Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Staff report
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Charlie Valerio hit his fourth home run of the season lifting the Mahoning Valley Scrappers over the Williamsport Crosscutters, 3-1.
Hunter Jones got the Scrappers on the board first. With two outs in the top of the second inning, Jones hit a blooper down the right field line. It landed just out of the reach of right fielder Yan Carlos Olmo allowing Jeremy Lucas to score from second.
One inning later, Tyler Naquin smacked a one-out double. With two outs, Valerio crushed the first pitch he saw deep into over the left field for a 3-1 lead.
Ryan Merritt got the start and worked five strong innings. He scattered six hits. He allowed one run while walking one and striking out one.
Cody Penny worked the final two innings to earn his first professional save.
The Scrappers (18-17) will go for three wins in a row tonight as they play in Williamsport for the final time this season.
BOXSCORE
SCRappers 3, CROSSCUTTERS 1
ScrappersWilliamsport
abrhbiabrhbi
Siliga lf5000Gonzalez 2b3010
Naquin cf4120Perkins 1b4020
Wendle 2b4000Greene lf4010
Valerio 1b4112Serritella dh4010
Sever dh1000Walding 3b3000
Lucas c2100Olmo 1b4100
Gonzalez 3b4000Pointer cf3011
Jones rf4011Numata c4010
Garcia ss3010Greene ss4001
Totals31353Totals38171
Scrappers012000000—3
Williamsport000100000—1
E—Gonzalez (9), Greene (5). DP —Scrappers 1, Crosscutters 3. LOB—Scrappers 8, Crosscutters 8. SB—Garcia (1). CS—Sever (1). 2B—Naquin (6), Perkins (10), Seritella (10), Pointer (8). HR-Valerio (4).
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
Merritt W, 3-2 5.061111
Stokes H, 32.010012
Penny S, 12.000001
Crosscutters
Gonzalez L, 0-2 533331
Stefan310011
Broussard110001
HBP—Sever by Stefan. Umpires—Home, Ryan Benson ; Bases, Brian Peterson. T—2:35. A—3,190.
SUNDAY’s LATE BOXSCORE
SCRappers 2, Jammers 1
JamestownScrappers
abrhbiabrhbi
Mrtinez cf4000Siliga lf4000
Main rf3000Naquin cf4110
Solrzano lf4010Wendle 3b4000
Juengel 3b4110Valerio c4010
Rosa 1b1000Sever 2b2021
Behar c4001Frazar 1b4000
Peralta 2b3000Nilsson dh3010
Hrnandess3010Gnzalz ph1100
Perez dh3020Garcia ss3011
Totals29161Totals29272
Jamestown010000000—1
Scrappers000100001—2
E—Hernandez (9), Behar (2). PB—Valerio. DP —Jammers 1, Scrappers 3. LOB—Jammers 5, Scrappers 9. 2B—Perez (4), Solorzano (5), Sever (4), Naquin (5). 3B—Valerio (1). SB—Wendle (4). CS—Romero (4), Hernandez (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Jamestown
Hope 5.241123
Manzueta2.110021
Fermin L, 0-20.121100
Scrappers
DeJesus 541121
Aviles110010
Peoples100002
Holmbert W, 1-0210111
WP—Hope, DeJesus. HBP—Romero by Hope. Umpires—Home, Brian Peterson; Bases, Ryan Benson. T—2:40. A—3,181.