SHORT SEASON A
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS
08/29/2063
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SHORT SEASON A
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AT TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS
GAME ID: 9495 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
State College Spikes (40-22) 0 0 3 0 6 1 1 4 0 15 28 2
Tri-City ValleyCats (23-39) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 17 0
Valdez Belts Bunch of Base Hits
After a 5-hit effort to lead State College's 15-5 victory over the Tri-City ValleyCats, first baseman Cesar Valdez told BNN beat writers it had been "a special day."

"It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college, two hits in a game is nice," he said. "Three or four is better, but five or more is out of sight. And to do that at the Short Season A-level is really something special."

The 25-year-old player earned his accolades at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium with a spectacular 5-for-6 game against the ValleyCats.

"His swing is getting there," said Spikes skipper Bobby Spencer, who spoke glowingly of Valdez after the game. "We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Cesar did that to perfection."

Cesar Valdez struck out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a three-run home run off Doug Matthews in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Colin Roland in the 7th, singled in the 8th and walked in the 9th.

Valdez is hitting at a .339 mark this season. His stats show 6 home runs, 25 RBIs and 40 runs scored. He has played 48 games for the Spikes.
STATE COLLEGE BATTING LINESCORE TRI-CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Valdez 1B 6 3 5 4 1 1 0 .339 6 25
L. Sawin SS 6 2 1 1 1 1 5 .281 8 30
G. Ritter DH 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 .349 7 34
T. Van de Veer CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 3 14
   a-M. Brown PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 1 11
   b-B. Rutgers CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .287 1 8
T. Oates 2B 5 1 2 2 1 0 6 .284 7 39
I. Jackson 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 3 .296 6 32
B. Seltzer RF 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 .314 6 26
T. Shintomi C 5 1 1 2 0 2 9 .240 5 20
D. Gómez LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .256 3 13
Totals 50 15 28 15 4 6 32      
a - M. Brown pinch hit for T. Van de Veer in the 3rd
b - B. Rutgers substituted for M. Brown in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: I. Jackson (8, 2nd Inning off A. Aguirre, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Brown (3, 3rd Inning off E. Gagnon, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Valdez 2 (6, 5th Inning off D. Matthews, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Roland, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Shintomi (5, 6th Inning off C. Roland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Valdez 11 , L. Sawin , G. Ritter 4 , T. Van de Veer , M. Brown 2 , B. Rutgers 4 , T. Oates 2 , I. Jackson 5 , B. Seltzer 3 , T. Shintomi 4 , D. Gómez 2
2-out RBI: C. Valdez , G. Ritter , T. Oates , T. Shintomi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sawin , T. Oates 2 , I. Jackson , T. Shintomi
GIDP: L. Sawin , B. Seltzer , T. Shintomi , D. Gómez
Sac Fly: T. Shintomi
Hit by Pitch: I. Jackson
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rutgers (2) , I. Jackson (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Jackson-Oates-Valdez, Sawin-Oates-Valdez, Oates-Sawin-Valdez)
OF assists: 1 (Van de Veer(Paige at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cardenal SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .278 4 22
   c-S. Goodrum PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 5 14
A. Barron 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 1 5
   d-W. Gilbert PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296 2 6
L. Valenzuela DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .308 5 22
V. Burdette C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .282 4 21
   g-C. Rispoli PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Ucci 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .305 7 32
   f-T. Gosnell PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1 4
T. Lewis CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .363 4 18
A. Cummins RF, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .381 1 3
S. Paige LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 0 3
   a-D. Estolano PH, RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
D. Sandoval 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 5 18
   b-R. Cendejas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   e-C. Coleman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .355 0 7
Totals 40 5 17 5 2 5 25      
a - D. Estolano pinch hit for S. Paige in the 7th
b - R. Cendejas pinch ran for D. Sandoval in the 7th
c - S. Goodrum pinch hit for N. Cardenal in the 7th
d - W. Gilbert pinch hit for A. Barron in the 7th
e - C. Coleman substituted for R. Cendejas in the 8th
f - T. Gosnell pinch hit for J. Ucci in the 8th
g - C. Rispoli pinch hit for V. Burdette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Valenzuela 2 (14, 1st Inning off C. Kissinger, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Schaltenbrand, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cummins (1, 2nd Inning off C. Kissinger, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Barron (4, 5th Inning off L. Sun, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Burdette (4, 6th Inning off L. Sun, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Sandoval (4, 7th Inning off C. Schaltenbrand, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Gosnell (2, 8th Inning off L. Morrow, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cardenal 3 , A. Barron 2 , L. Valenzuela 4 , V. Burdette 3 , J. Ucci 2 , T. Gosnell 2 , T. Lewis , A. Cummins 3 , S. Paige , D. Estolano , D. Sandoval 2
2-out RBI: S. Paige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Gilbert 2 , L. Valenzuela 2 , V. Burdette , A. Cummins
GIDP: A. Barron , A. Cummins 2
Sac Fly: T. Lewis
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cardenal (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Sandoval-Cardenal-Ucci, Sandoval-Cardenal-Ucci, Cardenal-Sandoval-Ucci, Coleman-Goodrum-Gosnell)
STATE COLLEGE PITCHING LINESCORE TRI-CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kissinger 2.1 5 1 1 0 0 0 24 2.62   
L. Sun W (7-1) 3.2 6 1 1 0 2 0 52 4.30   
C. Schaltenbrand 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 4.15   
L. Morrow 1.0 3 2 1 1 0 0 29 3.00   
U. Ceryantes 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kissinger 39
Batters Faced: C. Kissinger 10, L. Sun 15, C. Schaltenbrand 5, L. Morrow 8, U. Ceryantes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kissinger 2-3, L. Sun 4-3, C. Schaltenbrand 2-0, L. Morrow 1-2, U. Ceryantes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kissinger 24-13, L. Sun 52-35, C. Schaltenbrand 12-10, L. Morrow 29-14, U. Ceryantes 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sun 1-0 , L. Morrow 1-1
WP: L. Sun
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguirre 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 31 5.40   
E. Gagnon L (1-3) 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 19 3.89   
L. Melchior 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 18 7.88   
D. Matthews 0.2 3 5 5 1 0 1 18 5.27   
A. Corrigan 0.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.08   
C. Roland 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 18 9.77   
B. Waters 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 19 4.21   
M. Quintero 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 19 6.14   
A. Andara 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguirre 41
Batters Faced: A. Aguirre 8, E. Gagnon 8, L. Melchior 5, D. Matthews 7, A. Corrigan 5, C. Roland 7, B. Waters 4, M. Quintero 5, A. Andara 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguirre 2-1, E. Gagnon 1-1, L. Melchior 1-0, D. Matthews 0-2, A. Corrigan 1-0, C. Roland 1-2, B. Waters 1-0, M. Quintero 1-0, A. Andara 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguirre 31-22, E. Gagnon 19-15, L. Melchior 18-12, D. Matthews 18-11, A. Corrigan 18-12, C. Roland 18-12, B. Waters 19-12, M. Quintero 19-11, A. Andara 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gagnon 2-0 , L. Melchior 2-0 , D. Matthews 1-1 , C. Roland 1-0 , B. Waters 1-0 , M. Quintero 2-2 , A. Andara 3-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Matthews
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cesar Valdez
Ballpark: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 4488
Special Notes: SP Charlie Kissinger was injured while pitching. SS Damian Sandoval was injured while running the bases. Cesar Valdez ties the STC regular season game record for hits with 5. RP Colin Schaltenbrand was injured while pitching.
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