First Half Standings

(Team, W/L, PCT, STRK, SD)

Williamsport, 4-1, .800, W4, 1-1

Aberdeen, 3-2, .600, W2, 0-0

State College, 3-2, .600, L2, 1-0

West Virginia, 3-2, .600, W3, 0-0

Mahoning Valley, 1-3, .200, L4, 0-0

Trenton, 1-3, .200, L3, 0-1

Wednesday

Aberdeen (3) @ Williamsport (3) Sudden Death Extra Inning: BOX SCORE - The IronBirds opened up the second half in literal walk-off fashion in the sudden death extra inning. For the first four innings, both teams were held scoreless as Aberdeen’s Ethan Phillips struck out four through four scoreless and Williamsport’s David Case ended his night after six innings with seven strikeouts. Case would end his night with one earned run but held a 2-1 lead after James McCoy homered for the first time this summer to the opposite field in the fifth, followed by a Trevor Conley single. In the seventh, the IronBirds would get ahead as Brylon West doubled down the left field line to drive in two for a 3-2 lead. Williamsport would put across the tying run in the bottom of the ninth via sacrifice fly to force the sudden death extra inning. Patrick McCullough would start the frame on first base and advance to third on a Ryan Pruitt double. An intentional walk would load the bases for Brayden Simpson who would walk it off by drawing a walk. The free pass would be the IronBirds’ third walk-off victory that came via a ball four in the 2026 season.

State College (5) vs West Virginia (4): BOX SCORE - The Spikes’ rally in the later innings was capped off by the returning Trent Turner, walking-it off two batters into the ninth. Jackson Trout put West Virginia ahead in the second with the first run of the second half across the league on a single, followed up an inning later by Alec DeMartino going 404 feet to center (102.5 mph exit velocity) for the league’s first home run of the half. The Black Bears would extend their lead 3-1, setting up a heroic blast from Nyan Hayes in the bottom of the seventh with a three-run home run, tight roping down the left field line (369 feet, 97.7-mph exit velocity). In the ninth, Hayes would lead off the inning by nearly going yard for the second time, settling for a triple to set up Turner going the other way with two strikes the other way for the walk-off winner.

Mahoning Valley (12) @ Trenton (5): BOX SCORE - Mahoning Valley’s offense came through after a few defensive miscues, forcing some offensively for a five and four-run inning. Bryce Hubbard led the visitors with three RBI that came from a three-run double in the sixth. Behind him, two RBI came from Cooper Vance, who delivered a two-run single in the fourth and Jason Torres who drove in the opening run in the first, and scored Hubbard after his double. JuJu Stevens would lead the Thunder with two RBI and a run to go along with a triple for his one hit of the night. Closing out the night, Jake Abercrombie tallied a two-inning save for his first, allowing one hit, no runs, no walks and three strikeouts.

Thursday

Williamsport (6) vs Aberdeen (1): BOX SCORE - A masterful night on the mound from the Crosscutters saw their arms allow just four hits and on walk, helping split the two-game series at home. Ryker Walton, a right-hander out of Austin Peay, got the start for Williamsport and surrendered just one run on three hits, no walks and struck out five while picking up the win. Brody Roe retired all six he faced in the middle innings before Luc Lavigueur picked up the save with a scoreless eighth and ninth. Chris Stanfield carried the load offensively for Williamsport, reaching base four times on two hits and two walks, came around to score twice and drove in one. Brayden Simpson drove in the lone run for Aberdeen on a 408-foot solo blast in the fifth. First-half standout Brodey Acres also chipped in with a pair of hits and RBI for the Cutters. On the mound, Jake Geis was Aberdeen’s bright spot, retiring all seven he faced while striking out four of them.

State College (13) vs West Virginia (7): BOX SCORE - Big nights at the dish from Nyan Hayes and Luke Nomura led the Spikes to the two-game sweep, the lone team to start the second-half with a pair of wins. The Spikes ten-run inning was highlighted by a pair of extra-base hits from the two. Hayes blasted a two-run shot, his second in as many days, as well as a double later in the inning. Nomura led off the inning with a ground-rule double before clearing the bases with a triple later on. Matching these two outputs was Ben Barrett of West Virginia, picking up three hits on two doubles while driving in two. This was Barrett’s third straight multi-hit game. Trent Turner and Ryan Rivera each added two hits for the Spikes while Cole Kitchens had a pair for West Virginia. Trey Cehajic picked up the win in his MLB Draft League debut with 2 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing just two walks while striking out two. Dawson Hall impressed in his debut for the Black Bears, allowing just one hit over two scoreless innings while striking out three.

Trenton (13) vs Mahoning Valley (3): BOX SCORE - All but one of Trenton’s starters reached base multiple times as the Thunder posted 13 runs on 10 hits and 11 walks, securing the series split. Andrew Rubayo gave the Thunder offense plenty of runway, allowing just one run on four hits and one walk in his first MLB Draft League start. Trenton sent 11 batters to the plate in the second inning, scoring eight with the big blast coming off AJ Swader’s bat, a 408-foot grand slam to extend the lead to 8-0. Swader added another extra-base hit in the seventh with a 102.3-mph double to straightaway center field. Julian Swift was the leader of the supporting cast, leading the game with three hits while also driving in three. Jason Torres, Maddox Mihalakis and Tye Wood all had a double for the Scrappers and Torres drove in two of their three runs. Jacob Smith and Nick Anello each put up a zero over the seventh and eighth, allowing just one baserunner each.

Friday

Williamsport (12) vs Trenton (2): BOX SCORE - The Crosscutters hit the Thunder into submission in the series opener, stacking 16 hits over eight innings while seven of their nine starters picked up multiple. Owen Prince had the loudest swing of the day for Williamsport in a third inning triple, one of his three times on base. Matthew Williams also had a pair of hits for the Cutters, including a double, and was on base three times with two RBI and two runs scored. Trenton’s two runs came on a pair of solo blasts from Cy Turner (98.5 mph/382 feet) and AJ Swader (93.6 mph/351 feet). Evan Grimes got the start for Williamsport and turned in his best MLB Draft League outing, allowing just one run over five innings while striking seven and earning the win.

State College (6) vs Aberdeen (4): BOX SCORE - The Spikes wasted no time starting the series on the road, putting up four in the first inning on a Nyan Hayes home run and Luke Nomura two-run triple. The home run extended Hayes streak to three straight games, tying the Spikes franchise record for consecutive games with a home run. Nathan Earley got the IronBirds on the board in their half of the first with an RBI double, his first of two hits and three times on base. Aberdeen came as close as one, putting up three runs in the middle innings, highlighted by Jevin Relaford’s first MLB Draft League home run in fifth. Trent Turner led the Spikes offense with three hits and a walk while Jackson Mayo picked up the win in debut, working 3.1 scoreless innings and he allowed just one walk while striking out four. Patrick Morris picked up the save, grabbing the final two outs for the Spikes. Noah Hertzler carried the load, pitching wise, for the IronBirds, allowing just one run over four innings out of the bullpen.

West Virginia (7) vs Mahoning Valley (5): BOX SCORE - The Black Bears outlasted the Scrappers in a back-and-forth affair to open the series, taking until the seventh inning to push across the winning runs. Cooper Vance got the party started in the third with a two-run blast to put the Scrappers ahead 2-0. West Virginia answered the bottom half with two of their own from Elijah Cook’s RBI double and Zack Thompson’s RBI single. Vance once again put the Scrappers up two in the fourth with a two-run single. Ian Collier’s RBI double in the sixth cut the deficit to two before Alec DeMartino even things up with a two-run home run, his second of the summer. Cole Kitchens pushed across the winning run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and Collier added the insurance run with his second RBI knock of the night. The Black Bears bullpen surrendered just one run over six innings and Jake Kramer closed things out for his fourth save of the summer with a clean ninth inning.

Saturday

Williamsport (4) vs Trenton (4): Sudden death extra inning - BOX SCORE - A ninth-inning run from Trenton pushed this game to sudden death and Chris Stanfield sent the fans home happy with a walk-off home run with two outs! The LSU graduate was the star of the show Saturday night, picking up two hits in regulation before walking things off in the added inning. The Crosscutters were stymied early by Jackson Thomas as he allowed just one run over the first five frames while striking out five. Dean O’Neill blasted his first MLB Draft League home run in the fourth to extend Trenton’s lead to 3-1. A trio of RBI knocks in the sixth from James McCoy, Sam DeCarlo and Trevor Conley (double) put the Cutters ahead 4-3. Jake Koonin came through in the clutch for the Thunder, plating the tying run with one out in the ninth. With Williamsport selecting offense in sudden death, Stanfield helped the Crosscutters keep pace with the Spikes atop the second-half standings.

Aberdeen (7) vs State College (4): BOX SCORE - Kai Leckszas got the start for Aberdeen in his MLB Draft League debut and didn’t surrender a hit or run over three innings while striking out two. Nathan Earley blasted the longest home run of the second half in the second inning, travelling 434 feet to put the IronBirds ahead 3-0. Earley wasn’t done there as he torched a triple at 105.4 mph in the seventh inning. The IronBirds led the entire way, thanks to Earley’s offensive output and Jake Geis was overpowering in the final two frames, allowing just one hit and striking out four en route to the save and 7-4 win. Stan DeMartinis III led the Spikes with three hits and Ryan Rivera trailed behind with two. On the mound, Zach Kilby pitched a clean ninth inning to give the Spikes a chance at a ninth inning comeback.

West Virginia (7) vs Mahoning Valley (5): BOX SCORE - The Black Bears erased a 4-0 deficit in just one inning, pushing across six runs in the seventh to complete the comeback and secure the series win. Clayton Burke held the Black Bears off the board with a superb four inning start, allowing no runs on two hits and struck out five. The Scrappers jumped on to four run lead on RBI singles from Maddox Mihalakis and Bryce Hubbard, as well as a wild pitch and walk. Highlighting the six run comeback inning was Cole Kitchens two run single that tied the game. Mihalakis continued to produce for Mahoning Valley, blasting a solo home run in the seventh inning to cut the deficit to one. Alec DeMartino provided the late insurance run for West Virginia with an RBI double in the seventh. Hunter Holzemer picked up the win with three masterful innings, issuing just one walk while striking out four. For the second consecutive night, Jake Kramer picked up the save and is now up to five on the season.

Sunday

Aberdeen (5) vs State College (3): BOX SCORE - The IronBirds pushed five runs across in the first two innings and that’s all they would need in the series deciding game. Jonah Johnson made his first MLB Draft League start for Aberdeen and worked four scoreless innings, issuing just three hits while striking out four. Isaiah Parido got the fans on their feet early, clearing the bases in the first inning with a three-run triple, his first extra-base hit in the MLB Draft League. Brylan West and Nathan Earley helped make it 5-0 with an RBI single each in the second. The Spikes bats were quiet early on but broke out in the sixth on back-to-back home runs from CJ Richmond (108.9 mph/401 feet) and Stan DeMartinis III (96.3 mph/351 feet). Richmond would also push across the Spikes final run with a single at 108.4 mph, his fifth hard-hit ball of the day and fourth above 100 mph. Dylan Cheeley picked up the win for IronBirds and Josh Milleville earned the save, pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Charlie Smith pitched 2 2/3 clean innings for State College while Skylar Jones pitched one clean inning.

Williamsport (8) vs Trenton (3): BOX SCORE - The Crosscutters completed a perfect weekend at home on the back of Brodey Acres’ eight total bases and a masterful outing from reliever Matthew Mariano. Acres gave the Cutters an early lead on a solo blast in the first inning, his first of three extra-base hits. Trenton led 3-1 halfway through the game, highlighted by Julian Swift’s RBI double in the fourth. The Crosscutters bats came alive in the seventh, pushing across three runs on RBI knocks from Nick Romano, Nick Barone and Acres. Williamsport’s late offensive output was capped off by Acres' eighth inning RBI double. Mariano set up Williamsport for the comeback with 4 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen as he allowed just two hits and one walk. Trenton’s early lead was brought to you by a strong start from Cooper Carlgren who allowed just one run over six innings while striking out six.

West Virginia (5) vs Mahoning Valley (4): BOX SCORE - For the third consecutive night, the Black Bears came from behind to win and ultimately sweep the series in Morgantown. Cayden Evans led off the game for Mahoning Valley with a single, his first of a game-leading three hits, also adding an RBI and two runs scored. Maddox Mihalakis would score Evans before Evans drove in another with an RBI single in the second, putting the Scrappers ahead 2-0. Cole Kitchens evened up the game in the third with a two-run single, the first of his two hits. Trailing 4-3 heading into bottom eight, Cayden Gaskin gave the Black Bears their first lead of the gam with a two-run double. Andrew Luczak was called upon to preserve the 5-4 lead in the ninth and was up to the task, earning his first MLB Draft League save with a clean inning and one strikeout. Carson Estridge was the winning pitcher for West Virginia, his first in the MLB Draft League as he struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning.

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