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State College Spikes Game Notes - August 2 vs. Hudson Valley

August 2, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Saturday, August 2 - 7:05 p.m.

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - State College, PA

HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES - Tampa Bay Rays (33-15) at

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - St. Louis Cardinals (32-16)

Game #49 / Home Game #27

Starting Pitchers:

State College - RHP Daniel Poncedeleon (1-2, 3.10)

Hudson Valley - RHP Enderson Franco (4-1, 3.54)

TONIGHT (7:05 vs. Hudson Valley): Bark in the Park II presented by Metzger Animal Hospital and NEWSRADIO 103...Lion Country Kia Dice Roll...Scratch n' Win Saturday...American Cancer Society Bark for Life Event...Kids Run the Bases presented by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.

TOMORROW NIGHT (6:05 vs. Hudson Valley): Paint the Park Pink and Pink Ribbon Drawstring Bag Giveaway (First 1,000 Fans, All Ages) presented by Mount Nittany Health... FIREWORKS Night presented by Mount Nittany Health and WHVL-TV...Pink Ribbon Jersey-off-the-Back Auction benefiting The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center...Kids Day presented by First National Bank...Kids Eat & Play Free presented by Dairy Queen...Philipsburg-Osceola Night featuring FREE Kids Zone! Presented by Senator Jake Corman...Mount Nittany Health Healthy Home Runs Night...Pre-Game Catch on the Field...Kids Run the Bases presented by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc....Acousttic Night with Sgt. Bob...WHVL-TV Live Game Broadcast

-SPIKES CLASH WITH RENEGADES TO START THREE-GAME SET: The State College Spikes get a glimpse of a potentional playoff opponent tonight as they welcome the Hudson Valley Renegades to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the first game of a three-game series. The Spikes lead the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division by nine games, while Hudson Valley leads the NYPL McNamara Division by eight games and holds a one-game lead on State College for the best record in the league. The three games comprise the back half of a six-game homestand for the Spikes, as well as the only meetings between State College and Hudson Valley in the regular season. The Renegades swept a three-game series from the Spikes last year at Dutchess Stadium. All-time, State College is 9-14 against Hudson Valley and 4-7 in games played at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

-LAST NIGHT: The State College Spikes built a 4-1 lead, but saw it go away as the Aberdeen IronBirds tied the game in the ninth inning and took a 5-4 win in 10 innings on Friday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

State College scored three runs in the sixth inning to break open a 1-1 tie, with Jhohan Acevedo's single plating a pair. Brian O'Keefe then hustled home to score on Robelys Reyes's foulout sacrifice fly to third base to stake the Spikes to a three-run edge.

Aberdeen responded with Austin Anderson's two-run double in the seventh inning to draw within 4-3. The IronBirds then tied the game back up in the ninth when Jay Gonzalez scored on an error. In the tenth, Riley Palmer led off for Aberdeen with a walk, and scored on Jamill Moquete's triple to left-center field for the eventual game-winning run.

O'Keefe went 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Spikes offense. The State College catcher was also hit by his league-leading tenth pitch of the year. Reyes and Chase Raffield also produced multiple hits for the Spikes.

-PONCEDELEON STARTS SERIES OPENER FOR SPIKES: Right-hander Daniel Poncedelon makes the start for the Spikes evening, his sixth as a professional and his eight overall appearance. Poncedeleon, the Cardinals' ninth-round draft choice this year out of Embry-Riddle University in Florida, hs allowed just two earned runs over his last three outings, totaling 10 2/3 innings. The righty has racked up 19 strikeouts over his last 13 1/3 innings as well, including four in three scoreless innings against Mahoning Valley on Sunday in his last start. The La Mirada, CA native has held left-handed hitters to a .216 average.

-RENEGADES TAP FRANCO TO BEGIN SET: Right-hander Enderson Franco makes his ninth start of the year for Hudson Valley tonight. Franco, a native of Anaco, Venzuela, was selected by the Rays from the Astros in the 2013 Rule 5 Draft, and has put together a spectacular 33-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio this year . Last time out, the righty yielded a run on seven hits while striking out two over five innings in a victory over Vermont. Franco has won his last three starts since taking a loss against Brooklyn on July 8 in a six-inning complete game, and has gone at least five innings in all but one appearance this season. Last year, Franco went 2-5 with a 5.05 ERA in 12 starts at Rookie-level Greenville in the Astros organization.

-SPIKE MARKS: The Spikes are the highest-scoring team in the NYPL with 265 runs in 48 games, an average of 5.52 runs per game..Alex De Leon is leading the NYPL in runs scored with 33, one more than Hudson Valley's Hunter Lockwood...De Leon's 7 homers are tied for fourth in the league, and his 22 extra-base hits are just one behind former teammate Rowan Wick for the league lead...Kyle Grana's 14 strikeouts per nine innings are third-most among NYPL relievers, and his 42 strikeouts are fourth in the loop...Robelys Reyes has struck out once every 15.5 plate appearances, the least-frequent rate in the NYPL...Hudson Valley's Lockwood has homered once very 15.45 plate appearances, the most-frequent rate among active players in the NYPL...Last night's loss was the Spikes' first when leading after eight innings, and their first on a Friday this year

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