YORK, PA – The ninth ranked Salisbury University Sea Gulls scored five runs over the final two innings to overcome an early deficit to down York College 13-8 in a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon in York.
The Spartans led 6-0 after three innings of play but the Sea Gulls turned the tide of the game with a seven-run fifth inning before going on to win.
Salisbury improves to 27-7 overall while the Spartans fall to 18-17.
 
Runs: York 8 - #9 SAL 13
Hits: York 10 – SAL 14
Errors: York 3 – SAL 2
LOB: York 5 – SAL 7
WP: Cole Williams (5-2); LP: Bryce Shaffer (2-2)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans struck for three runs in the second aided by a Salisbury throwing error. With Spartans at first and second and two outs, Brett Michael blasted a line drive home run to left center, giving York the early 3-0 lead. The Spartans tacked on three more in the third. York loaded the bases but Salisbury got the next two outs as York looked like they might come up dry. Ryan Niedzialkowski reached on an error to score two runs. Richard Kline followed with an RBI single to give the Spartans a 6-0 lead.
• Spartan starter Dillon Michaloski was cruising into the fifth. The Sea Gulls began the inning with a single and the Spartans committed their first error of the inning. After a walk loaded the bases, Jake Witter lashed a single to left to get the Gulls on the board. Max Ehrhardt singled to right, scoring two as the York lead was trimmed to three. After a pop up to short, the Spartans committed a second error to load the bases. Noah Burroughs made the Spartans pay with a grand slam to right center for the 7-6 Salisbury lead.
• The Spartans responded by tying the game in the bottom of the fifth as Kline notched his second RBI single of the game. The Sea Gulls recaptured the lead in the sixth as Ehrhardt recorded a single to left for the 8-7 lead.
• York tied the game one final time in the seventh. Chris Betler led off the inning with a single up the middle. Gabe Trevena moved Betler to second with a sacrifice bunt before Betler moved to third on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Niedzialkowski served a single to right, scoring Betler with York's eighth run.
• Salisbury got a lead-off triple from Trent Waire in the eighth. York got a strikeout before Ehrhardt recorded his fifth RBI of the day with a sacrifice fly to right for the 9-8 lead.
• Salisbury closed out the game with a four-spot in the top of the ninth inning as they took a five run lead. York would go quietly in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Chris Betler: 2-for-4, 2 runs, BB
Brett Michael: 1-for-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, HR
Ryan Niedzialkowski: 2-for-4, run, RBI
Richard Kline: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Michael Tinneny: 1-for-5, run
 
Spartan Pitching
Dillon Michaloski: 5.0 IP, 6 hits, 7 runs, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Bryce Shaffer: 3.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Ethan Kennedy: 1.0 IP, 4 hits, 4 ER, 2 BB, WP
 
Spartan Notes
Salisbury has now won 10 in a row against York … the Spartans and Sea Gulls have now played 130 games in the series history, the most games the Spartans have against any other school in program history … Salisbury leads the all-time series 82-47-1 … York lost for just the sixth time in 20 games when scoring first in a game … York falls to 5-3 against left handed starters … York is now 6-15 when being out-hit by their opponents … York is now 1-4 when scoring exactly eight runs in a game … York is 5-12 when making two or more errors in a game … York allowed 14 hits, the most since they surrendered 15 against Randolph-Macon … Chris Betler recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the year … Brett Michael blasted his second career home run and first of this season … Michael had his first career bomb last season against Shenandoah on April 29 … Lucas Prendergast extended his reached base safely streak to 32 as he drew a pair of walks in the game.  
 
Up Next
The Spartans closed out their MAC Commonwealth schedule starting on Friday as York kicks off a three-game set against Alvernia. Game one will be played on Friday afternoon in Reading before the series wraps up in York on Saturday with a doubleheader. Friday's game starts at 3:30 pm and Saturday's action kicks off a noon.