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Perez Paces Spikes with Four Hits in 10-9 Comeback Win over Vermont

July 12, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Delvin Perez produced the first four-hit game for any State College Spikes player in the 2018 season, and the Spikes came back to take a 10-9 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

In a game that featured four lead changes, Perez saved his best hit for last, smashing a ground-rule double to left field with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to give State College (11-15) a lead it would not relinquish.

The 2016 first-round draft choice of the Cardinals also added a walk and scored a run in the contest.

The Spikes had to battle back from an early 2-0 deficit after Jose Rivas homered to right field for the Lake Monsters (13-13) in the second inning, but Edwin Figuera followed Nick Dunn's two-run double in the same frame with a two-run single of his own to put State College in front.

Wadye Ynfante then bumped the Spikes lead up by being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the third, with Joe Gomez driving in another run on a sacrifice fly to center field one batter later.

Vermont surged in the middle innings, though, with Jameson Hannah starting the Lake Monsters' flurry by driving in a run with a single in the fourth. In the fifth, Vermont loaded the bases with one out, and Jonah Bride knocked in a pair of runs with a single to left. Two State College errors on the same play then allowed two more runs to score and give the Lake Monsters the lead, with Rivas adding a sacrifice fly to make it 8-6, Lake Monsters.

After Gomez delivered another sacrifice fly to draw the Spikes within a run, Alfonso Rivas made it 9-7 with his sixth-inning single for Vermont.

State College started its comeback with Figuera's RBI double in the sixth before Perez gave them the victory.

Spikes reliever Cory Malcom (1-0) picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out one batter in the process. Kevin Hamann (4) then yielded a hit in the ninth, but elicited a double play and struck out the last batter of the night to earn the save.

Bryce Nightengale (0-1) took the loss in relief for Vermont after yielding the go-ahead run on two hits and two walks while striking out one batter for his lone out.

Friday, the Spikes finish their three-game set against the Lake Monsters with a 7:05 p.m. rubber match at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College will have right-hander Chris Holba (1-1) on the hill to face Vermont right-hander Chase Cohen (0-0).

Fans will enjoy the perfect combination of splatter and spuds on FryDay the 13th Night, with a National French Fry Day Celebration and a Salute to Horror Movies.

Plus, it's a 4 for $44 Friday, presented by MAJIC 99, with four Diamond Club or Field Box seats, four hot dogs and four small sodas available for just $44 - an $85 value. Adidtional packages are also available for just $11 apiece.

Friday is also the first night in the Community Nights Series, presented by CATA, with Clearfield County Night on deck at the ballpark. The night also features a FREE Kids Zone! throughout the night, and kids can run the bases after the game.

In addition, fans of age can enjoy a Bud Light Happy Hour with half-price Bud Light drafts available from 6-8 p.m.

The Spikes will then welcome in the Tri-City ValleyCats (Houston Astros) for a three-game series to complete the homestand from Saturday through Monday. Highlights of the second half of the homestand include the Spikes Youth Baseball Clinic presented by Penn State Health, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 14 and Military Appreciation Night presented by Lion Country Kia and the Centre Daily Times, as well as FIREWORKS presented by First National Bank on Sunday, July 15. Super Splash Day I with a noon start will then take place on Monday, July 16.

Tickets for all four games from Friday to Monday, 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 the end of the game Friday and 10 a.m. to the end of the game on Saturday and Sunday. Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.

Catch all of the action on Friday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, at 6:35 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. 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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