Ragan Leads Renegades

FISHKILL, NY (July 17, 2007) – In front of a sold out crowd, Hudson Valley Renegades starter Jason Ragan starred under the lights, puzzling State College Spikes hitters for seven innings en route to a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.On his way to picking up his team-leading fourth win of the season, Ragan struck out four while scattering only five hits and allowing one run. Reliever Noah Booth pitched the final two innings to earn his second save, striking out four in the process.

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Renegades win third in a row

The Hudson Valley Renegades extended their win streak to a season-high three games with a 5-1 New York-Penn League win over the State College (Pa.) Spikes Tuesday night at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill.

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7/17 – Hudson Valley 5 State College 1

July 17, 2007
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E State College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 6 1 Hudson Valley 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 X   5 10 0 box | log W: J. Ragan (4-2, 2.16); L: M. Robles (1-5, 4.46); SV: N. Booth (2) HR: None.

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Spikes lose fourth in a row

going down 5-1 to Hudson Valley.

They certainly got the fans hopes up with their nine game winning streak but they’ve really struggled since.   While I certainly didn’t think their winning ways would continue,  I assuredly didn’t expect them to drop off they way that they have either sitting at 2-9 over their last 11.

I’m guessing the old Joe Paterno adage is at play here.  You are never as good as you look when you are winning, nor as bad as you look when you are losing.

Bucs come to terms with first-round pick

PITTSBURGH — With camera flashes popping, his parents smiling and the news cameras catching each of his ear-to-ear grins on tape, Pirates first-round pick Daniel Moskos took a No. 7 jersey from general manager Dave Littlefield and slipped it over his head. Then came the black and gold cap.

And with that, the city of Pittsburgh was introduced to the newest member of the Pirates organization.

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After his formal introduction at PNC Park, Moskos was scheduled to catch a flight to Bradenton, Fla., where the 21-year-old left-hander will begin a throwing and conditioning program. Moskos may pitch in a Gulf Coast League game while he is in Bradenton, but will be headed to join the Rookie League State College Spikes as soon as senior director of player development Brian Graham and the Bradenton staff sees that Moskos is ready to join the organization’s Minor League system.

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Moskos signs

Pirates are sending him to Brandenton to workout for a few days before they assign him to a team. He’s predicted to be a reliever so it’s quite likely he’ll pitch in a game or two there, then be reassigned to State College. I’d be very much surprised if he’s with the Spikes at the end of the season though. He’s very likely to get moved up quickly.

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Pirates Sign ‘07 1st Round Pick

The Pirates introduced LHP Daniel Moskos at a news conference this afternoon

(KDKA) PITTSBURGH

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 2007 1st Round Pick, LHP Daniel Moskos.

Pirates General Manager Dave Littlefield introduced Moskos at a news conference this afternoon. “We’re pleased to announce the signing of our first round pick, Dan Moskos, a left-handed pitcher at Clemson.”

“It’s a good day for the Pirates,” Littlefield added. “We’ve been able to add another pitcher that we think has got a real high ceiling, one that’s accomplished a lot through his amateur career at Clemson University, international baseball in the summer, and also the high level Cape Cod League.”

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Pirates Introduce Hard-Throwing Lefty Draft Pick

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates introduced their top draft pick, hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Daniel Moskos, on Tuesday afternoon at PNC Park.

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Pirates agree to terms with first-round Draft pick

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Daniel Moskos, the club’s first-round selection (fourth overall) in the 2007 June draft. No other terms of the deal were disclosed. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President and General Manager Dave Littlefield.

Moskos, 21, had a 3.29 ERA (79.1ip/29er) in 27 games (10 starts) with a team-best 78 strikeouts as a junior with Clemson University this year. He was named to the Roger Clemens Award Watch List (College Baseball’s Pitcher-of-the-Year) and was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, which is presented by USA Baseball to the top player in college baseball.

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Pirates sign top draft pick Moskos

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Daniel Moskos, their first-round draft pick, on Tuesday and will assign him to the rookie Gulf Coast League.

Moskos, a 21-year-old left-hander out of Clemson University, was given a $2,475,000 signing bonus. He went 3-6 with a 3.29 ERA and .276 opponents’ batting average in 27 appearances.

Moskos went to the Pirates with the No. 4 overall pick in June.

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Pirates agree to terms with first-round pick Moskos

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms
Tuesday with left-handed pitcher Daniel Moskos, their first-round selection
(fourth overall) in the 2007 June draft. Per team policy, terms of the deal
were not disclosed.

The 21-year-old had a 3.29 ERA in 27 games as a junior with Clemson
University this season, allowing 29 earned runs over 79 1/3 innings with a
team-best 78 strikeouts.

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Last Night’s Action:

Cyclones 4, Spikes 2:
The Cyclones, who have the best record in the New York-Penn League,
scattered four runs over four innings to beat State College.

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Cyclones Sweep Spikes

July 17, 2007 – Brooklyn won its fourth straight game on Monday, defeating State College 4-2 to sweep the three-game series. The Cyclones banged out double-digit hits on their way to a league-best 20th win, jumping in front of the Spikes early, and scoring again late after the game had been tied.

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Spikes Swept By Cyclones

The Brooklyn Cyclones swept the State College Spikes by winning the final game of a three-game set at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Monday night by the score of 4-2. With the loss, the Spikes (13-13) have lost three in a row, and have tasted victory juust twice since their nine game winning streak was snapped on July 5.

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