De Oleo's Blast Powers Scrappers Past Black Bears
(Granville, WV)-The Mahoning Valley Scrappers entered the top of the fifth inning on Thursday night trailing by two runs. By the time the inning ended, they were leading by two. Henderson De Oleo launched a three run homerun that cleared the back wall of the stadium for the go ahead
(Granville, WV)-The Mahoning Valley Scrappers entered the top of the fifth inning on Thursday night trailing by two runs. By the time the inning ended, they were leading by two.
West Virginia ran out to a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and third innings. Both runs came from RBI hits by Jared Triolo. They were his first hits and RBI of his career.
The Scrappers started the top of the fifth inning with a strike out. However the pitch hit the dirt, allowing
Mahoning Valley added the eventual game winning run in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs and
The Black Bears would answer with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning before the Scrappers bullpen would slam the door shut.
The Scrappers (5-2) now return home to start a three game series with the Auburn Doubledays on Friday night.