Week Standings

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

Williamsport, 5-1, .833, W4, 0-0

Aberdeen, 4-2, .667, W4, 0-0

Trenton, 4-2, .667, L1, 1-0

State College, 3-3, .500, W1, 0-1

Mahoning Valley, 2-4, .333, W2, 0-1

West Virginia, 2-4, .333, L2, 0-0

Tuesday

State College (7) @ Aberdeen (6): BOX SCORE - Four doubles and 10 stolen bases for the Spikes helped open the week with a win as four prospects recorded two or more steals. Marking the third time an MLB Draft League team recorded double-digit stolen bases in a game this season. It's the second year that three teams have stolen more than 10 bases in a game (2024) and the only to have accomplished it in the first half. State College’s swipes came from Tyree Reed (2) who walked in the second inning and immediately stole second and third base, CJ Richmond who became one of nine players to steal three bases in a game along with Dominic Pellegrin, and the final two stolen bases from Kolt Myers. The Spikes’ offense was also led by Pellegrin and Andrew Wiggins’ two RBI. For the IronBirds, Dalton Bargo made his MLB Draft League debut after his senior season with North Carolina State and led the night across the league with three RBI. Two from his first hit in the bottom of the third for Aberdeen’s first runs of the game followed by a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth.

Trenton (6) @ West Virginia (1): BOX SCORE - After a delay of lightning in Morgantown, the Thunder of New Jersey came down and won their sixth straight. It continues the all-time longest win streak to open the first half of an MLB Draft League season, surpassing the 2023 State College Spikes’ streak of four. After a scoreless first, Trenton took the lead and didn’t look back after a two-run single by Chase Swain. The La Salle product has recorded all four RBI this season on two-run hits. Leading the game,Trenton’s Matthew Bucciero was a home run shy of the cycle with a 3-for-5 day, two RBI and a run scored. Pitching-wise, the Thunder allowed just three hits and struck out 12 between Noah Sundquist (4 IP, 3 K), Andrew Berg (2 IP, 5 K), Joe Colucci (1 IP) and Nate Bennett (2 IP, 4 K). West Virginia pitchers also combined for 12 strikeouts with Gabriel Barrett (4 IP, 2 K), Parker Ishee (0.2 IP, K), Miles Smith (2.1 IP, 4 K) and Trenton Lape (2 IP, 5 K).

Williamsport (9) @ Mahoning Valley (0): BOX SCORE - The Crosscutters combined for the first shutout of 2026 with a combined 15 strikeouts and four hits allowed. David Horn Jr. led the Williamsport pitching staff off with four innings, striking out five on three hits. After two starts, the Middle Tennessee product ended the night as one of 12 qualified pitchers to have a WHIP under 0.70. The game was followed by two perfect innings from Colton Kennedy who struck out three, two innings by Jackson Nash that started with the right-hander striking out the side with five total strikeouts and closed out by Myles Meyer who struck out two in a hitless ninth inning. Offensively, Maddix Dalena slugged his second home run of the season in the third, going the other way 373 feet with an exit velocity of 101.3 mph. The Pennsylvania native’s blast drove in two runs but he wasn’t alone with a multi-RBI game as he was joined by Chris Stanfield who also doubled twice and Addison Smith whose RBI also came on an extra-base hit.

Wednesday

Mahoning Valley (8) vs. Williamsport (4): BOX SCORE - After Tuesday’s shutout, the Scrappers’ offense bounced back with 11 hits to take the matinee. David Lally Jr. Helped pave the way for the Scrappers to jump ahead with the lead through four shutout innings in the start, striking out four and allowing two hits. Nick Williams drove in Jack Cannon for the first run of the game in the second inning, followed in the fourth by a Ryan Nelson double and Jarren Purify’s second home run of the season (420 ft, 100.7 mph EV). The home run would result in the difference as a two-run triple from Addison Smith, RBI single from Chris Stanfield and home run from Chancellor Jennings (366 ft, 94.9 mph EV) were not enough to complete the rally.

Trenton (3) @ West Virginia (1): BOX SCORE - The Thunder extended their win streak to seven games behind the team’s first home run of the season and the pitching staff allowing three hits. Trenton’s pitching staff was headlined by Jack Picozzi going four innings deep in his start with only four runners reaching base, followed by Luc Rising (2 IP, K, 0 H), Luke Payne (1 IP, K, 2 H), Cole Fehrman (1 IP, 3 K), who struck out the side in his one inning, capped off by Andrew Berg’s (1 IP, 2 K) second save of the year. On offense, Mark Gialluisi deposited one to left center for the Thunder’s first home run of the year (382 ft, 95.5 mph EV). Also featured in the game, Trenton’s Carsten Sabathia III recorded his third double of the season at 110.5 mph off the bat, surpassing the league-wide season best at the time previously recorded by Aberdeen’s Anthony Quigley (110 mph).

State College (12) @ Aberdeen (0): BOX SCORE - State College took its second straight win on the road in Aberdeen behind a dominant offensive showing from CJ Richmond and steady pitching that held the IronBirds hitless in the last 7 1/3 innings. With a 1-0 lead in the third inning, State College rounded the bases on back-to-back pitches, first an inside-the-park home run by Kolt Myers followed by Richmond going over the wall (338 ft, 92 mph EV), both their firsts of the summer. Richmond’s night would end with a 3-for-3 performance where he walked twice, drove in two runs and recorded the hardest-hit ball of the season across the league at 110.7 mph, no less than 20 minutes after Sabathia’s 110.5 mph drive. The Spikes’ pitching staff of Parker Detmers (1.2 IP), Lukas McDowell (2.1 IP), Garrett Shearer (3 IP) and Cale Willson (1 IP) each struck out at least one batter during the game.

Thursday

West Virginia (4) vs. Trenton (2): BOX SCORE - In a rain-shortened eight inning game, the Black Bears were able salvage the final game of their three-game home stand against and deliver Trenton their first loss on the season. Thomas Santana got the start for West Virginia and set the tone for the pitching staff as the four arms combined to allow just three hits. Santana went three innings allowing one run (0 ER), one hit and one walk before Victor Christal pitched three of his own, surrendering just one run and earning the win. Trenton’s Alex Kranzler out of Vanderbilt was equally as impressive, giving up one run over five innings while striking out six. Trailing 1-0 in the second, VMI’s all-time home run leader, Grayson Fitzwater, blasted a solo home run (108.6mph/416ft) in his first MLB Draft League at-bat to bring the Black Bears even. Jordan Thomas put Trenton ahead 2-1 in the fifth with an RBI double but a three run sixth inning for West Virginia would ultimately seal the deal. The Black Bears brought nine men to the plate in the inning with an RBI single from Sam Miller to tie the game and an RBI single from Luke Matthews for the final insurance run. Earning the save with a 1-2-3 8th inning, Dylan Mannino struck out a pair to preserve the win.

Aberdeen (12) vs. State College (1): BOX SCORE - Aberdeen was able to bounce back from Wednesday’s 12-0 loss with 12 runs of their own after five complete innings before thunderstorms rolled through Maryland. Collin Priest and Brian Heckleman each led the IronBirds and the game with three RBI. Priest drove in his first two in the second for the tying and go-ahead run, following up with his third via a walk in Aberdeen’s seven-run fourth inning. Two batters after the walk with the bases loaded, Heckleman would clear the bases with his second double of the summer and second hit of the game.

Williamsport (11) vs. Mahoning Valley (5): BOX SCORE - 11 stolen bases and a strong second half of the game from the bullpen helped propel the Crosscutters to a series win on the road. The teams exchanged a pair of runs in the first before the Scrappers jumped ahead 5-2 on a Jarren Purify sacrifice fly, Daniel Stewart solo home run (108.7mph/397ft) and James Whitman ground-rule double. Whitman’s RBI double in the third would be the final run the Cutters allowed, starting with a pair of clean innings from Jacob Limas who ultimately received the win. Will Bartkoski was lights out over the final four frames, allowing no runs on two walks while striking out six and receiving the save. Chancellor Jennings made the ‘Cutters offense go on Thursday night with a two-run RBI double in the fifth and a three-run blast in the seventh to blow the game open. Williamsport flexed their muscle to close out the series as Nate McHugh also blasted his first MLB Draft League home run.

Friday

Williamsport (5) vs. Mexico (3): BOX SCORE - With the earliest first pitch of the day, the MLB Draft League’s International Series opened up with Williamsport hosting Team Mexico. Mexico quickly proved to be a tough test, scoring three in the first inning on a Juan Tinoco sacrifice fly and David Mosqueda two-run single. From there, the Crosscutters pitching took over and wouldn’t surrender another run. Offensively, the Cutters chipped away scoring a run in five separate innings including the fifth, sixth and seventh to put the game away. Jackson Nash led the way for Williamsport, pitching four near-perfect innings out of the bullpen to earn the win. Nash allowed just one walk and struck out five. Ben Tryon and Slaide Burd collected four of Williamsport’s seven hits including a double each. Kyle Schupmann’s RBI single in the sixth proved to be the winner before Dallis Moran closed things out for a two inning save. None of Mexico’s six pitchers allowed more than one run but Jorge Monroy was the lone arm with a scoreless outing in their MLB Draft League opener.

Trenton (16) vs. State College (9): BOX SCORE - The series opener saw an offensive onslaught with 12 runs in the first two innings and each team putting up a six run inning. The Spikes jumped ahead in the first on a two-run CJ Richmond double, the Thunder took back the lead with a Carsten Sabathia III two-run single and the Spikes would even things again top second with a Ty Hamilton RBI triple. The Thunder broke out in the second for six runs, highlighted by an Austin Lemon RBI double, Parker Loew RBI double and Jake Koonin two-run home run. Trenton never trailed again from there, putting up another seven runs between the fourth and sixth while their bullpen held the Spikes scoreless until the ninth. Trailing by 13 heading to the ninth, State College didn’t back down as they put up a six spot on an RBI double from Mac Rose, two-run double from Tyree Reed and three-run blast from Camden Ross. In a game dominated by offense, Cole Fehrman was able to figure out the bats with two scoreless allowing just one hit batter and striking out four to pick up his first MLB Draft League win.

Aberdeen (5) vs. Canada (1): BOX SCORE - The Canadian Junior National Team opened its second MLB Draft League stint with a stop in Aberdeen. It was a pitchers duel to start the International Series with both starters allowing just one run through four innings. Kade Newman got the start for Aberdeen and allowed just one walk through three innings before surrendering a run in the fourth, good for six strikeouts over four innings. Max Nantais-Vlahovich was up to the challenge for Canada, dazzling over four perfect innings before a couple extra-base hits soured his line in the fifth. Canada opened the scoring in the third on an RBI double from Robert Omidi and the IronBirds punched back in the fifth with an Anthony Quigley RBI double and Josh Skowronski two-run triple to make it 3-1. Nelson Zapata and Hollis Porter added to the lead with RBI singles in the sixth and the IronBirds bullpen held things down the rest of the way. Frank Menendez (1 IP, W), Lyndon Glidewell (2 IP), Billy Barlow (1 IP) and Jacob Crews (1 IP) combined for five scoreless innings to secure the win.

West Virginia (10) vs. Mahoning Valley (3): BOX SCORE - Despite allowing two runs in the first inning, West Virginia’s Tazwell Butler struck out two in the inning and gave a glimpse of what was to come. The Scrappers right-hander and Kansas State product would go on to strike out a 2026 league-high nine batters over five innings. James Whitman’s ground-rule double put the Scrappers up 2-0 but the Black Bears quickly chipped away with Grayson Fitzwater’s second home run in as many days. Bryce Hubbard added another for the Scrappers in the third with an RBI single but West Virginia’s offense would strike again in the fourth. With a run already across in the inning, Jose Fernandez blasted his second home run of the summer, a two-run shot to put the Black Bears ahead. West Virginia’s bullpen was dominant backing up Butler with Parker Ishee, Luke Lyman, Tyler Bryan and Jake Kramer combining to allow just one hit and two walks over four innings. The Black Bears dealt the final blow in the ninth inning with five runs coming across. Tommy Szczepanski was the Scrappers bright spot on the mound, holding down West Virginia over the middle innings, surrendering one run, one hit and one walk over 2 2/3 innings.

Saturday

Trenton (6) vs. State College (6) (Sudden death tiebreaker): BOX SCORE - The Trenton Thunder preserved their 7-0 undefeated record at home with their first sudden death extra inning victory of the summer. With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the third, the Thunder broke out for four runs on a balk, error and Ny’Zaiah Thompson two-run single. The Spikes would chip away with a run in the fifth and three in seventh a Trent Turner RBI single and Dominic Pellegrin two-run double to tie the game. Parker Burgess pitched the final three frames for the Spikes, facing the minimum and striking out the side in order in the ninth to send it to sudden death. With the Thunder choosing offense in sudden death, Jake Koonin lined a ball into left field to score the winning run from third. Pellegrin put the State College offense on his back in this one with three hits, a double, walk, two RBI, run scored, walk and two stolen bases. Luc Rising preserved the tie game for Trenton over the final two frames, retiring all six batters he faced with three strikeouts. The win bumped the Thunder’s league-leading record to 9-1 on the season.

Williamsport (7) vs. Mexico (3): BOX SCORE - For the second straight night, Mexico jumped out to a first inning lead but ultimately the Cutters ability to get on base and move around them proved to be too much. Leonardo Delgado kickstarted Mexico’s offense with a leadoff blast before adding another in the second on a Gerardo Cardona RBI double. Mexico’s Isaac Briones held the cutters to just one run over three frames but Williamsport quickly took over from there. The Crosscutters regained the lead in the third through a Ben Tryon RBI double and a pair of RBI groundouts. Steele Burd provided the insurance two-run single and the Cutters steady bullpen would hold things down from there. Colton Kennedy received the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings and five strikeouts, before Brendan Sweeney (2 IP) and Myles Meyer (1 IP) pitched a scoreless seventh, eighth and ninth.

Aberdeen (7) vs. Canada (1): BOX SCORE - Despite a Rogan Rivard leadoff home run for Canada, game two of the series proved to be a pitchers duel with five total hits. 16-year-old Josh Mills got the start for Canada and was superb over four scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, three walks and one hard-hit ball. The leadoff home run was the only run Jui-Chieh Lin would allow over his five innings while striking out four. Owen Clyne tied for the game for the IronBirds in the sixth before a passed ball gave them the lead. A flurry of unconventional runs in the seventh through a passed ball, walk and error put the game out of reach at 7-1. Brendan Yagesh, Luke Calveric, Ethan Gardner and Austin Puett each one of the final four innings for Aberdeen, combining to allow just one walk.

Mahoning Valley (7) vs. West Virginia (6): BOX SCORE - The Black Bears four home runs weren’t enough to get past Mahoning Valley as balls in a thriller in Niles. Spark plug Jarren Purify quickly got things started with a leadoff blast, his third of the summer. High school product and Oklahoma recruit, Hunter Watson, struck out five in his three innings and a third inning inside-the-park home run to Marcus Bradshaw was the only earned run he’d allow. Reigning Player of the Week, Carlos Sanchez, tied things with an RBI single in the third before Grayson Fitzwater put the Black Bears back in front with his third home run in as many days. Home runs from Dylan Schlaegel and Isaac Wachsmann extended the Black Bears lead to 6-3 before the Scrappers would quickly storm back in the bottom half. Ryan Nelson’s two-run double cut the deficit to one and Sanchez’s following two-run would prove to be the game winner, putting the Scrappers ahead 7-6. Jay Newman struck out two in a scoreless eighth while Chris Billingsley struck out three in the ninth for the save.

Sunday

State College (7) @ Trenton (4): BOX SCORE - The Spikes gave the Thunder their first loss at home of the 2026 season behind Dominic Pellegrin reaching base in all five plate appearances (2-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP) and five pitchers combining for 13 strikeouts. A Kolt Myers single and Carsten Sabathia III two-run double in the first inning presented a 2-1 score entering the third inning. State College would plate five runs in the frame with all nine batters stepping up to the plate and no runs scoring on a base hit. The combination of Logan Rumberg, Lukas McDowell, Tommy Gross and Cale Willson each collected at least two strikeouts on the mound with Rumberg and McDowell leading the team with four.

Aberdeen (7) vs. Canada (6): BOX SCORE - The IronBirds completed the sweep to kick off the MLB Draft League International Series after holding onto their early second inning lead. For Aberdeen, Anthony Quigley led with a two-hit game where he scored twice followed by a two-run, two-RBI performance from Josh Skowronski and a two-RBI game from Ryan Kroepel. Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team looked to put together a late rally that began with Maxime Blain recording the visitor’s second home run of the series (331 ft, 92.5 mph EV) with an opposite-field solo shot to make it a two-run game in the eighth. The following inning, Rhys Whiteford would make it a one-run game with a bases-loaded fielder's choice. With two outs and runners on the corners, Patrick Spencer Jr. would close it out as he recovered the comebacker from Taye Thierman for Aberdeen’s first sweep of 2026.

Mahoning Valley (9) vs. West Virginia (2): BOX SCORE - In a rain shortened game that only completed five full innings, the Scrappers secured the series win on home turf with a steady dose of runs and strong start from Ciaran Caughey. Making his first start after two bullpen appearances, the Kent State right-hander allowed one run over four innings, striking out four and earning the victory. Scoring nine runs on 13 hits over five innings, Bryce Hubbard got things started for the Scrappers in the first with a two-run double, his first of two knocks. Edison Polanco added another two in the second with a two-run triple, ultimately cut down at home plate attempting the inside-the-park home run. The runs kept on coming for Mahoning Valley with RBI knocks from Jack Cannon (two-run double), Tommy Harrison (RBI double) and Jarren Purify (RBI single) in the third. Derrick Tarpley got the Black Bears on the board in the fourth with a solo home run, his first of the summer. Carlos Sanchez led the way for the Scrappers, collecting three hits while Polanco, Hubbard and Harrison each chipped in with two.

Williamsport (9) vs. Mexico (2): BOX SCORE - Chris Guillory took the mound Sunday for Williamsport looking for the sweep and did his part, holding Mexico scoreless over the first five. En route to the win, Guillory allowed two hits, one walk and struck out five. Addison Smith left his mark on this game, starting with a third inning two-run single to open the scoring. Leading 5-0 in the fourth, Smith drove in another two with a double to left field. Nate McHugh, the other Cutters key contributor, extended the lead to eight with an RBI triple, his second of two hits. Mexico’s offense came alive late, scoring one in the seventh on an Emiliano Ibarra RBI single and one in the eighth on a Jorge Ramirez RBI single. On the mound, Jose Montijo pitched a scoreless seventh and Jorge Monroy a scoreless eighth.

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Roster Additions

Since June 8:

Aberdeen: --

Mahoning Valley: --

State College: --

Trenton: June 8 - RHP Joey Colucci (University of Virginia), LHP Luke Payne (East Carolina University), RHP Frank Ciccone (East Carolina University).

West Virginia: --

Williamsport: June 8 - RHP Brett Antolick (East Carolina University).

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