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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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Kyle Smith is enjoying his rookie season. Drafted 14th by the Cleveland Indians in the 2009 MLB Draft, Smith has already been selected to the NYPL All-Star team. As of this writing, he is sidelined with a shoulder injury but said he will be re-evaluated early next week and may be able to ...
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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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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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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers returned home from a five game road trip to post a 4-0 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters. The first game of the short two-game homestand against Williamsport was highlighted by the great pitching of Scrapper starter Marty Popham.
Popham pitched five solid innings, racking up nine strikeouts and ...
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