NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE Scrappers unleash offense in victory over Lowell

Mahoning Valley now plays three games with the Brooklyn Cyclones.
By STEVE MYRICK
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
LOWELL, Mass. -- The Mahoning Valley Scrappers got their offense on track, unleashing an 11-hit attack to beat the Lowell Spinners 10-7 Friday night at LeLacheur Field.
The torrid hitting of catcher Wyatt Toregas paced the outburst. Toregas had two doubles and a single, while scoring two runs in four trips to the plate.
Reaching back to last night's victory, the Scrapper catcher put together a streak of six hits, five of them for extra bases, in six consecutive trips to the plate.
"We swing the bats very well," said manager Mike Sarbaugh. "Everybody had at least two quality at bats."
Center fielder Tim Montgomery also contributed a home run and scored twice.
First pro hit
His first professional hit, a leadoff homer in the fourth inning, kicked off a six-run rally.
"Just trying to get a batting average going," said Montgomery. "I got ahead in the count, 2-0, and I got a fastball up in the zone where I was looking for it."
The Spinners scored first, getting to Mahoning Valley starter Matt Haynes for two runs in the second inning. The Scrapper right hander gave up singles to Salvador Paniagua and Carlos De La Cruz. Both scored on first baseman Logan Sorenson's double to left field.
Wyatt Toregas' fourth consecutive extra base hit (three doubles and a home run over two games) started the Mahoning Valley comeback.
Toregas' line drive hit the base of the right field wall, and he slid under a tag at second. Toregas tagged and advanced to third on a long fly ball to center field by Brian Finegan, then scored easily when Brett Parker sent a sharp grounder through the right side of the infield.
The Scrappers' breakout fourth inning began with Montgomery's leadoff home run. It was an exhilarating moment for the young pro, but he was not quite sure it went over the left field wall.
"I didn't see where it went, I was just looking at the umpire to see if it was a home run or not," said Montgomery. "I never really figured it out. I just kept running and they didn't stop me."
Designated hitter Mario Matulich kept the rally going with a double to right field, and went to third when Chris Clem followed with a single. Matulich scored on a wild pitch.
Lowell pitcher chased
Toregas notched his fifth consecutive hit, a chopper over the glove of the third baseman, to drive in Clem. A walk to Finegan chased Lowell left hander Jake Glanzmann (1-1), who took the loss.
Reliever Cooper Eddy gave up a fielder's choice to Parker, then hit Chris Gimenez to load the bases.
Mike Butia delivered a two-run double to give the Scrappers a 7-2 lead.
The Spinners put together a walk and a double to score one run in the fifth.
In the sixth inning, Toregas led off with yet another extra base hit, a hustling double to right field. He alertly advanced to third when second baseman Lee Curtis' toss back from the infield sailed over the pitcher's head. Eddy was charged with an error. Toregas scored his second run of the night on Parker's sacrifice fly.
The Scrappers' comfortable lead evaporated in the bottom of the sixth with the help of two errors and two walks.
After a single by Paniagua, the Spinners took advantage of errors by Clem, and pitcher Hector Santana, to score two runs. A walk and a fielder's choice set the table for Robert Evans' two-run double. It was 8-7 before Toregas' flyout to right field ended the inning. It ended his streak of six hits in six consecutive plate appearances.
The Scrappers put up two more runs in the seventh inning. Butia led off with a single and Montgomery followed with a walk. Butia scored on a singled off the bat of Matulich, and Montgomery scored on Clem's fielder's choice, making the final score 10-7.
Lincoln winner
Roger Lincoln (2-1) came in to relieve Santana in the sixth inning to get the win. He scattered three hits over 22/3 innings, without giving up a run.
Sarbaugh says after eight games, the club is beginning to come together.
"We're starting to get a little bit of a feel, we're going to be feeling our way through, at least through the halfway mark," said Sarbaugh. "Each day we start learning more about each other, about what each guy can do."
The Scrappers (4-4) took two out of three against Lowell (3-5),
Mahoning Valley moves on to New York for three games with the Brooklyn Cyclones. Lefty Justin Pekarek (0-0) is slated to start for the Scrappers, while righthander Mike Devaney (0-0) gets the call for the Cyclones.
MAHONING VALLEYLOWELL
abrhbiabrhbi
Finegan ss4100V Der Bos cf3201
Parker 3b4122Evans lf5021
Gimenez lf4100Curtis 2b3000
Butia dh4122Williams 2b2000Montgomery cf3211Guzman 3b5010
Cruz cf1000Panigua c5220
Encarnacion rf4000De La Cruz rf3210
Matulich dh4121Sorensen 1b4122Clem c4111Perry dh4000Toregas c4231Ramos ss2010
Totals3610118Totals36794
Mahoning Valley001601200--10
Lowell020014000--7
E--Clem, Santana, Curtis. LOB--Scrappers 5, Spinners 8. HR--Montgomery. 2B--Parker, Butia, Matulich, Toregas, Evans, Sorensen.
IPHRERBBSO
Mahoning Valley
Haynes432227Santana1.135530
Lincoln W, 2-12.230012Knox S, 1100001
Lowell
Schroyer210012
Glanzmann L, 1-11.166610
Eddy2.222102
Shoemaker322215
WP--Lincoln. HBP--by Eddy (Gimenez). PB--Paniagua. Umpires--Home, Phil Mulroe; Bases, Howard Perez. T--2:59. A--5,000.