Larry Greene gets first hit, but bats quiet in Cutters' loss

State College, Pa. - Larry Greene was picked 39th overall for his power, and Tuesday night, for the first time in his professional career, we saw it in action. Greene lined an RBI-double to the warning track for the first hit of his career, but the Crosscutters' bats were otherwise silenced in a 5-2 loss to the State College Spikes.

Williamsport only put 5 runners in scoring position, while the top of the order shined for State College.

The Spikes took the lead in the first inning, before the Cutters took the lead in the third. Roman Quinn took third on an infield chop by Diego Gonzalez, then came home when Spikes' First Baseman Jared Lakind's throw went wide. Greene would later plate Seritella to give Williamsport a 2-1 lead.

Cutter starter Ulises Joaquin had retired 11 straight batters when he was replaced by Jim Birmingham in the sixth inning. Birmingham loaded the bases and blew the lead when Ryan Hornback chopped an infield single to Mitch Walding, whose throw was too low for First Baseman Serritella. The Spikes scored two runs on the play and took a 3-2 lead.

State College extended their lead to 5-2 in the seventh inning on an RBI triple by Jodaneli Carvajal down the right field line and a groundball single up the middle from Raul Fortunato.

Carvajal and Fortunato combined to go 5-for-7 with a triple, four runs and two RBI.

Quinn started a two-out rally in the ninth, but he and Gonzalez were left stranded when Brian Pointer grounded out to end the ballgame.

Birmingham took the loss, surrendering 2 runs in 0.1 innings. Serritella reached base three times, going 1-for-2 with two walks and a run. Greene was 1-for-4 on the night. Quinn finished 2-for-5.

The Crosscutters return to Williamsport for Game 3 of the SawBuck series tomorrow night. First pitch is at 7:05.

Cutters Carvings: Serritella recorded his first professional hit in the eighth inning... Serritella also played the field for the first time, assuming duties at first base... Quinn has scored two runs this season on errors and has forced a total of three errors on the base paths... Nicholas Hanson made his professional debut, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings in relief... Gonzalez got the start in center field in place of Yan Carlos Olmo, who started the opener... Logan Moore made his first start at catcher