Spikes’ Davis showing five-tool skills

Nobody ever told Marcus Davis there is no crying in baseball.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates selected the outfielder in the 18th round of June’s first-year player draft from Alcorn State, Davis couldn’t hold back the tears.

“I cried like a baby for about 10 minutes,” Davis said. “My dream had come true. Playing professional baseball has been my goal since I was about 5 years old.”

Davis is living that dream with short-season Class A State College and flashing intriguing potential as he is hitting .248 with seven homers, 15 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 38 games. He leads the Spikes in both home runs and steals.

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Racing around the Penn League – It’s all-out action everywhere

Playing for a 26-26 State College Spikes (Pittsburgh Pirates) team that is still in contention in the Pinckney division (3.5 games back of Auburn), outfielder Marcus Davis has 7 home runs in only 121 at-bats, giving him the highest home-run ratio in the league.

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Spikes draw even in SawBuck Series

UNIVERSITY PARK — The ball hit Williamsport Crosscutters reliever Chirstopher Kissock’s left foot.

Everything that followed turned into the subject of an animated debate.

In a game where two first-round draft picks pitched, a member of the State College Spikes who regularly finds ways to reach base produced a needed run.

Center fielder Keanon Simon singled off Kissock’s foot with one out in the eighth and Austin McClune scored from second base to score the game-winning run during a 7-4 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters before 5,061 Friday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

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State College Spikes’ Matt Cavagnaro (3) breaks up the double play on Williamsport Crosscutters’ Phillip Cuevas in the 2nd inning on Friday, Aug. 17, 2007.

SPIKES WIN A WILD ONE OVER WILLIAMSPORT, 7-4

UNIVERSITY PARK – The State College Spikes came out victorious in a back-and-forth slugfest on Friday evening, topping the Williamsport Crosscutters 7-4 in front of 5,061 fans. The crowd was the Spikes sixth crowd over 5,000, surpassing last years mark with 11 home dates still remaining. Andrew Walker paced the offense with a 4-for-5 night including two RBI. The win also moved the Spikes back to the .500 mark at 27-27 and kept the Spikes 4.5 games behind Auburn in the race for the Pinckney Division.

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