CHESTER, PA – The York College baseball squad put together a complete performance on Saturday as they swept Widener in a Saturday MAC Commonwealth doubleheader in Chester, PA. The Spartans won game one 12-1 and completed the series sweep with 15-3 win in the nightcap. York outscored the Pride 37-6 in the weekend series.
York improves to 14-12 overall and 9-3 in the league as the Spartans have won four straight. Widener falls to 13-16 overall and 5-7 in the Commonwealth. Widener has dropped eight straight games.
 
Game One
Runs: York 12 – Widener 1
Hits: York 12 – Widener 4
Errors: York 1 – Widener 3
LOB: York 3 – Widener 5
WP: Brandon Purdy (2-2); LP: Sean Curran (2-3)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got off to a fast start in the first inning of game one. Michael Tinneny led off the uprising with a one-out double to right center. After Jacob Deimling was hit by a pitch, Chris Betler singled to score Tinneny with the game's first run. Alex Neeld then plated the second run with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Deimling.
• York added to the lead in the third as Tinneny led off the inning with a single. After Widener got the next two Spartans, Neeld reached on an error. Joe Urban made the error hurt with a three-run shot to left center, putting York up 5-0.
• Widener broke up the shutout in the fourth as they got an RBI single from Brendan Raven, cutting York's lead to 5-1.
• The Spartans got three runs in the sixth. They scored on a bases loaded error followed by a Lucas Prendergast two-run double to left center to put the Spartans up 8-1. York removed all doubt in the seventh as the Spartans loaded the bases with one out. Ryan Niedzialkowski doubled down the left field line to score a pair as the lead grew to 10-1. Pinch hitter Eli Angstadt capped off the scoring with a two-run single to center to provide the Spartans with their final 12-1 margin of victory. Starter Brandon Purdy finished off his first complete game of the year by retiring the Pride in order in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Michael Tinneny: 3-for-3, 3 runs, 2B
Joe Urban: 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Chris Betler: 2-for-4, 1 run, RBI
Lucas Prendergast: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B
Ryan Niedzialkowski: 1-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
Brandon Purdy: 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, 2 HB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 15 – Widener 3
Hits: York 13 – Widener 8
Errors: York 1 – Widener 0
LOB: York 6 – Widener 7
WP: Owen Brockner (1-1); LP: Hayden O'Neill (0-3)
 
How It Happened
• Game two was scoreless until the third when York opened the scoring with a four-run inning. Chris Betler got the Spartans on the board with an RBI single to third. After Alex Neeld singled, Joe Urban walked to load the bases. Ryan Niedzialkowski singled down the right field line to score three for the 4-0 lead.
• The Pride got a single run back in the bottom of the third on a Jack Balcer RBI single. Spartan starter Owen Brockner minimized the damage as he got the final out of the inning, stranding a pair of Pride runners.
• York struck for four more runs in the fourth. Betler again started the scoring with an RBI single to center. Neeld then doubled to center, scoring a pair. He came around to touch the plate when Urban doubled down the right field line for the 8-1 lead.
• The fifth and sixth innings were quiet before the Spartans erupted for seven runs in the seventh. York loaded the bases and scored the first run of the inning with a Michael Tinneny walk. Jacob Deimling singled to right to score the second and third runs of the frame. Betler walked to reload the bases but they wouldn't stay that way for long as Neeld hit the Spartans' second grand slam of the weekend for the 15-1 lead.
• Widener got a two-run double from Kevin Bukowski in the bottom of the seventh but the 12 run margin invoked the conference run rule as the game was called after seven innings of play.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Alex Neeld: 3-for-5, 3 runs, 6 RBI, 2B, HR
Michael Tinneny: 3-for-4, 2 runs, RBI BB
Chris Betler: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, BB
Ryan Niedzialkowski: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Owen Brockner: 7.0 IP, 8 hits, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, HB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 14-6 all-time against Widener as they have won four straight in the series … York now has a pair of Commonwealth series sweeps as York swept Widener and Albright … the Spartan pitching staff was outstanding all weekend as they allowed just six earned runs in 23 innings of work for the series … York pitching struck out 17 and walked just four for the series … York drew 19 walks on the weekend as they also out-hit Widener 35-19 … the Spartans had a .479 on-base percentage for the weekend … York is now 4-2 against left handed starters including 2-0 this weekend … York is 10-0 when scoring ten or more runs in a game and also 10-0 when collecting more hits than their opponents … York is 10-3 when scoring first in a game … Brandon Purdy threw his first complete game of the year as he tossed seven innings, allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts and no walks … Purdy picked up his 13^th career win … the complete game is the fourth in his career … Owen Brockner threw his first complete game in the nightcap as he tossed seven innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks … in his last two outings, Brockner has allowed just three runs in his last 13.2 innings of work with six strikeouts, three walks and 13 hits … Michael Tinneny picked up his 13^th and 14^th multi-hit games of the year … Alex Neeld had the Spartans' first six RBI game of the year in game two … Jacob Deimling extended his reached base safely streak to a team-high 26 … Lucas Prendergast has reached base safely in 23 straight games.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday when they head to Elizabethtown College to face the Blue Jays in their annual non-conference contest. First pitch at Herr Field is set for 3:30 pm.