SCRAPPERS ROUNDUP News and notes

Roster changes: The Scrappers made a couple of additions to their roster this week. They signed 23rd round draft pick Tony Dischler a right handed pitcher out of Louisiana State University on Wednesday. They also were assigned outfield Trent Baker from the Lake County Captains. Baker was a non-drafted free agent in 2009 from Brisbane, Australia.

Bring the cans: The Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Novelis Corporation will host an aluminum can drive on Friday night at Eastwood Field. Scrappers fans bringing three aluminum cans to the Novelis truck outside of Eastwood Field’s main gates receive a half-price box seat ticket voucher for the game against Batavia. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. For more information, contact the Scrappers at 330-505-0000.

No league leaders: The Scrappers don’t have a player or pitcher ranked among the top 10 in the New York-Penn League. The main reasons are the fact that the Scrappers rank next to last in the 14-team league in hitting and 11th out of 14 teams in pitching. Mahoning Valley is only one percentage point from being in last place in team hitting with a .236 combined batting average. Connecticut is in last place at .235. The Scrappers do have one player who leads a league statistical category. Pitcher Jordon Cooper leads the league in home runs allowed this year with eight.

Pete Mollica