UNIVERSITY PARK – In a jam-packed night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Friday, the State College Spikes wore special Yellowstone Night jerseys that raised nearly $5,600 for Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville through an auction presented by PSECU, welcomed a gaggle of dogs to the ballpark for the last Bark in the Park of the season, and took the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker before falling after a 3-3 tie in regulation.

The Spikes’ (11-11 2nd Half) jerseys, which paid homage to the noted TV show with Dutton Ranch emblazoned on the nameplate and theYellowstone logo on the front, went up for bids on the LiveSource app leading up to and going through approximately mid-game. Fans who won the jerseys were able to get them from the Spikes right after the game and, combined with the proceeds from the Spikes 50/50 Drawing on Friday, the auction raised $5,597.50 for Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.

In addition, PSECU made a $5,000 donation to Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at the outset of the night, meaning that the total raised for CMN at the ballpark crossed into five figures on Friday.

Plus, over 100 dogs joined the fun for the third and final Bark in the Park of the season, joining Dugout the Baseball Dog and many more four-legged friends for a doggone good time.

In game action, the Spikes scored three runs on four consecutive hits in the second. Chenar Brown’s single and Manny Jackson’s ground-rule double were followed by Trotter Boston’s two-run double down the right field line and T.J. Salvaggio’s line drive up the middle to make it a 3-1 game.

However, two State College errors helped allow the Scrappers (8-15 2nd Half) to tie the game in the third, with goose eggs the rest of the way through the regulation nine innings.

In the MLB Draft League Overtime, the Spikes went on offense after making the decision before the game, and pinch-runner Conor Higgs was installed at first base. Higgs stole second and advanced to third on a Jakobi Davis sacrifice bunt but was thrown out at the plate on Adonis Forte’s ground ball to third base.

Cole Caruso then drew a walk to put the winning run back in scoring position before Cole Cheatham struck out Jaden Collura to give Mahoning Valley the win.

No winning or losing pitcher is named in a game that reaches the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker. Cheatham ended regulation with 1 2/3 scoreless innings before finishing the game in the bonus frame.