NYPL State College Spikes

Martinez Tosses Gem as Spikes Shut Out Scrappers, 5-0

Published on June 26, 2015 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


NILES, OH - Dailyn Martinez delivered seven scoreless innings in an outstanding mound performance, and the State College Spikes posted consecutive victories for the first time in 2014 with a 5-0 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field on Friday night.

Martinez (1-1) gave up a first-inning single to Anthony Santander, then retired the next 15 batters he faced until walking Ka'ai Tom in the sixth. The right-hander gave up just two hits and two walks total while striking out three batters on the evening. Martinez also worked efficiently, throwing 77 pitches, 51 of them for strikes.

The outing was the complete opposite of the native Dominican's first start of the year, in which he allowed seven runs, six of them earned, over 3 1/3 innings on Sunday night against Williamsport.

State College (3-5) pitchers have now run up a streak of 21 consecutive innings without allowing a run, stretching back to Wednesday. The back-to-back shutouts are the first for the Spikes since August 27-28 of last season.

The Spikes gave Martinez support with timely hitting in the middle innings. In the fifth, Thomas Spitz singled with one out, stole second, and moved to third on a passed ball before Jose Godoy brought him in with a groundout. State College added a run in the sixth when Craig Aikin walked, went to third on Michael Pritchard's single, and scored on a wild pitch.

The scoring finished in the eighth when Godoy drew a bases-loaded walk, the third produced by the Spikes in the series, and Danny Martin's single combined with an error to plate two more runs.

Jacob Evans, the Cardinals' sixth-round draft choice of Oklahoma this year, retired all six batters he faced, one via strikeout, to finish off State College's victory in his pro debut.

Mahoning Valley (3-5) starter Leandro Linares (0-1) took the loss after giving up one unearned run over five innings of work. Linares, who retired eight straight batters at one point, allowed two hits and two walks while striking out two batters.

Casey Grayson went 2-for-4 at the plate for the Spikes.

Li-Jen Chu, who was the only Scrappers batter with multiple hits on Thursday, contributed the second Mahoning Valley hit with a single to right in the seventh.

Saturday, the Spikes seek to finish off the sweep in a 7:05 p.m. matchup against the Scrappers. State College will send right-hander Juan Perez (1-0) to the mound to face Mahoning Valley right-hander Jared Robinson (0-1).

The Spikes will then finish off their first extended road trip of the year with a three-game series in Staten Island from Sunday through Tuesday. Wednesday, the Spikes return home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to begin a three-game series against West Virginia with a trio of big nights on tap. Fans can bring their dogs to the ballpark for a night of four-legged fun on Thursday, July 2 at the first Bark in the Park Night of the year, presented by Metzger Animal Hospital and Happy 103. That night also marks the first $1 Beer Thursday of the year, presented by 93.7 THE BUS.

Additional highlights of the series include Wednesday's Going Green Night and a preview of the Fourth with FIREWORKS following the game on Friday, July 3, presented by the PA Lottery.

Tickets for the three-game homestand, as well as every game on the Spikes' 2015 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.

Catch all of the action on Saturday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Hershey Medical Group, at 6:50 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Eastwood Field. 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, 95.3 FM 3WZ, and on the 3WZ mobile apps, available on Google Play and the App Store.

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