FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The York College Spartan baseball squad
dropped their Capital Athletic Conference openers falling to Mary
Washington in a league twin bill on Saturday in Fredericksburg, VA.
The Eagles won the opener 5-2 and then completed the sweep with a
4-3 victory in the nightcap. The Spartans are now 2-5 overall and
0-2 in the CAC while the Eagles are 6-0 and 4-0 in the conference.
In game one, the Eagles had a big bottom of
the third inning as they struck for three runs to seize the lead.
Will Wright and Seth Jordan each had an RBI single in the frame
while Alex Howell plated a run with an RBI double.
The Spartans were being no-hit heading into
the fourth when Mike Connolly (Selden,
N.Y./Newfield) and Rob Klinck (Stanhope,
N.J./Lenape Valley Regional) opened the inning with
back-to-back singles. The Spartans eventually loaded the bases in
the frame only to have Eagle pitcher Eric Rehbein get out of the
jam.
Mary Washington increased the lead to 4-0 in
the fifth courtesy of a Santino Rosanova RBI single to center. York
broke up the shutout in the sixth courtesy of a Connolly RBI single
to left, plating Rick Shumway (Shippensburg,
Pa./Shippensburg Area) who had singled with one out in the
inning. The Eagles answered the Spartan run with a run of their own
as Seamus Bergen recorded an RBI single to right.
Rehbein tossed the complete game as he
improves to 1-0. He allowed two runs on six hits with eight
strikeouts and a walk.
Spartan ace Jason Christenberry (Yoe,
Pa./Dallastown) absorbed the loss as he falls to 1-1. He
allowed five runs, four earned, on nine hits with four strikeouts
and a walk.
Bergen, Wright, and Jordan paced the Eagle
offense as they each went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Connolly led York's game one offensive
effort with two hits and an RBI. Joe Doyle (Stewartstown,
Pa./Red Lion) added a hit, a run scored, and a stolen
base.
In game two, the Eagles reached Spartan
starter Andy Rosenzweig (Glen Rock,
Pa./Susquehannock) for two runs in the first inning and
two more in the second as York found themselves in a 4-0 hole after
two frames.
York got one run back on a Kyle Cook
(Pylesville, Md./North Harford) RBI single to left in the
top of the third.
Rosenzweig settled down in his final two
innings of work but the damage had already been done. The Spartans
got single runs in the fifth and sixth innings as they closed their
gap to one. The Green and White got a runner to second with two
outs in the seventh but could not push home the tying run as they
dropped their third straight.
Matt Abramson earned the win as he allowed two
runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts in four
innings. He improves to 2-0 win. Nick Corbin picked up the save as
he threw three innings, allowing one run on two hits.
Rosenzweig suffered the loss to fall to 0-2.
He allowed four runs, three earned, on eight hits with a strikeout.
Freshman Joey Couch (Ellicott City,
Md./Centennial) was stellar in his two inning relief stint
as he was perfect with a strikeout in his outing.
Rehbein led the Eagles as he was 2-for-3 with
an RBI and a run scored. Jackson Clement added two hits and a run
scored while Wright and Jordan each had a hit and an RBI.
Six Spartans had a hit in the game with Doyle
and freshman Justin Cohen (Severn, Md./Old Mill)
picking up doubles for York. Cook and Steve Tretter
(Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) each had an RBI for the Spartans.
The Spartan defense committed five errors in
the two games as they are now 0-5 when they commit at least one
error in a game.
The Spartans are slated to make their 2010
home debut on Wednesday, March 10 when they host Wesley College in
a CAC contest. First pitch from Jaquet Field is set for 2:30 pm.
PHOTO: Senior Mike Connolly
