The Mahoning Valley Scrappers season has been a roller coaster ride.  Unfortunately, Ted Kubiak and company seem to spend more time in the valleys than the peeks.  Friday night was another spent anticipating the thrills that would not come offensively until the ninth inning.  Paul Hendrix doubled home the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth to boost the Scrappers to a 3-2 victory.

In the third inning, Hudson Valley touched Scrapper starter Caleb Hamrick (above) for a run.  James Harris hit one to deep right field to put the Renegades ahead 1-0.  The home run was the only damage Hamrick would surrender through five innings before being replaced by Ben Heller.

In the bottom of the sixth and trailing 2-0, the Scrappers got something going.  Renegades starter Chris Hirsch put up goose eggs until the Scrappers touched him for a run.  Cody Ferrell started the frame with a clean single.  Ferrell advanced to second on a wild pitch.  James Roberts singled to right plating Ferrell to make it a 2-1 Hudson Valley lead.

As has been the pattern all season, the Scrappers did just enough to beat themselves, but escaped thanks to Hendrix.  The most costly mistakes in this game were Roberts getting picked off at first and the usually reliable Claudio Bautista throwing the ball into right field allowing the second run to score.

In the ninth, Roberts got his third single of the night to start the inning.  Nellie Rodriguez then singled to put runners on first and second.  Paul Hendrix then doubled home both Roberts and Rodriguez for the win.

Ferrell finished the game with a pair of singles in three official at-bats for the Scrappers.  Roberts was 3-4 with three singles, and Bautista had a nine-game hitting streak broken with an 0-4 night.

The Scrappers currently sit in fifth place in the Pinckney division, and they will have to really strap ’em up if there will be a playoff run.The chances are not probable, but possible.

Before the game Friday, the Scrappers (21-28) inducted their inaugural Hall of Champions class.  Honored during the pregame as charter members to the new society were former Scrapper players Victor Martinez and CC Sabathia.