Strong pitching lifts Scrappers to victory
Staff report
STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Jordan Cooper gave up one run over five innings to help the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 2-1 victory over State College in a New York-Penn League game on Saturday.
Cooper (5-3) surrendered three hits with a walk and four strikeouts for the Scrappers (26-35), who are tied with Auburn for last place in the Pinckney Division.
It’s the third straight loss for the Scrappers.
Nathan Striz (one inning), Takafumi Nakamura (1 1/3) and James Ehlert (12/3 innings) combined for four innings of scoreless relief.
The Scrappers’ only blemish was a solo homer by Matt Curry in the fifth.
With the game tied 1-1, the Scrappers took the lead for good in the top of the sixth when Chase Burnette led off with a double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Trent Baker’s single.
Moises Montero added two hits, including a double, for Mahoning Valley while Nicholas Bartolone singled and drove in the other run after Carlos Moncrief doubled to lead off the game.
Mahoning Valley has two more games in State College before heading home for a three-game set against the Spikes starting Tuesday at Eastwood Field.
ScrappersState College
abrhbiabrhbi
Mncrief cf4110Maggi ss4000
Brtlone ss4011Rojas cf4000
Aguilar 1b4000Santos lf3000
Brnette dh4110Curry 1b4121
Rucker rf4000White rf3010
Baker lf4011Irvine dh2010
DGrge 3b4010Lyles 3b3000
Montero c 4020Mendez c3010
Fields 2b4010Skirving c1000
Ngoepe 2b2000
Totals36282Totals29151
Scrappers100001000—2
State College000010000—1
E—Mendez (3), Lyles (5), Ngoepe (14). DP—State College 1. LOB—Scrappers 7, State College 7. 2B—Moncrief (11), Montero (2), Burnette (15). HR—Curry (5). SB—Bartolone (2). CS—Curry (5), Santos (5). PO—Curry.
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Scrappers
Cooper W, 5-3531114
Striz100001
Nakamura1 1-310000
Ehlert S, 71 2-310010
State College
Fuesser451107
Fienemann L, 3-3221100
Cumpton200001
Beckman110001
WP—Fuesser. HBP—by Cooper (Santos), by Nakamura (Irvine), by Ehlert (White). Umpires—Home, Ryan Bealo; Bases, Chris Tipton. T—2:29. A—3,370.