Cutters win 2nd straight over 1st place Scrappers
Williamsport fell behind early 1-0 in the 2nd when Scrappers CF Jordan Henry singled on a ground ball to right field scoring LF Greg Folgia who had doubled in his at-bat. Cutters starter Nick Hernandez (0-0) would settle down after the run was scored going 4 innings, yielding 6 hits, 1 earned run and striking out one.
The Cutters rallied for four runs in the bottom of the 2nd when 2B Adam Buschini struck out but was able to advance to first when the ball squirted away from the Scrappers catcher. The Cutters then loaded the bases when both DH Francisco Murillo and 1B Stephen Batts walked.
The Cutters who have been struggling to get the big hit with runners in scoring position turned the tide when OF T.J. Warren singled on a ground ball to left field plating Buschini and the Cutters first run of the inning.
3B Alan Schoenberger in his first game as a Crosscutter grounded to second baseman Lurvin Basabe, who threw the ball into left field wasting a potential inning ending double play. Murillo and Batts scored on the error giving the Cutters a 3-1 lead. CF Jiwan James then singled home Warren to plate the fourth and final run of the inning.
The Cutters were out-hit on the evening 8-6 but were able to take advantage of three Scrappers errors to complete the victory.
RHP Luke Wertz (1-0) won his first game of the year pitching three innings of relief allowing just two hits striking out one.
Sunday night the Cutters will go for their third straight victory as they welcome the visiting Batavia MuckDogs to Historic Bowman Field for the opening game of a three game series starting at 5:05. The game can be heard on ESPN 1050 AM or ESPN 104.1 FM.
CUTTERS CARVINGS- C Alan Schoenberger was assigned to Williamsport today from Lakewood(A)where he was hitting .143 with 2 RBI's. Schoenberger is one of many Australians in the Phillies organization... Saturday's attendance of 2,496 was the largest crowd at Bowman Field this season... 3B Anthony Hewitt got the night off Saturday. Schoenberger got the start at the hot corner going 0-for-3... OF Jiwan James ended the Mahoning Valley 1st inning with a throw from center field to nail Lurvin Basabe at home that electrified the crowd... Williamsport's for homers on Friday night were the most by a Cutters team at home. The previous high of three was set August 25, 2005 when Steve Pearce connected for a pair and James Boone added another. The Cutters hit four home runs at Jamestown on August 22, 2007... Sunday's game time is 5:05pm with the gates opening at 4pm