside singled in the 1st%2C grounded out in the 3rd%2C singled in the 5th%2C doubled in the 7th%2C singled in the 8th and hit a two-run single in the 8th.%0A%0APresently Ironside is hitting .410 with 1 home run and 19 RBIs. He has played in 26 games and scored 25 times.%0A%0AView Boxscore%0A