In a game that ws a pitching duel for most of the night it was Matt Ilgenfritz deciding the game on the offensive end with a game-winning home run as the Williamsport Crosscutters defeated the West Virginia Black bears, 2-1, on Friday.

Ilgenfritz’s home run was launched 401 feet at a speed of 101.8 mph into the Cutters’ bullpen in left field in the ninth inning. The solo shot would give the Crosscutters the lead for good at 2-1 after Jack Lausch, making his Cutters debut, would tie the game up in the eighth inning on an RBI groundout.

Bailey Matela would surrender the only run of the ballgame to the Black Bears in the first inning before shutting them down over the next three. Johnny Lowe, Hayden Smith and Brad Rudis would shut out West Virginia in relief with Rudis picking up the win, improving to 1-1.

With Friday’s win, Williamsport and West Virginia now stand tied at the top of the MLB Draft League first-half standings heading into the middle game of this three-game road series at West Virginia on saturday.

The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.