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One night after their eighth loss of the season, the Williamsport Crosscutters returned to t he win column as they beat the West Virginia Black Bears in dominate fashion, 12-2.
All nine Williamsport batters reached safely at least once an all nine also scored at least one of the team’s 12 runs. Lawson Knight led the way with a three-hit performance and scored twice. Hughesville graduate Jacob Corson, Max Mandler, Eric Rataczak, Cole Russo and JM Long all recorded two-hit games.
Only two of Williamsport’s 15 hits were for extra bases as Rataczak had his fourth double and McGwire Holbrook recorded his third double.
Two-way player Dalton Robinson got the start on the mound for Williamsport, throwing five shutout innings and allowing four hits and three walks with four strikeouts en route to his second win this year. Matthew Barnes II was the first out of the bullpen and kept the shutout alive. He didn’t allow a run on two hits and had one walk with two strikeouts in his two innings of relief. Gray Thomas went 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing a two-run home run in the ninth.
Lawson Knight closed out the game in a non-save situation, going the final two-thirds of an inning and retiring both batters.
Williamsport and West Virginia conclude the two-game series in Morgantown on Saturday in the final game of the first half of the MLB Draft League season.