NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
CONNECTICUT TIGERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
07/02/2023
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
CONNECTICUT TIGERS AT STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
GAME ID: 11332 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Connecticut Tigers (23-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 1
State College Spikes (16-20) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 4 7 0
Spikes Get Hard-Earned Win, Stop Tigers, 4-3
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park was the site of an exciting ballgame between the State College Spikes and Connecticut Tigers.

The Connecticut Tigers got a superb performance from pitcher Sandy Lowe. Still, it wasn't enough to beat State College. The Spikes won the game, 4-3. Lowe threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball. José Ortíz finished to wrap up his 3rd save.

The game was at a stalemate until pinch hitter Dave Holcomb came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Connecticut pitcher Andy Lewis, he hit a 0-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting State College on top, 4-3.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Holcomb said.

The Spikes now have a record of 16-20.
CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Aquino 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261 2 17
T. Pineda 2B, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .227 4 12
C. Weeks DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .276 1 7
   f-M. Turner DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 6 11
C. Sampson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 1 1
   a-I. Ornelas PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 2 18
T. Boggs CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .222 2 4
D. Johnson LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .400 0 2
   b-T. Hanna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 4 18
   c-W. Kilmister LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 7
G. Wonnacott RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Crabtree C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .154 1 4
   d-S. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 0 2
   e-J. Montoya C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 3 11
J. McCarty SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .312 4 16
Totals 35 3 8 2 4 11 16      
a - I. Ornelas pinch hit for C. Sampson in the 7th
b - T. Hanna pinch hit for D. Johnson in the 7th
c - W. Kilmister substituted for T. Hanna in the 7th
d - S. Adams pinch hit for R. Crabtree in the 8th
e - J. Montoya substituted for S. Adams in the 8th
f - M. Turner inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Crabtree (2, 7th Inning off Á. Valentín, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Aquino (10, 7th Inning off Á. Valentín, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Aquino 2 , T. Pineda 2 , C. Weeks , D. Johnson , R. Crabtree 3 , J. McCarty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Weeks , T. Hanna , G. Wonnacott , J. McCarty
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Boggs (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Crabtree (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .211 3 14
D. Thomas 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .311 2 12
A. Arellano LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .202 3 12
B. Robertson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .245 3 10
M. Meyer DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .313 2 24
J. Robinson CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250 6 16
S. Arrington 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .172 0 3
   c-D. Workman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
A. Hernández 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 1 5
   a-D. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 2 5
   d-C. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hampton C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 0 6
   b-D. Holcomb PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312 0 2
   e-J. Batista 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 3 8
Totals 30 4 7 4 7 10 19      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for A. Hernández in the 8th
b - D. Holcomb pinch hit for C. Hampton in the 8th
c - D. Workman substituted for S. Arrington in the 9th
d - C. Johnson substituted for D. Smith in the 9th
e - J. Batista substituted for D. Holcomb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Meyer (8, 1st Inning off S. Lowe, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (6, 8th Inning off A. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Arellano (2, 5th Inning off S. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thomas 2 , A. Arellano 3 , M. Meyer 2 , J. Robinson 2 , S. Arrington , D. Holcomb
2-out RBI: R. MacKey , A. Arellano , M. Meyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Thomas 2 , B. Robertson , M. Meyer , J. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: R. MacKey
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. MacKey (7) , J. Robinson 2 (7) , S. Arrington (1)
CS: S. Arrington (1)
CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lowe 5.1 4 3 3 3 6 0 90 6.75   
A. González 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 38 0.00   
A. Lewis L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 11 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lowe 51
Batters Faced: S. Lowe 24, A. González 8, A. Lewis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lowe 7-3, A. González 2-0, A. Lewis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lowe 90-52, A. González 38-21, A. Lewis 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. González 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Lowe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Reeves 4.1 3 0 0 3 6 0 80 4.50   
Á. Valentín 2.1 5 3 3 1 2 0 50 6.75   
R. de Deugd W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.02   
J. Ortíz SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Reeves 60
Batters Faced: A. Reeves 19, Á. Valentín 13, R. de Deugd 4, J. Ortíz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reeves 4-3, Á. Valentín 4-1, R. de Deugd 0-2, J. Ortíz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Reeves 80-50, Á. Valentín 50-31, R. de Deugd 16-12, J. Ortíz 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. de Deugd 2-0
WP: Á. Valentín
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sandy Lowe
Ballpark: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 5328
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