The final week of the first half is here with 1.5 games separating the first-place Trenton Thunder and Williamsport Crosscutters. Both teams look to claim their second First-Half Championship to become the hosts of the MLB Draft League Championship on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
See the full standings breakdown, who’s entering the week hot, the week’s home games, promotions and more.
Standings
(Team, W/L, PCT, GB, STRK)
Trenton, 17-6, .739, -, W1, 1-0
Williamsport, 15-7, .682, 1.5 GB, L1, 0-0
State College, 11-11, .522, 5.0 GB, W2, 0-2
Aberdeen, 12-12, .500, 5.5 GB, W1, 0-0
West Virginia, 12-12, .500, 5.5 GB, L1, 2-0
Mahoning Valley, 10-14, .417, 7.5 GB, L2, 1-1
Who’s Hot
Hitter of the Week: C/1B Augie Lopez, Trenton: 6 G, .429/.667/1.071 (1.738 OPS), 2 HR, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 5 R, 8 BB, 2 SB
Pitcher of the Week: LHP Ethan Stade, Mahoning Valley: GS, 3.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 10 K
1B Ben Tryon, Williamsport: 5 G, .500/.625/.778 (1.403 OPS), HR, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 9 R, 4 BB, SB
RHP Brett Antolick, Williamsport: GS, 4 IP, ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K
1B Chris Stanfield, Williamsport: 4 G, .614/.625/.769 (1.394 OPS), 3B, 3 RBI, 5 R, BB, 7 SB
RHP Brendan Sweeney, Williamsport: 2 G, 6 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 8 K
1B Collin Priest, Aberdeen: 4 G, .357/.526/.714 (1.240 OPS), HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, SB
RHP Danny Heintz, Mahoning Valley: 2 G, 3 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 7 K
OF Derrick Tarpley Jr., West Virginia: 4 G, .500/.667/.900 (1.567 OPS), HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB
RHP Andrew Berg, Trenton: 3 G, SV, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 6 K
RHP Carson Lane, State College: GS, 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 6 K
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Home Games & Promotions
Aberdeen: THUR (7 p.m., Margaritaville Night), FRI (7 p.m., Fourth of July Celebration) vs Trenton.
Mahoning Valley: TUE (7:05 p.m., Peppers in Oil Night), WED (7:05 p.m., Military Appreciation Night) vs Trenton. SAT (7:05 p.m., Fourth of July Fireworks), SUN (2:05 p.m., Every Sunday Matters) vs West Virginia.
State College: TUE (6:35 p.m., Walking Taco Tuesday), WED (6:35 p.m., First Responders Night) vs Aberdeen. FRI (6:35 p.m., Fireworks Night), SUN (6:35 p.m., Ike’s Kids Club Free Game) vs Williamsport.
Trenton: SAT (6 p.m., Postgame Fireworks “Red, White & Boomer”), SUN (1 p.m., Magic Through the Years) vs Aberdeen.
West Virginia: TUE (6:30 p.m., 2sDay at the Park), WED (6:30 p.m., Jr/Sr Discount Day) vs Williamsport. THUR (6:30 p.m., Thursday Night Thunder), FRI (7 p.m., Independence Day Eve, Friday Night Fireworks) vs Mahoning Valley.
Williamsport: THUR (6:35 p.m., Knoebels Kids Night), SAT (1 p.m., America250 Celebration) vs State College.
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