The Crosscutters went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position Wednesday night, and lost 3-1 to the Lowell Spinners. The loss was Williamsport's 19th in the month of July and drops them to the worst record in the New York-Penn League.
Starter Nic Hanson allowed seven runs on nine hits as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers took a big lead early, and held on to win 9-3 Tuesday night at Bowman Field.
A season-high 3,190 fans came out to Bowman Field Monday night, but the Cutters bats went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position in a 3-1 loss to Mahoning Valley.
The pitching shined in game two of a double-header with the Spikes Sunday, but struggled in game one as the Crosscutters lost 12-6, and won 5-0 against State College.
At first Jodaneli Carvajal was out and the players retreated to their dugouts. Then he was still alive and tied the game. An overturned call in the fifth inning changed the course of a Crosscutters 5-2 loss to State College Saturday night.
Friday night's Cutters game against the State College Spikes was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a double header on Sunday, July 22 starting at 5:05pm
The Crosscutters scored four unanswered runs late Thursday night, but a seven-run hole was simply too deep to climb out of. Williamsport dropped game one of the Saw-Buck series to the Spikes 7-4.
Cutters outfielder Larry Greene turned down college football offers to become the Phillies top pick in the 2011 draft. 2012 marks his first pro season.
The Crosscutters and Doubledays have had their last six games decided in the ninth inning or later. And the drama was there Tuesday night again. Brian Pointer hit the game-winner while Geoff Broussard notched the save in a 6-5 eleven inning affair in Auburn.
The opportunities were there again Saturday night, but the Cutters stranded runners in scoring position five times in a 4-3 loss to Vermont on Saturday.
With starter Ulises Joaquin unavailable Monday night, the Cutters went to the bullpen ranks and struggled. The offense, meanwhile went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position in a 9-4 loss to the Staten Island Yankees.
Three straight triples to lead off the game set the tone for Williamsport. A Brian Pointer grand slam later in the inning, and the exclamation point was made. The Cutters took a 10-0 lead through two innings on Sunday and rode it to an 11-8 win over Staten Island.
Chris Serritella hit his third homer in as many nights, while Jon Musser and Andre Kinder were effective in relief. However, Williamsport couldn't climb out of an early five-run hole and lost to the Staten Island Yankees 7-4, Saturday night.
With the bases loaded in the eleventh inning, Jim Birmingham was laboring. Four balls on Richie Rodriguez later, it was over as Williamsport lost to Brooklyn 7-6 in a fireworks filled Friday night on Coney Island.
The Cutters needed a quality start from one of their best arms to snap the losing streak Thursday night, and Jordan Guth got the job done. Chris Serritella also hit a three-run homer to power the Cutters past Brooklyn 5-4.
6,400 fans assembled in Brooklyn came to see fireworks. And on this Fourth of July, they got plenty of it. The Cyclones hit two home runs in the same inning as they beat Williamsport 9-5 Wednesday night.
The Crosscutters have entered the bottom of the ninth in save situations their last four games and have lost two. Matt Sisto blew the save in Saturday's 10-9 loss to the Doubledays.
It was deja-vue all over again Friday night in Auburn. But this time, the Cutters held on to a 5-4 win as Geoff Broussard completed the three-inning save.
Delvin Perez, Nick Hanson and Zach Cooper combined to two-hit the Scrappers lineup. Chris Serritella, meanwhile, hit his first Cutter home run as Williamsport downed Mahoning Valley 2-1.
Mitch Walding put on a show at Bowman Field. Walding again finished 4-for-5, but this time he belted his and Williamsport's first home run of the year and drove in six runs.
Greene lined an RBI-double to the warning track for the first hit of his career, but the Crosscutters' bats were otherwise silenced in a 5-2 loss to the State College Spikes.
The Williamsport Crosscutters open the 2012 season at Historic Bowman Field under new manager Andy Tracy, Monday, June 18 as Williamsport hosts the State College Spikes at 7:05pm. Opening Night 2012 is presented by River Valley Transit & KISS-FM. more»
The Williamsport Crosscutters and WNEP-TV have announced that the Cutters 2012 opener, Monday June 18 against State College, will be televised on WNEP2.
Williamsport Crosscutters catcher Bob Stumpo is a candidate for the best name in all of Minor League Baseball in the 5th Annual MiLB.com Moniker Madness bracket-style tournament.
A total of 64 players started the tournament with Stumpo stomping Auburn’s Angelberth Montilla in Round 1 and Mets farmhand Tobi Stoner in Round 2. more»
Williamsport Crosscutters catcher Bob Stumpo is a candidate for the best name in all of Minor League Baseball in the 5th Annual MiLB.com Moniker Madness bracket-style tournament.
A total of 64 players with unique or interesting names have been selected for the tournament. more»
WILLIAMSPORT -- For the second night in a row the Williamsport Crosscutters' offense was held in check and the Brooklyn Cyclones were able to muster just enough offense to pull out the win, as they defeated the Cutters 2-1 in 14 innings Sunday night at Historic Bowman Field. more»
The Williamsport Crosscutters are the Class-A affiliate of the 2009
National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Games are played at
Historic Bowman Field in downtown Williamsport.
