Vinny Pezzimenti

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Jordan Norwood was a high schooler growing up in State College, the chances that he would one day throw out a first pitch at a minor league baseball game in his hometown were slim and none.

How things have changed in the last half dozen years.

State College now has a baseball team and Norwood is vying for a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles’ active roster after enjoying an improbable record-breaking career at Penn State.

The Spikes and Norwood converged for the team’s fifth home-opener on Saturday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Norwood, a former standout football and basketball player at State College High School, started it all off.

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