YORK, PA – The York College baseball squad snapped a two-game losing streak with a 20-7 win over Albright in the MAC Commonwealth opener for both squads on Friday.
The Spartan set a new season-high for runs and hits in picking up their first conference win of the year.
York improves to 4-7 overall and 1-0 in the Commonwealth while Albright falls to 5-4 overall and 0-1 in the league.
 
Runs: York 20 – Albright 7
Hits: York 18 – Albright 9
Errors: York 3 – Albright 2
LOB: York 6 – Albright 11
WP: Evan Hughes (2-1); LP: Josh Tudor (0-1)
 
How It Happened
• After the Lions got two outs in the bottom of the first, Alex Neeld stepped to the plate with Michael Tinneny on first. Neeld blasted a Josh Tudor pitch over the left field wall for the 2-0 Spartan lead. York added two runs in the second as Chris Nesensohn doubled to score Jacob Deimling to make it 3-0. Nesensohn scored on an RBI single from Dawson Shelley.
• Albright got on the board in the third on a hit, two errors and a pair of hit batters. It could have been worse but Evan Hughes left the bases loaded to end the threat. York exploded for five runs in the bottom of the third as Neeld hit a solo homer to lead off the frame. The Spartans loaded the bases with two outs and Jason Cassidy plated a pair with an RBI single to right. The Spartans scored their fifth run of the inning on a wild pitch for the 9-1 lead.
• The Spartans added four more runs in the fourth. Matthew Wade ripped a two-run double to left and York scored the next run on a balk. Wade then scored on an RBI ground out from Shelley to make it 13-1.
• Albright got a pair of unearned runs in the fifth off Hughes as they trimmed the York lead to ten. The Lions added a single run in the sixth on a Jack Gilmer RBI single. Deimling singled to open the top of the sixth and he eventually came around to score on a wild pitch for the 14-4 lead. York tacked on four more in the seventh as Tinneny ripped an RBI single to right center for the first run of the inning. Neeld drove in another run with a sacrifice fly and Joe Urban blasted a no-doubt-about-it home run to deep left for the 18-4 lead.
• Albright got a three-run homer from Tommy Lewman in the top of the eighth to trim the York lead to 18-7. York responded with the final two runs of the game courtesy of a Lucas Prendergast RBI double to left center followed by a Ryan Niedzialkowski double to score Prendergast. Yandel Tolentino set the Lions down in order to close out the ninth.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Alex Neeld: 2-for-3, 3 runs, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Lucas Prendergast: 3-for-4, 3 runs, RBI, 2B
Jacob Deimling: 3-for-4, 3 runs, BB
Jason Cassidy: 2-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBI
Dawson Shelley: 2-for-5, 1 run, 2 RBI
Joe Urban: 1-for-2, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR
 
Spartan Pitching
Evan Hughes: 6.0 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB, 2 HB
Dillon Michaloski: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K, 1 BB
Ayden Hughes: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 3 ER, 2 BB
Yandel Tolentino: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 9-0 all-time against the Lions including 6-0 at Jaquet Field … the Spartans reached 20 runs for the second year in a row against Albright as they scored 20 in game two of last year's MAC Commonwealth series … the 20 runs and 18 hits are a season-high for York … York had a season-high 16 RBI in the game … York's three home runs were their most this year as they now have seven for the year … York drew seven walks, the second highest total of the year … York was caught stealing for the first time this year … York was hit by another three pitches as they have been plunked 26 times in 11 games … York has committed three errors in back-to-back games … York surrendered just their third home run of the year … York stranded a season-low six runners in the game … York's 31 total bases in the game were a season-high … Michael Tinneny extended his hit streak to 11 games while Gabe Trevena pushed his current hit streak to eight … Jason Cassidy has tied Tinneny for the team lead in multi-hit games as they both now have five … Alex Neeld now leads the Spartans in home runs with three in his five games while he now has nine RBI … four (three homers and a double) of his five hits for Neeld have gone for extra bases … Lucas Prendergast got drilled by two more pitches as he has been hit 10 times this year … Prendergast owns a .500 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot for York … Joe Urban came off the bench to launch his first home run of the year as he is now 5-for-10 for the year with four extra base hits (3 doubles and a homer).
 
Up Next
The teams conclude their three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday in Reading. Game one will be a seven inning contest and start at noon. Game two will be a nine inning game and begin 25 minutes after the conclusion of game one.