Chun Chen Homers In 11th Inning To Keep Scrappers Season Alive

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Photo -Courtesy of Nick Mays The Scrappers Marty Popham and the Yankees Sean Black pitched like anything but short season Single-A prospects. Through four complete innings, the two starting pitchers combined for a total of 13 strikeouts.  In the end, it was a crack off the bat of Chun Chen in the ...

Kipnis Bomb Launches Scrappers Into Finals

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Jason Kipnis (pictured) is proving why being drafted in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft was a wise choice for the Cleveland Indians.  Kipnis gave Mahoning Valley some breathing room with a towering two-run homer in the third inning and the pitching staff was up to the task as ...

Scrappers Offense Too Much For Jamestown

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

On Browns-Steelers promo night, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played the role of Pittsburgh, and Jamestown got to be Cleveland (at least thats how its been for a few years now).  The Scrappers were not at their sharpest, but were able to come away with a 7-5 victory and tie a ...

Scrappers Use Big 3rd Inning To Pound Out 11-6 Win Over Batavia

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 ...

Scrappers Rally Falls Short in Ninth, Lose 6-5 to Lowell Spinners

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 ...

Fryman To Coach AL in NYPL All-Star Game

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will be well represented at this year's NYPL All-Star Game.  The game is going to be played on Tuesday, August 18 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, home of the State College Spikes.  Travis Fryman and the staff of The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will serve as the ...

Scrappers Flex Muscle, Spank Brooklyn, 12-1

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 ...

Scrappers Defeat Auburn Again, 4-1

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 ...