NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE Big fourth inning leads Scrappers to 7-5 victory

Mahoning Valley makes its season debut at Cafaro Field tonight.
BATAVIA, N.Y. -- The Mahoning Valley Scrappers collected 12 hits, seven of which were doubles, in a 7-5 win over the Batavia Muckdogs on Thursday at Dwyer Stadium.
In the fourth inning of a scoreless game, the Scrappers (3-0) rapped four consecutive doubles, five in the frame, to take a 4-0 lead.
Scott Threinen, Eric Johnson, Anthony Luneta and Ryan Mulhern scored in the inning.
Batavia (0-3) cut the lead to 4-3 in the last of the fourth off Scrapper starter T.J. Burton.
Omar Bramasco homered to center in the last of the fifth inning to knot the game, 4-all.
Ryan Goleski scored in the sixth to give Mahoning Valley a 5-4 advantage, but Batavia responded to tie it again at 5 in its half of the sixth.
Mulhern, who went 3-for-4, reached on a ground-rule double in the seventh and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled him home.
Luneta scored an insurance run in the top of the ninth on a wild pitch.
Mulhern doubled twice, while Threinen, Johnson, Luneta, Kouzmanoff and Goleski each had a two-base hit.
Ryan Prahm (1-0) threw three innings of relief to get the win, while Reid Casey pitched the ninth for his second save.
The Scrappers will meet defending Pinckney Division champion Auburn tonight at Cafaro Field in the home opener at 7:05 p.m.
MAHONING VALLEYBATAVIA
abrhbiabrhbi
Johnson cf5111Headley 2b4110
Luneta ss5221Tugwell dh4110
Mulhern dh3231Hansen 1b4110
Kouzmanoff 3b4022Foust rf3121
Conroy lf4000Cortez c4011
Goleski rf4110Blalock 3b4012
Chauncey c 5010Brunink lf4000
Theinen 1b3110Bramasco ss4111
Suarez 2b4010Brito cf3010
Totals377125Totals34595
Mahoning Valley004001101--7
Batavia000311000--5
E--Bramasco. DP--Batavia 1. LOB--Mahoning Valley 9, Batavia 3. 2b--Johnson, Luneta, Mulhern 2, Kouzmanoff, Goleski, Theinen, Foust, Blalock. HR--Bramasco. SH--Mulhern, Theinen, Foust. CS--Brito.
IPHRERBBSO
Mahoning Valley
Burton564404
Prahm W, 1-0331105
Casey S, 2100000
Batavia
DeChristofaro454422
Diefenderfer L, 0-1352102
Hodges221122
WP--Hodges 2. Umpires--Home: Mark Lollo, 1st: Clint Mahan. T--2:33. A--2,675.
HOW THEY SCORED
THIRD INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 4, BATAVIA 0
Scrappers: Scott Threinen doubled to right. Ceasar Suarez flied out to right, Threinen to third. Eric Johnson doubled to center, Theinen scored. Anthony Luneta doubled in Johnson. Ryan Mulhern doubled in Luneta. Kevin Kouzmanoff doubled in Mulhern. Mike Conroy walked. Ryan Goleski struck out. Clint Chauncey flied out.
FOURTH INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 4, BATAVIA 3
Muckdogs: Jack Headley singled. Marc Tugwell singled Headley to third. Bryan Hansen fouled out. JD Foust singled in Headley, Tugwell to second. Jose Cortez flied out. Jake Blalock doubled home Tugwell and Foust. Joe Brunink struck out.
FIFTH INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 4, BATAVIA 4
Muckdogs: Omar Bramasco homered to center. Henry Brito singled. Brito caught stealing. Headley grounded out. Tugwell grounded out.
SIXTH INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 5, BATAVIA 5
Scrappers: Conroy flied out. Goleski ground-rule double to center. Chauncey flied out. Threinen reached on a fielding error, Goleski scored. Suarez singled Threinen to second. Johnson struck out.
Muckdogs: Hansen singled. Foust sacrifice Hansen to second. Cortez singled Hansen home, takes second on the throw. Blalock struck out. Brunick struck out.
SEVENTH INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 6, BATAVIA 5
Scrappers: Luneta grounded out. Mulhern doubled. Kouzmanoff singled in Mulhern. Conroy struck out. Goleski lined out.
NINTH INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 7, BATAVIA 5
Scrappers: Luneta singled. Mulhern sacrificed Luneta to second. Kouzmanoff walked. Conroy struck out. Luneta to third, Kouzmanoff to second on a wild pitch. Luneta scored on a wild pitch, Kouzmanoff to third. Goleski walked. Chauncey flew out.