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State College Spikes Game Notes - August 4 at Batavia

August 4, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Tuesday, August 4 - 7:05 p.m.

Dwyer Stadium - Batavia, NY

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

BATAVIA MUCKDOGS - Miami Marlins (15-26)

Game #43 / Road Game #20

Starting Pitchers:

State College - RHP Dailyn Martinez (2-3, 4.25)

Batavia - LHP Brett Lilek (0-2, 6.11)

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....FIREWORKS presented by PSECU...Kids Day pres. by First National Bank...Kids Eat & Play Free pres. by Dairy Queen Grill & Chill...Philipsburg-Osceola Community Night featuring FREE Kids Zone! pres. by Friends of Jake Corman...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...WHVL-TV Live Game Broadcast...Chevy Youth Baseball Clinic (11 a.m.)

MONDAY, AUGUST 10 (7:05 p.m. vs. Mahoning Valley): Buck Night presented by 95.3 FM 3WZ

-SPIKES CONTINUE ROAD TRIP AGAINST MUCKDOGS: The Spikes continue their 10th Season tonight with the middle game of a three-game series at the Batavia Muckdogs. The matchup at Dwyer Stadium is part of a six-game road swing for the Spikes as they visit Batavia and West Virginia in Pinckney Division play. State College took two of the first three meetings this season against the Muckdogs from July 18-20, all at Medlar FIeld at Lubrano Park. The Spikes are now a game-and-a-half back of the New York-Penn League Wild Card lead held by Staten Island. All-time, State College holds a 48-46 edge against Batavia, with a 22-23 mark at Dwyer Stadium.

-LAST GAME: Leobaldo Pina drove in four runs as he came just a triple shy of the cycle, and Jorge Rodriguez delivered seven quality innings on the mound as the Spikes notched their fourth straight road win with a 9-1 victory over the Batavia Muckdogs on Monday night at Dwyer Stadium. Pina doubled in the first, smashed a two-run homer in the fifth, and singled in the seventh. The Spikes shortstop came up in the eighth with a chance to become the second player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, but flied out to left. Rodriguez kept the Muckdogs at bay with a seven-inning gem, allowing just one unearned run on five hits and a walk. The righty also struck out six batters, and extended a streak of 23 consecutive innings on the road without allowing an earned run in the win. Orlando Olivera also homered for the Spikes, while Josh Swirchak collected three hits on the night and drove in a pair of runs.

-MARTINEZ GETS THE START FOR SPIKES: Right-hander Dailyn Martinez gets the ball for State College tonight. Martinez took the loss against Vermont in his last outing on Wednesday despite a six-inning quality start. The Santiago, Dominican Republic native allowed three runs, but just one earned run, on eight hits and a hit batsman while striking out four. Martinez seeks his first win since July 3, and is 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA on the road this season. Martinez has logged three quality starts this season, including seven shutout innings at Mahoning Valley on June 26.

-MUCKDOGS SEND LILEK TO MOUND: Batavia will go with left-hander Brett Lilek on the hill tonight. Lilek, the Marlins' second-round draft pick out of Arizona State this year, faced the Spikes on July 18 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park and took the loss after yielding five runs on seven hits, including an Orlando Olivera home run, over 3 1/3 innings. The South Holland, IL native was part of a combined perfect game for Batavia on June 24 against Mahoning Valley in his pro debut, pitching the eighth as he teamed with Gabriel Castellanos and Steve Farnworth to accomplish the feat.

-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 batting race with a .326 average. Grayson's .425 on-base percentage is also second in the league, and he occupies spots in the NYPL's top five in hits (T-3rd, 46), runs batted in (4th, 26) and walks (2nd, 25). The Cypress, TX native has also reached base in every home game he has played this season, a 23-game string.

-SPIKES PINK CAMO JERSEYS SUPPORT FIGHT: The Spikes' special Pink Camouflage Jerseys, which they wore on Sunday for Paint the Park Pink Night, presented by Mount Nittany Health, helped raised over $5,000 for 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 now raised over $65,000 for the fight against breast cancer.

-SPIKE MARKS: Jhohan Acevedo became the seventh Spikes player with two triples in the same game on Saturday...Danny Martin was the last to accomplish the feat on June 21 of this year...Ian McKinney earned promotion to Single-A Peoria yesterday after earning the win on Sunday...McKinney went 4-2 with a 2.76 ERA in eight starts.

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