NYPL State College Spikes

Spikes Top Yankees, 4-3, in Completion of Suspended Game

July 14, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


STATE COLLEGE, PA - Jake Stone reached base three times and notched another run batted in as the State College Spikes scored four times in the eighth inning to come back and defeat the Staten Island Yankees, 4-3, on Monday to finish the game suspended on Sunday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The Spikes (22-8) took advantage of wildness on the part of the Staten Island (15-15) bullpen, netting just two hits during their eighth-inning surge but bringing nine batters to the plate. Jhohan Acevedo and Darren Seferina started the frame with back-to-back singles off Dillon McNamara (0-1), and then McNamara hit both Robelys Reyes and Danny Diekroeger with pitches to score the first State College run.

Yankee reliever Rony Bautista then came in and walked the next two batters as well as delivering a wild pitch to give the Spikes two more runs. Stone's sacrifice fly to left field capped the scoring in the inning.

Staten Island trailed 4-2 going into the ninth and scored a run, but Kyle Grana (3) shut the door on the Yankees' comeback by recording the last two outs for the save.

Jeff Rauh (2-0) earned the win for the Spikes with 1 1/3 innings of relief, giving up a run on one hit while striking out two.

McNamara took the loss after being charged with all of the Spikes' runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one.

Alex De Leon added a double for the Spikes. Chris Breen hit a solo homer to right field in the top of the eighth inning to increase the Staten Island lead to 2-0 before the State College comeback in the bottom half.

The Spikes are now facing the Yankees in a seven-inning contest to complete the three-game series. State College has right-hander Fernando Baez (1-0) on the mound, while Staten Island is starting right-hander Jordan Cote (0-0). A full recap will follow that game.

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