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Bats Bolster Kingham As Spikes Coast To 6-1 Win Over Doubledays

August 22, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


AUBURN, NY - Wes Freeman and Alex Dickerson combined for six hits to power a 12-hit attack in support of Nick Kingham as the State College Spikes jumped on the Auburn Doubledays early and earned a 6-1 win to end their six-game road trip on Monday night at Falcon Park.

The Spikes (24-38) jumped out to the lead in the second inning as Derek Trent scored on an error and Taylor Lewis crossed the plate on an RBI single by Ashley Ponce to make it 2-0, State College.

After both collected singles in the first inning, Freeman and Dickerson then continued their productive nights with back-to-back doubles to lead off the third inning and give the Spikes a 3-0 lead. Dan Gamache kept the offense rolling with a base hit to right field that brought Dickerson home for a four-run State College advantage.

Lewis went on score his second run of the game in the fourth inning on a wild pitch, and came home for the third time when Freeman doubled off the top of the left field wall in the sixth inning to make it 6-0, Spikes. Both Freeman and Dickerson finished the evening 3-for-5 with a run batted in, but Freeman collected a pair of two-base hits to Dickerson's one.

Kingham (4-2) took full advantage of the lead afforded to him. In five innings, the right- hander allowed just two hits to Auburn's (38-24) Caleb Ramsey and struck out six Doubledays batters. It was the eighth straight start in which Kingham went five innings or more on the mound while yielding one or less runs. The Pirates' fourth-round draft pick in 2010 also lowered his earned run average to 2.36 for the year, which ranks in the top five in the New York-Penn League.

Auburn notched its only run in the eighth inning when Angelberth Montilla doubled off of State College reliever Joan Montero and scored on Jeremy Mayo's single two batters later.

Kevin Kleis added two scoreless, one-hit innings on the hill for the Spikes, and Josh Poytress finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning.

Auburn starter Manny Rodriguez (2-3) took the loss after yielding five runs, four of them earned, on eight hits and two walks. The right-hander also struck out one batter in his four innings of work.

Tuesday, the Spikes head back home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to start a six-game homestand with the first game in a three-game series against the Jamestown Jammers (Florida Marlins) State College will send right-hander Trent Stevenson (0-2) to the mound for the 7:05 p.m. matchup. Stevenson went five innings against Hudson Valley in his last outing, giving up four runs on ten hits in a loss. Jamestown will go with right-hander Matthew Neil (1-3).

Fans can put a headlock on value with the Spikes' second annual Wrestling Rumble Night, paying tribute to the greatest feats of the squared circle throughout the evening. Plus, Buck Bleacher Night gives fans the chance to lock up an Outfield Bleacher seat for just $1, thanks to the Centre Daily Times. It's also the first night of the College 3-2-1 Special, presented by BioLife Plasma Services, with $3 off any seat in the ballpark, $2 off a medium soda, and $1 hot dogs available to any college student showing the proper ID.

Tickets for Tuesday's game, as well as each of the eight home games remaining on the Spikes' 2011 home schedule, 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.

Fans also have the opportunity for free tickets to each of the remaining home games on the 2011 Spikes home slate by purchasing their 2012 Season Ticket packages now. Spikes Season Ticket packages come with membership into the exclusive Extra Innings Club, as well as provide a wide variety of additional benefits through a personal front office ticket representative. To purchase 2012 Season Tickets, contact a Spikes ticket representative at (814) 272-1711.

Catch all of the action on Tuesday via the Spikes Radio Network at 6:35 p.m. with the Spikes GameDay Show live from the concourse behind home plate at 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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