State College Spikes center fielder Evan Chambers could barely get the words out of his mouth during his on-field post-game interview before infielder Justin Byler hit him in the face with a shaving cream pie.

"They got me good," Chambers said. "Right in the middle of the question too. I couldn't finish."

Byler said the team was planning to get Chambers with a pie after Saturday's game. But tonight provided a second opportunity after Chambers' RBI double in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winning hit in the Spikes 2-1 win over Batavia Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Besides, it's not every day that a player has two game-winning hits in just six professional games.

"It's a huge thing," Chambers said. "When I was still negotiating my contract and stuff, I was just making sure that I was staying in shape and getting as much work in as I could just so I could hit the ground running when I got up here. And luckily, it all worked out for me."

It could be coincidence that the Spikes (10-9) have won five out of six since Chambers was assigned to State College last week. What hasn't been a coincidence is that Chambers has been directly involved in three of those victories that came down to the wire with the Spikes. Chambers scored the winning run in the ninth last Thursday night and hit the game-winning homer Saturday before his game-winning double against the Muckdogs (10-9) Tuesday night.

"He won't give in," Spikes manager Gary Robinson said. "He just will not give in. He knows what he can do, he knows what he cannot do, and he sits there and waits, he just sits there and waits, he just sits there and waits, and he doesn't miss what he's looking for very often."

This was just another example why Chambers was selected in the third round of the MLB Draft out of junior college. After he had struck out and grounded to first in two of his earlier at-bats, Chambers went to work with hitting coach Brandon Morris to work on his mechanics.

Then he came up in the eighth inning, with the game on the line and second baseman Ty Summerlin on second with two outs. Chambers quickly put his lesson from Morris to good use, sending a pitch to center field and over the head of Batavia center fielder Beau Riportella to bring home Summerlin.

Chambers just might be the spark State College had been missing before Chambers was inserted into the lineup last week. The offense has averaged more than five runs per game since Chambers joined the lineup, including two games with 11 runs. And while the offense couldn't do enough to give Spikes starter Kyle McPherson a win, it did do enough to put the Spikes back over .500

Meanwhile, Chambers continues to rake for the Spikes. Two more hits Tuesday including the game-winning double brought his average up to .304, and his double gave him his fifth RBI of the season. It also earned him the pie in the face from Byler after the final out was secured, something Chambers said he would get Byler back for.

"That's fine," Byler said. "If I get shaving cream, it's a good thing, so I'll take it."