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Spikes Run Road Win Streak to 10 with 9-3 Victory over Scrappers

August 17, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


NILES, Ohio - Home runs by Brady Whalen and Stanley Espinal led the State College Spikes' offensive charge, and Franyel Casadilla delivered astrong outing on the mound as the Spikes notched their 10th consecutive road win by defeating the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 9-3 on Friday night at Eastwood Field.

The win extended State College's (27-31) franchise-record road winning streak, and was their fourth in a row against the Scrappers (32-26), who entered the night leading the New York-Penn League Wild Card race.

Whalen's two-run homer to right field, his fifth of the year, punctuated a five-run fifth inning for the Spikes. Lars Nootbaar started the surge by doubling in a run to tie the game at 1-1, and Nick Dunn's two-run single one batter later gave State College its first lead of the game.

Kevin Woodall, Jr.'s run-scoring double and an RBI single for Delvin Perez tacked on two more Spikes runs in the eighth.

After Tyler Freeman doubled in a run and Mitch Reeves singled in another to draw Mahoning Valley within 7-3 in the eighth, Espinal closed out the scoring with his fifth homer of the year for the Spikes in the ninth. The two-run shot down the left-field line was also Espinal's third hit of the game.

Casadilla (3-1) gave up a run in the first when Jose Fermin led off with a triple and Freeman knocked him in with a single, but yielded no more scoring. The right-hander allowed a total of three hits and a walk while striking out three batters over seven innings.

Scrappers starter Juan Mota (3-5) took the loss after giving up five runs on four hits, two walks and two hit batsmen over five inning. Mota, who did not allow a hit until the fourth inning, struck out five batters in the effort.

Saturday, the Spikes and Scrappers meet for the second game of their three-game series at Eastwood Field. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Left-hander Eli Kraus (1-1), a native of Medina, Ohio who was drafted in the 24th round by the Cardinals in 2018 out of Kent State, gets the ball for State College. Mahoning Valley will send left-hander Yeffersson Yannuzzi (0-1) to the mound.

The Spikes will come back home after the road trip for a Monday Buck Night presented by 95.3 FM 3WZ as part of the makeshift doubleheader against the Crosscutters. Fans can get into the park with $1 Outfield Bleacher seats, then enjoy $1 hot dogs, $1 small sodas and $1 peanut boats throughout the night.

Plus, MiLB.com's own Ben Hill will be on hand at the ballpark, and it's a National Radio Day Celebration that includes the birthday party for Spikes radio broadcaster Joe Putnam.

It will also be a MillerCoors Monday, with half-price Miller Lite and Coors Light drafts available from 6-8 p.m.

Tickets for Monday's game, as well as all seven dates remaining 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 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 Saturday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, at 6:50 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Eastwood Field. 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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