YORK, PA – The York College baseball team earned their fifth MAC Commonwealth win of the year as they outlasted Stevenson 10-8 in league play on Monday in York.
The Spartans have won six of their last seven games and improve to 6-2 at Jaquet Field.
 
Records: York 14-12 (5-3 MACC); Stevenson 8-20-1 (3-3 MACC)
Runs: York 10, Stevenson 8
Hits: York 8, Stevenson 11
Errors: York 0, Stevenson 1
WP: Steven Hendrix (2-5); LP: Kyle Pellegrino (1-3); Save: Ryan Kulick (1)
 
How It Happened
• The Mustangs got off to a great start with a three-run first inning. Stevenson collected four first inning hits including an Amani Jones RBI triple. It could have been worse but a caught stealing earlier in the inning prevented the inning from being a bigger one.
• York tied the game in the bottom of the second as Andrew Santarpia doubled to lead off the inning. Back to back walks to Brendan Martin and Michael Tinneny loaded the bases. Chris Betler then had a pop up that landed in shallow right by the line. Tinneny got thrown out at second for a fielder's choice but Santarpia scored to get York on the board. Brian Jakubek scored Martin with a sacrifice fly and Robby Elzinga scored Betler with a two-out single.
• The Spartans tacked on three more in the third. The Spartans loaded the bases with no outs. The Mustangs went to the bullpen and reliever Patrick O'Farrell got the next two Spartans to pop up as it looked like York was going to waste a golden opportunity. However, Betler ripped a bases clearing double to put York up 6-3.
• York tacked on a pair of runs in the fourth as Austin Denlinger doubled with one out. He came around to score when Jack Barry blasted an opposite field home run to left to push the York lead to 8-3.
• The Mustangs got those two runs back in the top of the fifth. Jonathan Brandt was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Tommy Holcomb had a sacrifice fly to trim York's lead to 8-5. Stevenson trimmed the Spartan lead by another run in the top of the eighth on a Trevor Smooth RBI double down the left field line.
• The Spartans got a pair of huge insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth. Jakubek was hit by a pitch to kick off the inning. He moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on an Elzinga sacrifice bunt. Denlinger then plated Jakubek with a double to right center. He moved to third on a Barry ground out and he scored on a wild pitch.
• It got a little crazy for the Spartans in the top of the ninth as a walk and two wild pitches opened the inning. A third hit by pitch pushed across Stevenson's seven run of the game. After a strikeout, Jones plated the Mustangs eighth run of the game with a single. Reliever Ryan Kulick got the final two outs of the game as he coaxed Brandon Perillo into a double play where second baseman Joe Capobianco was able to tag the runner from first before completing the twin killing to close out the win.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Jack Barry: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 BB, HR
Austin Denlinger: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 2B
Chris Betler: 1-for-4, 1 run, 4 RBI, 2B
Brian Jakubek: 1-for-2, 1 run, 1 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
Steven Hendrix: 5.0 IP, 5 hits, 5 ER, 2 K, 3 BB, 1 WP, 1 HB
Dawson Rightenour: 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB, 1 HB
Nick Cavallo: 0.0 IP, 0 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 WP, 2 HB
Ryan Kulick: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 K, 1 HB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 30-11 all-time against Stevenson as the Green and White have won five straight in the series … York reached double figures in runs for the tenth time this year with six of those time coming in eight games at home … York drew six walks and was hit by three more pitches as they have now been plunked 52 times in 26 games this year … York posted their fourth errorless game of the season and York is 3-1 in those games … York has been outscored 16-4 in the ninth inning this year … York is now 13-0 when leading after six innings of play … the Spartans are 7-3 when hitting at least one home run in a game … York is 10-0 when scoring at least ten runs in a game … junior Ryan Kulick made his fourth appearance of the year in the highest leverage situation as he earned his first collegiate save … Kulick lowered his ERA to 1.35 with this scoreless inning of relief to close out the game .. Dawson Rightenour had one of the best outings of his young career as he allowed just one run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk in his 3.0 innings of work … senior Jack Barry added two RBIs to his career total as he is now 12 away from tying Mike Welch for the career lead in RBI … Barry blasted his 41^st career home run as he now has 13 more than Welch who sits in second (28) followed by Denlinger (27).
 
Up Next
The Spartans will play their second game in a four-day stretch on Tuesday at Penn State Harrisburg. The non-conference contest between the former Capital Athletic Conference foes is set for a 3:30 pm start in Middletown, PA.