Crosscutters beat Trenton Thunder at Bowman on Saturday in sudden death
DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette A Crosscutters hat is shown as a player takes batting practice at Bowman Field.
Chris Stanfield provided the dramatics, blasting a walk-off home run in sudden death to give the Crosscutters a win over the Trenton Thunder on Saturday night. Stanfield’s 381-foot blast came with the Crosscutters down to their final out of sudden death and two runners on. The win moves Williamsport to 2-1 in sudden death with the win.
The game was tied 4-4 after regulation.
Stanfield went 2 for 5 with a run scored in regulation, giving him 29 hits this season.
Trevor Conley gave Williamsport a lead in the sixth inning, providing a two-out RBI double to give the Crosscutters a 4-3 advantage. It was Conley’s second double and third RBI.
Loyalsock graduate NicK Barone (2 for 5), Ehi Okojie (2 for 5), James McCoy (2 for 4) and Sam Decarlo (2 for 3) joined Stanfield as the Crosscutters players with two-hit performances in the win.
Per MLB Draft League rules, all stats from sudden death are unofficial and will not be reflected in the season statistics. There will be no pitchers of record as well.
Williamsport is back at BOwman Field for a 4:05 p.m. first-pitch on Sunday against Trenton.





