WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Trey Cehajic, Zach Kilby and Patrick Morris teamed up on another stout pitching effort and Justin Journette collected three hits as the State College Spikes defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters, 5-2, on Monday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in the penultimate game of the regular season.
However, with the Aberdeen IronBirds’ comeback win over the Trenton Thunder, the Spikes (25-20 2nd Half) were the last team eliminated from postseason contention before the MLB Draft League Championship Game.
Cehajic (4-2) logged 5 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out six more batters. The right-hander, making his last start of the 2026 season, made his fourth straight outing of five innings or more allowing two runs or less. Cehajic allowed five hits, three walks and a hit batsman in the effort.
Kilby then took over and pitched 1 2/3 innings of two-run ball before Morris (9) pitched two scoreless innings for the save. Morris, the left-hander out of Arizona, will finish as the MLB Draft League’s leader in saves for the 2026 season, with the Spikes’ Cale Willson in second place with six as he led the league’s first-half pitchers.
Journette, who also reached base on a hit by pitch in the seventh, recorded his fifth three-hit game of the season, a total that includes the franchise-record-tying five hits he collected in Trenton on July 31.
Jackson Rains opened the scoring with a two-run singled in the fourth for State College.
Williamsport (27-17 2nd Half) starter Kenney Fabian took the loss despite a quality six-inning start in which he allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four batters.
Tuesday, the Spikes will wrap up the season with the Crosscutters at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in a 6:35 p.m. matchup. Right-hander Haden Luke (3-1), who along with Cehajic has formed a potent 1-2 punch in the State College rotation in the second half, will head to the bump for State College.
Williamsport’s probable starter will be left-hander Joel Tornero (1-1) as they shuffle their pitching rotation in anticipation of hosting the MLB Draft League Championship Game on Wednesday at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field against Aberdeen. The Crosscutters also still seek to become the first team in MLB Draft League history to win both halves of the regular season.
The Spikes will finish the 20th Anniversary Season home schedule on Tuesday night as the skies will light up with a fantastic FIREWORKS show presented by Starfire Corporation, the Spikes’ official FIREWORKS provider, after the game.
Plus, it’s Fan Appreciation Night with a 3-2-1 Special, featuring $3 Candy, Peanuts and Cracker Jack, $2 Hot Dogsand $1 Chips, along with Half-Price Beer for fans of age during normal alcohol sales hours, all while supplies last.
It’s also the final Walking Taco Tuesday of the season, presented by Bigfoot Country Legends, with half-price Walking Tacos all game long while supplies last, with a bonus edition of Kids Run the Bases presented by Mount Nittany Health to round out the 20th Anniversary Season.
Tickets for Tuesday’s 20th Anniversary Season finale are available by calling 814-271-1711 or by visiting the Spikes Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with hours during home game days of 10 a.m. to the end of the game Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. to the end of the game on Saturday and Sunday.
Spikes fans can also finish celebrating the final month of the 20th Anniversary Season with 20% off single-game tickets and select Luxury Suites at the ballpark with the 20/20 Special presented by The Clubhouse Family Fun Centre at the Nittany Valley Sports Centre, featuring 20% off Diamond Club, Field Box, Bullpen Box and Outfield Bleacher seats.
Use promo code AUGUST20 by phone at 814-272-1711, at the Spikes Ticket Office, or click this link: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new/team.asp?SponsorID=19353&promocode=AUGUST20.
Fans can use promo code AUGUST20 to buy and download single-game tickets, and view the 2026 promotional schedule, by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.
In addition, 2027 Season Tickets are now on sale. Fans who pay in full for their 2027 Season Tickets by October 1 will receive a Game-Worn Mystery Jersey Box, which could contain a game-worn jersey worn by a major leaguer, a specialty jersey, or any number of jerseys from the Spikes’ first 20 seasons.
Catch all the action of the Spikes’ game against the Crosscutters on Tuesday via the Spikes Radio Network presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics with Steve Jones and Joe Putnam on the call. The broadcast starts with Spikes Live! presented by Mount Nittany Health on the air from Medlar Field at Lubrano Park starting at approximately 6:20 p.m.
Audio streaming of every Spikes game, home and away, is available on StateCollegeSpikes.com.
