A decision to move back Friday's game against Batavia cost the State College Spikes a home date.
The Spikes were scheduled to play at noon, Friday, but they announced earlier this season to play the game at 4 p.m. to coincide with Penn State's Football Eve festivities. The game was also moved so it didn't conflict with students moving into dorms.
The move backfired when it started raining around 3:30 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. An hour later, the Spikes lost their second home date of the season. Had the game started at noon, the teams would have received an opportunity to play an official game.
Losing home dates hurts in any level of professional baseball, especially the New York-Penn League where entire businesses are built around 38 scheduled home dates. The Spikes also lost a home game because of poor weather on July 27.
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