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State College Spikes Game Notes - August 2 vs. Lowell

August 2, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Sunday, August 2 - 6:05 p.m.

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - University Park, PA

LOWELL SPINNERS - Boston Red Sox (22-19) at

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - St. Louis Cardinals (19-21)

Game #41 / Home Game #23

Starting Pitchers:

State College - LHP Ian McKinney (3-2, 2.43)

Lowell - LHP Javier Rodriguez (0-2, 5.40)

TONIGHT (6:05 p.m. vs. Lowell): Paint the Park Pink pres. by Mount Nittany Health and Centre Daily Times... FIREWORKS and Pink Camouflage Replica Jersey Giveaway (First 1,000 Fans, All Ages) pres. by Mount Nittany Health...Pink Camo Jersey-off-the-Back Auction benefiting the Breast Care Center at Mount Nittany Medical Center through the Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center...Kids Day pres. by First National Bank...Kids Eat & Play Free pres. by Dairy Queen Grill & Chill...Pre-Game Catch on the Field (5:00-5:30 p.m.)...Post-Game Kids Run the Bases pres. by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc....Mount Nittany Health Healthy Home Runs Night...Veteran Appreciation Day pres. by SGT Bob & VFW Post 5825...National Mustard Day Celebration with Herlocher's Dipping Mustard Giveaway

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 (6:05 p.m. vs. Mahoning Valley): Jerome Bettis Gold Jacket Bobblehead Giveaway (First 1,000 Fans, All Ages) pres. by The Nittany Lion Inn & The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel and ESPN Radio 1450...Jerome Bettis Gold Jacket Jersey-off-the-Back Auction pres. by PSECU to benefit Children's Miracle Network

-SPIKES FINISH HOMESTAND AGAINST SPINNERS: The Spikes continue their 10th Season tonight with the finale of a three-game series against the Lowell Spinners, affiliate of the Boston Red Sox,at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College is still one of nine teams within two-and-a-half games of the New York-Penn League Wild Card lead, with Lowell now tied for the Wild Card lead. Tonight's matchup also finishes a six-game homestand for the Spikes, who next hit the road for six games, three against Batavia and three against West Virginia. State College is 12-15 all-time against Lowell, with an 8-6 record against the Spinners at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

-LAST GAME: Jhohan Acevedo tied a Spikes record with two triples while driving in three runs, and Carson Cross delivered six quality innings on the mound, but a 4-0 lead for the Spikes became a 5-4 victory for Lowell Spinners on Saturday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Acevedo's bases-loaded triple in the first inning gave State College a 3-0 lead, and his second triple of the game with two outs in the third set up the Spikes' other run. Cross made the lead stand up through his tenure on the mound as he yielded just one run on four hits and a walk. The right-hander also struck out six batters on the evening, a career high, in his longest outing as a professional. However, Josh Ockimey went 4-for-4 at the plate with two triples for Lowell and ended up just a home run shy of the cycle as he keyed the Spinners' comeback, scoring on Mitch Gonsolus's RBI single in the eighth for the eventual winning run.

-McKINNEY GETS BALL FOR SPIKES: Left-hander Ian McKinney gets the ball for State College tonight. MacKinney is making his eighth start of the year, but his first at home since July 8. The southpaw made his first four outings of the season at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Last time out, McKinney allowed three runs, but none earned, on six hits over five innings in a no-decision at Hudson Valley. The Orlando, FL native is sixth in the New York-Penn League in ERA with a 2.43 mark, and he has struck out 33 batters while walking just nine over 40 2/3 innings.

-SPINNERS SEND RODRIGUEZ TO HILL: Left-hander Javier Rodriguez makes his five start of the year for Lowell this evening. Rodriguez has struck out eight batters, but walked 13, over his first four outings with the Spinners, none of which have lasted longer than 4 2/3 innings. The southpaw has allowed just two hits in 21 at-bats against left-handed hitters, but has just one strikeout to six walks against lefties. Last time out, Rodriguez issued four free passes, but no hits, over four innings on work in a no-decision.

-GRAYSON DELIVERING BIG NUMBERS: Casey Grayson is still near the top of several leaderboards in the New York-Penn League. The University of Houston product is second in the NYPL in batting average with a .336 mark, just hundreths of a point behind Brendon Hayden of Williamsport. Grayson's .429 on-base percentage is third in the league, and he occupies spots in the NYPL's top five in hits (T-1st, 44), runs batted in (T-4th, 24) and walks (3rd, 22). The Cypress, TX native has also reached base in every home game he has played this season, a 21-game string.

-SPIKES SPORTING PINK CAMO JERSEYS TONIGHT: The Spikes will wear special Pink Camouflage Jerseys tonight for Paint the Park Pink Night, presented by Mount Nittany Health. The jerseys will be up for bids in a Jersey-off-the-Back Auction to benefit the Breast Care Center at Mount Nittany Medical Center through The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center. The annual Paint the Park Pink events have already raised over $60,000 for the fight against breast cancer.

-SPIKE MARKS: Acevedo became the seventh Spikes player with two triples in the same game last night...Danny Martin was the last to accomplish the feat on June 21 of this year...Tate Matheny, son of St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, is playing for Lowell after being drafted in the fourth round by the Red Sox this June.

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