SMELLS LIKE A WIN, PEREZ LEADS SPIKES TO VICTORY

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Spikes opened their critical three-game series against Auburn with an impressive 2-1 victory over the Doubledays. The win moved the Spikes within 2.5 games of first-place and got the Spikes back to .500 at 18-18. Smelin Perez was the star of the game for the Spikes despite going 0-for-3, as he made three run saving plays at shortstop to keep the Doubledays off the scoreboard.

 

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7/27 – State College 2 Auburn 1

July 27, 2007
	Final    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9      R   H   E   Auburn   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      1   7   0   State College   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   X      2   6   1  box | log W: B. Tracy (3-1, 2.20); L: J. Nieves (2-1, 3.10); SV: A. Simon (3) HR: AUB: C. Ebarb (2).

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7/26 – Aberdeen 3 State College 1

July 26, 2007
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   R H E Aberdeen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2   3 5 1 State College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1 2 0 box | log W: J. Esposito (4-2, 2.63); L: T. Cameron (2-2, 2.45) HR: ABE: J. Nowicki (2), R. Adams (1). STC: M. Davis (5).

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Spikes fall in the tenth

By Kate Aras

Collegian Staff Writer

Despite playing a doubleheader on Wednesday night, it seemed the State College Spikes and the Aberdeen IronBirds hadn’t gotten their fill of baseball.

Last night’s game, however, had no correlation to either one of the doubleheaders. Rather than an average offensive night that the fans at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park had seen the night before, it was a pitcher’s duel between the two starting pitchers.

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First baseman Justin Byler attempts to tag out an IronBird runner during last night’s game.

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Watson making the Pirates look good

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Tony Watson as an Aberdeen IronBird?

The idea doesn’t seem as bizarre as it sounds.

The Baltimore Orioles, the IronBirds’ parent club, selected Watson in the 17th round of last year’s Major League Baseball Draft and the organization followed him closely throughout the Cape Cod League last summer.

The Orioles made Watson an above slot-money offer. The sides never agreed to terms and Watson returned to Nebraska for a fourth season.

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ABERDEEN TAKES TWO OF THREE FROM SPIKES

The Aberdeen Ironbirds (17-18) came in to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park and took two out of three from the Spikes, with both Aberdeen victories coming in extra frames, as Thursday night the Spikes fell in ten innings 3-1.

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Coaches now more aware of surroundings

UNIVERSITY PARK — Part of State College hitting coach Mike Moriarty’s job requires him to stand beside first base and watch every move both teams make.

The job resembles the one Mike Coolbaugh held.

Moriarty thought about Coolbaugh as he trotted to first base during the Spikes’ series against Aberdeen at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Coolbaugh, who coached first base for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, was killed Sunday after being struck by a foul ball.

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Attention grabber

By Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The ball Aberdeen second baseman Ryan Adams hit off State College Spikes closer Ronald Uviedo forcefully traveled toward the left-field fence.

Most of the people who witnessed Adams pound Uviedo’s fastball simply looked down and conceded a home run.

Spikes left fielder Marcus Davis had other ideas.

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Aberdeen Ironbirds’ Ryan Adams steals second base as State College Spikes’ Matt Cavagnaro takes the late throw in the 3rd inning on Thursday, July 26, 2007.

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