LYNCHBURG, VA – The York College baseball team opened their 2025 campaign with a pair of losses to #9 Lynchburg on Saturday. York dropped game one 17-1 in a game that got out of hand late and then a heart-breaking 6-5 walk-off loss in the nightcap.
The Hornets are now 8-1 overall while York is 0-2.
 
Game One
Runs: York 1 – Lynchburg 17
Hits: York 4 – Lynchburg 12
Errors: York 2 – Lynchburg 1
LOB: York 7 – Lynchburg 7
WP: Tyler Kaltreider (3-0); LP: Evan Hughes (0-1)
 
How It Happened
• After a scoreless first two innings, the Hornets struck for a five run third inning. A lead-off walk, an error, a sacrifice bunt and a hit batter loaded the bases with one out for Lynchburg. Catcher Sean Pokorak delivered a two run single and a third run scored on a Spartan error. The Hornets got another RBI single and then squeezed home a fifth run for the big inning.
• Benton Jones got a sacrifice fly to center in the fourth to make it 6-0. The Hornets tacked on four runs in the seventh. Some sloppy Spartan play led to the inning as Lynchburg made it 10-0.
• The Hornets removed all doubt with a seven run eighth inning. York got an Alex Neeld RBI single to avoid the shutout in the top of the ninth.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Lucas Prendergast: 1-for-4, 2B
Michael Tinneny: 1-for-2, 1 run, 2 BB
Chris Betler: 1-for-4
Alex Neeld: 1-for-4 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
Evan Hughes: 4.0 IP, 6 runs, 4 ER, 3 hits, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 HB
Bryce Shaffer: 2.0 IP, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 HB
Lane Berkey: 1.0 IP, 3 hits, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HB
Josh Edwards: 0.2 IP, 5 hits, 7 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HB
Jesse Bitzer: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 1 BB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 5 – Lynchburg 6
Hits: York 11 – Lynchburg 11
Errors: York 2 – Lynchburg 3
LOB: York 12 – Lynchburg 6
WP: Colin McGuire (1-0); LP: Jason Cassidy (0-1)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans opened the scoring in the third as Jacob Deimling ripped a two-out single to score a pair and put York on top early. York made it 3-0 in the top of the fourth as Gabe Trevena had an RBI ground out.
• The Hornets got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as they scored on an RBI ground out, trimming York's lead to 3-1. Lynchburg used a big fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead as they knocked Spartan starter Brandon Purdy out of the game. Joe Munitz had a two-run single in the frame to tie the game at three. Conner Moore gave the Hornets a lead on a sacrifice fly.
• York tied the game in the top of the seventh as Ryan Niedzialkowski had a bases loaded sacrifice fly. York took a temporary 5-4 lead in the eighth as Lucas Prendergast tripled to right and scored on a Gabe Trevena sacrifice fly to right center.
• The Hornets walked it off in the bottom of the ninth as they loaded the bases with three infield singles. Munitz won the game with a single to right, scoring a pair, ending the game.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Lucas Prendergast: 3-for-5, 1 run, 3B
Jason Cassidy: 3-for-4, BB
Michael Tinneny: 1-for-4, 1 run, BB
Chris Betler: 1-for-5, 2 runs, 3B
Jacob Deimling: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
Gabe Trevena: 0-for-4, 2 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
Brandon Purdy: 4.2 IP, 7 hits, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
Dillon Michaloski: 2.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB
Jason Cassidy: 1.1 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 5-12 all-time against the Hornets … York took two of three to start their season last year in Lynchburg … Lucas Prendergast finished the doubleheader 4-for-9 with a run scored, a double and a triple … Jason Cassidy had a career-high three hits in game two … York hit .211 in the two games … York had three extra base hits (1 2B and 2 3B) in the two games … York handed out 14 walks and hit five batters in their 16 innings of work over the two games.
 
Up Next
The Spartans look to avoid a sweep on Sunday as they face the Hornets in a 1:00 pm contest.