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YORK, PA – The York College baseball team split a Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader with Wesley College on an overcast Saturday afternoon in York. The Spartans won the opener 14-7 and the Wolverines captured the nightcap 7-1. York is now 4-10 overall and 2-1 in the conference while the Wolverines are now 8-5 overall and also 2-1 in the league.

Game One How It Happened: 

• The Wolverines got on the board in the first as they got a run on a sacrifice fly from Chris Seibert but it could have been much worse for York. The Wolverines loaded the bases with no outs but starter Joel Kenney was able to limit the damage to just the one run.

• It took York exactly one pitch to tie the game in the bottom of the inning as Zach Hossler blasted a solo home run to deep right, tying the game at one.

• Wesley tallied a trio of runs in the top of the third. The frame began with three straight hits from the Wolverines as Trey Mears had an RBI single to make it 2-1. Seibert made it 3-1 with his second straight sacrifice fly, this one to left. The Wolverines got their third run on a fielder's choice RBI. Kenney got out of the frame with the bases loaded as he got a strikeout and a ground out to end the frame.

• Chris Seibert made it 5-1 as he launched a solo homer to right to lead off the fifth. It was his second home run of the year.

• York mounted their comeback in the sixth inning. The Spartans strung together four straight hits as Seth Brosius, Sean Mohollen, and Christian Bilan all singled to load the bases. Steve Miller then drove in a pair with a double to left center, cutting the Spartan deficit to 5-3. A Patrick Clement ground out scored Bilan as York trailed 5-4. Logan Countryman gave York a 6-5 lead as he jacked a two-run shot to left as York suddenly had the lead. The home run was his second in as many games and his third of the year. Additional hits from Luke Knott and Hossler put runners at first and second and Brosius had his second hit of the inning to score Knott for the Spartans' sixth run of the inning.

• Countryman pushed the lead to 8-5 with an RBI single to right in the bottom of the seventh.

• York put the game away with six more runs. Mohollen had an RBI single followed by a Bilan sacrifice fly. Miller lashed a two-run double down the right field line. Knott closed out the scoring with a two run single to center.

• Wesley got a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. Trey Mears hit a solo homer to left, his first blast of the year. Will Barton picked up an RBI single to left center to provide for the final Wolverine run. Barton was in the game for Ron Morello who got ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the top of the eighth inning.

Spartan Offensive Leaders:

Logan Countryman: 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, HR

Steve Miller: 3-for-5, 4 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 2B

Zach Hossler: 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, HR

Luke Knott: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored

Sean Mohollen: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored

Seth Brosius: 2-for-4, 2 runs scored, RBI

Wesley Offensive Leaders:

Trey Mears: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, HR

KeAndre Jones: 2-for-5, 1 run scored, 2B

Eric Speidel: 2-for-5, 2 runs scored, 2B

Chris Seibert: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, HR, 2 SF

Joel Kenney: 6.0 IP, 8 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, 6 K, 2 BB

Scott Steffy: 3.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 K, 1 BB

Wesley Pitching Leaders:

Eric Willey: 5.2 IP, 11 hits, 7 earned runs, 3 K, 0 BB

Connor Springsteen: 2.1 IP, 7 hits, 7 earned runs, 2 BB, 1 K

Winning Pitcher (Record): Joel Kenney (2-1)

Losing Pitcher (Record): Eric Willey (1-4)

Save (Number): Scott Steffy (1)

Notes: York got 14 runs on a season-high 18 hits with two errors while Wesley had seven runs on 11 hits with one error in the game … Joel Kenney earned his second conference win of the year as he also beat PSU Harrisburg last weekend … Countryman's two-run home was his team-leading third of the year … the comeback from down four runs comes on the heels of Thursday's come-from-behind win over Stevenson as York trailed 8-1 in that contest … York has scored 27 runs on 35 hits in their last two games (Stevenson & game one against Wesley) …. York has now hit two home runs in two separate games as York has won both … York has reached double figures in runs in three games this year … the 14 RBIs in the game is a season high for York.

 

Game Two How It Happened: 

• The Wolverines got a run in the top of the first as Eric Speidel singled, stole second and scored on a Trey Mears double as Wesley jumped out to an early lead.

• Wesley pushed the lead to 2-0 in the third as Mears was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on Chris Seibert two out single up the middle.

• Wesley scored their third run in the sixth on a Cory Dmiterchik RBI double to left. The Spartans' right fielder Patrick Clement then kept the scoring to just one run in the inning as he threw out Joe Hummel at the plate as he tried to score on Speidel's fly ball to right as the double play ended the inning.

• Wesley picked up another single run in the seventh as Chris Seibert blasted a solo home run to right. The tater was his second of the day and his third of the year.

• Wesley starter Sam Meck held the Spartans hitless through 6.0 innings. York broke up the no-no with a Brayden Lackey single to center after Seth Brosius drew a leadoff walk. Lackey tried to advance to second but was easily thrown out in a base running gaffe. Steve Miller ripped a single to right to score Brosius with two outs as the Spartans spoiled the shutout.

• Wesley closed out the scoring with three more runs in the eighth to provide for the final 7-1 margin of victory.

Spartan Offensive Leaders:

Brayden Lackey: 2-for-2

Steve Miller: 1-for-2, 1 RBI

Wesley Offensive Leaders:

Trey Mears: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 2B, SB

Chris Seibert: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, HR

Eric Speidel: 2-for-5, 2 run scored, 1 RBI, SB

Will Barton: 2-for-5, 2 runs scored

Spartan Pitching Leaders:

Jeff Noss: 4.2 IP, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 K, 1 BB, I HBP

Will Grega: 3.0 IP, 9 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 BB, 0 K

Chris Wolf: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 K, 0 BB

Wesley Pitching Leaders:

Sam Meck: 9.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 K, 3 BB, 1 HBP

Winning Pitcher (Record): Sam Meck (2-1)

Losing Pitcher (Record): Jeff Noss (0-2)

Save (Number): None

Notes: York got one run on three hits with one error while Wesley had seven runs on 15 hits with no errors in their win … the loss snaps York's modest two game win streak … both teams are now 2-1 in the CAC and are tied with Christopher Newport, one game back of 3-0 Salisbury … Spartan Sean Mohollen left the game in the bottom of the fourth with an undisclosed injury after hitting into an inning ending double play.

What's Next: The Spartans continue their season-high eight game home stand on Wednesday when the Green and White hosts St. Mary's College in a Capital Athletic Conference contest. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 pm in York.          

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair