UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Trailing 4-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the State College Spikes activated the bats and used a final push in the eighth to capture a 7-5 victory over the Canadian Junior National Team on Tuesday night in the opener of the International Series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Dominic Pellegrin, who reached base three times to keep his on-base percentage at an MLB Draft League-leading mark of .641, drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. Tyree Reed then posted the second of his two RBI’s with a sacrifice fly to center to give the Spikes (6-7) their insurance run. Reed, a Jackson State product, is now tied with teammate Camden Ross for second in the MLB Draft League in runs batted in with 12.

Ross reached base four times with an RBI double to put the Spikes on the board in the fourth and three walks. The State College catcher also stole a base.

Canadian starter Joseph Pereira was dazzling in the early going, retiring the first eight batters in order and striking out nine batters while allowing five hits, all after the third inning, and a walk in a no-decision.

Spikes pitching came through, with Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native A.J. Rogers delivering two scoreless innings before Zach Kilby (2-1) withstood two errors in the seventh to allow just one unearned run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over two innings.

Cale Willson (3) notched his league-leading third save after yielding one hit and one walk while notching two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth.

Canadian reliever Will Zielinski (0-1) took the loss after allowing the Spikes’ two runs in the eighth.

Elliot Lascelles led the offense for the Canadian Junior National Team with two hits, two walks, a stolen base and a run batted in.