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Fontanez’s double ignites Scrappers
STAFF report
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
Kevin Fontanez’s third double in two nights helped the Mahoning Valley Scrappers salvage a blown ninth-inning lead.
With the game tied 4-4 in the 11th inning, Fontanez led off with a double then scored when Daniel DeGeorge hit a fielder’s choice on Wednesday in the Scrappers’ 6-4 victory over the State College Spikes in a New York-Penn League baseball game.
Brian Heere then contributed a RBI single that sent home Jordan Casas with an insurance run.
In the Spikes’ final at-bat, Scrappers reliever John Goryl returned to the mound for his second inning. The Spikes immediately had two runners on base as Kevin Rucker singled and Matthew Curry reached on an error.
Goryl (1-2) settled down, retiring Chase Lyles on a popup and getting Walker Gourley to ground into a game-ending double play.
The Scrappers led 4-2 going to the bottom of the ninth inning, but reliever Casey Sadler was tagged for two runs to force extra innings.
Fontanez’s lead-off single in the seventh inning ignited the Scrappers’ two-run outburst for a 4-2 lead. Heere and Giovanny Urshela had RBIs.
ScrappersState College
abrhbiabrhbi
Casas dh4100Rojas cf5120
Heere cf6022Ngoepe 2b3012
Urshla 3b5121Santos lf5110
Brntte lf5121Curry 1b4100
Sstrunk c5021Lyles dh3000
Mncrf rf5010Gourley ss4001
Fntanz ss4220Brown 3b4000
Kinney 1b4120Mendez c3110
Rucker lf0000Rodrig ph1000
DeGeor 2b5001Skirving c0000
White rf4000
Totals436136Totals36453
Scrappers10000120002—6
State College10001002000—4
E—Fontanez (7), Burnette (4). DP—Scrappers 1. LOB—Scrappers 8, State College 5. 2B—Burnette (7), Urshela (4), Seastrunk (4), Fontanez (6), Rojas (2), Ngoepe (5). SB—DeGeorge (5), Lyles (3). CS—DeGeorge (3).
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
Rayl542120
Smith200002
Kirk BS, 1202123
Goryl W, 1-2210001
State College
Miller541103
Dodson BS, 1253302
Sadler220020
Ramos L, 1-1222202
WP—Kirk 2. HBP—Casas (by Dodson), Casas (by Ramos). Umpires—Home, Dane Ratajski; Bases, Roberto Ortiz. T—2:55 (0:27 delay).