scrappers roundup News and notes from Eastwood Field

NYPL scholarships: Jay Rowland of Warren Harding High School was one of 14 finalists for scholarships awarded by the New York-Penn League. The league has one finalist for each of the NYPL team markets and of those 14, three are selected for $2,500 scholarships, while the other 11 all receive $250 scholarships. Rowland was a $250 winner. The three top winners, one from each of the league’s division included Victoria Gurrieri of Staten Island, N.Y. (McNamara); Nathan Weber of Williamsport, Pa. (Pinckney) and Brendan Blendell of Albany, N.Y. (Stedler).

Roster change: Richard Martinez, a 23-year-old catcher from Valencia, Venezuela has been assigned to the Scrappers from Triple-A Columbus. Martinez, a non-drafted free agent, was hitting just .174 with Columbus, but had played just seven games with 23 at bats.

Around the NYPL: Justin Anderson allowed one hit over five innings before Ashur Tolliver and Steve Mazur finished off Aberdeen’s third one-hit shutout of the year in the IronBirds’ 3-0 blanking of the Staten Island Yankees on Tuesday. Anderson gave up the lone hit of the game to the Yankees’ leadoff hitter, Shane Brown, who singled to right field to begin the game. Tim Adleman and T.R. Keating combined on the last one-hitter Aug. 2, a 6-0 win over Staten Island. That gem came a month after Justin Moore tossed six hitless innings and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in the IronBirds’ 5-0 win over Hudson Valley on July 2. Anderson struck out five and lowered his ERA to 5.92.

Pete Mollica, NYPL