YORK, Pa. - The York baseball team hosted #27/#18 Gettysburg College on a brisk Thursday afternoon. The Spartans had a big fourth inning, establishing momentum and pulling away with a 8-7 victory.
Runs: York 8 – Gettysburg 7
Hits: York 10 – Gettysburg 10
Errors: York 2 – Gettysburg 1
WP: CJ Scism (1-2);
LP: Brendan Trotta (2-1);
S: Jason Cassidy (3)
Highlights
The Bullets put up three run in the top of the first inning with three-straight RBI singles.
York quickly added two runs of its own in the bottom half of the first inning.
Richard Kline doubled to center, scoring
Lucas Prendergast, and
Matthew Wade hit a sacrifice fly, scoring
Alex Neeld.
The Spartans showed their power in the bottom half of the fourth inning with
Bryce Avery and Ryan Niedzilkowski each hitting two-run home runs, putting the Green and White ahead, 6-3.
Luke Moser brought in York's seventh run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single.
Gettysburg tacked on two runs in the top half of the sixth on a double from Will Stellato.
The Green and White had an insurance run cross the plate in the bottom half of the sixth inning, as
Lucas Prendergast scored on a groundout from Kline.
The Bullets scored their sixth run in the eighth inning on a ground out from Stellato.
In the ninth inning, the Bullets threatened. Mike Coleman was hit by a pitch and Jack Amirata walked, putting runners at first and second with no outs.
Jason Cassidy came out of the pen for the Spartans, entering the save situation. Cassidy retired the next three batters on a fly out and two grounds, allowing one run to cross the plate while preserving the 8-7 Spartan win.
CJ Scism started on the bump for the Spartans. In 5.1 innings of work, he allowed six hits, five runs (three earned), and five walks. Scism struck out two Bullets.
Lane Berkey tossed .2 innings for the Spartans, recording a clean sheet.
Jason Cassidy earned his third save of the season.
Notes
York is now 8-4 all-time against Gettysburg … the Spartans are now 5-1 at home against the Eagles … Prendergast now has an eleven-game hit streak …
Ryan Niedzialkowski and
Bryce Avery belted their first home runs of the 2026 season.
Up Next
The Green and White will travel to Albright on Friday for the first game of a three-game series in MAC Commonwealth action.
