From CDT staff reports LOWELL, Mass. — A trio of pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout while an error led to the only run as the State College Spikes topped the Lowell Spinners 1-0 at LeLacheur Park on Thursday. Colton Cain, Kevin Decker and Jason Townsend teamed up for the shutout, the fourth thrown by [...]

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Spikes get over hump with defense, bunting Guy Cipriano UNIVERSITY PARK — Get two teams together with National League ties and there’s a chance a game can turn small. That’s fine with the State College Spikes. Some clever shifting of runners and crisp execution helped the Spikes move past .500 with a 2-1 victory over [...]

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By Jake Kaplan Collegian Staff Writer For the second straight night, the State College Spikes faced an early six-run deficit. But whereas the Spikes mustered a comeback Sunday, they could not climb out of the early hole Monday night. Behind six runs in the first two innings and a stellar pitching performance, the Jamestown Jammers [...]

From CDT staff reports JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — No stunning upset was in order this time for the State College Spikes. The Jamestown Jammers roughed up starter Colton Cain early and put the finishing touches on their 11-3 victory with another offensive outburst against two Spikes’ relievers on Monday at Russell Diethrick Park. Marcell Ozuna hit [...]

STATE COLLEGE – Major League Baseball Advanced Media announced on Monday that State College Spikes outfielder Cole White has been named the New York-Penn League’s Player of the Week for the week of July 26 – August 1, 2010. White earned the award with a 9-for-16 performance at the plate over the past seven days, [...]

By Jake Kaplan Collegian Staff Writer Aside from a misplayed routine fly ball to center field, the Williamsport Crosscutters didn’t manage a base hit off State College Spikes pitching from the second inning through the seventh inning. However, the eighth inning made all the difference. The rival Crosscutters scored six runs on five hits in [...]

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com A three-game winning streak entering a break, especially one that included victories over Mahoning Valley and Auburn, former Pinckney Division heavyweights with more non-drafted free agents than early-round picks, shouldn’t produce this kind of optimism. Even the worst New York-Penn League teams — see, 2008 State College Spikes — win three [...]

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Whenever they looked behind their right shoulders, pitchers witnessed an uncomfortable scene Wednesday. The Medlar Field at Lubrano Park flags were blowing toward Mount Nittany. For 7 1/ 3 innings, the steady breeze didn’t hinder the State College Spikes against the free-swinging Williamsport Crosscutters. A few pitches in [...]

STATE COLLEGE – Cole White accounted for four of the State College Spikes’ five runs, but a six-run eighth inning propelled the Williamsport Crosscutters to a 9-5 win at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Wednesday night. White’s two-run double in the third inning, coupled with the runs he scored in the third and in [...]

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After tossing 11 consecutive scoreless innings in two relief appearances, the Spikes Tyler Waldron pulled down New York Penn League Pitcher of the Week honors. The 11 innings were part of the Spikes club record streak 28 consecutive shutout innings. Waldron joined 1B Matt Curry and pitcher Kevin Decker as Spikes’ winners of one of [...]

STATE COLLEGE – Bolstered by another strong offensive effort, Tyler Waldron earned his second win of the season with six shutout innings as the State College Spikes defeated the Auburn Doubledays, 7-0, to earn another series victory at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Waldron (2-2) allowed just five hits as he ran his scoreless innings [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK — The fifth inning started and both mounds in the State College Spikes bullpen remained unoccupied. This was a rare sight considering the team’s 2010 pitching history: none of the 19 pitchers used in the first 35 games lasted six innings. On a muggy Saturday night, Tyler Waldron ensured the Spikes would reach [...]

STATE COLLEGE – Gift Ngoepe went 3-for-4 and finished just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, while Mel Rojas Jr. contributed four hits to power the State College Spikes to an 8-4 win over the Auburn Doubledays at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Thursday night. Ngoepe also knocked in a pair [...]

By James Nicol For the Collegian Colton Cain and Kevin Decker combined for six innings of two-run baseball to aid the State College Spikes in their 8-4 win over the Auburn Doubledays. Cain started Thursday night’s game in his first career start as a Spike. He had previously thrown two scoreless relief appearances this season, [...]

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On the Pirates: Spikes’ class sticks together Sunday, July 18, 2010 By Chuck Finder, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Peter Diana/Post-Gazette Pedro Alvarez strikes out Friday against Houston’s Brett Myers. Maybe it is fitting the fellows get to stick together, this draft class of 2009 commencing their professional baseball sojourn on a college campus. After all, from the [...]

AUBURN, N.Y. — The State College Spikes rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to score a wild 11-10 victory over Auburn on Saturday night. Walker Gourley, Adalberto Santos and Matt Curry each produced three hits for the Spikes, who had 18 as a team. Santos hit a tworun double in the eighth and [...]