The Mahoning Valley Scrappers were playing for pride and individual development.  The Jamestown Jammers were playing for a playoff spot in the New York-Penn League Playoffs.  The weather was colder than what it had been all Summer and the Scrappers were definitely in the Christmas spirit, committing 5 errors and ultimately losing, 6-4.

Manager Travis Fryman said this game was hard on the eyes.  “We saw how sloppy things can get.  This was game 74 and it was the worst game I had to watch all year.  It was a horrible ball game out there tonight and I could count at least nine defensive mistakes.”

Trailing 1-0, the Scrappers put up three runs in the bottom of the third inning.  Two of the three runs were unearned as Aaron Fields, and Brian Heere scored on errors.  Giovanny Urshela and Jesus Aguilar had RBI hits in the inning which put the Scrappers up 3-1.

Not much for receiving gifts, the Scrappers returned all of the favors in the top of the fourth.  Jamestown collected three runs on two Scrapper errors and a wild pitch.  Aaron Dudley delivered the big blow on an RBI-double.  Each team added a run over the last four innings, and when the dust settled, Jamestown made less errors than the Scrappers and won 6-4.

Season finale is Sunday, first pitch is at 5 p.m.  There will also be a legends of pro wrestling show after the game featuring Doink The Clown, Scott Steiner, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine.