Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com
WILLIAMSPORT — For the third straight inning during the waning stages of a close game, the State College Spikes’ leadoff hitter reached base, giving a baby-faced team another reason to think this might be the evening it solves the Williamsport Crosscutters.
Matt Skirving then followed Kelson Brown’s ninth-inning leadoff single by lacing a ball toward center field. On the ball’s path to center field, attentive Spikes received further evidence of the looming challenges.
Williamsport shortstop Edgar Duran dove and the ball skidded into his glove. From the dirt, Duran flipped the ball to second baseman Cesar Hernandez who fired to first baseman Jeff Cusick.
The double play ended a potential rally and sent the Spikes to a 4-2 defeat Sunday at Bowman Field. The margin of defeat remained unchanged from Games 1 and 2 of this 76-game season.
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