Lowell Spinners Defeat the State College Spikes 3-2 with Walk-Off Homer

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LOWELL, MA – Lowell’s Jeff Natale propelled the Spinners to a 3-2 victory

over the State College Spikes with a walk-off home run in the bottom of
the ninth inning.  After completing only 4 ½ innings before Tuesday’s game
was suspended due to rain, the Spikes and Spinners resumed the game
Wednesday night prior to their regularly scheduled game.

Following an hour and five minute rain delay, the two teams finally took
the field to complete the first game of the series.  The game resumed with
two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning with the score tied at two
runs apiece.

The Spinners (16-18) scored first with Ricardo Burgos leading off the
second inning with a home run.  State College (8-25) responded with a run
of their own when Butch Biela poked a RBI-single through the hole at short
stop to score Silvio Pena.  The Spikes added a run in the fourth inning
with Ciro Rosero scoring on a sacrifice fly by Chad Rice.  Rosero doubled
to left field to lead off the inning.
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Lowell added a run to tie the game, just before the players were pulled
off the field and the game was eventually suspended.  Wilson Ortiz took
the mound Wednesday, when the game was continued.  The right-hander
pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out
five.

The Spinners broke the tie in the seventh inning with Mitch Dening scoring
on a Natale double.  The Spikes again tied the game in the top of the
ninth inning with Rice scoring on Pena’s single up the middle.

Owen Brolsma (0-1) came in to pitch the ninth inning, and when it looked
like extra-innings were a definite, Lowell’s Natale hit a walk-off home
run over the left field fence.  Brolsma walked away with the loss for the
Spikes, his first of the season.

Hunter Strickland (2-2) earned the win for the Spinners, pitching all four
innings played on Wednesday.  The righty allowed only one run on three
hits while striking out four Spikes hitters.

Mike Williams made his first appearance since June 27, pitching the eighth
inning.  The lefty allowed only one hit in the inning and struck out two.
Cole White extended his hitting streak to 17 games, one game shy of the
Spikes’ record.

Box Score: http://statecollegespikes.com/clubhouse/stats/index.html?autoload=boxscore&gid=2008_07_22_stcasx_lowasx_1&sportcode=asx

PxP: http://statecollegespikes.com/clubhouse/stats/index.html?autoload=gamelog&gid=2008_07_22_stcasx_lowasx_1&sportcode=asx

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