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YORK, PA -  The York College baseball team got a pair of excellent starts as the Spartans swept the Southern Virginia University Knights in a Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader on a sunny, but chilly, Monday afternoon in York. The Spartans won the opener 7-4 and completed the sweep with 7-2 win in the nightcap. Senior Randy Frankenfield tossed seven strong innings in the opener while junior Joel Kenney threw eight innings in the nightcap for the win.

Records:

York (Pa.): 6-3, 2-0 CAC

Southern Virginia: 6-15, 0-2 CAC

Game One Stats

Runs: York 7 / SVU 4

Hits: York 8 / SVU 7

Errors: York 4 / SVU 3

Left on Base: York 7 / SVU 7

Spartans Offensive Leaders

Christian Bilan: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 2B

Grant Oberholtzer: 2-for-4, RBI

Michael Moore: 1-for-3, 2 run scored, RBI

Garrett Southern: 1-for-2, 1 run scored

Knights Offensive Leaders

Ryan Morin: 2-for-5, 1 run scored

Cole Critchfield: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI

Zach McNally: 2-for-4

Spartan Pitching Leaders

Randy Frankenfield: 7.0 +IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 2 K, 1 BB (Win, 1-1)

Zac Stoll: 1.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 WP

Will Grega: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K, 1 BB (Save, 1)

Southern Virginia Pitching Leaders

Seth Burris: 6.0 IP, 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP (Loss, 1-5)

Jonathan Hodges: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run

How It Happened

• The Spartans opened the scoring in the second as Michael Moore scored from third on a wild pitch, giving York the 1-0 lead.

• While the Spartan offense was trying to find its footing, Spartan starter Randy Frankfield was outstanding. Frankenfield allowed a runner to reach third in the first but then got very stingy as he did not allow a runner past second base until the eighth inning.

• While Frankenfield was shutting down the Knights, York got a second run in the bottom of the sixth. Christian Bilan doubled with one out and scored on a two-out RBI single from Grant Oberholtzer to put York up 2-0.

• The Spartan offense exploded for a five-run bottom of the seventh inning. The Spartans loaded the bases and then Seth Brosius reached on an error to plate the first run. Michael Moore then plated a run with an RBI single to make it 4-0. Bilan then made it 7-0 with a three-run double to give York the commanding lead.

• With Frankenfield tiring in the eighth, the Knights got two runs, one earned, on the Spartans' senior lefty. Southern Virginia tacked on two more against the Spartan bullpen with as they cut their deficit to three.

• After York went in order in the bottom of the eighth, Will Grega entered the game and nailed down the save as he allowed one walk but pitched around the free pass to earn the save.

Game Two Stats

Runs: York 7 / SVU 2

Hits: York 13 / SVU 7

Errors: York 0 / SVU 4

Left on Base: York 11 / SVU 7

Spartans Offensive Leaders

Michael Moore: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B, SB

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

Zach Hossler: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, SB

Patrick Clement: 2-for-4, 2 runs scored, SB

Knights Offensive Leaders

Justin King: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 2B

Ryan Saunders: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 2B

Cole Critchfield: 1-for-4, 1 RBI

Spartan Pitching Leaders

Joel Kenney: 8.0 IP, 7 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 K, 1 BB (Win, 1-0)

Jeff Noss: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K, 1 BB

Southern Virginia Pitching Leaders

Riley Daniels: 5.1 IP, 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, 6 K, 2 BB, 2 HBP, WP (Loss, 1-5)

Tanner Black: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 K

Justin King: 0.1 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run

Michael Stirling: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs

How It Happened

• The Spartans opened the scoring early as they plated a trio of runs on three hits and a Southern Virginia. Zach Hossler, Seth Brosius, and Michael Moore had hits in the inning for the Green and White.

• Southern Virginia got single runs in the top of the second and top of the third to trim the Spartans' lead to 3-2. The Knights got their first run on a Justin King RBI single while their second run came from a Cole Critchfield RBI ground out to third in the third.

• York made it 4-2 in the fourth as Patrick Clement stole home with two outs to swipe a run, pushing York's lead to two.

• Collin Crowell ripped an RBI single up the middle in the sixth to push the York lead to 5-2.

• York closed out the scoring with a two run bottom of the eighth. Seth Brosius stroked an RBI double to right center and Michael Moore doubled Brosius in, pushing the lead to 7-2.

SPARTAN NOTES:

The Spartans are now 8-1 all-time against Southern Virginia … the games were originally scheduled to be played on Saturday but a wind chill in the 20's necessitated the move to Monday … senior Randy Frankenfield picked a pair of SVU runners off in the first game … in game two, the Spartan offense banged out 13 hits marking the fifth time in nine games that York has reached double figures in hits … York has still not hit a home run in their nine official games … in game one, Will Grega picked up York's first save of the year … York held the Knights to six runs in two games after allowing 11 to Johns Hopkins last Thursday … York committed a season-high four errors in the opener and played a clean game in the nightcap … Junior Joel Kenney has struck out 12 and walked just four in his 14 innings of work this season in two starts … Kenney tied a career-high with eight innings of work … Kenney went over 100 career innings pitched with his outing on Monday.

UP NEXT:

The Spartans are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday when they head to St. Mary's College for a Capital Athletic Conference contest. The scheduled game time is 3:30 pm but the impending Winter Storm Stella could change the Spartans plans. Please check the Spartan website at www.ycpspartans.com for the most up-to-date baseball schedule.