NYPL Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Seastrunk blasts Scrappers to 4-2 win over Muckdogs

Published on August 18, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Mahoning Valley Scrappers News Release


Niles, OH - The Mahoning Valley Scrappers won game one of a three-game series against the Batavia Muckdogs 4-2 tonight at Eastwood Field.

Diego Seastrunk hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Scrappers trailing 2-0. His home run proved to be the turning point as the Scrappers won their second straight game.

Matt North allowed the Seastrunk home run and suffered his second loss of the 2010 season.

Mike Rayl picked up his first win of the season pitching six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out six. Rayl has now pitched through the sixth inning twice this season.

Clayton Ehlert worked a scoreless ninth to earn his sixth save.

The Muckdogs got on the board first off of Rayl in the top of the second inning when Adam Melker hit a two-RBI single into left field to make it 2-0.

The Scrappers threatened in the bottom of the third and fifth innings putting runners on in both frames, but Muckdog starter Zach Russell was able to get out of trouble and preserve the 2-0 lead.

Russell was replaced by North in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Scrappers again threatened. Back-to-back singles to start the inning by Chase Burnette and Jesus Aguilar brought the go ahead run to the plate in the presence of Seastrunk. With a 0-1 count, Seastrunk hit a three-run home run to right field to give the Scrappers a 3-2 lead.

Mahoning Valley added a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Brian Heere RBI double that scored Seastrunk to make it 4-2.

The two-run lead was enough for Ehlert, who worked a scoreless top of the ninth to earn the save.

The Scrappers will look for their fifth consecutive series win with a victory over the Muckdogs in game two of this three-game series tomorrow night. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

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