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Cutters fall in regular-season finale to Spikes; still capture second-half title

By From staff reports 1 min read

The Williamsport Crosscutters suffered an 8-4 defeat at the hands of the State College Spikes in their regular-season finale on Tuesday, but thanks to Trenton's 12-4 win over Aberdeen, the Crosscutters clinched the MLB Draft League second-half title.

Williamsport had two home runs in the loss. jack Kail had his second of the series and third of the season, a 402-foot drive to right-center field. Trey Wells also picked up his third home run of the year, a 406-foot blast to left field. Both home runs were solo shots. James McCoy drove in the other two Cutter runs on a 1 for 5 night with a two-RBI single in the ninth.

Joel Tornero took the loss, falling to 1-2 after allowing three runs on five hits with six walks and six strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings of work. Luc Lavigueur worked one inning, allowing three more runs on four hits. Brody Roe went two innings, allowing tow runs on four hits with a strikeout. Davin Pollard got the final out on the mound with a strikeouts.

The Cutters return to Bowman Field on Wednesday to host the second-half second-place Aberdeen IronBirds in the MLB Draft League championship game at 6:35 p.m.

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