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Trio of Spikes Hurlers Shut out Lake Monsters in 3-0 Win

August 1, 2019 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Andre Pallante, Jacob Schlesener and Jack Ralston combined to limit the Vermont Lake Monsters to two hits and notch 16 total strikeouts to lead the State College Spikes to a 3-0 victory on Thursday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Pallante, the Cardinals' 2019 fourth-round draft choice out of UC Irvine, struck out seven batters over the game's first three innings. The right-hander allowed just three walks and no hits after being bumped up a day in the Spikes' (23-23) starting rotation.

Schlesener (2-3) took over in the fourth and threw five innings of relief to earn credit for the win. The left-hander gave up both Vermont (18-28) hits, two walks and a hit batsman while racking up eight strikeouts in his first win since breaking the State College single-game strikeout record on July 3 with 12 whiffs.

Ralston (1), the Cardinals' 2019 seventh-round draft choice out of UCLA, then needed just seven pitches to get through a perfect ninth inning, which included one strikeout, for his first professional save.

Andrew Warner put the Spikes out in front in the sixth with an one-out RBI single, then Stanley Espinal brought in two runs with a single through the left side of the infield in the same frame.

Espinal and Terry Fuller each notched two hits. Fuller, a late entry into the lineup, delivered a double to start State College's sixth-inning surge.

Vermont's only two hits were a Marty Bechina single in the fourth and a Jose Rivas triple in the seventh.

Lake Monsters reliever Yorlenis Noa (0-4) took the loss. Noa allowed all three of the Spikes' runs on a total of four hits and a walk.

State College's shutout win was their second of the season after a 7-0 win over Auburn in a seven-inning game on June 17.

The Spikes now start a six-game road trip to visit the Lowell Spinners (Boston Red Sox) and the Auburn Doubledays (Washington Nationals). The three-game series at LeLacheur Park against Lowell begins with a 7:05 p.m. matchup on Friday.

Right-hander Scott Politz (2-2) is set to make the start on the mound for State College, with left-hander Chris Murphy (0-1) scheduled to go for Lowell.

Following the road trip, the Spikes host a three-game series against the Batavia Muckdogs (Miami Marlins) from Thursday, August 8 through Saturday, August 10.

Highlights include Ladies Night with a Confer's Jewelers Gift Card Giveaway on Thursday, FIREWORKS presented by The Meadows to go with a "Happy Valley Grilled Stickies" Jersey Auction presented by PSECU to benefit Children's Miracle Network, a Myrtle Beach Trip Giveaway and Scout Night on Friday, and FIREWORKS on Ag Night presented by Local PA Dairy Famers with a special return engagement for the Cowboy Monkey Rodeo on Saturday.

Tickets for all three games from next Thursday to Saturday, as well as every game on the 2019 home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting the Ticket Office in person from 9 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Saturday and Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-gamedays Monday through Friday.

Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.

Catch all of the action on Friday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, at 6:50 a.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes' radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by the club's flagship radio home, NEWSRADIO 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.

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