LYNCHBURG, VA – The #13 Lynchburg Hornets ran their win streak to five with a 5-1 win over York in the opening game of a three-game series on Saturday in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Hornet win snaps the Spartans' three-game win streak.
 
Records: York 3-2, #13 Lynchburg 6-1
Runs: York 1, #13 Lynchburg 5
Hits: York 8, #13 Lynchburg 8
Errors: York 2, #13 Lynchburg 3
WP: Zack Potts (3-0); LP: Zach Reed (0-1)
 
How It Happened
• The Hornets scored first in the bottom of the first. The Spartans got the first two outs of the inning before Avery Neaves drew a walk. After a failed pick off moved Neaves to second, Logan Webster singled to left center to score Neaves for the 1-0 lead.
• In the third, Cameron Lane reached second on a two-base Spartan error. A Neaves single left runners at first and second. Lane moved to third on a Webster fly out to left center. A wild pitch then scored Lane with the Hornets second run of the game.
• The Hornets made it 4-0 in the fifth as Neaves had an RBI single. He would come around to score on a Webster RBI single for the four run lead.
• The Spartan lone run came in the sixth as Jacob Deimling made his collegiate debut a memorable one. Deimling blasted a home run in his first career at-bat to get the Spartans on the board. The Hornets got an insurance run in the bottom of the frame on a squeeze to provide for the final 5-1 margin of victory.
• The Spartans had chances in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings but double plays in each frame prevented York from doing any damage.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 SB
Brendan Martin: 2-for-4
Jacob Deimling: 1-for-1, HR
 
Spartan Pitching
Zach Reed: 5.1 IP, 8 hits, 5 runs, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Yandel Tolentino: 1.2 IP, 1 K
Dawson Rightenour: 1.0 IP, 1 K
 
Spartan Notes
Lynchburg has won nine straight in the series against the Spartans and the Hornets hold a 10-3 advantage in the all-time series … the Spartans scored a season-low one run in the loss … York had a season-high two stolen bases … Lynchburg did not have an extra base hit in their win as all eight hits were singles … York did have a double in the game as they now have at least one two-bagger in all five games this year … York has homered in back to back games … the York bullpen has thrown 7.2 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to the Rutgers-Camden game.
 
Up Next
The two teams resume the three-game series on Sunday with a doubleheader. Game one is set to start at 11:00 am with game two to follow.