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Spikes' Rally In Ninth Falls Short In 7-4 Loss To

Published on August 10, 2016 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


*STATE COLLEGE, PA* - Trailing 7-1 going to the bottom of the ninth, the State College Spikes brought the tying run to the plate, but fell just short of completing the rally as they lost to the West Virginia Black Bears, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Despite the loss, State College (35-16) maintained a six-game lead in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division with Williamsport's loss to Hudson Valley.

*Elier Rodriguez*, *Danny Hudzina* and *Bladimil Franco* delivered three straight hits to start the final frame for the Spikes, and an error scored Rodriguez to trim the deficit to five. Hudzina then scored on a passed ball to make it 7-3.

Two batters later, *Yariel Gonzalez *drove in Franco with a sacrifice fly to make it 7-4. *Vince Jackson *then stepped up with runners on first and second and two outs, but struck out to end the game.

State College scored its first run when Gonzalez doubled in *Tommy Edman *in the fifth. Edman reached base five times on the night, with three hits, including a double, and two walks.

West Virginia (23-28) jumped on the board in the first on *Kevin Krause*'s RBI single, with *Stephen Alamais *adding another in the second.

*Sandy Santos *then tripled in two runs in the third, and *Arden Pabst *tacked on another run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly.

The Black Bears finished their scoring in the eighth with a run-scoring fielder's choice from Krause and an *Albert Baur *single to plate another run.

State College starter *Steven Farinaro *(6-1) took his first loss of the year after yielding five runs on 12 hits over 5 2/3 innings. Farinaro, who was bidding to become the second Spikes pitcher to start a season 7-0 after *Kevin Herget *in 2013, also struck out one in the effort.

*Stephan Meyer *(2-4) started for West Virginia and earned the win after giving up one run on six hits and two walks while striking out two over six innings.

Alamais and Baur each collected three hits for the Black Bears.

Wednesday, the Spikes and Black Bears meet for the middle game of their three-game set at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College will send right-hander *Bryan Dobzanski *(4-4) to the mound for the 7:05 p.m. matchup. West Virginia will go with right-hander *James Marvel *(3-6).

Fans can enjoy another Half-Craft Wednesday at the ballpark, presented by *93.7 The BUS*. The Spikes' quality selection of craft beers will be available at half-price from 6-8 p.m. Fans can also purchase half-price medium sodas and Outfield Bleacher tickets for the night as part of the festivities, and it's Salute to S'mores Night on National S'mores Day.

The fun continues on Thursday with Ladies Night, featuring *Digger Dog's Diamond Dig* with a *$1,000 Confer's Jewelers Diamond Giveaway* for one lucky winner presented by *Columbia Gas of PA*. In addition, Diamond Club seats will be just $8.11 each on that night for *Call 811 Night*, and it's a *$1 Beer Thursday*, presented by *BIG Froggy 101*.

The Staten Island Yankees (New York Yankees) then roll into State College for a weekend series matching up two teams making a postseason push in the New York-Penn League.

Friday will feature FIREWORKS presented by *Penn State Health*, and a *Patrotic Shirtsey Giveaway* presented by *ServiceMaster by Holobinko and Merry Maids* for the first 1,000 fans. Plus, on Saturday, gates open at 6:00 p.m., and the first 1,000 fans get a *Christian Hackenberg Bobblehead* presented by *The Nittany Lion Inn and the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel* & *ESPN Radio 1450*.

Sunday, fans can meet *Dennis Haskins*, who played "Mr. Belding" on TV's "Saved by the Bell," with the appearance presented by *Comcast Spotlight*. The skies will also light up with FIREWORKS presented by *Nuts For You* after the 6:05 p.m. game.

Tickets for all of the games on the upcoming homestand, as well as every game remaining on the Spikes' 2016 home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting in person. 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 Health*, 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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