The State College Spikes minor league baseball team released its 2021 schedule Tuesday, its first as a member of the Major League Baseball Draft League.
After the State College Spikes’ 2020 season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, there was a degree of uncertainty surrounding the team’s future.
Despite the prospects of a once bleak future, the State College Spikes will continue to be a fixture in the central Pennsylvania town and on the baseball scene.
When Minor League Baseball announced the cancellation of its 2020 season on June 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the State College Spikes began planning a variety of family-friendly events that adhere to social distancing guidelines.
While Major League Baseball prepares to return in July, the State College Spikes will be without a baseball season in 2020.
As baseball continues to finalize a plan to return, the State College Spikes will use innovative methods to connect with the State College community.
The State College Spikes season will be further postponed.
The State College Borough Council voted unanimously to support the “Save our Spikes” campaign as the team is in danger of losing its major league affiliation after the 2020 season.
In November of 2019, a list was released by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred that named over 40 minor league baseball organizations that were in jeopardy of losing their status in baseball.
Current State College mayor Don Hahn is the latest supporter of the State College Spikes.
For their final game, the State College Spikes have decided to donate a portion of the profit they make from ticket sales to Penn State THON. This is the 11th year in a row that the team has had this promotion.
The State College Spikes got a solid effort from pitcher Daniel Castano to beat Auburn on “Paint the Park Pink” Night on Sunday.
The State College Spikes would fall behind by eight runs twice, yet force extras in a losing battle to the Auburn Doubledays on Military Appreciation Night.
The Spikes held the promotional event during a game against the Auburn Doubledays on June 28.
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State College fell to Williamsport, and now fall a game back in the wild card race with one game remaining in the regular season.
State College won its second straight-game and is now tied for the lead in the New York-Penn League Wild Card Race.
With a win and the West Virginia Black Bears' loss, the Spikes move back into a tie with the Black Bears atop the wild card standings and control their own destiny as they try to make the playoffs.
Spikes win, but stay one game back in the New York-Penn League Wild Card Race.
After an hour long rain-delay, the Spikes lost to last place Batavia and fall a game back in the wild card race.
With the season potentially on the line, the State College Spikes fought back and erased a four run deficit to beat the Auburn Doubledays
State College score two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to propel them back in the Wild Card race.
Auburn Doubleday's pitcher Andrew Crownover was perfect through five innings en route to a 3-1 win over the State College Spikes.
State College Spikes’ starting pitcher, Dailyn Martinez balks three times in loss to Auburn Doubledays.
