Lee, Hall Lead Comeback as Spikes Draw with Thunder
July 27, 2021 - Major League Baseball Draft League (MLBDL)
State College Spikes News Release
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Down 5-0 in the fourth inning, the State College Spikes came back behind Cameron Lee's first Major League Baseball Draft League home run and a record-setting running game led by Hylan Hall and Zacchaeus Rasberry to draw with the Trenton Thunder, 6-6, on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Lee, the son of former major leaguer Derrek Lee, took a 1-1 pitch from Trenton (25-12) starter Justin Garcia 400 feet over the left field wall in the fourth inning to put the Spikes (21-26) on the board. The State College of Florida product has now driven in 11 runs over 19 games with the Spikes.
State College also set a single-game franchise record with eight stolen bases as a team, surpassing a mark set on July 2, 2011 against the Auburn Doubledays. Hall led the way with two stolen bases, including a daring steal of third base in the sixth that led to the game-tying run. Rasberry also stole two bases, both in the sixth inning.
Lukas Cook, Marques Paige, Luke Seidel and Brady Brecklin grabbed a bag apiece to fill out the record-setting effort.
Following Lee's home run and a solo home run in the fifth from Trenton's Bret Williams, his first of the year, an error by Thunder third baseman Jared DeSantolo allowed two runs to score in the bottom half of the fifth and make it 6-5.
Hall's double and steal of third was followed by Cook's sacrifice fly to center in the sixth to tie the game, where it would remain for the rest of the contest.
Trenton started building its lead in the opening frame when Andrew Cossetti hit his third homer of the season, a solo shot to left field. Cossetti also drove in a run in the fourth after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The game was shortened to seven innings per an MLB Draft League decision in the interests of player safety that Tuesday and Wednesday games would be seven innings in length.
Wednesday, the Spikes and Thunder meet in the middle game of their three-game series. The 6:35 p.m. matchup, which will also be seven innings, will feature left-hander Dalton Oates (1-0), who went six innings in his first start last Wednesday at Mahoning Valley, on the mound for the Spikes.
Fans will enjoy a bevy of fun promotions, starting with FREE First Responders Night, where all first responders can receive FREE Field Box tickets by showing ID at the Spikes Ticket Office. It's also Ladies Night on a Wine Wednesday, presented by Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, with 5-oz. wine servings available for $3 apiece from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Plus, there will be a FREE Kids Zone! presented by Friends of Jake Corman as part of Huntingdon Community Night, and after the game, a bonus occasion of Kids Run the Bases Home Run Edition.
It's also a Centre Daily Times Buy One, Get One Night, with Bullpen Box tickets available on a buy one, get one free basis.
Plus, Spikes fans will also have more chance to carry the spirit of a historic, record-breaking Fourth of July forward with three more editions of FIREWORKS From the Field in August and a $4 ticket discount to all remaining Spikes home games with a Fourth of July ticket.
Alll fans are invited to come down onto the field for an unprecedented view of the three remaining newly enhanced and lengthened FIREWORKS shows from the Spikes and their official FIREWORKS provider, Starfire Corporation.
Additionally, fans who were part of the historic, record crowd of 7,183 on July 4 can relive that spirit with a $4 ticket discount for all ten remaining home games. The $4 discount, which excludes seats in the Geisinger Champions Club and Pepsi Picnic Pavilion, can be claimed by presenting a digital or printed ticket from the Spikes' Fourth of July game at the Spikes Ticket Office.
Tickets for this week's home series, all three remaining FIREWORKS From the Field dates, and all eight games remaining on the 2021 home schedule are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting the Ticket Office in person from 9 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Saturday and Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-gamedays Monday through Friday.
Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.
Catch all of the action on Wednesday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, starting with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The game can be viewed worldwide on the MLB Draft League streaming platform at MLBDraftLeague.com/streaming, along with the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
Attendance: 3,062
Time of Game: 2:15
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