NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
08/20/2098
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11421 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
State College Spikes (22-32) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 0
West Virginia Black Bears (16-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Black Bears Held in Check by Spikes, Lose, 5-1
The State College Spikes beat the West Virginia Black Bears, 5-1, at Russell Diethrick Park. Starting pitcher Preston Abernathy was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. The Spikes sport a record of 22-32.

State College used a well-timed hit by David Pray to capture the win. The center fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Spikes ahead, 3-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"I thought we played a nice game," Abernathy told the State College Daily News. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bredesen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
   c-C. Van Hoose PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 1 7
   d-I. Britt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 4 10
J. Escovedo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 0 2
H. Chung DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .242 5 21
M. Weitzel 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .215 2 10
   a-D. Banning PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 1 6
   b-J. Wise 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
S. Osterbur RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .254 9 24
D. Pray CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .211 1 10
N. Abreu 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .202 3 15
G. Martin C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .180 4 9
E. McManus SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 5 14      
a - D. Banning pinch hit for M. Weitzel in the 8th
b - J. Wise substituted for D. Banning in the 8th
c - C. Van Hoose pinch hit for B. Bredesen in the 9th
d - I. Britt substituted for C. Van Hoose in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pray (2, 4th Inning off B. de Soto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bredesen , H. Chung 2 , D. Banning , S. Osterbur 3 , D. Pray 2 , E. McManus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Chung , G. Martin
GIDP: B. Bredesen , D. Pray
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Abreu-McManus-Escovedo, McManus-Abreu-Escovedo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Atkin SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .216 3 17
M. Norlander LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 2 16
M. Sierra CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 8 27
C. Daniel DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .184 2 18
   a-N. Schulz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 10
R. Fleming 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 3 15
T. Kincaid C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .178 5 11
J. Kastner 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 1 5
A. Hernandez RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 1 11
R. Valeriano 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 0 4
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 10 7      
a - N. Schulz inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Atkin (6, 3rd Inning off P. Abernathy, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kincaid (4, 7th Inning off P. Abernathy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Hernandez (2, 8th Inning off P. Abernathy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Atkin 2 , M. Norlander , M. Sierra , T. Kincaid 2 , J. Kastner , A. Hernandez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fleming , J. Kastner
GIDP: M. Sierra , A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fleming-Atkin-Kastner, Kastner-Atkin-Kastner)
STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Abernathy W (4-4) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 108 3.08   
E. Gutierrez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Abernathy 73
Batters Faced: P. Abernathy 29, E. Gutierrez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Abernathy 8-6, E. Gutierrez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Abernathy 108-73, E. Gutierrez 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. de Soto L (1-8) 4.1 5 4 4 1 2 0 66 4.83   
A. Pena 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 3.69   
A. Lucero 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 36 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. de Soto 38
Batters Faced: B. de Soto 18, A. Pena 10, A. Lucero 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. de Soto 6-4, A. Pena 3-3, A. Lucero 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. de Soto 66-43, A. Pena 41-24, A. Lucero 36-19
WP: A. Pena
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Preston Abernathy
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:00 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 3296
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