Spikes Win 6-2 Over Mahoning Valley

On a day when Pirates first round selection Daniel Moskos made his Spikes debut, it was a pair of lesser known prospects who took center stage in the Spikes 6-2 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The win snapped the Scrappers eight game winning streak. Matt Foust (2-3), the Pirates 6th round selection in 2007, made the start and tossed five shutout innings to get the win. Offensively, it was Marcus Davis, an 18th round selection from Alcorn State, who lead the charge. Davis went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and his sixth home run of the season.

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8/6 – State College 6 Mahoning Valley 2

August 6, 2007
	Final    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E   Mahoning Valley   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0      2   8   1   State College   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   3   X      6   12   0  box | log W: M. Foust (2-3, 2.92); L: J. Montero (5-2, 3.65); SV: R. Uviedo (10) HR: STC: M. Davis (6).

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Moskos makes his State College debut in Spikes win

Daniel Moskos, the Pirates 2007 #1 draft pick made his long awaited debut in the sixth inning of today’s game against Mahoning Valley.   State College led 3-1 at the time thanks to a superb pitching effort by Matt Foust.  Moskos pitched a workmanlike 2 innings, giving up 3 hits and an earned run which closed the State College lead to just one run.  Frankly, he looked like just another pitcher out there in the deep State College bullpen not like the million dollar bonus baby that he is.  Hopefully we’ll see the latter down the road.

Fortunately, the Spikes scored a few more in the seventh and eighth and they coasted home with a 6-2 win over the Scrappers.  The win moved them to within one game of the second place Scrappers.

SPIKES LOOK TO SNAP SKID AGAINST SCRAPPERS

The Spikes have lost their last six games against the Scrappers, dating back to September of 2006, and will look to snap the streak this afternoon at 12:00 p.m. Pirates top pick Daniel Moskos is expected to see his first action of the season.

SPIKES STARTER: RHP Matt Foust will make his ninth start of the year this afternoon. The Pirates’ sixth round draft selection this June, will make his fifth home start of the season. Foust has struggled his last two outings, going just 3.0 innings and walking a season-high five batters against Aberdeen on July 25, and lost against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field on July 31. In his last start against the Scrappers, Foust lasted just 1.2 innings giving up five runs on three hits and walking three. Foust is 1-3 on the season, with his lone win coming against the Hudson Valley Renegades on July 19. In 32.0 total innings this year, Foust has struck out 32 and walked 24. Opposing batters are just hitting just .197 against the former Nebraska Cornhusker. At Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Matt has pitched much better, as his ERA is nearly two runs lower (2.25 in four starts at home vs. 4.50 in four starts on the road). Opponents are hitting just .145 against Foust at home as opposed to .242 on the road.Go to the rest of the story

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Spikes’ pitching woes continue as Scrappers win eighth straight

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The mid-summer game of musical pitchers can have a major impact on the State College Spikes.

Take Sunday for example.

Two revival projects struggled. One durable arm flourished.

When the pitchers who have been somewhere else completed their outings, the Spikes suffered another lost to Mahoning Valley.

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Mahoning Valley Scrappers lead off batter Adam White, a former Philipsburg-Osceola standout, against the State College Spikes on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. White became the first Centre County athlete to play professional baseball at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

SPIKES FALL TO MAHONING VALLEY, 5-2

The State College Spikes lost to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 5-2 on Sunday night. Brandon Williams was the lone bright spot on the night tossing 5.1 strong innings of relief.

 

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Spikes fell behind early and were never able to rebound as they fell to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers by the score 5-2 on Sunday evening. The loss dropped the Spikes record to 21-24 on the season and moved them 5.5 games behind the Auburn Doubledays in the race for the Pinckney Division lead.

Spikes starter Jake Cuffman (0-1)struggled with his control early, walking three and allowing four hits over his 2/3 of an inning of work as the Scrappers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after one. Brandon Williams came on in relief of Cuffman and tossed 5.1 innings of near-perfect baseball, allowing only one hit while striking out three to give the Spikes a chance to get back into the game.

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First-inning deficit too much for Spikes

By Kate Aras Email
Collegian Staff Writer

State College Spikes starter Jake Cuffman started the night with a 0.00 ERA. He left Medlar Field at Lubrano Park after only throwing 28 pitches, 10 for strikes, and sporting a 7.36 ERA.

By the end of the night, the team, especially Cuffman, would come to regret this bad start. Despite fighting back, it would be unable to overcome the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, losing the game, 5-2.

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Spikes first baseman Justin Byer tags out a Mahoning Valley Scrapper runner during last night’s game.

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Frega leads Scrappers past Spikes

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers scored three runs in the first inning, which was plenty for starter Dan Frega, as they took down the State College Spikes, 5-2, Sunday night.

It marked Mahoning Valley’s eighth consecutive victory as the Scrappers improved to 25-20. They are now just 1 1/2 games behind the Auburn Doubledays in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division. State College fell to 21-24 and are in third place, 5 1/2 games out of first.

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Medlar Field at Lubrano Park receives energy award

Medlar Field has become the nation’s first baseball stadium to be certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rules.

Items that make the ballpark environment-friendly include:

• grassy strips in parking lots to prevent the “heat island” effect
• a bicycle station and shower for employees who want to bike to work
• carpets and paints with low volatile organic compounds
• waterless urinals eliminating the need for copper pipe

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