JENKINTOWN, PA – The York College Spartans suffered a 6-5 walk-off loss at Penn State Abington in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon in Jenkintown, PA. The Spartans have now lost two straight and three of their last four to fall below .500 for the year.
 
Records: York 7-8, PSU Abington 9-7
Score: York 5, PSU Abington 6
Hits: York 6, PSU Abington 14
Errors: York 1, PSU Abington 1
WP: Ryan McCarty (2-1); LP: Steven Hendrix (0-4)
 
How It Happened
• The Lions opened the scoring in the second inning as Sean Doherty doubled to right center. He moved to third on an Anthony Bencardino single and scored on a Andrew Lastowka sacrifice fly.
• Abington added another run in the second as Chase Swain singled to left, stole second, moved to third on a fly out and scored on a Ryan McCarty sacrifice fly to center for the 2-0 lead.
• York got a single run back in the fifth as Brendan Martin walked, moved to second on an error and to third on a Garrett Kile bunt single. Martin came around to score when Brian Jakubek hit into a double play. The Lions responded in the bottom of the inning as Swain led off the inning with a homer to center. Abington eventually got another sacrifice fly from Tim Petrucelli to make it 4-1.
• York got one run back in the sixth as Austin Denlinger tripled to lead off the inning. He came around to score on a Jack Barry sacrifice fly to left as York trailed 4-2. The Lions pushed the lead to 5-2 in the seventh Ryan McCarty launched a solo home run to center.
• The Spartans tied the game in the top of the eighth courtesy of a three-run bomb by senior Joe Capobianco. Robby Elzinga and Barry reached in front of Capobianco to tie the contest at five.
• The Lions got the game winner with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as Petrucelli doubled to left and then came around to score when Doherty dumped a single into left, scoring Petrucelli with the decisive run.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Joe Capobianco: 1-for-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, HR
Robby Elzinga: 1-for-4, 1 run
Austin Denlinger: 1-for-4, 1 run, 3B
Brendan Martin: 1-for-3, 1 run
 
Spartan Pitching
Zach Reed: 3.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Dawson Rightenour: 3.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER
Steven Hendrix: 2.2 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 3 K
 
Spartan Notes
The game is the first meeting between the two programs … the Spartan offense had it's highest output in their last four games with the five runs … York has averaged just 2.8 runs over their last four games after averaging 9.8 runs over their first 11 games of the year … the Spartans tied a season-high with two sacrifice flies in the game … the Spartans are hitting .178 (23-for-129) in their last four games … York surrendered 14 hits, tied for their second highest total of the season in the loss … for the first time this year, the Spartan pitching staff did not surrender a walk … senior Joe Capobianco leads the team in homers with four while he took over the lead in RBI with 17 in the game … Capobianco leads the team in slugging percentage (.759) and OPS (1.259) while he has also drawn a team-best 10 walks.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Jaquet Field for a three-game home stand starting with a Saturday doubleheader against St. John Fisher. Game one is set for a 12:00 pm. This will be the first game between the two programs since March 20, 2005.