NYPL State College Spikes

Spikes skid reaches four

Published on July 1, 2008 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA-Williamsport scored a pair of runs off of State College's Kyle McPherson in the fifth inning to break a 2-all tie, enabling the Crosscutters to give the Spikes their fourth straight defeat, 5-2, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

State College (3-11) got a triple from Quincy Latimore in the second inning, and two hits from Cole White to highlight their offensive efforts.

Williamsport (7-7) now takes a 5-1 lead in the 2008 SawBuck Series, with the two teams not scheduled to meet again until August.

Four base hits in the fifth by the Crosscutters off of McPherson (1-1) keyed the Williamsport effort. Arlon Quiroz started things off with a bunt single. With one out, D'Arby Myers, d'Arnaud, and Cody Overbeck each singled in turn to drive in Quiroz and Myers and give the Crosscutters the lead.

D'Arnaud continued to plague the Spikes in 2008 with one of those hits in a 2-for-4 performance. D'Arnaud also doubled and drove in a run in the game. The Crosscutters' catcher, who is the younger brother of the Spikes' Chase d'Arnaud, is now hitting .478 against the Spikes in 2008.

McPherson was handed his first loss of the season five days after his first win, a stellar four-hit, one-run effort over six innings in a start at Auburn on Thursday.

Tonight, in front of 3,228 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Ryan Kelly started the game for the Spikes, going four innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out four.

Williamsport took the lead in the second inning with two runs off of Kelly. State College then closed the gap in the bottom half of the second with the triple by Latimore, followed by a Kyle Morgan groundout to drive in the run and make it 2-1, Williamsport.

In the fourth, Calvin Anderson led off with a walk, going to second on a Latimore groundout and third on a Morgan flyout. Mark Carver then delivered an RBI single to tie the game up.

Williamsport then went ahead in the fifth, and added an insurance run in the sixth when Quiroz single in Troy Hanzawa to complete the scoring.

Justin De Fratus (2-0) started the game for Williamsport. He picked up the win after allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four. Michael Schwimer got his first save of the year for Williamsport, finishing the game by striking out five Spikes in four innings and allowing only one hit.

The Spikes' also got a double from Chad Rice, who has now hit in six of the last seven games.

Chase d'Arnaud was missing from the lineup for the second consecutive game. He is day-to-day after colliding with Crosscutters pitcher Michael Cisco at first base during Sunday's game at State College.

Tomorrow, the Spikes start a three-game series with the Vermont Lake Monsters. Game one starts at 7:05 p.m. with State College right-hander Ramon Aguero (0-2) facing Vermont right-hander P.J. Dean (1-0). It will be Hillbilly Matt's Used Car Giveaway Night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Lucky fans will get the chance to win a used car from sports turf coordinator Matt Neri. The first edition of Baseball Bingo at the park will also take place, with a chance to throw out an honorary first pitch at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park among the prizes.

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