Box Score FREDERICK, MD – The York College baseball team advanced to the 2021 MAC Commonwealth semifinals with a 7-1 quarterfinal win at Hood College on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon in Frederick, MD.
The top-seeded Spartans advance to face the Eastern Eagles in the semifinal series starting Saturday in York.
York improves to 24-6 overall while the Blazers see their season come to an end at 11-21.
Game #30
Hits: York 11, Hood 4
Errors: York 4, Hood 2
2B: York 2, Hood 0
3B: York 0, Hood 0
HR: York 1, Hood 0
LOB: York 6, Hood 8
WP: Zach Reed (2-1) LP: Jake Howell (2-4) Save: Conor Miller (7)
How it Happened
• The Spartans opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as Joe Capobianco ripped an RBI single to center to score Austin Denlinger for the 1-0 lead. A wild pitch moved Jack Barry to third and Capobianco to second, setting the stage for Luke Turner to come through with a huge two-run double down the left field line to give the Spartans to early 3-0 lead.
• York added a single run in the second as Craig Wiley walked and then came home on a Jayden Cowan double to push the lead to 4-0.
• The bottom of the third began with Barry launching his school-record 15th home run of the year, an oppo bomb to left, as the lead grew to 5-0. Later in the inning, Capobianco advanced to home when the Blazers got a pick off at first base for the second out of the inning.
• The Blazers got a run in the sixth as the Spartans made an error on a sacrifice bunt that allowed the runner from second to score. The Spartans were able to nail a second runner at the plate on the play, minimizing the damage.
• Turner closed out the scoring with an RBI single in the seventh to provide for the final 7-1 Spartan margin of victory.
Spartan Leaders
Junior Joe Capobianco led the Spartans as he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI … senior Jack Barry broke the single-season home run record as he bombed his 15th of the year to break the tie with teammate Austin Denlinger and Bob Ancharski … senior Luke Turner added two hits and three RBI for the Green and White … Barry finished the day with a solo home run and two runs scored … Sophomore Zach Reed picked up the win as he went six innings, allowing one run on four hits with a strikeout and a walk … senior Conor Miller earned his seventh save of the year as he threw the final three innings … Miller struck out three and walked one in his three innings of work.
Notes
The Spartans are now 6-1 all-time against Hood with all seven games coming in the 2021 season … senior Jack Barry broke the single-season school record with his 15th home run as the bested the mark of Bob Ancharski set in 2001 and tied yesterday by teammate Austin Denlinger … Barry hit his 15 home runs in 30 games and 107 at-bats while Ancharski needed 49 games to set the record and 202 at-bats … Denlinger has his 14 home runs in 123 at-bats … the Spartans now advance to Eastern University who they split the four game series with during the regular season as York won each of the first games while the Eagles won both of the second games … the win marked the ninth time this year that the Spartan pitching staff limited an opponent to one run or less … senior Conor Miller is now alone in third in single season saves with seven … Miller is two back of 2012 closer Brandon Ullom and four back of single-season leader Ed Meister in 2002 … Miller now has 11 career saves which ties him with Meister for second on the career list, three behind Ullom.
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Saturday, May 8 when they host the first two games of the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals against Eastern University. Game one is set for a 12:00 pm start at Jaquet Field.
