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Spikes Fall in 10 Innings to Yankees, 3-2, in Game Two of Semis

September 9, 2016 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA - The State College Spikes battled back to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, but Drew Bridges homered in the 10th to give the Staten Island Yankees a 3-2 victory in Game Two of the New York-Penn League Semifinal Series on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The series is now tied, 1-1, with the third and deciding game set for Friday night at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Fans can enjoy another $1 Beer Night, presented by BIG Froggy 101, with $1 12-oz. domestic draft beers available for fans of age from 6-8 p.m.

Fans with Four-Game Playoff Packs are also reminded to use their Game B tickets for Friday night's game.

The Spikes had overcome a 2-0 deficit in their last at-bat with Tommy Edman's one-out single to score both Danny Hudzina and Yariel Gonzalez.

In the 10th, the Spikes still had a chance to win the game, loading the bases with one out. However, Trevor Lane (1) forced Gonzalez to ground into a double play to end the game.

The game was delayed 46 minutes between the ninth and 10th innings due to rain, and Bridges greeted the resumption of the game with a solo home run to right field on the second pitch of the 10th.

Staten Island took the lead in the first when Dom Thompson-Williams led off the game with a single, moved to second on an error, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on Timmy Robinson's groundout to short.

The Yankees then added a run in the sixth when Ben Ruta drew a bases-loaded walk from State College starter Jordan Hicks. Hicks lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and six walks while striking out one batter.

Brady Bowen (0-1) took the loss for the Spikes after giving up the home run to Bridges in the tenth. Bowen recorded three straight outs after the long ball, one via strikeout.

Yankees reliever Josh Roeder (1-0) got the win despite allowing both State College runs. Roeder yielded a total of two hits and a walk while striking out one in the ninth, which was his lone inning of work. Lane earned the save with a scoreless 10th.

Right-hander Carson Cross, who went 5-6 with a 3.24 ERA in the regular season, gets the ball for the Spikes in Friday's deciding game of the New York-Penn League Semifinal Series. Staten Island will go with right-hander Simon De La Rosa, who went 6-4 with a 3.38 ERA in the regular season.

Individual playoff game tickets are available by visiting the Spikes Ticket Office at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, or by calling (814) 272-1711 during normal Ticket Office hours (9 a.m. to end of game on game days Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to end of game on game days Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-game days Monday-Friday).

Tickets for Friday's game are also available to buy and download at StateCollegeSpikes.com as the Spikes are #BackInTheHunt, presented by Lion Country Kia and HRI, Inc., with a second New York-Penn League championship over the last three seasons in their sights.

Catch all of the postseason action on Friday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Health, starting 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 the club's flagship radio home, Newsradio 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.

Spikes fans can also catch home playoff games in 2016 even when outside Central PA thanks to the new partnership with MiLB.TV to stream all games online to paid subscribers of the service. Fans can subscribe to MiLB.TV monthly for just $12.99.

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