The State College Spikes beat the Batavia Mud Dogs 7-5 tonight, thanks to a five run fifth inning by the Spikes, and a strong start from 2010 4th round pick Nick Kingham. Kingham wasn't the only one who had a strong outing, with Stetson Allie also throwing a dominant inning in relief. Seeing two of my top ten prospects in the system pitch in one game is always nice, but seeing both pitchers reinforce why they're in my top ten is always a welcome sight. Here are reports on Kingham, Allie, and a few other players from tonight's game.
Kingham had one of his best starts of the year, allowing one hit in five shutout innings.
Nick Kingham
I've seen Kingham twice this year with State College, and each time came away impressed. The first outing I saw he struck out eight batters in fiv...
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