MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The York College baseball squad opened their 2023 campaign with a 12-10 loss to Manchester at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Saturday night.
 
Records: York 0-1, Manchester 1-0
Runs: York 10, Manchester 12
Hits: York 14, Manchester 13
Errors: York 1, Manchester 2
WP: Arturo Casas (1-0), LP: Dawson Rightenour (0-1), Save: Carter Hooks (1)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans struck first in the bottom of the opening inning as Brendan Martin singled to left to score Michael Tinneny for the 1-0 Spartan lead. Manchester tied the game in the top of the second with an Austin Knowles single up the middle.
• Manchester took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth courtesy of a Harrison Pittsford home run to right center.
• York had a big, four-run fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Gabe Trevena blasted his first career homer to right center, a two-run shot that scored Robby Elzinga. Later in the inning, Bryce Shaffer had a two-run single for the Green and White.
• Manchester trimmed York's lead to 5-4 with a pair of runs in the sixth thanks to a Cole Filson two-run single. The visitors took the lead in the seventh courtesy of a pair of two-run singles.
• With the Manchester Spartans leading 7-5, they exploded for five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 12-7 lead. The York Spartans responded with a five spot of their own as Elzinga opened the scoring with an RBI double while Martin capped the scoring with a two-run shot over the wall in left center.
• York got a lead-off single from freshman Luke Moser in the ninth but he would only make it to second in the inning as the Spartans would not be able to push the equalizer across the plate.
 
Spartan Leaders
Robby Elzinga: 3-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 3 2B
Brendan Martin: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs, HR
Andrew Santarpia: 2-for-5
Bryce Shaffer: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
AJ Vincenzi: 5.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
Yandel Tolentino: 1.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 ER
Dawson Rightenour: 0.2 IP, 3 hits, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
Ethan Kennedy: 2.1 IP, 3 hits, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
 
Spartan Notes
Manchester now leads the all-time series 2-1 with the win on Saturday … York is now 5-7 in season opening games under head coach Mike Scappa … the loss snaps a three-game winning streak in season openers for York … senior Robby Elzinga set a career high with three doubles in the game … York struck out 11 times in the opener while they drew two walks and were hit by three pitches … all 12 of Manchester's runs were earned while just five of York's 10 runs were earned.
 
Up Next
The two Spartan squads square off against each other for another game on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm in South Carolina. The game will be York's second of three spring trip contests.