AUBURN, N.Y. – Tommy Edman stretched his on-base streak to 19 games, but it was not enough to keep the State College Spikes from a 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Auburn Doubledays on Friday night at Falcon Park.
Edman, the sixth-round draft choice of the Cardinals out of Stanford in 2016, singled in the eighth to become the second State College (32-15) player with an on-base streak of 19 or more games this season. Jeremy Martinez put together a 21-game string from June 18 to July 24.
Despite the loss, the Spikes still hold the best record in the New York-Penn League, and lead Williamsport by four games in the NYPL Pinckney Division race.
Auburn (20-27) took the lead in the second on Luis Vilorio’s single, and then added a pair of runs in the second on a Spikes error and Sheldon Neuse sacrifice fly.
In the third, Blake Perkins delivered a two-run single, with another error allowing him to circle the bases and make it 6-0.
Ryan Ripken, son of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., then doubled in a run in the seventh before Daniel Johnson brought in a run on a fielder’s choice in the eighth, with another error scoring the last Auburn run.
State College starter Dewin Perez (2-3) took the loss after allowing six runs, three of them earned, on five hits and four walks over five innings. Perez struck out three in the effort.
Luis Reyes started for Auburn and allowed just one hit while striking out three batters over three innings. Carlos Acevedo (2-3) then took over and picked up the win with three scoreless frames in which he yielded three hits.
The Spikes now head to Centennial Field in Burlington, VT to start a three-game series with the Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland Athletics). The set begins with a 6:05 p.m. matchup on Saturday. Right-hander Harley Holt (1-0) gets his second start for State College. Vermont will go with right-hander Dakota Chalmers (4-2) on the mound.
After the series in Vermont, the Spikes will head home on Tuesday to start a stretch of six straight home games. The Spikes will start with three games against West Virginia before welcoming the Staten Island Yankees to town for a three-game weekend series.
The homestand starts with $2 Walking Taco Tuesday, presented by B94.5, as well as Half-Craft Wednesday, presented by93.7 The BUS. Thursday is Ladies Night, featuring Digger Dog’s Diamond Dig with a $1,000 Confer’s Jewelers Diamond Giveaway for one lucky winner presented by Columbia Gas of PA. In addition, Diamond Club seats will be just $8.11 each on that night for Call 811 Night, and it’s a $1 Beer Thursday, presented by BIG Froggy 101.
Friday will feature FIREWORKS presented by Penn State Health, and a Patrotic Shirtsey Giveaway presented by ServiceMaster by Holobinko and Merry Maids for the first 1,000 fans. Plus, on Saturday, gates open at 6:00 p.m., and the first 1,000 fans get a Christian Hackenberg Bobblehead presented by The Nittany Lion Inn and the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel & ESPN Radio 1450.
Sunday, fans can meet Dennis Haskins, who played “Mr. Belding” on TV’s “Saved by the Bell,” with the appearance presented by Comcast Spotlight. The skies will also light up with FIREWORKS presented by Nuts For You after the 6:05 p.m. game.
Tickets for all of the games on the upcoming homestand, as well as every game remaining on the Spikes’ 2016 home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting in person. Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.
Catch all of the action on Saturday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Health, at 5:50 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Centennial Field. The Spikes’ radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the “Listen Live” link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by the club’s flagship radio home, Newsradio 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.
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