Archive for June, 2010
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers took steps forward as a team on Friday night at Eastwood Field. Having lost the first game of a two-game set to Batavia and winless on the season-opening homestand, the Scrappers had something to prove to the faithful fans. The bats, in particular, Chase Burnette's wooden ...
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I am not much for reporting on soccer. I am of Italian heritage, meaning I can't even speak without using my hands. So to watch a sport with such little offense is just not my thing. With the World Cup being played, ...
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers did not have the most memorable opening home series. Scoring just three runs in three games against Auburn, the offense seemed starved. A new series against Batavia offered at least a chance for redemption. The offense sparked a bit, but the pitching bent at the worst ...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
This past Winter, one of the true legends of the Youngstown area stepped away from being simply the best at what he did. Pete Mollica was a writer for the Youngstown Vindicator newspaper for 33 years, and well-respected by those he wrote with and about. I had the pleasure of ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
The 2010 NY-Penn League season officially opened on Friday and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers fared pretty well taking two of three from the Jamestown Jammers. Monday night, the Scrappers got to play host to the Auburn Doubledays. In front of 5,099 fans, the Scrappers couldn't generate any offense and couldn't ...
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
A quality Summer baseball camp is being offered to the public for kids ages 6-13 at Eastwood Field. The instructional camp will take place Wednesday, July 14 through Friday, July 16 and packages can be purchased in different increments.
The camp will feature superior instruction from YSU's Head Coach, Rich Pasquale. ...
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Rick Kravitz has been around the game of football for a long time. He has coached on the big stage with experience at Western Michigan and North Carolina State, and also at South Florida where he helped a program jump to higher levels. Coach Kravitz will serve as Defensive Coordinator ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Ahhh... Warm weather, festivals, golf, gardens, swimming, and YSU Football just around the corner. September 4 is less than three months away and soon the Penguins of Youngstown State will be sweating in preparation for their trip to Happy Valley. The YSU ticket office is open and there are some ...
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