Scrappers rip Williamsport

Staff report

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers plated runs in the first, third, fourth and seventh innings in their 9-3 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Tuesday, sweeping the two-game series.

Charlie Valerio singled home the game’s first run and he added another hit in the fourth inning.

Mahoning Valley (19-17) scored three runs in the third paced by a 2-run home run by Joey Wendle. It scored Tyler Naquin. The Indians first-round draft pick doubled in a run to start the inning.

The Scrappers followed that with four runs in the fourth. Aaron Siliga led off with a double and scored on Erik Gonzalez’s single to right field. Hunter Jones brought him in with a hit before Jairo Kelly’s single up the middle brought in two runs.

Every hitter in the Scrappers lineup had a hit.

Luis Morel earned his second win on the mound with a five-inning, four strikeout performance. Morel surrendered just one earned run on four hits and one walk.

Josh Martin pitched three innings of one-hit relief and struck out three batters.

For Williamsport, starter Nicholas Hanson dropped to 1-3 on the year and last just three innings. He was pulled after giving up seven runs on nine hits.

Logan Moore went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs for the Crosscutters (12-24).

SCRappers 9, CROSSCUTTERS 3

ScrappersWilliamsport

abrhbiabrhbi

Kelly ss5012Hoppy cf4000

Naquin cf4221Gonzalez 2b5000

Wendle dh5122Greene lf4000

Valerio c4021Serritella 1b4010

Siliga lf5220Walding 3b4120

Frazar 1b5010Pointer dh3100

Gonzalez 3b5132Taylor rf4000

Jones rf4121Moore c3022

Garcia ss4220Quaranto ph1110

Greene ss4000

Totals31353Totals38171

Scrappers103400100—9

Williamsport010100001—3

E—Kelly 3 (11), Garcia (9), Taylor (1). DP —Crosscutters 1. LOB—Scrappers 7, Crosscutters 8. 2B—Naquin (7), Siliga (6). HR—Wendle (2). SB—Naquin (4). CS—Valerio (2).

IPHRERBBSO

Scrappers

Morel W, 2-1542114

Martin310013

Wagoner111001

Crosscutters

Hanson L, 1-33 1-397702

Oviedo3 1-382211

Inch2 1-300012

WP—Morel. Umpires—Home, Brian Peterson; Bases, Ryan Benson. T—2:49. A—2,004.