Friday, September 11th, 2009
I wanted to do a profile piece on Ben Carlson about a month and a half ago. When I asked him about it after a Scrapper game in July, he simply told me "we'll see". Today Carlson admitted to me that he was reluctant to do a profile piece back ...
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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers set a new standard for wins in a season with their 49th, the old record was 48. With their 3-0 victory over State College, the Scrappers clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Scrappers got outstanding pitching from Brett Brach and Tyler Sturdevant and put up enough ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers offense showed its potency against Batavia. The Scrappers scored a season-high eight runs in the third inning and never looked back in defeating the Muckdogs.
Batavia struck first on a three-run blast from Kyle Conley. They added another run in the second inning to push the lead ...
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers played an uncharacteristic game against the Lowell Spinners on Friday night. The Scrappers gave up four unearned runs and an error contributed to another run later in the game. Lowell took a 6-3 lead to the ninth and barely held off the obviously frustrated Scrapper team ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers improved to 34-19 on the season as they strengthened their hold on first place with a 12-1 clubbing of the Brooklyn Cyclones. After dropping last nights contest, Mahoning Valley evened the series at one win apiece setting the stage for a Thursday finale.
The Scrappers got busy ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers stayed hot with a 2-1 victory over the Tri-City ValleyCats giving then a sweep and running their win streak to eight in a row. The pitching during the win streak has been unbelievable, despite an offense that has scored two runs for a few of those wins. ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers had a perfect homestand adding four wins to their season total. The Scrappers again defeated Auburn on Monday night, 4-1. Preston Guilmet had yet another good start for Mahoning Valley. Jason Kipnis, the #2 draft pick of the Cleveland Indians made his professional debut with the ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers continued to roll on their current homestand as they again outpitched the Batavia Muckdogs. Clayton Cook was tonight's Scrapper starter and turned in an impressive performance. The Scrappers continue to struggle on offense, but remain solid on defense.
The Scrappers scored in the second inning. Greg Folgia ...
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