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Ramos Delivers Walk-Off Single, Spikes Beat Lake Monsters, 1-0

August 2, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA - Steven Ramos lined a single to left-center field in the bottom of the ninth inning to plate the only run of the game as the State College Spikes pulled into a tie for the New York-Penn League Wild Card lead with a 1-0 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters on Friday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

With State College's (25-19) win and losses by Lowell and Tri-City, the Spikes are now knotted with the Spinners for the top spot in the NYPL Wild Card race. Jamestown's loss on Friday also drew the Spikes within three games of the Pinckney Division leader.

The win was the seventh in a row at home for the Spikes and the fifth in a row overall. State College is now 14-2 in its last 16 home games.

Friday's contest was a pitchers' duel throughout. Arturo Reyes and Victor DeLeon combined for eight shutout innings for State College while Vermont (23-23) starter Brent Powers tossed seven scoreless frames of his own in the longest outing for a Spikes opponent this year.

However, in the ninth, Mason Katz reached on an error to lead off the frame, and after a sacrifice bunt and intentional walk, was pinch-run for by Brett Wiley. Following a strikeout by reliever Sam Bragg (0-1), Ramos sent a two-strike pitch to the outfield to win the game.

The game-winning hit came after Ramos had been thrown out at third base as the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice bunt by Juan Herrera.

Mitch Harris (2-1) got the win for the Spikes with a scoreless ninth inning of work in which he walked two batters and struck out two. Reyes yielded two hits and a walk while striking out two in his five innings of work. DeLeon recorded two strikeouts and gave up two hits in three innings.

Bragg walked a total of four batters, two intentionally, in 1 2/3 innings and struck out one batter. Ramos's walk-off single was the only hit he allowed. Powers struck out five and scattered six hits in a quality start for Vermont.

Luis Perez notched a multi-hit game for State College. Ryon Healy was the only Lake Monsters batter with more than one hit.

Saturday, the Spikes look to continue their roll as right-hander Willy Paulino (2-1) gets the ball for a 7:05 p.m. matchup against the Lake Monsters in the second game of a three-game series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Vermont is scheduled to send right-hander Lee Sosa (1-2) to the mound.

The Spikes will make history during the game, as they become the first team to wear pink jerseys bearing the names of those who have fought breast cancer for Paint the Park Night, presented by Mount Nittany Health, 95.3 FM 3WZ and the Centre Daily Times . The jerseys will then be up for bids during the game in a Jersey-off-the-Back Auction benefiting The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center, with the winners receiving them on the field shortly after the final out of the night is made. In addition, the first 1,000 women at Saturday's game will receive a Pink Rally Towel.

Plus, every fan is guaranteed to be a winner on Saturday night, as each fan will receive a scratch -off card with great a Spikes prize or discount on it as part of Scratch N ' Win Saturday, presented by SUPERCUTS, with free and discounted haircuts also in the prize pool. After the game, kids can run the bases thanks to Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.

Sunday, fans will also enjoy another FIREWORKS night, presented by Rex Energy and WHVL-TV, after the Spikes finish their homestand with a 6:05 p.m. game against Vermont.

Spikes fans can also enjoy even more value this weekend by purchasing tickets in advance of any of the weekend games to take advantage of the new Weekend Rewards Program. The program is open to any fan purchasing tickets for one of the weekend games by midnight the night prior to the game. Fans are then eligible for a specific reward depending on the day, with a limit of one reward per transaction. Sunday's reward is the chance to see the FIREWORKS from the field for free.

Tickets for Saturday and Sunday's games, as well as every Spikes home game on the 2013 slate, are currently on sale through the Spikes Box Office by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting in person. Fans can also buy and print single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.

Catch all of the action on Saturday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, at 6:35 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes' radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by 95.3 FM 3WZ.

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