Scrappers rebound for split

Jeremie Tice’s three hits powered Mahoning Valley past Hudson Valley.

VINDICATOR STAFF REPORT

NILES — Jeremie Tice had three hits, including his second home run of the season, and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers scored in every inning but one of their 13-2 rout of the Hudson Valley Renegades in a New York-Penn League game at Eastwood Field Sunday night.

The victory, which snapped a two-game losing streak for the Scrappers (10-15), was part of 14-inning day between the teams.

Saturday’s game was suspended by thunderstorms in the third inning, and was completed Sunday. Hudson Valley won that game, 3-0.

In the nightcap, Tice was joined in Mahoning Valley’s hit parade by Ryan Blair, who also had three hits, including a triple, and (like Tice) two RBIs.

Tice also had a double, as did Zach Booker. Ramon Hernandez and Booker also had two RBIs.

Hernandez had one of the more strange boxscore lines: 0-for-0, with three runs scored and the two RBIs. He walked once and was hit once with the bases loaded.

P.J. Zocchi (2-1) was the recipient of all that offense. He went five innings, allowing three hits and a pair of earned runs on Jacob Jefferies first home run of the season.

Mark Rodrigues finished up with two shutout innings.

That blast gave the Renegades a 2-1 lead in the second inning, but the Scrappers answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame on Booker’s run-scoring double and an error by Hudson Valley shortstop Robi Estrada.

Mahoning Valley then scored five runs in the third inning, the big hits coming on Tice’s two-run homer and Blair’s two-run triple.

The Scrappers added four more runs in the fourth inning — on one hit. RBIs went to Hernandez on a hit batsman and Donnie Webb and Booker on sacrifice flies. Another run scored on a passed ball.

First game

In the completion of Saturday night’s suspended game, Michael Ross hit a pair of singles for RBIs and the Renegades used four pitchers to shut out Mahoning Valley.

Hudson Valley scored a single run in the first inning on Jason Tweedy’s ground-rule double which chased home Robi Estrada, who had led off the game by drawing a walk.

In the second and seventh innings, Hudson Valley’s Jacob Jefferies hit one-out doubles and Ross drove him in both times.

Shane Dyer started for the Renegades Saturday night and was replaced by Tyree Hayes when played resumed Sunday.

Hayes (1-3) allowed one hit and four walks over 32‚Ñ3 hitless innings to pick up the victory. Joshua Satow and Matthew Gorgen finished up, with Gorgen pitching the ninth to earn his fifth save of the season.

Jefferies finished with three hits for the Renegades, while Tweedy and Ross had two each.

Donnie Webb’s double was one of only four hits by the Scrappers, who were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

Russell Young (1-1), who pitched the first two innings of the game Saturday night, took the loss.

The teams finish up their series tonight at 7:05 at Eastwood Field.

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FIRST GAME

HUDSON VALLEYSCRAPPERS

abrhbiabrhbi

Estrada ss3100Valdes cf5000

Scelfo cf4000Velasquez 2b4010

Tweedy 3b4021Chisenhall ss4000

Corder rf3000Tice 3b3010

Reynolds ph-lf1000Blair rf2000

Kang lf-rf3000Simpson 1b4000

Mollicone 1b4000Alcombrack c3010

Carroll 1b0000Webb lf3010

Jefferies dh4230Armstrong dh4000

Hauschild c3000

Ross 2b3022

Totals32373Totals32040

Hudson Valley110000100—3

Scrappers000000000—0

E—Mollicone 2 (3), Chisenhall (8). LOB—Hudson Valley 7, Scrappers 10. 2B—Tweedy (5), Jefferies 2 (6), Webb (1). SB—Ross 2 (12), Tweedy (9). CS—Ross (3), Webb (2). S—Hauschild.

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Hudson Valley

Dyer200001

Hayes W, 1-33 2-310043

Satow2 1-320013

Gorgen S, 5110000

Scrappers

Young L, 1-1232211

McGuire310014

A. Martinez221101

Roberts210011

WP—Hayes, Satow. HBP—By Roberts (Ross). Umpires—Home, Tim Eastman; Bases, Shaylor Smith. T—2:35. A—3,480.

HOW THEY SCORED

Hudson Valley 1st — Estrada walked. Scelfo grounded out (4-3), Estrada to 2nd. Tweedy hits ground-rule double to left field, Estrada scored. Corder struck out looking. Kang grounded out (4-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Hudson Valley 2nd — Mollicone grounded out (5-3). Jefferies doubled to center field. Hauschild popped out (F-3). Ross singled to center field, Jefferies scored. With Estra batting, Ross picked off (1-3-6). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Hudson Valley 7th — Mollicone flew out (F-9). Jefferies doubled to left field. Hauschild struck out swinging. Ross singled to right field, Jefferies scored. Estrada grounded into forceout (6-4), Ross out at 2nd. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

SECOND GAME

HUDSON VALLEYSCRAPPERS

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Estrada ss3000Blair lf5132

Scelfo cf3000Chisenhall ss4100

Tweedy 2b2000Simpson dh3221

Mollicone 1b3020Tice 3b4232

Kang rf3000Pickens c2100

J. Reynolds lf3110Hernandez rf0302

Jefferies dh3112Webb cf3111

Thomas c3000Booker 1b2212

Carroll 3b2000W. Diaz 2b4001

Totals25242Totals27131011

Hudson Valley0200000—2

Scrappers125410x—13

E—Estrada (4). LOB—Hudson Valley 3, Scrappers 7. 2B—Booker (2), Tice (4). 3B—Blair (1). HR—Jefferies (1), Tice (2). SB—Blair (3). SF—Webb, Booker.

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Hudson Valley

Baird L, 0-22 2-378622

Echeverria225430

Fleming1 1-310012

Scrappers

Zocchi W, 2-1532211

Rodrigues210001

PB—Thomas 2. WP—Fleming. HBP—by Baird (Hernandez), by Echeverria (Hernandez), by Echeverria (Pickens). Umpires—Home, Shaylor Smith; Bases, Tim Eastman. T—2:00. A—3,213.

HOW THEY SCORED

Scrappers 1st — Blair singled to shortstop. Chisenhall grounded out (4-3), Blair to 2nd. Simpson singled to center field, Blair scored. Tice flew out (F-9). Pickens grounded out (5-3). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Hudson Valley 2nd — Reynolds singled to third base. Jefferies homered to right field, Reynolds scored. Thomas lined out (L-9). Carroll grounded out (3-U). Estrada flew out (F-7). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Scrappers 2nd — Hernandez walked. With Webb batting, Hernandez to 2nd on passed ball. Webb popped out (P-4). Booker hit ground-rule double to right-center field, Hernandez scored. Diaz struck out swinging. Blair reached first on error (E-6), Booker scored. Wuth Chisenhall batting, Blair stole second base. Chisenhall struck out looking. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB

Scrappers 3rd — Simpson singled to center field. Tice homered to center field, Simpson scored. Pickens grounded out (5-3). Hernandez hit by pitch. Webb singled to right field, Hernandez to 2nd. Booker walked, Hernandez to 3rd, Webb to 2nd. Diaz grounded out (4-3), Hernandez scored, Webb to 3rd, Booker to 2nd. Blair tripled to right field, Webb and Booker scored. Pitching change: Echeverria replaced Baird. Chisenhall flew out (F-8). 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

Scrappers 4th — Simpson walked. Tice hit a ground-rule double to left field, Simpson to 3rd. Pickens walked. Hernandez hit by pitch, Simpson scored, Tice to 3rd, Pickens to 2nd. With Webb batting, Tice scored, Pickens to 3rd, Hernandez to 2nd on passed ball. Webb hit sacrifice fly to center field, Pickens scored, Hernandez to 2nd. Booker hit sacrifice fly to right field, Hernandez scored. Diaz flew out (F-9). 4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB

Scrappers 5th — Blair flew out (F-9). Chisenhall walked. Simpson flew out (F-7). Tice singled to right field, Chisenhall to 2nd. Pickens hit by pitch, Chisenhall to 3rd, Tice to 2nd. Pitching change: Fleming replaced Echeverria. Hernandez walked, Chisenhall scored, Tice to 3rd, Pickens to 2nd. Webb struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB