NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
06/25/2023
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS
GAME ID: 11304 - SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
State College Spikes (13-16) 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 9 9 1
West Virginia Black Bears (16-13) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 10 0
Spikes Rebuff Black Bears, 9-7
Spirited fans greeted the West Virginia Black Bears for their clash with the State College Spikes.

West Virginia got a decent performance from pitcher Art Triska, but it wasn't enough to beat the State College Spikes. State College won the Russell Diethrick Park contest, 9-7. Triska threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. The Spikes, now 13-16, know that wins in June count the same as wins in September.

State College used a clutch hit from Darrell Smith to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Spikes ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Smith.
STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey RF, CF 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .216 2 11
D. Thomas 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277 1 7
   b-D. Smith PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 2 5
   c-D. Morris 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 2 9
A. Arellano LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200 2 10
B. Robertson SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .268 3 9
M. Meyer DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .337 2 20
J. Robinson CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 6 16
   a-D. Holcomb PR, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
J. Batista 3B 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .135 3 8
S. Arrington 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .160 0 3
   d-D. Workman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
C. Hampton C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231 0 6
Totals 33 9 9 9 5 14 7      
a - D. Holcomb pinch ran for J. Robinson in the 4th
b - D. Smith pinch hit for D. Thomas in the 7th
c - D. Morris substituted for D. Smith in the 7th
d - D. Workman substituted for S. Arrington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robinson (5, 1st Inning off A. Triska, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Meyer (5, 1st Inning off A. Triska, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Hampton (3, 7th Inning off P. Gorman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (2, 7th Inning off P. Gorman, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Batista (3, 8th Inning off P. Gorman, 2 on, 1 out) , R. MacKey (2, 9th Inning off R. Erhardt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. MacKey 4 , D. Smith 4 , A. Arellano , M. Meyer 3 , J. Robinson 2 , D. Holcomb , J. Batista 4 , C. Hampton 2
2-out RBI: D. Smith , M. Meyer , J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Batista
GIDP: C. Hampton
Sac Bunt: J. Batista
Hit by Pitch: J. Robinson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Thomas (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Batista (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Robertson-Thomas-Arrington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .258 2 5
J. Hernández CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 2 6
B. Dawson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 4 14
E. Jenkins 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .253 4 7
R. English 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .240 5 11
B. Barnett RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 2 4
B. Goslin SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .100 0 3
   a-C. Coffey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 0 3
K. Morris 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .343 5 16
M. Gutiérrez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 3 11
   b-D. Uskokovic PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 7 16
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 6 15      
a - C. Coffey pinch hit for B. Goslin in the 9th
b - D. Uskokovic pinch hit for M. Gutiérrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Uskokovic (2, 9th Inning off M. Lowery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. English (5, 6th Inning off S. Manuel, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Jenkins (4, 8th Inning off M. Lowery, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramírez (2, 9th Inning off D. Koevoet, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 5 , E. Jenkins 5 , R. English 5 , B. Barnett 2 , K. Morris , D. Uskokovic 2
2-out RBI: J. Ramírez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernández , E. Jenkins , M. Gutiérrez
GIDP: R. English
Sac Bunt: J. Hernández , B. Goslin
Sac Fly: J. Ramírez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goslin-Jenkins-Morris)
STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Manuel 5.0 7 4 2 1 3 1 85 1.42   
M. Lowery W (2-2) 3.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 56 2.97   
D. Koevoet 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.18   
J. Ortíz SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Manuel 43
Batters Faced: S. Manuel 23, M. Lowery 13, D. Koevoet 1, J. Ortíz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Manuel 9-2, M. Lowery 3-5, D. Koevoet 0-0, J. Ortíz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Manuel 85-55, M. Lowery 56-34, D. Koevoet 1-1, J. Ortíz 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Koevoet 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Triska 6.0 3 3 3 5 8 0 107 4.46   
P. Gorman L (1-2), BS (1) 1.1 5 5 5 0 2 2 29 5.94   
R. Erhardt 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 24 6.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Triska 57
Batters Faced: A. Triska 25, P. Gorman 9, R. Erhardt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Triska 5-3, P. Gorman 2-0, R. Erhardt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Triska 107-66, P. Gorman 29-18, R. Erhardt 24-16
Hit Batsmen: A. Triska
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Art Triska
Ballpark: Russell Diethrick Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 4161
Special Notes: CF Jim Robinson was injured being hit by a pitch.
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