Figueroa does work early, Spikes fall to Vermont

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Martin Figueroa knocked in a pair of runs with his first-inning single, but the State College Spikes fell to the Vermont Lake Monsters, 7-2, on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Figueroa added a stolen base to his two-out, broken-bat single up the middle to give State College (22-23) a 2-0 lead in the opening frame.
However, Vermont (18-27) scored four runs in the third to take a lead it would not relinquish. Kyle McCann 's two-out, two-run triple was followed by RBI singles for both Marty Bechina and Lawrence Butler .
Logan Davidson 's solo homer to right in the fourth, his second of the year, and consecutive sacrifice flies in the ninth for Jorge Gordon and Marty Bechina added runs for the Lake Monsters.
Moises Castillo recorded the lone multi-hit game for the Spikes, who were held to five hits, all of them singles.

State College starter Enmanuel Solano (1-6) took the loss after yielding five runs, with only one of them earned, on nine hits and two walks over five innings. Solano also notched four strikeouts.
Vermont reliever Jorge Martinez (3-1) earned the win with three scoreless innings on the hill. Martinez allowed only one walk and one hit batsman while striking out five batters. Jeferson Mejia (4) got the save after recording the last five outs of the game, three via strikeout, while hitting one batter.
The Spikes will now look to salvage the final game of their three-game series with the Lake Monsters in a noon matchup on Thursday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. In a change to the rotation, right-hander Andre Pallante (1-0) will now get the ball for State College. Vermont is scheduled to send right-hander Jack Cushing (2-3) to the mound.
It's the second Super Splash Day of the season as Ike's Kids Zone will turn into the Splash Zone, featuring a fire truck from Pleasant Gap Fire Company, dunk tank and more wet and wild fun.
In addition, it's a Thirsty Thursday presented by BIG Froggy 101.1, with $1 12 oz. domestic draft beers, $2 16 oz. domestic cans and $2 Otto's Apricot Wheat 12 oz. drafts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
After the game, it will be a Special Edition of Kids Run the Bases.
Tickets for Thursday's game, as well as every game on the 2019 home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting the Ticket Office in person from 9 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to the end of the game on gamedays Saturday and Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-gamedays Monday through Friday.
Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.
Catch all of the action on Thursday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, at 11:30 a.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes' radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by the club's flagship radio home, NEWSRADIO 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.