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Spikes Continue Winning Ways at Home with 8-4 Victory over Scrappers

June 26, 2019 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The State College Spikes overwhelmed the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with a six-run first inning, and Brylie Ware smashed his first professional home run to help the Spikes to their fourth straight road win with an 8-4 decision on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

One night after a six-run surge in their last at-bat in the eighth inning, the Spikes (8-4) opened up Wednesday's contest with a double from Jonatan Machado and a single from Moises Castillo before Stanley Espinal's wall-ball double brought both of them in to score.

Ware then started his big night with a two-run single to center to bring in a pair of runs. Martin Figueroa followed with an RBI single of his own to increase the margin to 5-0, then scored the last run of the opening frame on a Brayan Rocchio throwing error.

In the third, Ware hit a towering fly ball to left field that carried into the Pepsi Picnic Pavilion for a 355-foot solo home run, the first of his professional career. The 23rd-round draft choice out of Oklahoma now has seven RBI over his last two games and nine over his first six games as a pro.

The Spikes added a run in the fifth as Machado singled in Figueroa with his fifth hit in two games since returning to State College.

Mahoning Valley (7-5) got on the board thanks to Raynel Delgado's run-scoring groundout in the fourth, but mounted its most serious threat in the seventh. The Scrappers took advantage of wildness on the part of Spikes reliever Rodard Avelino to set the table for a two-run ground-rule double for Bryan Lavastida, then scored another run on a bases-loaded walk issued by Hector Villalobos (2) to Korey Holland.

One batter later, though, Villalobos would elicit a lineout to third that turned into an inning-ending double play to squash the Scrappers' rally.

State College starter Michael Baird went four innings and allowed just one unearned run on two hits while striking out three batters. Baird has still not yielded an earned run over his first 10 1/3 innings in 2019.

Adrian Mardueno (1-0), the Cardinals' 2019 20th-round draft choice out of San Diego State, then followed Baird and picked up his first professional win in his professional debut. Mardueno gave up one hit and no runs over two innings. The right-hander also recorded four strikeouts.

Villalobos pitched the final 2 2/3 innings to earn the save. The lefty gave up one hits and two walks while striking out three batters.

Mahoning Valley starter Liam Jenkins (0-1) lasted just 2/3 of an inning in taking the loss. Jenkins was tagged for six runs, five of them earned, on six hits and a walk.

Thursday, State College seeks the sweep as the Spikes and Scrappers finish their three-game set with a 7:05 p.m. matchup at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Left-hander Enmanuel Solano (0-1) will go for State College against Mahoning Valley left-hander Matt Turner.

The Spikes will highlight the men and women who help keep us living our best lives on Medical Professionals Appreciation Night, presented by Encompass Health.

It's another Thirsty Thursday of the year as well, presented by BIG Froggy 101. Fans of age can still enjoy the Thursday tradition of $1 12-oz. domestic draft beers from 6-8 p.m., and the evening also will be enhanced with $2 16-oz. domestic cans and $2 Otto's Apricot Wheat drafts, also available from 6-8 p.m.

The fun then continues into the weekend when the Auburn Doubledays (Washington Nationals) visit for three games, starting with the National Pride Month Celebration with a Pride Hat Giveaway for the first 500 fans and a Pre-Game On-Field Pride Parade that is open to all fans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28. Plus, enjoy Princess Night and Daddy-Daughter Date Night on Saturday, then Party Like It's 1999 Night with a special Chris Owen (The Shermanator) Appearance on Sunday night.

In addition, the skies will light up with a pair of FIREWORKS shows. PSU Student Orientation and Transition Programs will present the post-game display on Friday, with the PA Lottery presented the dazzling show after Sunday's game.

Tickets for all four games from Thursday through Sunday, as well as every game on the 2019 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 Thursday 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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