Big eighth lifts Scrappers past Spikes
Staff report
STATE COLLEGE, PA.
Juan Romero homered and drove in two runs for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, who used a big eighth inning to defeat the State College Spikes 7-2 in a New York-Penn League game Thursday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Josh McAdams had a two-run double in the eighth as the Scrappers scored five runs to break a 2-2 tie.
Robel Garcia singled, doubled and scored twice for Mahoning Valley (23-30), while Claudio Bautista had two hits and scored a run.
Caleb Hamrick started and gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits with a strikeout. Kyle Blair (1-0) got the win in relief, pitching two scoreless innings with two strikeouts.
Trevor Frank pitched a scoreless ninth.
For State College (31-23), Brett Wiley had three hits and drove in a run.
Jhonny Polanco (3-3) gave up four runs (three earned) in 11/3 innings to get the loss.
The Scrappers now head to Auburn for a two-game series, then travel to Williamsport for two games.
SCRAPPERS 7, state college 2
ScrappersState College
abrhbiabrhbi
Mejia cf4110Ramos cf5010
Bautsta 3b4120Valera ss4120
Roberts ss4110Wiley 2b4031
Rdrguez 1b4011Wshingtn 1b3000
Garcia 3b4220Kelly 3b5010
McAdms lf5112Perez lf3110
Romero rf5112Young lf1000
Cervenka c2000Voit c4000
Boscan dh4000Schulze dh3000
Bosco rf3010
Totals367 95Totals35291
Scrappers000200050—7
State College000011000—2
E—Perez, Wiley, Voit, Valera. DP—Scrappers 1. LOB—Scrappers 13, State College 13. 2B—Garcia, McAdams, Roberts, Bosco. 3B—Wiley. HR—Romero. SB—Valera.
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
Hamrick662131
Blair W, 1-0220022
Frank110001
State College
Reyes642225
Polanco L, 3-31 1-324311
Aldrete1 2-331022
WP—Hamrick, Reyes. IBB—by Polanco (Garcia). HBP—by Polanco (Roberts), by Hamrick (Perez), by Hamrick (Bosco). Umpires: Home, Nate Caldwell; Bases, Dave Attridge. T—2:39. A—4,308.