State College Spikes

State College Spikes Founded in 1958 State College, Pennsylvania
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Short-Season A (1958–present)
Minor league affiliations
League	New York–Penn League (1958–present)
Division	Pinckney Division
Major league affiliations
Current	St. Louis Cardinals (1981–2006, 2013–present)
Previous	Pittsburgh Pirates (2007–2012) Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1977) Minnesota Twins (1967–1971) New York Mets (1962–1966) New York Yankees (1958–1961)
Minor league titles
League titles (9)	1962 1964 1966 1967 1970 1973 1994 2014 2016
Division titles (4)	2016 2014 2013 1992
Team data
Nickname	State College Spikes (2006–present) New Jersey Cardinals (1994–2005) Glens Falls Redbirds (1993) Hamilton Redbirds (1988–1992) Erie Cardinals (1981–1987) Auburn Americans (1980) Auburn Red Stars (1979) Auburn Sunsets (1978) Auburn Phillies (1972–1977) Auburn Twins (1967–1971) Auburn Mets (1962–1966) Auburn Yankees (1958–1961)
Colors	Navy blue, cardinal, old gold, yellow
Ballpark	Medlar Field at Lubrano Park (2006–present)
Previous parks	Skylands Park (1994–2005) East Field (1993) Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium (1988–1992) Ainsworth Field (1981–1987) Falcon Park (1958–1980)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	State College Professional Baseball LP
Coach	Ramon "Smokey" Ortiz (2013) Pitching coach: Dernier Orozco (2013)
Manager	Joe Kruzel (2017)
General Manager	Scott Walker

The State College Spikes are a minor league baseball team based in State College, Pennsylvania. They play in the New York–Penn League and are the Class A Short Season affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Spikes play their home games at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Pennsylvania State University.

The team was founded in 1958 in Auburn, New York as an affiliate of the New York Yankees. Through its first two decades, the team's affiliation passed through the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1978, however, the team was left without a parent club. Auburn fielded independent teams in the New York-Penn League—with new nicknames each year—until 1980. Erie-area businessmen Dave Masi and Joe Castelli propped up the franchise for the 1980 season, then moved it to Erie, as the Erie Cardinals, reflecting the new affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals. That affiliation lasted for 25 years, with three further relocations—to Hamilton, Ontario as the Hamilton Redbirds, Glens Falls, New York as the Glens Falls Redbirds and to Augusta, New Jersey as the New Jersey Cardinals.