Scrappers storm past Batavia, 8-1

Monday, August 21, 2006 Josh Tomlin pitched six strong innings to get his sixth victory. VINDICATOR STAFF REPORT NILES — Josh Tomlin pitched six solid innings as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Batavia Muckdogs Sunday at Eastwood Field. The victory moves the Scrappers (31-27) back into sole possession of first place in the Pinckney Division of the New York-Penn League standings. Auburn, which entered the day tied with the Scrappers, had its game with State College on Sunday postponed by rain. Tomlin (6-1) allowed six hits and struck out five while giving up just one run. Relievers Derrick Loop and Mike Hernandez allowed just two hits and no runs over the final three innings. Scrappers got some help The Scrappers managed just eight hits, but were helped out by the Muckdogs with three errors, five walks and a hit batsmen. Mahoning Valley fell behind 1-0 in the third inning, but took the lead for keeps in the bottom of the fifth on four hits. Those included an RBI single by Adam Davis and a ground-rule RBI double by Jason Denham. In the sixth inning, the Scrappers scored three more, opening the inning with a pair of walks and a wild pitch before Davis had his second RBI single. Mahoning Valley closed out the scoring with two runs in the eighth, again with the help of two walks, an error and an RBI single by Evandy DeLeon. Davis had two hits to lead the attack and he and Stephen Douglas each drove in two runs. The two teams will meet in the final game of the two-game series tonight at 7:05 at Eastwood Field. BATAVIASCRAPPERS abrhbiabrhbi Penprase ss5000Denham cf5011 Antoniato 2b4010Lytle 1b4010 Miller lf4021Goedert 3b5000 Dempsey dh3010McBride c3100 Milner cf4010Realini dh3210 McGill c3010Rodriguez ss3311 Yarbrough 1b4000Davis 2b3122 Morales rf3120Douglass lf3112 Kennelly 3b 3000DeLeon rf3011 Totals33181Totals32887 Batavia001 000000—1 Scrappers00003302x—2 E—Penprase, McGill, Davis; DP—Scrappers 2; LOB—Batavia 9, Scrappers 8; B—Denham (5); SF—Douglass; SB— Davis 2 (9). IPHRERBBSO Batavia Garcia (L, 2-5)4.253304 Byrd 0.213231 Kelly1.200001 Walls0.222121 Brownell0.100000 Scrappers Tomlin (W, 6-1)661115 Loop210010 Hernandez110011 WP—Byrd; HBP—Lytle (by Byrd), Kennelly (By Tomlin); Umpires—Home, Jason Cooksey; First, Travis Hatch; T—2:50; A—4,530. HOW THEY SCORED Muckdogs 3rd — Douglas Morales singles to right; Timothy Kennelly hit by pitch. Morales to 2nd. Zachary Penprase pops out to second; P. J. Antoniato lines out to shortstop; Jay Miller singles to left, Morales scores, Kennelly to 3rd. Miller to 2nd on the throw; Jacob Dempsey called out on strikes. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Scrappers 5th — Dustin Realini singles to center; Joshua Rodriguez singles to right fielder, Dustin Realini to 3rd; Adam Davis singles to left; Realini scores, Rodriguez to 3rd; Stephen Douglas out on a sacrifice fly to left, Rodriguez scores; Davis steals 2nd base; Davis steals 3rd base; Evandy De Leon strikes out; Jason Denham hits a ground-rule double to right field, Davis scores; Andrew Lytle hit by pitch; Jared Goedert strikes out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Scrappers 6th — Matthew McBride walks; Dustin Realini walks. McBride to 2nd; Wild pitch by Darren Byrd, McBride to 3rd, Realini to 2nd; Joshua Rodriguez reaches on fielding error by shortstop, McBride scores; Adam Davis singles to right, Realini scores, Rodriguez to 3rd; Stephen Douglas reaches on force attempt, missed catch error, Rodriguez scores. Davis to 2nd; Davis caught stealing 3rd base; Evandy De Leon walks. Douglas to 2nd; Jason Denham grounds out; Douglas to 3rd. De Leon to 2nd; Andrew Lytle grounds out. 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Scrappers 8th — Josh Rodriguez walked; Adam Davis walked, Rodriguez to second; Stephen Doiuglass singled to left, Rodriguez to third, Davis to second; Evandy DeLeon singles to left, Rodriguez scores, Davis to third, Douglass to second; Jason Denham grounds into fource play, Davis out at third, Douglass scores, DeLeon to third, Denham to second on throwing error; Andrew Lytle strikes out; Jared Goedert grounds out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.