UNIVERSITY PARK – The State College Spikes plated ten runs in the second inning to match the second-most runs in an inning in franchise history and propel them to a 13-7 victory over the West Virginia Black Bears on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

14 batters came to the plate for the Spikes (2-0 2nd Half) in the second, with Nyan Hayes smashing his second home run in as many nights as part of the surge. Hayes’s two-run shot to left field, combined with his double later in the second, made him 4-for-9 with four extra-base hits to begin his State College tenure.

The Spikes’ 10-run burst in the second matched the 10 runs scored against the Batavia Muckdogs in the sixth inning on July 4, 2013, and was just shy of the 12 runs scored in the eighth inning against the Trenton Thunder on July 6, 2025 for a club record.

Luke Nomura produced a four-hit game, collecting both a ground-rule double and a three-run triple in the second before singles in both the fourth and sixth. Trent Turner reached base four times with two hits, two walks, and two runs batted in.

Trey Cehajic (1-0) picked up the win for the Spikes after 2 2/3 scoreless innings in which he allowed two walks and struck out two batters.

West Virginia (0-2 2nd Half) starter Jonah Walker took the loss after being charged with four runs in an inning of work. Ben Barrett went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI’s to lead the Black Bears offense.