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VICTORY AT EASTWOOD
Scrappers rally past State College for 8-7 win
Mahoning Valley had to overcome a 7-3 deficit to beat the Spikes.
NILES — Wins haven’t come easy for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
“The wins have been few and far between lately,” said Scrappers manager Travis Fryman after Mahoning Valley (27-37) rallied with four runs in the sixth inning to overcome the State College Spikes 8-7 Monday night at Eastwood field.
“Anytime we get a win it’s pretty nice,” Fryman said.
“I tell the guys every time I’ve never seen an ugly hit or an ugly win.”
Mahoning Valley committed two costly errors and Scrappers’ pitchers walked 5 State College batters to fall behind 7-3 before rallying to grab the win.
The Scrappers scored one run in the fifth to pull to within 7-4 after a walk to Brock Simpson.
The first baseman came around to score after a passed ball and an RBI single by Walter Diaz.
Mahoning Valley then parlayed five straight singles, including two infield hits, into four runs in the sixth inning to overtake the Spikes.
Ryan Blair led off with a single and advanced to third on a single by Cord Phelps.
Blair scored on a wild pitch before Tim Fedroff got the third of his four hits on the night to move Phelps to third.
An infield single by Lonnie Chisenhall scored Phelps and Simpson’s infield single plated Fedroff with the go-ahead run.
The Scrappers got a great effort from the bullpen to keep the game within reach and eventually close it out.
Austin Creps came in for starter Kaimi Mead who had give up three runs in four innings.
Creps (2-5) picked up the win despite giving up four runs in the fifth inning, although only one was earned thanks to some sloppy fielding by the Scrappers defense.
Creps settled down to pitch a scoreless sixth and Brian Grening pitched two innings of one-hit baseball.
Brad Hinkle came on in the ninth and retired the side in order to pick up his second save of the season.
“The bullpen did a great job,” Fryman said. “We don’t get to say that too much about the ’pen this year.
“Brian Grening came in and threw the ball real well and Hinkle came in and did a great job. The bullpen was good today.”
The Spikes (13-47), who have the worst record in the New-York Penn League, did a great job of getting off to a good start following Sunday’s 10-5 win over the Scrappers.
State College touched up Mead for three runs in the second inning on four hits, including a bases loaded double by David Rubinstein.
The Scrappers got a solo run in the third on a fielders choice RBI by Simpson and two more runs in the fourth to tie the game.
Robbie Alcombrack scored on an RBI single by Phelps and Blair scored on a single by Fedroff.
Fedroff, a late signee from the University of Michigan, raised his average to over .380 with his 4-for-4 night at the plate.
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STATE COLLEGESCRAPPERS
abrhbiabrhbi
Biela dh3110Blair rf4210Vasquez 2b5000Phelps dh4231
D’Amaud ss4100Fedroff cf4141
Farrell 3b5110Chisenhall ss4111
Morgan rf3110Simpson 1b4121
Latimore lf4211Tice 3b4022
Peley c4011Diaz 2b5021
Carver 1b3110Alcombrack c4100
Rubinstein cf4013Armstrong lf5000
Totals35775Totals388157
State College030040000—7
Scrappers00121400x—8
E—D’Amaud (9), Diaz (8), Chisenhall (15); LOB—State College 6, Scrappers 13; 2B—Rubinstein (5), Phelps (10); SB—Biela 2 (6), Latimore (5), Fedroff (1).
IPHRERBBSO
State College
Ortiz321143
Williams1 22220
Martinez (L,2-5)275512
Knotts240003
Scrappers
Mead443324
Creps (W, 2-3)224131
Grening210004
Hinkle (S, 2)100001
WP—Williams, Martinez 2, Grening; Umpires—Home, Ryan Goodman; Bases, Joseph Born; T—3:07; A—1,819.
how they scored
State College 2nd — Kyle Morgan singled to center field. Quincy Latimore singled to left field, Morgan to 2nd. Josue Peley struck out looking. Mark Carver singled to left field, Morgan to 3rd, Latimore to 2nd. David Rubinstein doubled to right field, scoring Morgan, Latimore and Carver. Andrew Biela lined out to third baseman. Andy Vasquez struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB
Scrappers 3rd — Ryan Blair flied out to center fielder. Cord Phelps walked. Tim Fedroff walked, Phelps to 2nd. With Lonnie Chisenhall batting, Phelps to third and Fedroff to 2nd on passed ball. Chisenhall walked. Brock Simpson grounded into a force out (6-4), scoring Phelps, Fedroff to 3rd. Jeremie Tice struck out swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB
Scrappers 4th — Pitching change: Mike Williams replaced Wilson Ortiz. Walter Diaz grounded out (6-3). Robert Alcombrack walked. With Corteze Armstrong batting, Alcombrack to 2nd on wild pitch. Armstrong flied out (F-7). Blair walked. Phelps singled to center field, scoring Alcombrack, Blair to 2nd. Fedroff singled to center field, scoring Blair, Phelps to 2nd. Chisenhall flied out (F-7). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB
State College 5th — Pitching change: Austin Creps replaced Kaimi Mead. Biela singled to right field. Vasquez grounded out (3U), Biela to 2nd. Chase D’Arnaud walked. Jeremy Farrell reached on throwing error (E-4), scoring Biela, D’Arnaud to 3rd, Farrell to 2nd. Kyle Morgan walked intentionally. Latimore grounded into force out (4-6), scoring D’Arnaud, Farrell to 3rd. With Peley batting, Latimore stole 2nd. Peley singled to shortstop, scoring Farrell, Latimore scored on throwing error (E-6). Carver grounded out (5-3). 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB
Scrappers 5th — Pitching change: Yoffri Martinez replaced Mike Williams. Simpson walked. With Tice batting, Simpson to 2nd on wild pitch. Tice grounded out (5-3), Simpson to 3rd. Diaz singled to shortstop, scoring Simpson, Diaz to 2nd on throwing error (E-6). Alcombrack flied out (F-7). Armstrong grounded out (5-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB
Scrappers 6th — Blair singled to right field. Phelps singled to center field, Blair to 3rd. With Fedroff batting, Blair scored, Phelps to 2nd on wild pitch. Fedroff singled to shortstop, Phelps to 3rd. Chisenhall singled to right field, Phelps scored, Fedroff to 2nd. Simpson singled to first baseman, Fedroff to 3rd, Chisenhall to 2nd. Tice singled to left field, scoring Fedroff and Chisenhall, Simpson out at 3rd (7-5). Diaz struck out swinging. Alcombrack struck out swinging (2-3). 4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB