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Spikes vs. Scrappers - Game Notes - July 23, 2013

July 23, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
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-SPIKES HIT ROAD FOR SERIES OPENER AGAINST SCRAPPERS: The State College Spikes, number one in the New York-Penn League in batting average at .291, start a three-game series against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers tonight at Eastwood Field. The Spikes and Scrappers split a pair of games at Eastwood Field earlier this season, and State College swept a three-game set from Mahoning Valley at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park from July 7-9. The Spikes are coming off a 4-2 homestand. State College is 37-38 all-time against the Scrappers, and 13-24 in games at Eastwood Field.

-LAST GAME: The Spikes used four straight hits in the fifth inning to take the lead before the rain moved in and ended the game early, with State College grabbing a 4-2 win in five innings over the Connecticut Tigers on Monday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Despite State College still being at bat with no outs when the game was called in the bottom of the fifth, the Spikes were awarded the victory per Rule 4.10 (c)(2). The game was halted right after Carson Kelly had produced an RBI single to increase the Spikes' lead. Kelly had another big game for the Spikes, going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in after notching three hits in the game that was completed earlier on Monday, which the Spikes lost, 5-2. Willy Paulino tossed a complete game for the Spikes in the win, the first since Nicolas Suero went six innings in a complete game on August 23, 2007.

-REED, PETREE TEAM UP FOR SPIKES ON MOUND: Left-hander Jimmy Reed leads the way in a "piggyback" tandem on the mound for State College tonight against the Scrappers. Reed, the sixth-round draft choice of the Cardinals this year out of Maryland, has two saves of three innings or longer, including one on a four-inning appearance to finish the Spikes' win against Lowell on Wednesday. Reed will be followed by right-hander Nick Petree, the 2013 ninth-round pick of the Cardinals, who went five innings for the win on Wednesday.

-MATHEWS SET TO GET BALL FOR SCRAPPERS: Left-hander Kenny Mathews is scheduled to make the start for Mahoning Valley this evening. Mathews, the seventh-round draft choice of the Indians this year out of Riverside (CA) Community College, has made four starts, but none longer than three innings. The southpaw has only allowed two runs in his first nine professional innings, and went three shutout innings against Brooklyn in his last appearance on Thursday.

-RAMOS ON A TEAR FOR STATE COLLEGE: Steven Ramos is back out in front in the New York-Penn League with a .410 batting average, and is second in on-base percentage at .437. Ramos notched hits in both of the games played on Monday, and now has base hits in 16 of his last 18 games. The outfielder is hitting .448 with a .484 on-base percentage, four doubles and five RBI in the month of July

-SPIKE MARKS: The Spikes added oufielder Luis Perez to the roster yesterday after outfielder Ronald Castillo went on the DL with an arm injury...2009 Spikes pitcher Victor Black is set to be called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will become the 21st former Spike to the major leagues when he sees action

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