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Jammers End Season with Doubleheader Split

September 1, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Jamestown Jammers News Release


JAMESTOWN, NY - The Jamestown Jammers wrapped up their whirlwind of a season Monday afternoon at Diethrick Park with a doubleheader against the visiting Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Left fielder Jordan Luplow hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning of game one to give the Jammers a thrilling 3-2 victory. In game two, the Mahoning Valley offense exploded en route to a 12-3 victory over the Jammers.

Montana DuRapau started on the mound for the Jammers in game one, and ended his impressive first pro season on a solid note. He would work four innings, while only surrendering one hit (a solo home run by Mahoning Valley second basemen Steven Patterson), one run, and he struck out five Scrappers in picking up the no decision. He would be relieved in the top of the fifth inning by Miguel Rosario, who gave up one run in his two innings of work. Eric Karch would pitch the final two innings for Jamestown, and would give up two hits, but wouldn't surrender any runs, which set the stage for Luplow's heroics in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Offensively for the Jammers, they would get on the board first in the bottom of the third inning. Designated hitter Erik Lunde would rip an RBI single to right field with one out, which would score shortstop Tyler Filliben who began the inning with a single. However, the Scrappers would respond in the top of the fourth inning, with the solo home run by Patterson to knot the game at 1.

Mahoning Valley took the lead in the top of the 6 th inning after Patterson scored on a wild pitch from Rosario, to put the Scrappers up 2-1. But, Jamestown would find a way to answer right back in the bottom of the inning. Luplow would begin the rally with a one out single. He would then move to second on a single from right fielder Michael Suchy. Chase Simpson would then drive in Luplow with a hard single that deflected off the glove of the Mahoning Valley pitcher. Simpson's run scoring single would tie the game at 2 heading into the top of the seventh inning.

Neither team would score in the seventh inning, and the Scrappers couldn't mount any offense in the top of the eighth. Luplow would lead off the bottom half of the inning for the Jammers, and would crush a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall to give the Jammers the exciting 3-2 victory.

In game two, the Scrappers offense awoke, and got to Jamestown starter Alex McRae early and often. Mahoning Valley would score three runs in each of the first four innings to jump out to a 12-0 lead. Six Scrappers would pick up multiple hits in game two to pace the 15 hit attack. Patterson (who played second base in game two as well), first basemen Leo Castillo, and right fielder Taylor Murphy each collected three RBIs to lead the offensive outburst.

For the Jammers, Luplow collected another RBI on the day with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth inning. Center fielder Elvis Escobar drove in a run with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to account for the Jammers second run. The Jammers third and final run would come in the bottom of the seventh inning, when first basemen David Andriese crossed the plate on a groundout off the bat of Erik Lunde (who played second base in game two). However, when all was said and done, the Scrappers left Diethrick Park with a 12-3 victory in the last game of the season. The Jammers finished 2014 with an overall record of 35-40, and wound up finishing second in the Pinckney division, behind the State College Spikes.

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