Staten Island Yankees Complete Sweep of Scrappers, 5-4

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 ...

Mahoning Valley Scrappers Profile: Jason Smit

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Every once in the while, I am lucky enough to meet an athlete who is talented, charismatic, and a joy to talk with.  Jason Smit is all of the above.  He is a ball of energy who somehow ended up in America playing baseball for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.  We ...

Scrappers Defeat Doubledays In Marathon, 4-3

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 ...

Scrappers Bats Come To Life In Jamestown For A 10-2 Win

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers celebrated The Fourth of July with smiles on their faces in Jamestown.  After fighting for offense for pretty much a week, the Scrappers bats pounded out 15 hits and scored 10 runs to start a short road trip in Jamestown. The Scrappers put up three in the ...

Scrappers Drop 4-3 Decision To Williamsport

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers continued to struggle offensively for most of the game and ultimately lost to Williamsport 4-3.  The Scrappers paid tribute to the Negro Leagues and had three former players on hand who were honored before the game.  Mahoning Valley also wore uniforms paying respects to the Negro ...

Scrappers Get Past State College Spikes, 5-4

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers won the first game in Williamsport against the State College Spikes, 5-4, on Sunday.  The win puts the Scrappers at 7-3.  There are two more games to be played against the Spikes before the Scrappers come home to host the Williamsport Crosscutters on Wednesday. Jordan Henry started ...