Cutters Split Doubleheader with Auburn
Williamsport, Penn. - The Crosscutters split a Wednesday doubleheader with the Auburn Doubledays with a 2-0 win in Game 1 followed by a 3-1 loss in Game 2.Leonel Aponte (W, 3-1) and Rafael Carvajal (S, 4) combined on a six-hit shutout in the opener. It was the eighth blank slate
Williamsport, Penn. - The Crosscutters split a Wednesday doubleheader with the Auburn Doubledays with a 2-0 win in Game 1 followed by a 3-1 loss in Game 2.
The Cutters offense couldn't get going in the nightcap as they suffered a two-hit shutout to
Brian Marconi (L, 1-4) surrendered a couple runs in the sixth for the loss.
Game 1 was a strong pitchers' duel with the Cutters making the most of their four base-hits. Herbert Iser singled up the middle in the third inning and then
After that Holmes hit in the third, the Auburn pitchers would not yield another base-runner for the rest of the game,
Auburn threatened a couple times but the Cutters worked their way through the situations. Two-out singles in the fourth by Jake Randa and Onix Vegas had the Doubledays pushing for a run but J.T. Arruda was caught looking by Aponte.
The seventh inning featured a pair of singles by Vega and Arruda against Carvajal. But three straight out for Carvajal knocked down that opportunity ending with a swinging strikeout of
Game 2 was another strong pitchers' duel with Auburn eventually breaking through in the fifth. Antony Peroni singled against Hsin-Chieh Lin and then scored on a throwing error y Mitch Edwards sailing the ball down the right-field line after a third-strike wild pitch.
The Cutters counters that unearned run in the bottom of teh inning with Williams notching his first three-bagger of the year bringing around Fassnacht who had walked a couple batters earlier.
But Auburn would score again in the sixth on a two-run single by Jake Alu into right. Randa had singled and Vega walked and both runners moved up on a ground out to set up the winning runs.
The Cutters pushed back in the bottom of the seventh with Rudy Rott reaching on an error and Mitch Edwards drawing a walk. But with one out Williams would strike out and Stott would round out to first to end the game.
Williamsport returns to action Thursday at 7:05 p.m. with RHP
Cutters Carvings:
- The Cutters are 20-14 in the second half after going 10-27 in the first half.
- The Cutters had six its in the doubleheader against last-place Auburn one day after banging out 11 runs and 14 hits at first-place Batavia
- Williamsport has five games left in the 2019 season including four at home.
- This was the eighth doubleheader of the season for the Cutters who are 0-3-5 (W-L-S) in twin-bills.
- Williamsport is 5-5 vs. Auburn including 3-2 at BB&T Ballpark.