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Spikes vs. Scrappers - Game Notes - July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


-SPIKES CONTINUE SERIES VS. SCRAPPERS TONIGHT: The State College Spikes are in the midst of stretch of six straight home games, and tonight they face the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the middle game of a three-game set at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes are currently 1 1/2 games back of Jamestown in the Pinckney Division. The two teams split a pair of games at Eastwood Field last week in their first series of the year. Mahoning Valley leads the all-time series, 38-35, but State College has taken 22 of the 36 contests held between the two teams and Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

-LAST GAME: The Spikes spotted Mahoning Valley a 3-0 lead, but brought forth an offensive deluge that included Alex De Leon's first professional home run to sink the Scrappers, 12-3, on Sunday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. All three of Mahoning Valley's runs came in the third inning, but State College would score in every frame after the fourth, including multiple runs in every inning from the fifth onward. De Leon, the Cardinals' 23rd-round draft choice out of the University of Kansas this year, then smashed a 1-2 pitch to the Pepsi Picnic Pavilion in left field for a two-run shot off Mahoning Valley reliever Harold Guerrero in the sixth to extend the margin to 6-3.

-O'SHEA GETS THE START FOR SPIKES TONIGHT: Left-hander Ben O'Shea makes his third start of the year for State College this evening. O'Shea earned the win in each of his first two outings before taking a loss on Tuesday against Williamsport at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. In his last start, the Reading, MA native went five innings and allowed four runs on six hits, one walk and one hit batsman while striking out three. The southpaw was drafted by the Cardinals out of the University of Tampa in the 35th round in 2012.

-HAMRICK HEADS TO HILL FOR SCRAPPERS: Right-hander Caleb Hamrick gets the ball for Mahoning Valley tonight in his fifth start of the year. Hamrick is coming off of two tough outings in which he has allowed seven runs each time. The Cedar Hill, TX native, who was taken out of high school in the 8th round of last year's draft by the Indians, gave up a septet of runs to Williamsport (five earned) on June 28 and yielded another seven (six of them earned) to Jamestown over 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday.

-CRAIG BECOMES FIRST SPIKE IN MLB ALL-STAR GAME: 2006 State College Spikes infielder Allen Craig became the first former Spike to be named to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game when he was announced on Saturday as a member of the National League squad for the 2013 Midsummer Classic. Craig will be one of five representatives from the St. Louis Cardinals for the July 16 contest at Citi Field in New York. The Mission Viejo, CA native is third in the NL in batting with a .325 average.

-SPIKE MARKS: RHP Chris Perry, 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA that was 8th-best in the NYPL this year, was called up to Single-A Peoria today...RHP Willy Paulino now joins the starting rotation...Kevin Herget notched his third win of the year last night, tied for second-best in the league...Jimmy Bosco and Cesar Valera each have 12 extra-base hits to tie for 2nd in the loop..The Spikes are 9-0 this year when a game is decided by three or more runs

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