Spikes early offense strikes again as they top Williamsport 8-1. State College pitchers had a combined no-hitter going into the seventh and they held on for an easy win.
A fast start and great pitching leads the Spikes to a shutout 7-0 win over the Batavia Muckdogs. For the second night in a row the offense comes through with seven runs but this time the pitching steps up too.
Spikes twice blow three run leads. Batavia comes back with two in the ninth as Marc Baca blows his first save of the year.
Spikes can’t overcome miscues as they fall to the CrossCutters 5-3, giving Williamsport a one game lead in the 2009 Sawbuck Series which concludes with a three game set in Williamsport beginning Wednesday.
CrossCutters jump on starter Mike Felix early, scoring three in the first, and eventually win 7-4 tying up the two team’s all time series 23-23 and the season series 4-4. Bragging rights to the Sawbuck Series will be on the line in the final Spikes home game of the season tomorrow.
Spikes pull ahead of Williamsport 22-21 in their all-time series in a rain-delayed 5-2 win over the CrossCutters.
Spikes drop the second game of their doubleheader with Jamestown effectively killing their wild card hopes as they fall 5.5 behind Staten Island with just ten to go.
Spikes drop the first game of the Jamestown doubleheader when some on field miscues lead to four Jammer runs.
