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Spikes Win 13-Inning Marathon over Muckdogs, 2-1

July 29, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


BATAVIA, NY - The State College Spikes played their second-longest game in franchise history on Monday night, but it was well worth it as Luis Perez's bases-loaded sacrifice fly plated the go-ahead run and ended the Spikes' nine-game road skid with a 2-1 victory over the Batavia Muckdogs in a 13-inning affair at Dwyer Stadium.

State College (21-19) took 4 hours, 21 minutes to put away Batavia (19-20), nearly surpassing the 4 hours, 26 minutes the Spikes took to play a 14-inning, 7-6 loss against the Hudson Valley Renegades on July 26, 2006 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes had not gone to the 13th inning since that contest.

Both teams scored in the fourth inning for the only runs of the game until the last frame. State College brought in its first run when Carson Kelly doubled in Bruce Caldwell in the top half of the inning. Batavia responded by taking advantage of two Spikes errors and a wild pitch to tie the game in the bottom half.

Each squad threatened to go back out in front as the evening progressed, but the pitchers remained tenacious. The Muckdogs stranded 17 runners on base over the course of the game, while the Spikes left 12 runners on base.

Jacob Booden (2-0), one of six pitchers on the night for the Spikes, picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief in the 11th and 12th frames. Booden allowed one hit and two walks while striking out one. Jhonny Polanco (1) hammered down the win with two strikeouts as part of a perfect 13th inning for the save. Polanco's spotless work was one of just two 1-2-3 innings for Spikes pitching on the night.

Caldwell scored both runs for State College, coming in on Perez's sacrifice fly. The Spikes' DH started off the rally with a leadoff single in the 13th, and moved to second on David Washington's base hit. After Carson Kelly sacrificed the runners to second and third, Mason Katz was intentionally walked to set up Perez's heroics.

Perez also assisted the Spikes' cause on the defensive end, throwing out two runners at the plate from left field.

Batavia reliever Casey McCarthy (2-4) took the loss after yielding the Spikes' winning run on a total of three hits and a walk while striking out one over three innings of work.

State College earned its first road win since a 3-1 win over Williamsport on July 3.

The Spikes now head home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, where they are 11-3 over their last 14 games, to begin a six-game homestand with a 7:05 p.m. matchup against the Tri-City ValleyCats (Houston Astros). State College is scheduled to send right-hander Andrew Pierce (0-2) to the mound for the opener of a three-game set. Tri-City is set to go with left-hander Randall Fant (1-1).

It's a T-Shirt Tuesday at the ballpark, with the first 500 fans of all ages receiving a cool Spikes t-shirt, presented by BioLife Plasma Services, when gates open to the public at 6 p.m. Plus, fans 21 and up will enjoy the Yuengling Happy Hour, with 16-oz. Yuengling and Yuengling Light drafts available for just $2.50 apiece from 6-7 p.m.

Fans will also enjoy a variety of fun activities throughout the six-game homestand, including the Matt Adams Bobble Head Giveaway on Wednesday, July 31 and one of the most special nights of the year on Saturday, August 3 with Paint the Park Pink Night, presented by Mount Nittany Health, 95.3 FM 3WZ and the Centre Daily Times .

Tickets for all six games of the homestand running through Sunday, August 4, as well as every Spikes home game on the 2013 slate, are currently on sale through the Spikes Box Office by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting in person. Fans can also buy and print single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.

Catch all of the action on Tuesday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, 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 95.3 FM 3WZ.

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