Cooper shelled, Scrappers lose

Staff report

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.

Scrappers starter Jordan Cooper surrendered seven runs in 11/3 innings as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers fell to the Williamsport Crosscutters 9-5 in a New-York Penn League game on Thursday.

Cooper (5-5) gave up seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk for the Scrappers (30-43), who are in last place in the Pinckney Division with three games remaining.

Mahoning Valley won the division last season, finishing with the league’s best regular season record.

Diego Seastrunk and Trent Baker each had two hits, including a double, and scored a run for the Scrappers, which led 3-0 before Williamsport scored eight runs in the bottom of the second inning. Giovanny Urshela had two RBIs.

Ryne White had two hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs to lead the Crosscutters (41-32).

Mahoning Valley returns home tonight for a three-game series against Jamestown.

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ScrappersWilliamsport

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Brtolone ss3110Altherr cf5120

Cannon 2b1100McCnnell 2b4111

Fntanez ss2001Alvarez lf4121

Urshela 3b4012White dh4124

Aguilar 1b4011Lanning c4000

Sstrnk dh4120Dugan rf4110

Rucker rf3000Alonso 3b4120

Gallas lf4001Cusick 1b4111

Martinez c3100Duran ss3212

Baker3120

Totals31575Totals369129

Scrappers210000101—5

Williamsport081000000—9

E—Bartolone (4), Alvarez (4). DP—Williamsport 1. LOB—Scrappers 7, Williamsport 11. 2B—Seastrunk (7), Baker (3), Alvarez (21), Dugan (6), Cusick (12), Duran (11). HR—White (2). SB—Aguilar (2). PB—Lanning (7).

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Scrappers

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Wetmore4 2-352223

Smith200001

Williamsport

Biddle1 1-313260

Pettis W, 8-03 2-310004

Sampson231103

Johnson221102

WP—Wetmore 2. Umpires—Home, Dane Ratajski; Bases, Roberto Ortiz. T—2:31. A—1,914.