YORK, PA – The York College baseball squad had their four-game win streak snapped on Wednesday as Catholic University went deep four times to down the Spartans 12-8 in non-conference action in York.
The game featured a combined 11 runs in the first inning and a half before the scoring pace slowed as the game progressed.
Catholic improves to 9-7 while the Spartans fall to 7-8.
 
Runs: York 8 – Catholic 12
Hits: York 9 – Catholic 11
Errors: York 0 – Catholic 1
LOB: York 10 – Catholic 7
WP: Luke Cardman (2-0); LP: Jesse Bitzer (0-1)
 
How It Happened
• The Cardinals opened the scoring three batters into the game as Mitchel Johnson doubled down the left field line to plate two Cardinals for the early lead. The Spartans answered with a five spot in the bottom of the first inning. A pair of walks put Spartans at first and third for Michael Tinneny who singled down the right field line to get York on the board. An Alex Neeld RBI fielder's choice tied the game at two. Jacob Deimling singled to put Spartans at first and second. Gabe Trevena walked to load the bases for York. The Cardinals went to the pen but York got three more runs before the end of the inning as York led 5-2.
• That lead was short-lived as Jack Bateman blasted a solo home run to lead off the second. After a fly out, Catholic drew a pair of walks to put runners at first and second. Johnson made sure they weren't there long with a three-run bomb to center to put the Cardinals up 6-5.
• Bateman struck again in the top of the third as he hammered a two-run shot to center as the Cardinal lead grew to 8-5.
• York chipped away with a single run in the bottom of the fifth. Tinneny doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning. He came around to score on a one-out Deimling single up the middle. York tied the game one inning later as Tinneny ripped a two-run double to center, knotting the score at eight.
• Again, the lead was short-lived as the Cardinals loaded the bases before Catholic broke the tie with a hit-by-pitch to make it 9-8. Another walk made it 10-8 before Stephen Thomas singled to left for the third run of the inning as the Cardinal lead was 11-8.
• Johnson closed out the scoring in the eighth as he blasted his second home run of the game, this one off the scoreboard in center for the four-run lead.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Michael Tinneny: 3-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBI, 2B
Jacob Deimling: 3-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI
Lucas Prendergast: 1-for-2, 2 runs, 2 BB
Gabe Trevena: 1-for-4, 3B, BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Jake Ludwig: 1.1 IP, 2 hits, 5 ER, 1 K, 4 BB, HB
Jesse Bitzer: 5.0 IP, 7 hits, 6 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, HB
Brian McDermott: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 1 BB, HB
Eric Chaney: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 ER, 1 BB
Ayden Hughes: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 K
 
Spartan Notes
The Cardinals have won four straight in the series but York continues to hold a 41-27-1 all-time edge in the historic series … the game was the first in York for the Cardinals since April 30, 2017 when York notched a 12-3 win over the Cardinals … York is now 0-6 when trailing after seven innings … York falls to 3-4 at home … the Spartans are 5-3 when scoring in the first inning … York has been outscored 11-5 in the second inning this year … the Spartan offense tied a season-high with eight walks, a mark they have reached three other time this year … York struck out nine times, the highest total since they struck out 10 time in the home opener vs. Rutgers-Camden … York had another two hit by pitches as they now have been hit 32 times this year … York pitching surrendered a season-high four home runs after just allowing three in their first 14 games of the year … York walked six and hit three others in the loss … Michael Tinneny recorded his third three-hit game of the year and his eighth multi-hit game of the campaign … Tinneny also extended his team-high hit streak to 15 … Jacob Deimling earned his second three-hit game of the year and his fifth multi-hit game of season … Gabe Trevena extended his current hit streak to 10 while Lucas Prendergast has a current nine game streak … Tinneny recorded his fifth multi-RBI game of the year … Tinneny and Deimling have reached base safely in all 15 games for the year while Prendergast has reached safely in 12 games … Prendergast's on-base percentage is now .542 while Tinneny's is .514.
 
Up Next
The Spartans open a MAC Commonwealth series on Friday as they travel to Eastern University to face the Eagles in the opening game of the three-game league set. Friday's game will be played at Villanova University's Field in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Game time is set for 3:30 pm. The two squads them come to York for the doubleheader portion of the series on Saturday. First pitch for game one is set for 12:00 pm.