YORK, PA – The York College baseball team got back on the winning side of the ledger with a 7-3 MAC Commonwealth win over Hood at Jaquet Field on Friday.
The Spartans have won three straight Commonwealth games as they are now in a tie with Alvernia for second place and only two games behind front running Lebanon Valley.
 
Records: York 15-13 (11-5 MACC); Hood 14-16 (7-9 MACC)
Runs: York 7; Hood 3
Hits: York 9; Hood 9
Errors: York 0; Hood 0
WP: Zach Reed (2-4); LP: Gavin McGuigan (0-1); Save: Ethan Kennedy (2)
 
How It Happened
• Spartan starter Zach Reed got the first two outs of the game on just three pitches. He then ran into trouble as Stephen Sommer singled to left. Matthew Stout was hit by a pitch and that was followed by a Christian Reyna single to left for the 1-0 Blazer lead. Stout then scored an unearned run on a passed ball for the second run of the inning.
• York answered quickly in the bottom of the first as Robby Elzinga just missed a lead-off home run as he banged a double off the left field wall. Gabe Trevena followed with a single to center, moving Elzinga to third. Trevena moved to second on a wild pitch to put a pair in scoring position. Michael Tinneny then ripped a single to center to score Elzinga and Trevena, tying the game at two. The Spartans wouldn't be able to get any more in the inning as they had to settle for tying the game at two.
• The game would quiet down over the next four and a half innings as neither team really threatened to score. The Spartans finally took the lead in the fifth as Elzinga singled with one out. He came racing around to score as Tinneny ripped a rocket to deep right center, allowing the Spartans to take a 3-2 lead.
• York added to the lead in the sixth as Jacob Deimling walked to lead off the inning. After a strikeout, Chris Betler swatted a booming two-run homer to left center to put the Spartans up 5-2.
• The Green and White added two more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth as the Spartans loaded the bases with one out. Lucas Prendergast plated one run with a sacrifice fly to left to score Andrew Santarpia. Brian Jakubek then shot a single down the left field line to score Brendan Martin as York's lead grew to 7-2.
• The Blazers got a run back in the top of the ninth as Keegan Brennan hit a home run to left center but that would be all Hood would get off Ethan Kennedy as the junior picked up the save with two innings of work in relief of Reed.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Michael Tinneny: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2B
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2B
Chris Betler: 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR
Brian Jakubek: 1-for-3, RBI
Lucas Prendergast: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, SF
 
Spartan Pitching
Zach Reed: 7.0 IP, 2 runs, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, HB
Ethan Kennedy: 2.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, HB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 9-1 all-time against Hood as they have won four straight in the series … York has won six of their last seven Commonwealth contest … the Spartans improve to 7-5 at home … the win is the first in five games for York this year when scoring between 6-9 runs in a game … the Spartans are 12-2 when leading after six innings and 7-0 when leading after seven inning … York is 4-1 when not committing an error in a game … York's highest scoring inning this year is the fifth as they have scored 35 runs in that frame while the first inning is a close second with 34 runs … the win for senior Zach Reed was his ninth career victory … Chris Betler ripped his team-leading fifth homer of the year … Michael Tinneny's three RBIs give him the team lead with 24 for the year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head to Frederick, Maryland to face the Blazers in a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader on Sunday. The games were scheduled to be played on Saturday but the expected bad weather pushed the games back to Sunday. First pitch at Frederick Community College is set for 12:00 pm.

Audio Highlights courtesy of Darrell Henry - The Voice of the Spartans