For 'Cats, 7-11 are lucky numbers; Tri-City scores seven on 11 hits as Steele homers.(Sports)

Byline: Staff reports

The Tri-City ValleyCats scored seven runs and pounded out 11 hits Friday night on their way to a second straight victory over the State College Spikes 7-1 in State College, Pa.

First baseman Phil Disher picked up his 24th RBI of the year on a single in the first inning to get the offense started and put Tri-City up 1-0.

The score held until the bottom of the fourth, when the Spikes' Jeremy Farrell came home on an RBI single by right fielder Andrew Biela to even the game at 1.

Tri-City erupted for four runs and five hits in the top of the fifth, keyed by a three-run home run off the bat of center fielder Thomas Steele, …