Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
In the second game of a Mahoning Valley Scrappers - Jamestown Jammers doubleheader, one of the saddest things I have ever witnessed took place. In the second inning, an unidentified four-year-old was struck in the head with a line drive foul ball. The sickening thud quieted everything. The next thing ...
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
In the first of two games at Eastwood Field, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers cashed in on a decent start by Clayton Cook (pictured) to post a 2-0 victory over the Jamestown Jammers. Cook worked hard and got himself out of trouble a couple of times during his appearance.
Cook made the most of ...
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers returned to Niles to open a four-game homestand. The Scrappers got a great start from Vidal Nuno and held off Batavia to take a 2-1 verdict and remain in first place in the New York Penn League for the 28th day in a row.
Ben Carlson (pictured) hit a ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers improved to 2-1 on their current road venture with a 2-0 victory over the Auburn Doubledays. The Scrappers upped their 2009 record against the Doubledays to 4-0.
The pitching on the road trip has been outstanding to this point. Preston Guilmet went six strong innings and recorded ...
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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
There was no shortage of power, walks, errors, or hits. The fireworks were supposed to start after the game, but there were plenty of explosions before the game ended. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Oneonta Tigers played a long contest which started fifteen minutes late due to rain. In the ...
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are happy to see Staten Island go home, especially Yankee prospect Neil Medchill. Medchill homered for the third consecutive game helping the Yankees complete a three-game sweep of the Scrappers.
Medchill put Staten Island on the scoreboard in the second inning with a two-run bomb to deep ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
On a very busy night at Eastwood Field, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers completed a sweep of the Auburn Doubledays, winning 4-3 in 14 innings. The four hour and twenty-four minute marathon was the longest in Niles since the Scrappers beat Staten Island, 3-2, on August 6 of 2005.
Kelly Pavlik was at the ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Marty Popham (on mound in picture) seems to get better every start and the statistics are backing him up. Popham threw a career-high 7 innings, struck out a career-high 9 batters and only walked one in leading the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 6-1 victory over the Auburn Doubledays.
Popham threw 89 ...
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