ST. DAVID'S, PA – The York College Spartan baseball team downed Eastern University 15-4 in MAC Commonwealth play on Monday afternoon in St. David's, PA. The win enabled the Spartans to capture the season series against the Eagles, 2-1.
The Spartans received a strong outing from sophomore Bryce Shaffer as he tossed 8.1 innings for the Green and White. He was nicked for three runs in the final inning of play but he was brilliant for the Spartans in his longest career outing.
 
Records: York 14-12 (10-5 MACC); Eastern 8-21 (4-12 MACC)
Runs: York 15; Eastern 4
Hits: York 19; Eastern 10
Errors: York 2; Eastern 2
WP: Bryce Shaffer (4-1);  LP: John Westfield (0-6)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board in the top of the first as Gabe Trevena singled, stole second and scored on an Andrew Santarpia single to left for the 1-0 lead. The Spartans made it 2-0 in the fourth as Brendan Martin walked and moved to second on a wild pitch. A line out to right pushed Martin to third and he came around to score on a Lucas Prendergast sacrifice fly to center.
• The Green and White tacked on two more runs in the fifth as Trevena drew a one-out walk. Michael Tinneny doubled to right center to put runners at second and third. They wouldn't be there long as Santarpia drove home Trevena with a single to center. Jacob Deimling plated Tinneny with single to right as York led 4-0.
• The Spartans kept rolling in the sixth with three more runs. Brian Jakubek doubled to left with one out to start the uprising. Robby Elzinga scored Jakubek with an RBI single. Elzinga moved to second on a passed ball and to third when Trevena reached via an Eagle error. Tinneny got plunked by a pitch to load the bases. After a pop up for out number two, Deimling singled to center to score Trevena and Elzinga for a 7-0 Spartan lead.
• York tacked on a single run in the eighth with a Santarpia solo blast to right center. The Eagles broke up Bryce Shaffer's shutout in the top of the eighth with a Brian Lang solo homer to left, cutting the Spartan lead to 8-1.
• The Green and White removed all doubt in the top of the ninth as they plated seven runs, pushing the lead to 15-1. Elzinga started the scoring with a sacrifice fly to center. Santarpia added an RBI single to make it 10-1. Deimling followed with an RBI single of his own to make it 11-1. Chris Betler then delivered the exclamation mark with a grand slam to left for the final runs for the Green and White.
• The Eagles opened the bottom of the ninth with a pair of singles off of Shaffer. After a fly out to left, Austin Utterbaugh hit a three-run homer to chase Shaffer from the game. Ethan Kennedy closed out the game as the Spartans won the series. Shaffer tossed a career-high 8.1 innings as he allowed four runs in his final 1.1 innings of action after seven shutout innings. He struck out five and did not walk a batter in the win.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Andrew Santarpia: 4-for-5, 1 run, 4 RBI, HR, BB
Jacob Deimling: 4-for-6, 1 run, 4 RBI, 2B
Robby Elzinga: 3-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBI, SB, SF
Brendan Martin: 2-for-5, 2 runs, BB
Brian Jakubek: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2B
 
Spartan Pitching
Bryce Shaffer: 8.1 IP, 10 hits, 4 ER, 5 K, 0 BB, WP
Ethan Kennedy: 0.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 1 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans have won two straight against the Eagles as they now lead the all-time series 12-5 … the lopsided win snaps a streak of four straight one-run games between the two squads … the Spartans' 15 runs are their second-highest total of the year (22 vs. Albright on March 17) … their run total snaps a five game streak where the Spartans failed to reach double figures in runs … York has reached double figures in runs in 11 games this year … York hit multiple home runs for the sixth time this year … the Spartans' 19 hits tied a season high … York is now 6-6 on the road with the win … York is 5-1 when hitting multiple home runs in a game … the Spartans are now 10-1 when scoring double figures in runs … York is 10-4 when scoring first in a game …  the 8.1 innings of work for Bryce Shaffer marked a career high as were his five strikeouts …  Shaffer is now 7-2 in his Spartan career … Chris Betler tied his career high with four RBIs on his ninth inning grand slam … freshman Jacob Deimling set a career-high with four hits and four RBI while his five total bases tied his previous career high … Deimling is now hitting .319 with 19 runs scored and 19 RBI with 14 walks … Andrew Santarpia recorded in his 50^th career RBI with his four in the win.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head out on the road on Wednesday as they head to Ashland, Virginia to face Randolph-Macon in a non-conference contest. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 12^th in the country heading into the game. First pitch is set for 3:30 pm.