NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
07/15/2107
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
GAME ID: 11195 - FRIDAY, JULY 15TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mahoning Valley Scrappers (14-8) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 1
State College Spikes (12-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 X 6 12 0
Molisani, Spikes March to 6-3 Victory
The home team was supported by a raucous crowd at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The State College Spikes handed the Mahoning Valley Scrappers a 6-3 defeat at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. First Baseman Ben Molisani starred for State College. He went 4-4 with a home run, a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Joe Stratton, who is tied for 4th in the NYP in quality starts with 3, was the winner. He's now 3-1. The loser was Bobby Shuff. Derrek Romeo notched his 4th save of the season.

Molisani had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 2-1 splitter from Bobby Shuff, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Spikes a 3-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Molisani.

"Pleased with the effort and the win," said Spikes manager Paul Thomas.

With the win, State College upped its record to 12-10.
MAHONING VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Horan CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .395 2 10
N. Schmidt RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .242 2 6
M. Reed DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .370 1 10
J. Sharp LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .233 3 9
O. Fuentes 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .244 0 10
B. Joiner SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .173 1 5
V. Ocha 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
A. Nijenhuis 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .229 3 4
M. Davenport C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 8 12      
BATTING
Triples: L. Horan (2, 8th Inning off J. Stratton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nijenhuis (3, 3rd Inning off J. Stratton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Horan 4 , N. Schmidt , M. Reed 2 , O. Fuentes 2 , V. Ocha , A. Nijenhuis 4
2-out RBI: O. Fuentes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Joiner
GIDP: J. Sharp , B. Joiner , A. Nijenhuis
Sac Fly: M. Reed
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: O. Fuentes (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Diaz SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .256 2 12
S. Hill CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .380 0 5
B. Molisani 1B 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .417 1 10
J. MacPhee 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .225 0 2
F. Contreras LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 .296 1 7
M. Soucie RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .216 1 2
   a-M. Urias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .462 2 6
   b-C. Mullett RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .067 1 1
S. Borden C 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 0 2
R. Oswald 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .247 2 8
D. Rositas DH 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 .214 0 2
Totals 37 6 12 6 6 13 26      
a - M. Urias pinch hit for M. Soucie in the 6th
b - C. Mullett substituted for M. Urias in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Hill (6, 5th Inning off A. Sauri, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Diaz (4, 7th Inning off B. Shuff, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Contreras (7, 7th Inning off K. Dort, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. MacPhee (3, 8th Inning off K. Dort, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Molisani (2, 8th Inning off K. Dort, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Molisani (1, 7th Inning off B. Shuff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Diaz 2 , S. Hill 3 , B. Molisani 9 , J. MacPhee 3 , F. Contreras 3 , S. Borden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hill , J. MacPhee , F. Contreras , M. Soucie , S. Borden , D. Rositas
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Diaz (9) , B. Molisani (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Diaz-Oswald-Molisani, Oswald-Diaz-Molisani, Oswald-Diaz-Molisani)
MAHONING VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sauri 4.2 4 0 0 3 8 0 81 1.20   
B. Shuff L (0-2) 1.1 4 3 3 1 3 1 42 4.82   
K. Dort 1.0 4 3 2 2 1 0 30 18.00   
R. Cantu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
C. Espin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sauri 61
Batters Faced: A. Sauri 21, B. Shuff 9, K. Dort 10, R. Cantu 1, C. Espin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sauri 4-2, B. Shuff 0-1, K. Dort 2-0, R. Cantu 0-1, C. Espin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sauri 81-47, B. Shuff 42-29, K. Dort 30-19, R. Cantu 5-2, C. Espin 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shuff 2-0 , R. Cantu 1-0 , C. Espin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stratton W (3-1) 7.2 9 3 3 1 6 1 105 3.51   
D. Romeo SV (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stratton 54
Batters Faced: J. Stratton 30, D. Romeo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stratton 10-4, D. Romeo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stratton 105-71, D. Romeo 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Molisani
Ballpark: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 5348
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