STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — David Vinsky hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the State College Spikes topped the West Virginia Black Bears 4-3 on Sunday.
Shane Benes scored the game-winning run after he entered the game as a pinch runner.
Earlier in the inning, Brandon Purcell doubled, scoring Pedro Pages and Stanley Espinal to tie the game 3-3.
In the top of the second, West Virginia took the lead on an RBI single by Brendt Citta and a two-run triple by Victor Ngoepe. State College answered in the fourth inning when Pages hit a solo home run.
Fabian Blanco (3-0) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Garrett Leonard (2-1) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.
