MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The York College baseball squad got a much needed doubleheader sweep of Dean University on an overcast and humid Wednesday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Spartans won game one 25-3 and followed that with an 11-8 victory in the nightcap.
The wins snapped a four-game losing skid as the Spartans had not won since their season opener on March 1 at Rutgers-Camden. The Spartans have one game remaining on their spring trip before being scheduled to open at home with a three-game set this weekend against Elmira.
 
Records: York 3-5, Dean 0-8
 
Game One
Score: York 25, Dean 3
Hits: York 14, Dean 5
Errors: York 1, Dean 5
WP: Josh Mann 1-0; LP: Fabian Barnett 0-1
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got the offense rolling early as they put up 13 runs in the first. York was aided greatly with three Bulldog errors, five walks and a hit batter in the frame. Austin Denlinger, Jack Barry, Joe Capobianco, Brendan Martin, Chris Nesensohn, Brian Jakubek, and Robby Elzinga each had single RBIs while Andrew Santarpia had a three-run double and Martin added a two-run triple to right center to account for the runs in the frame.
• Garrett Kile added a solo home run in the bottom of the second to make it 14-0 York.
• The Spartans emptied the bench as the Green and White added eight runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth.
• Dean got on the board with two runs in the top of the sixth and closed out the scoring with a single run in the top of the seventh to provide for the final score.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Garrett Kile: 3-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Andrew Santarpia: 3-for-3, 3 runs, 5 RBI, BB, 2B
Brendan Martin: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBI, BB, 3B
Chris Nesensohn: 1-for-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Josh Mann: 4.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 5 K, 0 BB
Yandel Tolentino: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
Teegan Starr: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
 
Game Two
Score: York 11, Dean 8
Hits: York 11, Dean 12
Errors: York 1, Dean 0
WP: Dawson Rightenour 1-0; LP: Jameson Carroll 0-1
 
How It Happened
• York got on the board in the top of the first as Robby Elizinga singled, stole second and scored on a Joe Capobianco double to left center for the 1-0 lead.
• York added to the lead in the second with a four-run outburst. The Spartans were again aided by the Bulldog pitching staff as the Spartans coaxed three walks and a hit batter to go along with two hits. Elizinga had the big blow in the frame with a two-run double as the Spartan lead grew to 5-0.
• Each team scored in the third and York followed with two more in the fifth to lead 8-1 after four and a half innings of play. Brett DeWees had a sacrifice fly in the fifth followed by a Garrett Kile RBI double to left center.
• The Bulldogs had their biggest inning of the day in the fifth after Spartan starter Dawson Rightenour departed the game. Dean got their six runs on five hits with one error in the frame.
• The Spartans bounced back with a three-run sixth inning. Jack Barry had an RBI single while Capobianco scored the second run of the frame with an RBI ground out. Davaughn Reid closed out the Spartan scoring with an RBI single to score Barry, giving York an 11-7 lead.
• Dean got their final run on an Owen Liscio RBI single in the seventh.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Garrett Kile: 4-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, 2B
Joe Capobianco: 2-for-3, 1 run, 3 RBI, 2B, SF
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 BB
 
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Dawson Rightenour: 4.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
Ethan Kennedy: 2.1 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
AJ Vincenzi: 0.2 IP, 2 K, 1 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The two games were the first meetings between the two programs … York is now 2-4 on their current trip with one game to go … York went 3-1 in Myrtle Beach during their last trip south in 2020 prior to the pandemic … sophomore Garrett Kile had a huge day as he went 7-for-8 with three runs scored, his first career home run, and six RBI to power the Spartan offense … senior second baseman Joe Capobianco went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, three doubles and four RBI … freshman Andrew Santarpia went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a double and a career-high five RBI in the game one win … the Spartan offense reached double figures in both games, the first time this year they have reached double figures … Brendan Martin had York's first triple in the game one win … York was hit by a season-high five pitches in game one.
 
Up Next
The Spartans close out their 2022 spring trip with a match up against #21 Kean University on Thursday at 12:30 pm. The game at Crosley Field in Myrtle Beach is set for a 12:30 pm first pitch. The Spartans are looking to snap a three game losing streak in the series as the two teams are meeting for the first time since May 5, 2015.