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Fatal Fourth Kills Spikes

Published on August 31, 2007 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


AUBURN, NY - The Spikes dropped their second straight to the Auburn Doubledays at Falcon Park, as a fatal four-run fourth inning did in State College as they fell 9-3 on Friday evening.

State College jumped out to a 3-0 lead as Andrew Walker's first professional triple scored Justin Byler in the third inning, and in the fourth, John Fitzpatrick, who finished the night 3-for-4 with three doubles, hit his second double of the night, which was followed up by a Matt Cavagnaro single putting runners at the corners. Austin McClune then came up and hit a dribbler in front of the mound which scored Fitzpatrick with the Spikes second run. Auburn first baseman Manny Rodriguez tried to throw out Cavagnaro, who was moving from first third on the play, but his throw sailed into the third base stands, allowing Cavagnaro to score to make it 3-0 Spikes.

Matt Foust (2-6), after pitching strong through three innings gave up five runs in the fourth as Auburn sent 14 men to the plate scoring all nine runs that frame, including four runs of reliever Jorge Charry to take a 9-3 lead. Foust went 3.0 plus innings, striking out two, walking two and hitting three batters while issuing four hits. Charry, just recorded one out while giving up four runs on two hits and walked three. Harrison Bishop came on to record the final two outs of the frame.

The score would stand throughout the rest of the game as Chi Hung Chen pitched 4.0 innings, and reliever Aaron Rogers (2-1) pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out six to get the win. Drew Taylor for Auburn also pitched two scoreless innings.

State College will play the final two games of their road trip against Mahoning Valley starting tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. RHP Brandon Williams (1-1, 2.55) will get the ball for State College.

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