YORK, PA – The York College baseball team split a pair of games against Eastern University in MAC Commonwealth play on a breezy Saturday in York.
The Eagles blitzed the Spartans in game one as they recorded an 11-6 win before the Spartans answered the bell in the nightcap, downing the Eagles 18-13 in game two.
The Spartans won the season series two games to one.
York is now 9-9 overall and 5-1 in the MAC Commonwealth while the Eagles are 6-13 overall and 1-5 in the league.
 
Game One
Run: York 6 – Eastern 11
Hits: York 8 – Eastern 11
Errors: York 1 – Eastern 1
LOB: York 7 – Eastern 4
WP: Graham Adams (2-0); LP: Brandon Purdy (1-1)
 
How It Happened
• Before the fans settled in their seats, the Eagles put up a six spot in the top of the first. The game began with a hit batter and a walk. A single loaded the bases and began a run of five straight hits as the Green and White found themselves down big early. York got a single run in the bottom of the second on a Joe Urban RBI double. The Spartans loaded the bases but Eastern starter Graham Adams got back-to-back strikeouts followed by a fly out to end the threat.
• The Eagles got three more in the third highlighted by a Trent MacDougal two-run single to left as Eastern led 9-1. Eastern pushed the lead to 11-1 with two more runs in the sixth. York scored three in the bottom of the sixth thanks to an RBI double from Jacob Deimling. Deimling would come around to score on a Ryan Niedzialkowski RBI single to right as York trailed 11-4.
• The Spartans closed out the scoring with a pair of runs in the seventh as Urban drove in two with a single to right, providing for the final score.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Gabe Trevena: 2-for-3, 3 runs, BB, 2B
Joe Urban: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Jacob Deimling: 1-for-1, 1 run, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Michael Tinneny: 1-for-4, 1 run
 
Spartan Pitching
Brandon Purdy: 0.0 IP, 4 hits, 6 ER, 1 BB, HB
Bryce Shaffer: 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 5 ER, 6 K, 1 BB, 2 HB
Konner Reeser: 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 K, 0 BB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 18 – Eastern 13
Hits: York 20 – Eastern 13
Errors: York 4 – Eastern 2
LOB: York 10 – Eastern 7
WP: Dillon Michaloski (1-2); LP: John Westfield (0-2)
 
How It Happened
• After a quiet first inning, the Spartans plated four runs in the bottom of the second. Chris Nesensohn began the scoring with a two run single to center. York then loaded the bases before Michael Tinneny dumped a single into shallow right field for the third run of the inning. Alex Neeld pushed home the fourth run with an RBI fielder's choice to close out the scoring in the inning.
• Eastern got on the board in the third with a single run while York answered with two in the bottom of the inning. Lucas Prendergast had a two-run single to right to put the Spartans up 6-1. Eastern again got a single run in the top of the fourth while the Spartans answered with another three spot in the bottom of the frame. All three runs came courtesy of a three-run bomb to right center from Matthew Wade as York had a 9-2 lead.
• The lead evaporated quickly in the top of the fifth as the Eagles fashioned a five run uprising to trim the lead to 9-7. The Eagles got the five runs on just three hits but one of those hits was a Luke Meehan grand slam.
• York bounced right back as they put together a five-run bottom of the fifth of their own. Gabe Trevena began the scoring in the inning with an RBI triple. He scored on a Tinneny single to left. Joe Urban made it 13-7 with a two run double down the left field line. Urban scored on a Wade RBI single to center as the lead was back to seven at 14-7.
• Eastern continued to come at the Spartans with a single run in the top of the sixth but York answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame. Tinneny had a two run single to increase the lead to 16-8.
• The scoring frenzy continued in the seventh as the Eagles put together their second five-run inning of the game, cutting the lead to an uncomfortable 16-13. Prendergast finished off his big day with a two-run laser to right to provide for the final runs of the game.
• The Eagles got single runners on base in the top of the eighth and ninth innings but would be unable to creep any closer as York hung on for the five-run victory to clinch the series win.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Lucas Prendergast: 4-for-5, 4 runs, 4 RBI, BB, HR
Michael Tinneny: 3-for-6, 1 run, 4 RBI
Matthew Wade: 3-for-6, 2 runs, 4 RBI, HR
Gabe Trevena: 2-for-4, 1 run, RBI, 2B
Joe Urban: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Chris Nesensohn: 2-for-3, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Jacob Deimling: 2-for-5, 2 runs
 
Spartan Pitching
Owen Brockner: 4.1 IP, 4 hits, 5 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Jason Cassidy: 2.1 IP, 7 hits, 8 runs, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 2 HB
Dillon Michaloski: 1.1 IP,  1 hit, 0 runs
Ethan Kennedy: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 K
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 15-8 all-time against the Eagles including a 9-8 mark as Commonwealth opponents … the Spartans and Eagles have split their last six games, 3-3 … the Spartan pitching staff has allowed double figures in hits in each of the last four games and 13 times this year … York struck out 14 and walked just four in the two games combined … York allowed a season-high two home runs in game two … the offense banged out a season-high 20 hits in game two as all nine Spartan hitters recorded at least one hit … the 18 runs are the second highest total of the year (20 vs. Albright) … York drew nine walks and were hit by three pitches in the two games … York tied a season-high with four errors in game two … Michael Tinneny extended his hit streak to a team-high 18 as he got a hit in his final at-bat of game one and then three hits in game two … Lucas Prendergast now has an active 12 game hitting streak … Prendergast had his second four-hit game of the year as he has five multi-hit games for the year … Tinneny had his tenth multi-hit game of the year with his fourth three-hit game in the nightcap … Matthew Wade had his second three-hit game of the year in the nightcap … Joe Urban had two hits in each of Saturday's game … Tinneny had his second four-RBI game of the year while Prendergast and Wade each had their first in the nightcap … Tinneny and Deimling have each reached base safely in all 18 games this year.
 
Up Next
The Spartans are now off until Thursday when the Spartans host Randolph-Macon in a non-conference contest at Jaquet Field. First pitch is set for 3:30 pm.