Spikes Top Cutters 4-2 in SawBuck Match-Up

July 6 -
The State College Spikes defeated the
Williamsport Crosscutters 4-2 Friday evening, ending the Cutters streak of
taking two of three from every opponent this season.

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Spikes Streak Snapped in Williamsport

WILLIAMSPORT, PA — All good things must come to an end, and the Spikes nine-game winning streak did just that on Thursday evening as the Spikes fell to Williamsport 3-1. The ace of the Crosscutters staff, Drew Naylor (4-0), got the win after striking out 11 and allowing only one run on seven hits through his seven innings of work. Austin McClune paced the Spikes offense going 2-for-4 with a run scored, but the Spikes left eight runners on base which proved too much to overcome.
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Castorri Moves Up in the Minors

Former Georgia College & State University pitcher Christian Castorri was recently called up to the Hickory Crawdads, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Class-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League.

Castorri, who finished his GCSU career in 2006, started the season at the State College Spikes in State College, Pa. part of the Class-A Short Season New York-Penn League.
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Naylor improves to 4-0

July 5, 2007

Drew Naylor struck out a career-high 11 over seven innings to remain unbeaten as Williamsport beat visiting State College, 3-1, on Thursday.

Naylor (4-0) allowed a run on seven hits and did not walk a batter to earn his fourth win in as many starts. The 21-year-old right-hander actually saw his ERA go up from 0.41 to 0.62 after he gave up just his second run in 29 innings.
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7/05 – Williamsport 3 St College 1

July 5, 2007
	Final    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E   State College   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0      1   7   0   Williamsport   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   X      3   9   1  wrap | box | log W: D. Naylor (4-0, 0.62); L: M. Robles (1-3, 3.68); SV: M. German (5) HR: None.

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SPIKES LOOK TO MAKE IT TEN IN A ROW – 7:05

TONIGHT’S STARTER: RHP Moises Robles will be making his fourth start of the season when he toes the rubber for the Spikes this evening. It will be his second start of the season against Williamsport after suffering the loss on Opening Day against the ‘Cutters. Robles joined the Pirates this winter after being selected in the Minor League Baseball Rule 5 Draft from the New York Mets. The draft takes place each winter at the annual winter meetings and is meant to keep teams from stockpiling too many young players at a lower level from their talent. Robles had played in the DSL last season, so in order to select him the Pirates needed to move him up from that level and pay the Mets $4,000. During Robles three year career, he has posted a 6-6 record with a 2.68 ERA. The numbers are deceptive however because in two of his three season Robles’ ERA has been under 1.00.
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Williams has tough debut with Curve

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Reliever Brandon Williams, who also made his Double-A debut for the Curve, was touched up for all three Trenton runs in the fourth. Williams was added to the Curve roster from short-season State College earlier in the day to become the first player to appear for both the Spikes and Curve.
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‘It’s tough to win nine in a row’

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nobody associated with the State College Spikes has been involved in more baseball games than manager Turner Ward.

Outfielder Austin McClune finds himself in an opposite situation. The 19-year-old has probably been involved in fewer games than any of his teammates.

But the duo has something in common. Neither the coach nor the outfielder remembers being involved in a nine-game winning streak. The Spikes won their ninth straight game Wednesday by defeating Williamsport 7-6 in 10 innings.
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Beanball pushes Spikes to ninth straight win

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — State College Spikes reliever Adam Simon stood in the dugout Wednesday afternoon and witnessed the same thing as the 5,035 fans that entered Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

On a wet field, Williamsport closer Matt German tossed nine straight balls, including one that ended the game. With two outs in the 10th, German’s wayward curveball grazed the forearm of State College Spikes shortstop Michael Ambrose.

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First baseman Justin Byler of the State College Spikes lets a ball get
past him as D’Arby Myers of the Williamsport Crosscutters is safe on
first Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Medler Field in State College.
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