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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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
Travis Fryman was fun to watch as a Detroit Tiger and a Cleveland Indian. The Travis Fryman coaching the Mahoning Valley Scrappers is patient, clever, and a great motivator. Having followed the Scrappers very closely this season, I can really respect the job that Fryman does. Fryman took a few ...
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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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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
The Batavia Muckdogs got the best of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers Saturday night in Batavia, winning the game 5-4. As a result of the loss, the Scrappers five game winning streak comes to an end. Batavia pushed all five of their runs across the plate in the bottom of the ...
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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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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 ...
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