SALISBURY, M.D. – The York College baseball team took for the field for the first time since last Friday and for just the second time since concluding their spring trip on March 4. Unfortunately for the Spartans, they were facing a team that has been on a roll in #5 Salisbury. The Sea Gulls earned a pair of Capital Athletic Conference wins, 7-1 and 7-2, on Saturday in Salisbury, Maryland.

The Sea Gulls are now 10-0 and 6-0 in the league while the Spartans are 4-3 and 1-2 in the CAC.

Spartan pitcher Randy Frankenfield (Blue Bell, Pa. / Wissahickon) and Sea Gull pitcher Brett Collachi started the game out strong on the mound as they blanked the opposing offense in the first.

After another stellar inning for Collachi, the Sea Gulls got on the board in the bottom of the second. Bobby Sanzone led off with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Alex Lipman. Austin Barefoot walked then Tyler Hrycak reached on a fielder's choice. Another walk, this time to Danny Breen, led to Jake Dmiterchick reaching on a Spartan error which scored Hrycak and Sanzone, giving the Sea Gulls the early 2-0 lead.

Leading off the bottom of the third, Kyle Hayman tripled to right center. Jordan Gowe then doubled to left center, scoring Hayman from third, adding another run for the Sea Gulls.

Another quiet inning for the Spartan offense led to an offensive explosion for the Sea Gulls in the bottom of the fourth. After Hrychak reached on a fielder's choice, Breen singled up the middle. Dmiterchik then singled through the left side, scoring Hrychak from second. A Hayman walk to load the bases led to a three run double off the bat of Gowe to expand the Sea Gulls lead to 7-0.

The Spartans got something going in the top of the fifth as Logan Countryman (Baltimore, Md. / Loch Raven) ripped a double into left center. After Dominic Messina (Marlton, N.J. / Camden Catholic) walked, Collin Crowell (Stewartstown, Pa. / Kennard-Dale) smoked a double down the left field line, scoring Countryman from second. This would be the lone run for the Spartans as the Sea Gulls pitching was too much to handle, resulting in a 7-1 loss to start the doubleheader.

Collachi pitched a gem, giving up one run on three hits in seven innings pitched. He recorded six strikeouts in his third win of the season. Jon Schmedel and Jeff Oster were lights out for the Sea Gull in relief, pitching one inning a piece and blanking the Spartans.

Frankenfield suffered his first loss as he allowed seven runs, five earned, on 10 hits in seven innings of work. Chris Wolf (Staten Island, N.Y. / Moore Catholic) pitched one inning in relief for the Spartans.

Jordan Gowe led the Sea Gulls with three hits and five RBI. Austin Barefoot tallied three hits while four other Sea Gulls added a hit in the win.

Countryman recorded two hits for the Spartans. Crowell added a hit and an RBI in the loss.

In the nightcap, the Sea Gulls started right back where they left off. Early in the bottom of the first, Grasso singled to the shortstop and eventually advanced to second and third on a Spartan throwing error. Grasso then scored from third on a single by Tyler Illian, giving the Sea Gulls a 1-0 lead.

Leading off the bottom of the second, Barefoot singled up the middle and advanced to second on another Spartan throwing error. Hrycak grounded out to the shortstop which advanced Barefoot to third. Scott Ardoin then singled on a bunt, scoring Barefoot, giving the Sea Gulls a 2-0 lead.

The Spartans cut the Sea Gulls lead in half in the top of the fourth. Countryman singled to third base and advanced to second as Scott Steffy (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown East) grounded out to short. Seth Brosius (Magnolia, Del./Ceasar Rodney) then singled up the middle, scoring Countryman from second.

In the top of the sixth, Sea Gull pitcher Connor Shockley came in to relieve Oster. After getting two outs, Shockley walked two straight Spartans. The Sea Gulls then went to the bullpen yet again, this time Kyle Hamby relieving Shockley. The Spartans tied the game at 2-2 as J.J. Oleniacz (Great Falls, Va. / Langley) reached on a Sea Gull throwing error, which scored Steffy from second.

In the bottom of the fifth Illian walked to open the frame. After Lipman reached on a fielder's choice, Barefoot then singled to left center, advancing Lipman to third but would score on another Spartan error, giving the Sea Gulls the 3-2 lead. One batter later, Hrycak singled through the left side, scoring Barefoot from second expanding the lead in the bottom of the sixth to 4-2.

The Sea Gulls broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh. Dmiterchick tripled to left center and scored as Hayman singled through the right side. Spartan coach Mike Scappa saw enough as Zach Philippi (Levittown, Pa. / Harry S. Truman) came in to relieve starter Joel Kenney (Linthicum, Md. / Mount St. Joseph). After Hayman stole second, Grasso stroked a two run homerun to left field. The three runs added for the Sea Gulls would be the final runs of the game.

Grasso gave up one run on two hits in 3.2 innings pitched. He also added three strikeouts in the appearance. Oster added one strikeout in 1.1 innings of work. Shockley gave up one run in 0.2 innings. Hamby recorded his first win of the season as he struck out two in his 1.1 innings pitched. Two other Sea Gull relievers added two strikeouts with a combined two innings of work in the win.

Kenney recorded his second loss as he gave up six runs, three earned, on 10 hits in 6.1 innings pitched. Philippi allowed one run on two hits in 1.2 innings of relief in the loss.

Another successful offensive performance for the Sea Gulls. Barefoot, Hrycak, and Grasso tallied two hits each. Grasso recorded two RBI while four other Sea Gulls added one a piece. Six Sea Gulls contributed in the win with a hit each.

Brosius and Oleniacz each tallied an RBI for the Spartans. Sean Mohollen (Rose Valley, Pa. / Strath Haven), Countryman, and Brosius added a hit each in the loss.

The Spartans will host the Southern Virginia Knights in a double header on March 23 at Jaquet Field. First pitch is slated for 12:00 pm in what is now the Spartans 2015 home opener.

Story written by Sean Naylor - Athletic Communications Student Assistant