Cutters Collect Second Road Win
July 6, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Williamsport Crosscutters News Release
The Williamsport Crosscutters improved to 2-8 on the road this season by defeating the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 5-2 on Wednesday night.
The home team struck in the first inning off Austin Wright on a long home run to right field by Jake Lowery. The Cutters answered it with a solo home run by Patrick Murray in the top of the second to tie the game 1-1.
The score stayed tied until the top of the fifth, when the Cutters' Francisco Diaz reached on a bunt single and later scored on a two-out RBI double by Maikel Franco to make it 2-1 Williamsport.
Mahoning Valley tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Jordan Smith delivered a two-out RBI single up the middle off Cutters reliever Juary Gomez to make it 2-2.
The Cutters regained the lead in the top of the eighth on a one-out RBI double by Cody Asche which landed just fair down the left field line. The two-bagger made it 3-2 Williamsport.
Williamsport added some breathing room in the top of the ninth, collecting two runs on three hits to go up 5-2. Brock Stassi and Franco had RBIs in the frame.
The Cutters will play Mahoning Valley twice more before returning home for three against the Scrappers from July 9-11. Every Cutters game can be heard on ESPN Radio 104.1 FM, ESPN 1050 AM, or online at crosscutters.com
WP- Juary Gomez (3-0, 2.93)
LP- Tony Dischler (0-1, 5.40)
S- Ryan Duke (1)
Cutters Record: 10-10
Next Game: Thursday July 7, 2011 at 7:05pm at Mahoning Valley Scrappers
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