YORK, PA – The York College baseball team surrendered eight runs in the first inning and fell to Penn State Harrisburg 13-7 in a key Capital Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday afternoon in York. The Spartans fall to 7-24-1 overall and 5-11 in the CAC as their hopes for a spot in the conference playoffs is hanging by a thread. The Lions improve to 15-17 overall and 7-7 in the league.

How It Happened: 

• Harrisburg opened the game with ten hits in their first 11 at-bats as they scored eight runs to grab control of the game early. All 11 hits were singles and a number of those hits found holes as York got zero breaks early in the game.

• The Lions added two more runs in the third as their lead grew to 10-0.

• The Harrisburg lead grew to 11-0 in the fourth.   

• York got on the board in the fifth. Michael Moore singled and Collin Crowell walked to put runners at first and second with one out. A fielder's choice that forced Crowell at second left Spartans at the corners with two outs. Sean Mohollen doubled to left center, driving in a pair to get the Spartans in the scoring column.

• York dented the plate four times in the seventh as Zach Hossler singled to lead off the inning. Mohollen stroked his second double of the day to put Spartans at second and third. Steve Miller scored Hossler and Mohollen with a double of his own. Patrick Clement drove home Miller with a two out single. The Spartans would get a fourth run on a Lion wild pitch as York trimmed the lead to 11-4.

• Each team got a single run in the eighth inning and Harrisburg closed out the win with a single run in the top of the ninth.

Spartan Offensive Leaders:

Sean Mohollen: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 2B

Zach Hossler: 3-for-5, 3 runs scored

Steve Miller: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B

Michael Moore: 2-for-4, 1 run score, BB

Logan Countryman: 2-for-4, 1 run scored

Harrisburg Offensive Leaders:

Tom Dennisto: 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 BB

Will Quiles: 3-for-5, 3 RBI, 1 run scored

David Klein: 3-for-5, 1 RBI

Ethan Kell: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B, BB

Connor Brower: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 BB

Spartan Pitching Leaders:

Will Grega: 0.2 IP, 10 hits, 8 runs, 7 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB

Bobby Kuehn: 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 K, 2 BB

Jordan Flowers: 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 4 K, 3 BB

Harrisburg Pitching Leaders:

Bobby Patterson: 6.0 IP, 8 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 K, 2 BB

Brian Goodling: 0.0 IP, 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB

Derek Slagle: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 2 BB, 1 K

Brendan Riotto: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 0 K, 0 BB

Michael Balshy: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB

Winning Pitcher (Record): Bobby Patterson (6-2)

Losing Pitcher (Record): Will Grega (0-2)

Save (Number): none

Notes: York got seven runs on 14 hits with three errors while Harrisburg got 13 runs on 18 hits with no errors … Two of the three errors were charged to the Spartan pitchers on failed pick off attempts … the Spartan losing streak is now at 10, the longest streak in school history … York now has eight games with three or more errors and the Spartans are 1-7 in those games … York reached double digits in hits for the eighth straight game and they now have 18 games with double digit hits … York is averaging 5.8 runs per game during their losing skid … The Spartan pitching staff has allowed double digits in runs six times in their last ten and 16 times this year.

What's Next: The Spartans close out their Capital Athletic Conference schedule with a trip to Mary Washington for a league twin bill. The Spartans must win both games and get some significant help to earn a berth in the six team CAC Tournament which starts next week. First pitch in Fredericksburg is set for 12:00 pm on Saturday.