NYPL State College Spikes

Record Crowd Sees Spikes Home Opener

Published on June 19, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE - A standing room only crowd of 5,775 fans filled Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Saturday and set a brand-new State College Spikes attendance record as the Spikes fell to the Williamsport Crosscutters, 5-3, in their first home game of the 2010 season.

The game marked the second consecutive record-breaking crowd at the ballpark. The Spikes (0-2) hosted the Crosscutters (2-0) in front of 5,757 fans in last season's home finale on August 30, 2009.

The record-setting crowd also enjoyed a fun-filled day before settling into their seats, with the Summer Kickoff Carnival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Porter Gardens, and a special pre-game musical performance by the Brew Devils. Former Penn State star wide receiver and current Philadelphia Eagle Jordan Norwood was also on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Once the action started, Williamsport took the lead with a pair of runs in the second inning, but State College fought back to tie the game with single runs in the second and third. After the Crosscutters retook the lead in the fifth, Miguel Mendez doubled and advanced to third on a passed ball before scoring on a single by Melbin De La Cruz to knot the game at 3 apiece.

The Crosscutters were able to touch Spikes reliever Mitch Fienemann (0-1) for nine hits from the fifth through the seventh, however, and plated the go-ahead run in the seventh on Cesar Hernandez's RBI double.

Hernandez joined five other Williamsport batters with two hits in the game. Chase Lyles was the lone Spike with a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a run batted in.

Fienemann took the loss for State College after allowing three runs over 3 1/3 innings, striking out two Crosscutters in that span.

Williamsport starter Kevin Angelle (1-0) earned the victory after allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits over six innings of work. Angelle also struck out four and walked one.

Sunday, the Spikes visit Historic Bowman Field for a 5:05 p.m. game against the Crosscutters to complete the first phase of the 2010 SawBuck Series. State College will send right-hander Brooks Pounders to the mound for his first New York-Penn League start. Pounders was the second-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2009 MLB Draft out of Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, CA. Williamsport will counter with right-hander Kyle Pettis, also making his first start in the NYPL.

Fans can catch all of the action on the Spikes Radio Network and flagship station 95.3 FM 3WZ starting at 6:35 p.m. with the Spikes GameDay Show live 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 95.3 FM 3WZ.

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