STATE COLLEGE - Tyler Gaffney doubled and Alex Fuselier delivered two hits and two RBIs, but the State College Spikes were overpowered by a four-run fifth inning by the Brooklyn Cyclones in a 7-4 defeat on Monday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
State College (14-14) fell behind in the second inning after Brooklyn's (18-10) Dimas Ponce singled to bring in Stefan Sabol with the game's first run. However, the Spikes answered right back with a run in the third inning to tie the game. Gaffney drove a two-out, two-base hit down the left-field line and emergency catcher David Valesente knocked him in with a single.
The Spikes also suffered a setback early when catcher Ryan Hornback left the game in the second inning after being struck in the lower midsection by a foul tip, bringing Valesente into the game for his first action behind the plate with State College.
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State College’s Jacob Stallings slides into second base to try and break up a double play as Brooklyn’s Richie Rodriguez throws to first Monday night in State College.
Fuselier was the only Spike with multiple hits, while D.J. Crumlich contributed a double.
State College reliever Tom Harlan (2-4) took the loss after being tagged with all four of Brooklyn's fifth-inning runs.
