WINCHESTER, VA – The York College baseball team rolled to a 21-10 non-conference win at Shenandoah University on Monday afternoon in Winchester, Virginia.
The Spartans have now won three of their last four as they look to gain momentum heading into this weekend's MAC Commonwealth semifinals.
The Spartans improve to 20-17 overall while Shenandoah is now 25-14.
 
Runs: York 21 – Shenandoah 10
Hits: York 22; Shenandoah 12
Errors: York 0; Shenandoah 0
LOB: York 14; Shenandoah 7
WP: Owen Brockner (3-2); LP: Parker Farrington (0-2)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Lucas Prendergast led off the game with a single up the middle. Gabe Trevena drew out walk followed by a Robby Elzinga single to load the bases. After a strikeout, Chris Betler singled up the middle to score Prendergast. The Hornets got a double play to end the inning and snuff out the Spartan inning.
• The Spartans blew the game open in the third with a seven-run inning. The Green and White did their damage on six hits, a hit by pitch and two walks. Betler had a two-run single to kick off the scoring in the inning. Connor Pickle then ripped a two-run double to right center, pushing the lead to 5-0. Jacob Deimling had an RBI single to right and then came around to score on a Prendergast two-run single to center for the 8-0 Spartan lead.
• The Hornets got a pair of runs back in the third but the Spartans tallied five more runs in the fourth. Elzinga began the inning with a double to left center. Michael Tinneny followed with a double to center to score Elzinga. The Spartans then loaded the bases and Andrew Santarpia delivered a run with a hit by pitch. Deimling was hit by another pitch to push the lead to 11-2. Brett DeWees scored the 12^th run with a sacrifice fly. York reloaded the bases and Trevena had a sacrifice fly of his own to score Santarpia.
• The Spartan offense kept rolling with another three-run inning in the fifth. Deimling ripped a ground rule double to score a pair for the 15-2 lead. Kenny Bamrick then singled to second to score Dawson Shelley for the 16-2 advantage. York got another two runs in the sixth on a Brett Michael two-run bomb to left for his first career collegiate home run.
• The Green and White closed out their scoring in the seventh as Joe Urban blasted a three-run homer to left, scoring Jason Cassidy and Bamrick, for the 21-2 lead. The home run was the first in Urban's collegiate career. The Hornets scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh and three more in the ninth to provide for the final score.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Chris Betler: 3-for-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI
Lucas Prendergast: 3-for-3, run, 2 RBI
Robby Elzinga: 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2B
Connor Pickle: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2B
Jacob Deimling: 2-for-3, run, 4 RBI, 2B
Joe Urban: 1-for-3, run, 3 RBI, HR (1)
Brett Michael: 1-for-3, run, 2 RBI, HR (1)
 
Spartan Pitching
Owen Brockner: 6.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB (Win, 3-2)
Teegan Starr: 0.2 IP, 4 hits, 5 runs, 5 ER, 3 BB
Josh Edwards: 1.1 IP, 2 K, 1 HB
Jayden Kerr: 1.0 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans have won two straight in the series against the Hornets as York is now 2-8 versus Shenandoah … York was 14-for-28 with runners in scoring position for the game … York scored 21 runs and still left 14 runners on base … York had a pair of two-out RBI and were 3-for-8 with the bases loaded … the 21 runs marks the third time this year that the Spartans have eclipsed the 20-run total in a game … York's 22 hits tied a season high (at Lebanon Valley on March 26) and it's the fourth time they have reached 20 hits or more … York had nine walks on offense, their second highest total of the year (10 vs. Messiah on April 14) … York's six extra base hits were the highest since York had eight against Stevenson on March 29 … Chris Betler (22 games), Lucas Prendergast (16 games), Robby Elzinga (14 games), Connor Pickle (12 games) and Jacob Deimling (3 games) all added to their multi-hit game totals … Deimling extended his hit streak to six games which is the highest current streak on the team … Betler picked up his fourth game with three RBI as he now has 11 games with multiple RBIs … Prendergast notched his sixth game with multiple RBI while Pickle (7 games) and Deimling (4 games) also had multiple RBI in the win … Prendergast extended his reached base safely streak to a team-best 27 games while Elzinga (16 games), Pickle (17 games), and Gabe Trevena (12 games) all have current reached safely streaks that are in double digits.
 
Up Next
The Spartans conclude their 2024 regular season on Tuesday afternoon as they host Susquehanna University in a non-conference contest. First pitch from Jaquet Field is set for 4:00 pm.