It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but State College had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Altoona Mountain Lions. The win was a breath of fresh air for State College as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
For Altoona's part, Tanner Stroup put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 11 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Stroup has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stroup was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Caleb Sanders made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
The victory got State College back to even at 10-10. As for Altoona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
State College will head out on the road to challenge Mifflin County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Altoona does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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