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State College Spikes Game Notes - August 23 at Batavia

August 23, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Sunday, August 23 - 1:05 p.m.

Dwyer Stadium - Batavia, NY

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - St. Louis Cardinals (32-27) at

BATAVIA MUCKDOGS - Miami Marlins (25-34)

Game #60 / Road Game #30

Starting Pitchers:

State College - RHP Carson Cross (2-2, 2.70)

Batavia - RHP Jordan Holloway (3-5, 3.12)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 (7:05 p.m. vs. Auburn): $1 Beer Thursday presented by 93.7 THE BUS...Live Music by StressBusters Entertainment...College 3-2-1 Special

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 (7:05 p.m. vs. Auburn): 4 for $44 Friday Northwest Family Value Ticket Package pres. by Northwest & MAJIC 99...Post-Game Kids Run the Bases presented by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc....Health & Wellness Night...College 3-2-1 Special

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 (7:05 p.m. vs. Auburn): Back to School Bash...Spikes School Kit Giveaway (First 1,000 Kids)...Mifflin & Juniata County Night presented by The Sentinel, part of Community Nights series presented by CATACOMMUTE...FREE Kids Zone! presented by Friends of Jake Corman...Scratch n' Win Saturday presented by P.J. Harrigan's...Lion Country Kia Plinko...Post-Game Kids Run the Bases presented by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc....College 3-2-1 Special

-SPIKES ON THE ROAD TO TAKE ON MUCKDOGS: The State College Spikes, who still hold sole possession of first place in the New York-Penn League Wild Card race by 1 1/2 games over West Virginia, continue their 10th Season this afternoon as they finish a three-game series against the Batavia Muckdogs at Dwyer Stadium. The Spikes also remain within striking distance of Williamsport in the Pinckney Division standings as they are 5 1/2 games back entering Sundaywith six meetings between the two teams remaining on the schedule. State College is 4-4 against Batavia this year, with a 2-3 record on the road against the Muckdogs. All-time, the Spikes are 49-49 against the Muckdogs, with a 23-26 mark at Dwyer Stadium.

-LAST GAME: Down 3-2 going into the ninth, the State College Spikes rallied to take the lead on Jose Godoy's two-run single and held on for a 5-3 victory over the Batavia Muckdogs on Saturday night at Dwyer Stadium. The Spikes took advantage of wildness on the part of Batavia reliever Jordan Hillyer in the ninth, with a hit batsman and three walks, one of them intentional. Orlando Olivera drew the last walk with the bases loaded to tie the game before Godoy provided the eventual game-winning hit. State College had tied the game twice previously, with an error plating the Spikes' first run in the second inning, and Casey Grayson's seventh-inning double combining with another error to make it 2-2. Steven De La Cruz earned the win in relief for the Spikes after tossing 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and Pedro Echemendia slammed the door on the Muckdogs in the ninth by recording the last two outs, including a strikeout, to strand the tying run on base and earn the save.

-CROSS ON THE HILL FOR SPIKES: State College right-hander Carson Cross gets the ball on Sunday for his eighth start of the season and ninth overall appearance, but first outing in 10 days. Cross was superb in his last outing, tossing six innings of six-hit shutout ball for his second win of the year at Brooklyn on August 13. The UConn product also struck out five on the night. Cross last faced Batavia on June 20, allowing two runs on three hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out one over four innings in a no-decision. The righty was the Cardinals' 14th-round draft choice in 2015.

-MUCKDOGS GO TO HOLLOWAY: Batavia right-hander Jordan Holloway will make his 11th start of the year for the Muckdogs today. Holloway allowed just one run on four hits and three walks over six innings against Lowell on August 14, but got the loss. The Arvada, CA native was drafted by the Marlins in the 20th round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Ralston Valley High School, and started the 2015 season with Single-A Greensboro, making two appearances. Holloway has produced three quality starts (six innings or more, three earned runs or less), with two of them in August.

-SPIKES PRODUCE, BUT SOUTH FALLS IN ALL-STAR GAME: Spikes representatives Leobaldo Pina, Mike Pritchard, Casey Grayson, Juan Perez and Landon Beck all made contributions to the South n the 2015 New York-Penn League All-Star Game, but the North won the annual showcase of baseball's future stars, 4-2, on Tuesday night at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD. Pina, who doubled, joined Pritchard, who scored a run, with hits in the game.

-MARTIN EARNS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: Spikes Athletic Trainer Dan Martin has been named the New York-Penn League Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). The award is given annually to one member of each of the 16 leagues in Minor League Baseball, as well as one award for the Dominican Summer League, with an additional award is given to the Minor League Coordinator of the Year. Martin is now eligible for the Minor League Trainer of the Year award as well, which will be given at the 2015 Winter Meetings in Nashville, TN.

-SPIKE MARKS: Last night's win was the first time this season the Spikes had won a game when trailing after the seventh or eighth innings...Pedro Echemendia is tied for first in the NYPL with 21 appearances, and fourth in saves with nine...Echemendia's outing last night was the third time he has pitched on back-to-back days...Casey Grayson is third in the NYPL in on-base percentage at .420, tied for third in hits with 60, and fifth in batting average with a .311 mark...The Spikes are 2-0 in day games this year, and 3-0 in Sunday road games...Mike Pritchard is tied for second in the NYPL with 35 runs scored

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