Williamsport, Pa. – Despite an uncharacteristic outing from their pitching staff, the Cutters were able to hold off the Spikes with a 6-5 win.
David Horn Jr took the ball for the Cutters and suffered his shortest outing of the season, allowing four runs over 2.2 innings. The Middle Tennessee State product entered on an streak of 11-straight scoreless frames, which came to an end three batters into the contest.
Chance Jennings helped erase an early deficit, ripping a bases-clearing double down the right field line, scoring Ben Tryon, Chris Stanfield and Addison Smith to give Williamsport a 3-2 lead. It was the third double of the year and 10th RBI for Jennings.
The Spikes answered with two more runs against Horn Jr in the top of the 3rd inning. Horn allowed a season-high three walks, striking out two, in the no decision.
The Cutters bats rebounded in the 5th inning, using a bases loaded walk from Chris Stanfield to score Maddix Dalena to tie the game at 4-4, giving Stanfield his 9th RBI of the season.
Amari Allen gave the Crosscutters their second lead of the night, chasing home Brodey Acres with a RBI ground out to first base to make it 5-4 on Allen’s 7th run batted in.
Again, State College would respond the next half inning, taking advantage of a throwing error by pitcher Cooper Dossett on what would have been the final out of the frame. The error allowed the tying run to cross.
Brodey Acres came through in the bottom of the 6th, driving a two-out, sinking liner into center to plate Kyle Schupmann. Acres 13th RBI of the season gave Williamsport a 6-5 lead and proved to be the game winner.
Jacob Limas tossed a pair of scoreless innings, working around a walk and two hits, before handing the ball off to Dallis Moran in the 9th.
Moran retired all three batters he faced, all on fly balls, to slam the door on his third save of the season.
Williamsport looks to complete the sweep Thursday evening, first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Cutters Carvings - The Cutters have now won nine-straight home games… With the win they have secured their fifth-straight series victory… Kyle Schupmann extended his on-base streak to 15-straight games… Ben Tryon extended his hit streak to seven-straight games…
