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State College Spikes Game Notes - August 28 vs. Auburn

August 28, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Friday, August 28 - 7:05 p.m.

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - University Park, PA

AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS - Washington Nationals (29-34) at

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - St. Louis Cardinals (33-31)

Game #65 / Home Game #32

Starting Pitchers:

State College - RHP Juan Perez (4-2, 3.10)

Auburn - LHP Taylor Hearn (1-5, 3.97)

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TOMORROW NIGHT (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

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-SPIKES LOOK TO GET BACK ON TRACK AGAINST DOUBLEDAYS: The State College Spikes, who now find themselves trailing West Virginia by a 1 1/2 games in the New York-Penn League Wild Card race, continue their 10th Season this evening with the opener of a three-game series against the Auburn Doubledays at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College dropped two of three meetings at home against Auburn from June 22-24, but rebounded to take two of three games from the Doubledays at Falcon Park from July 4-6. All-time, the Spikes are 49-48 against the Doubledays, with a 24-25 home record.

-LAST GAME: Dailyn Martinez delivered seven quality innings on the mound, and Spikes pitchers retired the last 16 batters they faced, but the Spikes were held to just one hit in a 3-1 loss to the Auburn Doubledays on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Martinez yielded three runs over the first two innings, but gave up just six hits and a walk while striking out six batters in the loss. Anderson Franco put the Doubledays out in front in the first with a two-run double, and a balk in the second scored another run. Doubledays starter Matthew Crownover pitched five perfect innings for the win, striking out four batters on the night before leaving after 59 pitches, 44 of them for strikes. The Spikes then mounted their biggest offensive effort in the sixth inning. Jose Godoy led off the frame with a walk to stop the perfect game, and R.J. Dennard followed with a ground ball single to right field for the lone State College hit of the night. Two batters later, Thomas Spitz's ground ball to third turned into an error that scored Godoy.

-PEREZ STARTS FOR SPIKES TONIGHT: State College right-hander Juan Perez gets his 11th start of the season tonight. The New York-Penn League All-Star went four innings and allowed just two runs, one of them earned, despite eight hits and a hit batsman against him on Sunday. Perez struck out four batters in the first time he went without a walk since June 22. The San Felipe, Venezuela native has faced the Doubledays twice this season, allowing four runs over 10 2/3 total innings for a 3.38 ERA. Perez struck out 10 batters over seven to tie a single-game franchise record on July 18 against Batavia.

-HEARN GOES TO HILL FOR AUBURN: Auburn left-hander Taylor Hearn will make his ninth start of the season tonight for the Doubledays. Hearn has taken the loss in each of his last three starts, including an outing against Williamsport on Sunday in which he yielded five runs on nine hits and a walk over 2 1/3 innings. The Oklahoma Baptist product was drafted in the fifth round by the Nationals this year, and has struck out 31 batters while walking just 10 and allowing 38 hits over 34 innings as a professional.

-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.

-GRAYSON GOING BACK TO THE TOP: Spikes infielder Casey Grayson hit his first homer of the season on Wednesday, three days after notching his first triple of the year. Grayson, who is tied for the team lead in doubles with 15, is now third in the New York-Penn League in batting average with a .317 mark, and his .423 on-base percentage is second in the league.. Grayson is also tied for first in the NYPL with 66 hits, and leads the loop with 39 walks.

-SPIKE MARKS: Pedro Echemendia is tied for first in the NYPL with 22 appearances, and is fourth in saves with nine...Mike Pritchard is tied for fourth in the NYPL with 37 runs scored...Infielder Josh Swirchak was called up to Single-A Peoria yesterday...State College holds the head-to-head tiebreaker against fellow Wild Card contenders West Virginia and Hudson Valley...Dailyn Martinez is fourth in the NYPL with 67 innings pitched, with three Brooklyn pitchers above him.

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