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Perez Nets Two Hits, Spikes Fall to Tigers, 4-1

July 24, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


NORWICH, Conn. - Delvin Perez produced a multi-hit game and Diego Cordero delivered a quality start on the mound, but the State College Spikes dropped the first game of a three-game set at Dodd Stadium to the Connecticut Tigers, 4-1, on Tuesday night.

Cordero (1-1) yielded three runs on six hits and a walk over three innings but took the loss. The left-hander produced his second consecutive start of six innings or more while allowing three earned runs or less, and tallied two strikeouts.

Perez collected a pair of singles to notch his seventh multi-hit game with the Spikes (14-22).

Connecticut (18-17) plated the first runs of the game when an errant pickoff throw by catcher Matt Duce allowed two runs to score in the opening frame.

Brandon Benson then doubled in Lars Nootbaar for a Spikes run in the seventh to cut the deficit in half. However, Darwin Alvarado's grounder down the third-base line with two runners on in the seventh hit the bag and ricocheted into left field for a two-run double to finalize the scoring.

Tigers starter Gio Arriera (2-2) earned the win after throwing six scoreless innings on the hill. Arriera gave up two hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out six batters during the night.

Yaya Chetouf (7) earned his New York-Penn League-leading seventh save in as many opportunities with a one-hit ninth inning, striking out one batter in the process.

Wednesday, the Spikes and Tigers meet at 11:05 a.m. for the middle game of their series at Dodd Stadium. State College is slated to send right-hander Michael Baird (0-1) to the mound, while Connecticut will go with right-hander Chance Kirby (1-1).

Following the series in Connecticut, the Spikes will meet the Lowell Spinners (Boston Red Sox) for three games before a six-game homestand at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park begins on Monday, July 30.

Highlights of the homestand include the second Super Splash Day of the year on Wednesday, August 1, doubleheader action against the Auburn Doubledays with $1 Beer Thursday on August 2, Bark in the Park III, presented by NEWSRADIO 1390 WRSC, on Friday, August 3, and Animal House Night with a State "College" Sweater Jersey-off-the-Back Auction presented by PSECU to benefit Children's Miracle Network on Saturday, August 4.

Tickets for all six games from July 30 to August 4, as well as the 2018 New York-Penn League All-Star Game presented by the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2018 NYPL All-Star Tailgate Gala presented by Reinhart Foodservice, and every game on the 2018 Spikes 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 5 p.m. Wednesday 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, at 10:50 a.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Dodd Stadium. 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, Newsradio 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.

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