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State College Spikes Game Notes - September 6 at Jamestown - NYPL Playoffs

Published on September 6, 2013 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


Friday, September 6, 2013 - 7:05 p.m.

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - St. Louis Cardinals (48-27) at

JAMESTOWN JAMMERS - Pittsburgh Pirates (43-32)

GAME 1, NYPL SEMIFINAL SERIES

Starting Pitchers:

State College - RHP Nick Petree (3-1, 1.62)

Jamestown - RHP Buddy Borden (0-0, 1.08)

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-SPIKES FACE JAMMERS IN GAME ONE MATCHUP: The State College Spikes will play their first playoff game in franchise history as they face the Jamestown Jammers in Game 1 of the best-of-3 New York-Penn League Semifinal Series tonight at Russell Diethrick Park. The Spikes will host Game 2 on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. and Game 3, if necessary, on Sunday at 7:05 p.m. State College won the 2013 regular season series against Jamestown, 8-2. Jamestown leads the all-time series, 41-39. The Jammers are making their first playoff appearance since 2010, when they earned the NYPL Wild Card berth and lost in the semifinals, 2-1, to Brooklyn.

-LAST GAME: The Spikes fell to their opponents in the upcoming New York-Penn League Semifinal Series, the Jamestown Jammers, by a 9-4 score in the 2013 regular season finale at Russell Diethrick Park on Wednesday night. Jamestown took advantage of State College wildness on the mound as the Spikes walked a total of eight batters. The Jammers sent eight batters to the plate in the first inning and scored three runs. Austin Meadows extended the Jamestown lead to 4-0 with a solo home run in the third inning. Luke Voit knocked in a run with his first double of the night and Michael Schulze delivered an RBI single to cut the margin to 4-2 in the fourth. Voit would add a two-run double in the eighth inning, but it only gave the game its final score.

-PETREE GETS GAME ONE START FOR SPIKES: Right-hander Nick Petree gets the start tonight for the Spikes in the first game of the Semifinal Series. Petree leads all Spikes starters with a 1.62 ERA, and fell just 4 1/3 innings short of the minimum requirement to win the NYPL ERA title. The Clinton, MO native was taken by the Cardinals in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of Missouri State. Petree has made two appearances against Jamestown this season, going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA over 11 2/3 innings of work.

-BORDEN GETS THE BALL FOR JAMMERS: Right-hander Buddy Borden makes the start on the hill for Jamestown tonight. Borden made six appearances for the Jammers in the regular season, including three starts. The Pirates selected the Las Vegas, NV native out of UNLV in the seventh round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Last time out, Borden allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three over a career-long five innings in a no-decision at Williamsport. Borden has not yet faced the Spikes in his professional career.

-SPIKES TOP NYPL LEADERBOARDS : Steven Ramos clinched the Spikes' first ever batting title with a .341 average to best Aberdeen's Trey Mancini by 13 points, while David Washington copped the RBI crown with a club record 50 runs knocked in. Ramos also led the league with 86 hits on the year, while Washington's 40 walks (including eight intentional free passes) led the loop. In addition, pitcher Kevin Herget was one of five pitchers to earn seven wins on the season.

-SPIKE MARKS: The Spikes and Jammers met six times in the regular season's final seven days, including the finish of June 25's suspended game...State College placed first in the NYPL in batting average with a team mark of .275...Jamestown was second at .270...The Jammers led the league with 355 runs scored (Spikes-354)...State College has trailed Jamestown at some point in each of their last six meetings, but is 5-1

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