NYPL State College Spikes

Spikes Foiled by Renegades' Late Offense in Defeat

Published on August 10, 2017 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - Daniel Castano tossed 7 1/3 innings and allowed just one unearned run, but Oscar Rojas's triple in the ninth led the Hudson Valley Renegades past the State College Spikes, 3-1, on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Despite the Spikes' (27-22) defeat, losses by West Virginia, Mahoning Valley, and West Virginia kept State College with in two games of the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division lead, and within a game-and-a-half of the lead in the race for the league's lone Wild Card berth.

Castano went into the eighth inning for the fourth time this season, only allowing a run in the second on his own fielding error. The southpaw gave up four hits and a walk while recording one strikeout and reduced his ERA to 2.25, good for sixth-best in the NYPL.

State College tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth when Yariel Gonzalez followed back-to-back singles from Scott Hurst and Evan Mendoza with one of his own.

Rojas would have the last word, however, with his three-base hit scoring one run, and an error plating him as well.

Spikes reliever Will Latcham (1-1) took the loss, with two runs, one of them earned, charged to him over 1 2/3 innings. Latcham allowed one hit and one hit batsman while striking out two batters.

Hudson Valley (24-25) starter Drew Strotman, an NYPL All-Star like Castano, yielded one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five batters over six innings.

Reliever Hunter Schreyer (1-0) then picked up the win with two scoreless innings in which he gave up one hit and two walks while notching one strikeout. Matt Vogel (1) loaded the bases in the ninth with a walk and two hit batsman, but earned the save with with a shutout inning.

The Spikes and Renegades finish up their three-game series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with a 7:05 p.m. rubber match on Thursday. State College will start right-hander Johan Oviedo (1-0) on the mound, while Hudson Valley will go with left-hander Resly Linares (1-3).

Thursday is Ladies Night and Paint the Park Purple Night, presented by Home Instead Senior Care & Juniper Village at Brookline and MAJIC 99, featuring special activities for ladies throughout the night. Fans can also join the Alzheimer's Association in raising funds awareness in the fight against Alzheimer's disease during the night, and it's a $1 Beer Thursday, presented by BIG Froggy 101, with $1 12-oz. domestic draft beers available from 6-8 p.m.

The Spikes then start the second half of their six-game homestand on Friday with the first of three games against the Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland Athletics), who lead the NYPL Stedler Division.

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