With their 5-4 win over the Trenton Thunder, the Williamsport Crosscutters captured their first-ever MLB Draft League Championship and their first league title since 2003 (NY-Penn League). Josh Lanham delivered a strong starting performance, allowing three runs over five innings, striking out four to earn the win. Lanham allowed all three runs in the top of the 3rd.
Regular-season RBI leader McGwire Holbrook got the scoring started with a two-out, RBI double in the first inning. Holbrook finished the 2024 regular season the 32 RBI. Porter Brown tied the game at 3 apiece in the top of the 5th inning with a 404-foot, two-run homer to right field. Brown, who homered three-times in the regular season, hit the lone round-tripper of the title contest. Jacob Corson, a local product from Muncy, PA, gave the Cutters the lead for good with a RBI single to center in the 5th inning, scoring Mark Shallenberger, who tumbled across the plate.
Shaun Gamelin entered in the top of the 6th and retired the first nine batters he faced, allowing a run over 3.1 innings out of the bullpen. Parker Kruglewicz took the mound to get the final two outs of the game, striking out the final batter with the tying run on second base, to get the save.
The Crosscutters will begin their title defense in June of 2025. Stay tuned for updates, schedule releases and much more on crosscutters.com.
CHAMPIONSHIP MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE
Celebrate the Williamsport Crosscutters 2024 Draft League Championship with a commemorate short or long sleeve t-shirt now available exclusively at crosscutters.com. Quantities are limited! Order today!
COMMUNITY YARD SALE
The Williamsport Crosscutters will be hosting a Community Yard Sale at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field on Saturday, September 14 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dozens of vendors will be set up in the ballpark parking lot selling crafts, antiques and collectibles, new items, household goods, flea market items and food, all at great prices. Vendor spaces are $25 each and must be reserved by Thursday, September 12. Vendor forms can be downloaded at Crosscutters.com or reserve a space by calling the Crosscutters at (570) 326-3389.
THANK YOU FANS & SPONSORS
The Cutters want to extend a special thank you to our fans as well as our sponsors during this 2024 championship season. Thanks to you, we have some of the best jobs in the world at Journey Bank Ballpark. We sincerely mean that. Thanks for cheering when we win, for standing by us when we lose, for your kind words when we do a good job and your understanding when we may miss the mark just a bit. Thank you for all you do in helping us provide fun, affordable family entertainment for everyone up and down the Susquehanna Valley.
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