-SPIKES UNDERGO A FEW CHANGES: State College saw one player come back to the fold and said goodbye to another in the past two days. Right-handed pitcher Owen Brolsma comes back to State College for a second stint with the Spikes after going 0-2 with 2 saves and a 2.92 ERA for Single-A West Virginia. Infielder Matt Payne was released today by the Pirates organization after hitting .129 in 10 games for the Spikes in 2009.
From CDT staff reports
AUBURN, N.Y. — The State College Spikes received key offensive contributions from unlikely sources in an 8-5 victory over Auburn on Monday night.
Carlos Silva went 4 for 4 with an RBI and run scored while Kyle Saukko added three hits and scored two runs as the Spikes (18-20) rallied to knock off their Pinckney Division rival.
via Spikes find new offensive power | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com
WILLIAMSPORT — The fastball traveled on a flat path. It arrived at the letters. It was thrown at the inopportune time to the wrong hitter.
The sequence convincingly halted the State College Spikes’ four-game winning streak.
Nelson Pereira surrendered a sixth-inning grand slam to Jeremy Barnes as the Spikes temporary joyride ended with an 8-1 loss at Williamsport on Monday at Bowman Field.
via Cutters end Spikes’ streak | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
Rubinstein stays aggressive, drives in game-winning run
Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — David Rubinstein lined Austin Armstrong’s fastball into left field and slapped his hands together three times as he trotted into second base, a prime spot to stand with no outs in the eighth inning of a 3-3 game.
Craig Houtz
State College Spikes’ Brock Holt hits a 1 RBI single against Auburn Doubledays in the 2nd inning on Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Rubinstein was then put into even better territory by advancing to third on Craig Parry’s two-strike sacrifice bunt with one out, but he never crossed the plate.
via Carrying his team: Rubinstein lifts Spikes to win | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
STATE COLLEGE, PA David Rubinstein collected three hits, including the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth inning, to lift the State College Spikes past the Auburn Doubledays, 4-3, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Thursday night.
Rubinstein plated Evan Chambers for the final run of the game. Chambers, the Pirates third-round draft pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, went 0-for-1 in his first professional appearance, but walked three times and drove in a run with a second-inning sacrifice fly.
By Audrey Snyder
Collegian Staff Writer
Gary Robinson leaned back in his desk chair at his office Tuesday night, still wearing his uniform after the Spikes’ recent loss. The manager’s office, located in the locker room of Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, is just a door away from the lockers of 32 young men who hope to continue their dreams of playing professional baseball.
Robinson understands the importance of helping his players improve so they can be promoted out of State College, but he approaches his team with optimism.
via Robinson displays patience with team – The Daily Collegian Online .
