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  • Cutters Carvings0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    SECOND-HALF BEGINS Joining the Crosscutters in the second half are some familiar faces. OF’s Max Mandler and Jackson Mayo along with P Tyler Valdez, all members of the 2024 Williamsport Crosscutters. Additionally, 11 players from our 1st half roster returning to the Williamsport for the second-half. SPIKES CAPTURES FIRST-HALF TITLE The State College Spikes finished

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  • Cutter’s Carvings0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    SECOND-HALF BEGINS The second-half of the 2025 MLB Draft League season begins this week with a 5-game homestand at Journey Bank Ballpark (July 16-20). While the Cutters spent all of June in 1st place, July was not as kind and they were not able to hold on to the top spot. The team will need

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  • Coach, Parent, Child0

    Scott Lowery

    Time flies. The older one gets, the faster things appear to spin around you. For me, the time between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July annually seems to go by in the blink of an eye. Memorial Day signals that the uncertainty of spring is finally heading toward the warmth of summer. Then, before

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  • Cutter’s Carvings0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    TICKET EXHANGES Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6, June 8 & June 17 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done

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  • Happy Birthday!0

    Scott Lowery

    249 years and counting. 365 days to go until the arrival of the quarter millennial in the USA. July 4, 2026, will mark our nation’s 250th birthday! Throughout our country’s long history, the sacrifices and hard times endured by those whose actions gave birth to “the land of the free and home of the brave”

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  • Cutter’s Carvings0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    TICKET EXCHANGES Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6, June 8 & June 17 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done

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  • Three Pennsylvania Players Dot the Roster0

    Family Features

    The early season roster features three players with Pennsylvania roots including INF Ryan Kennel, who spent part of his youth in Williamsport along with INF Matt Ilgenfritz from New Cumberland, PA. 2025 marks their third year in summer league competition. Another PA native on the roster is LHP Cade Davis from Bloomsburg, who played high

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  • Cutters Baseball Returns Friday0

    Scott Lowery

    Extensive research has revealed there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that Queen’s We Are the Champions is the ringtone on Gabe Sinicropi’s phone. But the Crosscutters organization has every reason to be proud. “It is a very positive thing to point to,” Sinicropi, the team’s director of marketing, echoed, referencing the Crosscutters 2024

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  • Opening Night THIS Friday0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    Cutters baseball is BACK! The summer fun begins on THIS Friday when the Cutters host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at 6:35pm Opening Night tickets and tickets for all 2025 home games are available by online at crosscutters.com, by phone at (570) 326-3389 or in-person at the Journey Bank Ballpark box office. Beware of Third-Party Ticket

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  • Crosscutters, Cookouts, and Common Sense0

    Jim Webb

    The Boys of Summer are back at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. I can’t wait to get up to the ballpark and see my good friends, Rhashan, the Director of Smiles who I promoted to VP of All the Fun, the multi-hat-wearing VP of Marketing and Public Relations, Gabe Sinicropi, who also does

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  • Crosscutters Begin Their Defense of MLB Draft League Championship Beginning June 40

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    For the first time in a little more than 20 years, the Williamsport Crosscutters will seek to defend a league championship they won the previous season when they open their season at State College on June 4. They begin their home schedule on Friday, June 6. The other teams of the MLB Draft League will

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  • Memorial Day 3650

    Scott Lowery

    Memorial Day has come and gone, and with it, it brought what most folks consider to be the first day of summer. Forget the meteorologists and calendar makers who have decreed that occurrence doesn’t happen until June 20; it’s Memorial Day that signals the beginning of summer fun! Originally known as Decoration Day, the last

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  • Opening Night & Single Game Tickets Now on Sale0

    Webb Weekly

    Cutters’ baseball is BACK! The summer fun begins on Friday, June 6 when the Cutters host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at 6:35 p.m. Opening Night tickets and tickets for all 2025 home games are available by online at crosscutters.com, by phone at (570) 326-3389 or in-person at the Journey Bank Ballpark box office. Beware of

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  • Millionaire Mountain0

    Jamie Spencer

    I have seen many baseball venues — larger-than-life professional ball fields to stunning Little League complexes. I once waved a Homer Hankie in the Metrodome. A left-handed friend of ours pitched at Memorial. I almost caught a fly ball at Dodgers Stadium. I used to hang out on the bank to catch the games at

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  • Cutters Announce 2025 Promotions First-Ever Drone Show Part of the ’25 Lineup0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    The Williamsport Crosscutters have released their promotional schedule for the 2025 season presented by UPMC. The Cutters begin defense of their 2024 MLB Draft League title with a 2-game series in Trenton June 4 and 5. The home opener is scheduled for Friday, June 6 when the Cutters host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Game times

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  • Cutters Opening Night & Single Game Tickets on Sale May 10

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    Opening night and single game tickets for all 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home games go on sale Thursday, May 1 at 10am. The Crosscutters begin defense of their 2024 MLB Draft League title on June 4 in Trenton with the home opener slated for Friday, June 6 when they host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The Crosscutters

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  • Walking the Plank0

    Scott Lowery

    Nostalgia — “a longing for something far away or long ago” — that’s the way Webster defines it. Pittsburgh Pirates fan — “someone who supports the team and is passionate about their team. They may have a long history with the team or have become fans recently. Being a Pirates fan is often seen as

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  • Cutters Announce Hiring Events For 2025 Season Job Fairs Scheduled for April 23 & May 140

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    The Williamsport Crosscutters, members of the MLB Draft League, are looking to fill dozens of part-time game day positions at Journey Bank Ballpark for the 2025 season. Interested individuals must apply in-person at Cutters Job Fairs to be held Wednesday, April 23 from 5-7pm and Wednesday, May 14 from 5-7pm at Journey Bank Ballpark at

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  • Opening Day0

    Scott Lowery

    It was years after I left my duties as the Central Region Director for Little League Baseball Headquarters when a co-worker came to my office to tell me a visitor was at the front desk. Inquiring about the identity of the visitor, I was told “he’ll know who I am.” Sure enough, that statement rang

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  • Send in the Clowns0

    Scott Lowery

    It wasn’t how I had planned to spend my Valentine’s weekend Saturday. After a low-key celebration of the festivities a day earlier, a few scheduled errands and household chores fell victim to a bevy of competitive college basketball games filling the TV screen. From noon to well into the evening, those chores that were completed

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  • Getting Their Money’s Worth?0

    Scott Lowery

    Hopefully, football fans have recovered from any Super Bowl hangovers and the realization that their football fix will have to wait until March 28, when the United Football League will kick off its 2025 season, introducing Friday Night Football to the airwaves. However, despite Punxsutawney Phil’s unwelcome prediction of an extended winter, spring is in

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  • Quitters Day0

    Scott Lowery

    In the weeks leading up to Christmas, apparently, San Francisco 49ers’ linebacker De’Vondre Campbell was devoid of the spirit of the season. During the third quarter of his team’s game against the rival Los Angeles Rams on December 12, Campbell refused to take the field and enter the game, thus committing the cardinal sin of

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  • 20250

    Jamie Spencer

    Happy New Year, kids. Special thanks to those who are fans of this page. I am truly humbled by all of your feedback and praise. I want to give some love to a few — props to the boss man Jim and my lovely editor Steph for allowing me to partake. I am a part-time

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  • 2024 American League Cy Young Award Winner Saw Action in This Year’s MLB/Little League Classic0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The MLB/Little League Classic, held annually at Bowman Field since 2017, has seen its share of distinguished major league players, including Yadier Molina, Shohei Otani, Anthony Rizzo, and Bryce Harper, just to name a few. The latest to join this list pitched in this year’s Classic. He was Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers. He

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  • Oh-tani0

    Scott Lowery

    A few years ago, as Major League Baseball’s September was winding down, a friend who is a die-hard Yankees fan proclaimed, “That’s it, the season is over,” as his beloved pin-strippers were eliminated from playoff contention. The statement didn’t reflect reality, but as the calendar flipped to October, many local fans have seen their favorite

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  • $port$ Watching0

    Scott Lowery

    It was a sun-splashed, gorgeous Norman Rockwell-type September Saturday afternoon, uniquely perfect for college football. Accordingly, we decided to take the two-hour drive to Alfred, New York, to watch grandson Tucker’s Juniata College Eagles in action. While the results were not what we had hoped for, as the host Saxons won handily, it was a

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  • Recalling Previous Williamsport Baseball Championships0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Three weeks ago, the Williamsport Crosscutters won their first-ever MLB Draft League Championship by defeating the Trenton Thunder 5-4 at Bowman Field in an exciting and memorable game. This brings to mind previous championships won by Williamsport’s professional baseball teams. These championship roots go back almost 120 years, when the team then known as the

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  • These are a Few of My Favorite Things0

    Jim Webb

    As the cover date reads 9/11, I want to begin this week with my thoughts and prayers for the families and all those affected by the tragic events of 9/11. The number of Americans lost that day continues to climb as a result of the toxic dust breathed in on-site. The 9/11 Memorial Ride, my

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  • CUTTERS WIN MLB DRAFT LEAGUE TITLE0

    Williamsport Crosscutters

    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

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  • Cutters Chase Championship0

    Scott Lowery

    Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige once said, “You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you get to dress for all of them.” Paige’s statement succinctly describes the Williamsport Crosscutters 2024 season. After outdistancing the MLB Draft League field and winning the league’s first-half championship, the Crosscutters fell in

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  • MLB DRAFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THURSDAY!0

    Webb Weekly

    The Williamsport Crosscutters take on the 2nd half champions in the 2024 MLB Draft League Championship game, THIS Thursday September 5th presented by UPMC, Antlers on the Water, Webb Weekly and Backyard Broadcasting. The first 1,200 fans will receive a free Cutters Rally Towel courtesy of Weis Markets and WILQ plus fireworks after the game.

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  • As Fall Closes in, the Giving Season Begins

    As Fall Closes in, the Giving Season Begins0

    Jim Webb

    I’ve got a lot of ground, out field grass, fairway, and even peaceful cemetery space to cover this week, so I had better get right to it. I’ll begin where I left off last week with West End Babe Ruth 13-16’s trip to the World Series in Branson, Missouri. Congratulations to the West End team, parents,

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  • Two Perspectives of the This Year’s MLB/Little League Classic

    Two Perspectives of the This Year’s MLB/Little League Classic0

    Steph Noviello

    We are going to do things a little differently this week. I’m sharing my space with Lou this week for a little insight on the MLB/Little League Classic. I’m going to let Lou lead off and I’ll bat clean-up… The 2024 MLB/Little League Classic is now in the books. It had one of the most

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