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CDT: Playing with passion
Vinny Pezzimenti The Spikes’ Adalberto Santos, a New York-Penn League All-Star Game selection, is among the league leaders in runs, hits, triples and stolen bases. The outfielder owns many tattoos, several of which help convey his passion for the game...
CDT: A matched pair
Guy Cipriano State College Spikes pitching coach Mike Steele gazed at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ draft board in Bradenton, Fla., and saw hundreds of unfamiliar names. Once stares went from casual to intense, one name stood out: Eastern Michigan catcher...
Collegian: Pitcher tosses six shutout innings
By Joe Kurtek For the Collegian Starting off the game with back-to-back strikeouts, Zack Von Rosenberg looked poised for a strong performance. Von Rosenberg, a 2009 sixth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates, used strong command of his fastball to keep...
NYPL notebook: Curry enjoying atmosphere, excitement around State College
Matthew Curry, a Texas native and former TCU standout, had read about Nittany Lions football and legendary coach Joe Paterno and wondered what the environment at Penn State would be like. As first baseman for the State College Spikes, Curry now plays...
Spikes’ Cole White Named NYPL Player of the Week
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...
CDT: Swinging away
Guy Cipriano He fouled a pitch off. He took a ball. He took a strike. He fouled two more pitches off. He took another ball. He fouled a pitch off. He watched two pitches miss the strike zone and trotted to first base. State College Spikes catcher Miguel...
CDT: White’s swing starting to return
Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com WILLIAMSPORT — That pitch he smacked off the right-field wall felt awfully good to State College Spikes outfielder Cole White. Ditto for the consecutive three-hit games. So is White back to the form that...