Guy Cipriano UNIVERSITY PARK — Maybe it was the 1-hour, 18-minute rain delay before the first pitch. Or it could have been the presence of Reggy, a disproportioned, purple mascot known as one of baseball’s top touring acts. Or it just might have been a case of two teams hunting and barreling fastballs. Whatever it [...]

AUBURN, N.Y. — A huge second inning was all the State College Spikes really needed Monday night. A seven-run frame propelled State College past the Auburn Doubledays 14-5 at Falcon Park in the New York-Penn League. The Spikes (16-15), who took 2 of 3 in the series with double digits in runs in both wins, [...]

NORWICH, CT – Zack Von Rosenberg earned his first victory as a professional with another strong start on the mound, and the State College Spikes jumped out to a big lead early to cruise to an 11-1 win over the Connecticut Tigers on Wednesday night at Dodd Stadium. Von Rosenberg (1-4) allowed just one run [...]

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Adalberto Santos donned his No. 50 jersey Sunday at Williamsport, where he stood by the Bowman Field dugout and watched his new team prepare to play the Crosscutters. Santos stood by the dugout for batting practice. He sat there once the game started. It wasn’t an ideal roadtrip. [...]

By Jake Kaplan Collegian Staff Writer Three different times the State College Spikes faced a deficit, and all three times they battled back. Behind a season-high 10 hits, the Spikes defeated the Batavia Muckdogs Monday night, 8-7 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The win was the first of the year for State College, which [...]

Youth, international flavor highlight new State College players STATE COLLEGE – The 2010 State College Spikes will come together for the first time this week at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, as several high picks from the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft and an array of players from across the globe are part of the [...]

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com One look at the list of professional baseball players arriving in State College today produces a telling conclusion about their parent club. Like the Pittsburgh Pirates themselves, the State College Spikes are relying on some of their level’s youngest players this summer. The average age of the first 25 players on [...]

Adams leads Muckdogs with two hits, two RBIs BATAVIA, N.Y. — Not even another productive game from a former Centre County standout could slow the State College Spikes. The Spikes belted 12 hits and received a strong start from Ricardo Paulino to rout Batavia 9-2 Saturday at Dwyer Stadium. The victory followed Friday’s 8-0 home [...]

8th-inning sac flies deliver 5-3 victory AUGUST 14, 2009 Post a Comment RecommendPrint this pageE-mail this articleShare Destin Hood’s bat and glove carried the Vermont Lake Monsters to a 5-3 victory over the State College Spikes in a New York-Penn League game Friday night at Centennial Field. With the bases loaded with two outs in [...]

BURLINGTON, Vt. — One of the New York-Penn League’s youngest outfielders ensured the road-weary State College Spikes opened a three-game series at Vermont with a loss. Destin Hood belted a two-run homer off Kyle McPherson in the sixth and recorded a game-winning sacrifice fly in the eighth to lead the Lake Monsters past the Spikes [...]

Lake Monsters top Spikes in spite of Irvine homer, four errors BURLINGTON, VT – Despite Pat Irvine’s second home run of the year, two sacrifice flies in the eighth inning brought home the winning runs as the Vermont Lake Monsters topped the State College Spikes, 5-3, at Centennial Field on Friday. State College (28-27) had [...]

Jammers ace shuts down surging Spikes for second time Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK — The theme of State College Spikes hitting coach Brandon Moore’s pregame meeting with position players Sunday revolved around Jamestown starter Sandy Rosario. Craig Houtz State College Spikes’ Ty Summerlin turns the double play against Jamestown Jammers’ Rand Smith in [...]

By Audrey Snyder Collegian Staff Writer As the ball snuck behind State College Spikes catcher Craig Parry’s legs and rolled towards the backstop, Jamestown’s Rand Smith hustled down the first-base line. The passed ball on the third strike allowed Smith to take first base and began an offensive explosion for the Jammers as they beat [...]

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The State College Spikes’ stay at the .500 mark was a brief one. The Spikes defeated Jamestown 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday before the Jammers countered with 9-4 victory in the nightcap. State College’s win in the opener was its third in a row and seventh in [...]

JAMESTOWN, NY-The State College Spikes split a doubleheader with the Jamestown Jammers Thursday night at Russell Diethrick Park, taking game one in eight innings, 3-2, before dropping a 9-4 decision in game two. Brock Holt was the offensive star for State College (20-21), going 3-for-4 in game one and delivering his fourth home run of [...]

JAMESTOWN, NY – The State College Spikes scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to defeat the Jamestown Jammers, 3-2, in game one of a doubleheader at Russell Diethrick Park on Thursday night. via Spikes Take Game One From Jammers – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News.

July 28, 2009 – New York-Penn League (NYPL) State College Spikes -SPIKES CONCLUDE SERIES WITH D-DAYS: The State College Spikes play their final game at Falcon Park this year against the Auburn Doubledays tonight. The Spikes are 5-2 against the Doubledays this year, having taken both three-game series between the two teams. Auburn leads the [...]

Right-hander’s seven scoreless innings combine with Spikes’ offense for State College’s third win in a row STATE COLLEGE, PA – A dominant pitching performance by Maurice Bankston and another offensive onslaught sent the State College Spikes on to an 8-0 win over the Batavia Muckdogs at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Saturday night. via [...]

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com No New York-Penn League team allowed more hits and earned runs than the State College Spikes in 2008. As a result, the team won just 18 games. Improved pitching should help this year’s team eclipse the 2008 win total sometime this month. via Spikes pitchers getting better grip on philosophy | [...]