SELINSGROVE, PA – The York College baseball team closed out their 2025 regular season schedule with a come-from-behind 11-10 win at Susquehanna University on Tuesday in Selinsgrove, PA.
The Spartans trailed 10-5 heading into the eighth inning but got three in the eighth and three more in the ninth to steal the win away from the River Hawks.
The Spartans improve to 22-17 overall while Susquehanna falls to 17-20.
 
Runs: York 11 – Susquehanna 10
Hits: York 13 – Susquehanna 11
Errors: York 0 – Susquehanna 2
LOB: York 9 – Susquehanna 4
WP: Jason Cassidy (4-2); LP: Christian Rossi (0-2); Save: Ethan Kennedy (9)
 
How It Happened
• The game was scoreless for the first three and a half innings before the River Hawks posted a four-run fourth inning. Susquehanna got a pair of two-run homers in the inning. York got on the board in the top of the fifth as York loaded the bases with one out. Jacob Deimling scored one run with a sacrifice fly and Chris Betler followed with an RBI single as York's deficit was 4-2.
• The Spartans plated three runs in the top of the sixth. Joe Urban led off the frame with his fourth home run of the year. York's other two runs in the inning came on a balk and a River Hawk throwing error. Susquehanna responded in a big way in the bottom of the sixth as they pushed across six runs on five hits, two walks and a hit batter. The River Hawk lead was 10-5 heading to the seventh.
• After a quiet seventh inning, the Spartans got back into the game as junior Alex Neeld blasted a pinch-hit, three-run bomb to center, cutting the Spartan deficit to 10-8. York started off the ninth inning with a Ryan Niedzialkowski double to right center. After a foul out, Niedzialkowski moved to third on a wild pitch. Richard Kline scored York's ninth run of the game on an RBI single to left. Pinch runner Luke Moser moved to second on a balk and scored the tying run on a Chris Nesensohn triple to left center. Nesensohn scored the game-winning run as Matthew Wade singled up the middle to give York an 11-10 lead.
• Grad closer Ethan Kennedy surrendered a lead-off single but was able to get out of the jam in picking up his ninth save of the year.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Chris Nesensohn: 3-for-4, 3 runs, RBI, 3B
Richard Kline: 2-for-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2B
Alex Neeld: 1-for-1, 1 run, 3 RBI, HR
Michael Tinneny: 1-for-4, 1 run, 2 BB
Joe Urban: 1-for-4, 1 run, RBI, HR, SB
 
Spartan Pitching
Dillon Michaloski: 2.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 K
Yandel Tolentino: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K
Jesse Bitzer: 1.0 IP, 4 hits, 4 ER
Jake Ludwig: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K
Ayden Hughes: 0.0 IP, 1 hit, 3 ER, BB, HB
Bryce Shaffer: 1.0 IP, 4 hits, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Konner Reeser: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 K
Jason Cassidy: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 K, 2 BB
Ethan Kennedy: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 K
 
Spartans Notes
The Spartans are now 35-18 all-time against the River Hawks … the teams have split the last six games in the series … the last two games have been decided by the score of 11-10 … York reached double figures in runs for the 11^th time this year … York's foray into double figures snapped a streak of 12 games in single digits in runs … York has hit eight home runs in their last five games … York got hit with two more pitches as they are up to 70 for the year … York struck out 12 River Hawks, tying their second highest total of the year … York is now 5-4 in one-run games including three straight wins … the Spartan win streak is now at four … grad closer Ethan Kennedy picked up his ninth save of the year which ranks second on the all-time list behind Ed Meister's 11 saves in 2002 … Kennedy continue to extended his school record to 19 career saves … senior Chris Nesensohn notched his first three-hit game of the season and his sixth multi-hit game of the year … Richard Kline posted his third multi-hit game of the year … Alex Neeld recorded his sixth multi-RBI game of the year with his three-run bomb … Neeld leads the team in home runs with nine … Ryan Niedzialkowski now owns a current 10 game reached base safely streak.
 
Up Next
The Spartans start their journey in the MAC Commonwealth playoffs starting Friday afternoon as they host third-seeded Alvernia in the tournament semifinals in York. The Spartans and Golden Wolves will play a best-of-three series with all games being held at Jaquet Field. Friday's game is slated to start at 3:30 pm. A doubleheader, if necessary, will be played Saturday starting at noon.