READING, PA – The York College baseball squad extended their win streak to five with a sweep of Albright in a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader on Saturday in Reading. The Spartans won game one 13-6 and followed that with a 13-2 victory in game two.
The five-game win streak comes after the Spartans suffered a six-game skid in early March.
 
Game One
Records: York 7-7 (3-2 MACC); Albright 1-10 (0-5 MACC)
Runs: York 13; Albright 6
Hits: York 12; Albright 7
Errors: York 3; Albright 0
WP: Brandon Purdy (2-1); LP: Lucas Williams (0-3)
 
How It Happened
• The first inning was an eventful one. The Spartans loaded the bases with one out in the top of the inning. Jacob Deimling plated a pair with a double for the early led. Brendan Martin followed that with a two-run single to give York the 4-0 lead. The Lions took advantage of some shaky Spartan defense early on as two York errors allowed Albright to plate a trio of unearned runs.
• York added a pair of runs on the third as York loaded the base with two outs. Gabe Trevena drew a walk to drive in Connor Pickle and then Michael Tinneny drew a second walk with the bases loaded for the 6-3 York lead.
• The Spartans tacked on a single run in the fourth as Deimling tripled and scored on a Martin RBI single. Albright trimmed the Spartan lead to 7-5 with a pair of runs on two hits in the bottom of the fourth.
• The York offense continued to click in the fifth as Tinneny tripled to score Travena. Tinneny came around to score on an Andrew Santarpia RBI single as the Spartan lead was 9-5.
• Albright got their sixth run of the game in the fifth on a Reece Adam RBI double.
• York loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh. Deimling plated York's tenth run as he was hit by a pitch. Martin then drew a walk to make it 12-6. Lucas Prendergast was hit by a pitch to force home the 13^th run of the game.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Jacob Deimling: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B
Brendan Martin: 2-for-4, 4 RBI
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-2, 2 runs, 3 BB
Gabe Trevena: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Michael Tinneny: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3B
Andrew Santarpia: 1-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Brandon Purdy: 5.0 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 3 ER, 9 K, 1 BB, 1 HB
Yandel Tolentino: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs
 
Game Two
Records: York 8-7 (4-2 MACC); Albright 1-11 (0-6 MACC)
Runs: York 13; Albright 2
Hits: York 9; Albright 10
Errors: York 1; Albright 1
WP: Bryce Shaffer (2-0); LP: Hayden Paukstis (0-4)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to another quick start in the top of the first. Andrew Santarpia opened the scoring with an RBI single to start the scoring. After a fly out, Brendan Martin ripped a two-run triple to right as the York lead was 3-0. Martin eventually scored on a wild pitch for the 4-0 York lead.
• Gabe Trevena made it 6-0 with a two-run triple with one out in the second. He scored on a Michael Tinneny RBI ground out to third.
• Martin was in the middle of York's next scoring inning as he tripled with no outs in the third to score Jacob Deimling with York's eighth run. Martin then came around to score when Garrett Kile grounded out to short for the RBI.
• York added three more in the fifth as Santarpia scored on a Kile sacrifice fly. Robby Elzinga then lashed a two-run double as the lead grew to 12-0. York got their final run in the sixth on a Chris Betler home run to center.
• The Lions spoiled the shutout in the bottom of the sixth with two runs on four hits. It could have been worse for York but Albright left the bases loaded.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Brendan Martin: 2-for-2, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 2 3B, HBP
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2B
Gabe Trevena: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 3B
Chris Betler: 1-for-1, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR
Andrew Santarpia: 1-for-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Bryce Shaffer: 6.0 IP, 9 hits, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 WP
Lane Berkey: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 WP
 
Spartan Notes
York improves to 5-0 all-time against Albright … the Spartans scored 48 runs during the three-game sweep of the Lions … the Spartans have scored 69 runs during their five game win streak … the Spartans walked a season-high 11 times in the game one win … York struck out just twice in the two games on Saturday … York was hit by another five pitches as they were hit three times in game one and two more times in game two … York's pitching registered 26 strikeouts in the three games over the weekend while they walked just four … freshman Jacob Deimling notched his first career triple in the game one win while he also set a new career best with three RBI in the victory … senior Robby Elzinga is now five hits short of joining the 100 career hit club … sophomore Bryce Shaffer improves to 5-1 on the mound for his career with the game two win … freshman Lane Berkey made his collegiate debut with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Jaquet Field on Tuesday afternoon as they host former Capital Athletic Conference foe Penn State Harrisburg in a non-conference game. First pitch is set for 3:30 pm in York.