WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The State College Spikes drew an MLB Draft League-record 17 walks and added 11 hits to rout the Williamsport Crosscutters, 11-2, on Wednesday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field.

Merik Carter drew four walks in as many plate appearances for the Spikes (6-8), who scored five runs to break a 0-0 deadlock in the third and never looked back. Carmelo Musacchia, who started the game in center field and batting third before Carter replaced him in the fifth, knocked in a run with a triple to stretch his hitting streak to five games.

Landen Johnson extended his on-base streak to nine games after going 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two walks. Caden Shapiro reached base five times on two hits, two walks and a time hit by pitch while adding an RBI.

State College could have piled on even more but set a new MLB Draft League record by stranding 22 runners on base over nine innings.

Spikes pitching was led by starter Bobby Olsen, who struck out six batters over four innings of work. Olsen yielded four hits, four walks and a hit batsman, but only one run. Treyson Peters (1-0) got credit for the win after pitching a scoreless sixth inning.

Williamsport starter Connor Markham (0-2) took the loss. Boston Smith launched a solo home run, his second of the MLB Draft League season, to lead off the bottom of the fifth for the Crosscutters.

The Spikes will return home on Tuesday, July 1 for a three-game homestand, with a pair of matchups against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers before an Independence Eve extravaganza against the Williamsport Crosscutters on Thursday, July 3.

Game time is 6:35 p.m., with gates opening at 5:30 p.m., and for Independence Eve, the first 500 fans will receive a Military Salute Hat Giveaway presented by Lion Country Kia.

Then, fans will be thrilled by Tyler’s Amazing Balancing Act throughout the night! You’ve seen him across the country, on America’s Got Talent, and on Ripley’s Believe it or Not, now see him here at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the first night of two here in Happy Valley. Tyler will balance anything – wheelbarrows, bikes, ladders, and more – with this high-energy, one-of-a-kind performance.