Scrappers’ late rally not enough

Staff report

STATE COLLEGE, PA.

Down 6-3 in the top of the ninth Sunday in State College, the Scrappers plated a pair of runs, but it was not enough to complete the comeback.

Hosting the three-game series, the Spikes swept Mahoning Valley with the 6-5 win.

Evan Frazar’s two-out single in the ninth brought home Juan Romero and Aaron Siliga. The next batter, Jairo Kelly, grounded out to end the game.

The Scrappers (2-5 scored three runs in the fourth inning beginning with a Marcus Bradley single. Romero drove him in two batters later. Joe Sever plated Charlie Valerio on a sharp single up the middile.

Siliga brought in another run with a ground out.

State College (5-2) scored in the first, fourth, sixth and eight innings.

Joan Montero picked up his second win of the season after Joely Rodriguez started with five solid innings. Montero has yet to surrender an earned run.

Louis Head sustained the loss for the Scrappers. He pitched three innings in relief of Jake Sisco.

Sever was 3 for 4, while Romero was 2 for 3. Frazar also collected another hit in the seventh inning.

Ryan Hornback went 3 for 4 with a triple for State College.

Mahoning Valley now returns to Eastwood Field for a six-game homestand. It begins tonight against the Williamsport Crosscutters at 7:05.

SPIKES 6, SCRAPPERS 5

ScrappersState College

abrhbiabrhbi

Kelly ss5000Carvajal 2b4100

Bradley cf3110Diaz ss4110

Valerio c3110Barnes cf4010

Wendle 2b4000Gonzalez dh3122

Romero rf4221Hornback c4120

Sever dh4031Barrios 3b2212

Siliga lf4111Gourley lf3000

Gonzalez 3b4000Lakind 1b3012

Frazar 1b4022Fuseller rf3000

Totals355105Totals30686

Scrappers000300002—5

State College20010102x—6

E— Valerio, C (3, throw), Wendle (1, throw). DP—Spikes 1, Scrappers 1. LOB—Spikes 7, Scrappers 5. 2B—Valerio (2). 3B-Hornback (1).

IPHR ER BB SO

Scrappers

Sisco423243

Head L, 1-0331102

Tejeda 0.132210

Encarnacion0.200000

State College

Rodriguez553322

Montero W, 2-0220002

Ennis100010

Ludwig1 32200

WP—Rodriguez 2, Ludwig. Umpires—Home, Clayton Hamm; Bases, Blake Carnahan. T—2:33. A—3,492.