ANNVILLE, PA – The York College baseball team notched a series sweep on Wednesday as they downed Lebanon Valley College 7-1 in non-conference action at McGill Stadium.
The Spartans finished the series outscoring LVC 22-3 in the two-game set including 12-0 in the first inning.
Game Two
Hits: York 11, LVC 4
Errors: York 3, LVC 0
Doubles: York 4, LVC 0
Triples: York 0, LVC 1
HR: York 1, LVC 0
WP: Josh Mann (1-0); LP: Brendan Ward (0-1)
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board early for the second straight game. Brandon White singled with one out to start the rally. After a pop up for the second out, Luke Turner stayed hot and drilled a single to right. White and Turner rode home when senior Jack Barry hammered a first-pitch over the wall in right as the Green and White took a 3-0 lead.
• The Dutchmen got one of those runs back in the bottom of the second as Dave Mangold drew a bases loaded walk but senior starter Robert Chaney got out of the sticky wicket with a strikeout and a nifty 4-6-3 double play, turned deftly by Joe Capobianco and Austin Denlinger.
• York posted a second three-run inning in the third. Denlinger led off the frame with a double down the left field line. He scored when Turner ripped a double of his own to left field. Turner scored when Barry stroked a single to center for his fourth RBI of the game. Barry would eventually come around to score when Jayden Cowan singled up the middle with two outs as York led 6-1.
• The Spartans closed out the scoring in the top of the six as Emidio Bucci picked up his first career hit with a single up the middle to open the frame. He moved to third on Craig Wiley's double to deep left and scored on a White sacrifice fly to center on a ball White just missed squaring up.
• The offensive outburst would be more than enough support for the Spartan pitching staff. York combined to toss eight innings, allowing just four hits, striking out seven, walking five and surrendering just the one Dutchmen run.
Top Spartan Performers
Junior Josh Mann earned the win as York had another staff day … Mann tossed two perfect innings with a strikeout for the Green and White … senior Jack Barry had a big day as he was 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored as he blasted his first home run of the year … Turner added two more hits while he also scored twice and drove in another … Jayden Cowan was the third Spartan with multiple hits as he was 2-for-4 with an RBI … eight of the nine Spartan starters collected at least one hit in the win.
Notes
The Spartans improve to 22-7 all-time against Lebanon Valley as York has won three straight in the series … the Spartans out hit the Dutchmen 27-11 in the series while they outscored them 22-3 … York had ten doubles, a triple and three home runs in the two games … York had 11 pitchers throw in the series and they held LVC to a .186 batting average and just two extra base hits in 16 innings of work … the staff registered 19 strikeouts during the series … Craig Wiley has three doubles in his first two games as he is hitting a robust .625 from the lead-off spot … Jayden Cowan is getting it done in the bottom third of the order as the centerfielder is hitting .500 with two runs scored, two doubles and a triple in addition to playing outstanding defense … the Spartans are hitting .386 as a team while they are slugging at .686.
Up Next
The Spartans return to Jaquet Field to host Messiah University in the opening two games of a four-game weekend set to open MAC Commonwealth play on Saturday, March 13. Game one at Jaquet Field is slated for a 12:00 pm start. The first game will be a seven inning contest followed by a nine inning nightcap. The two teams will then head to Grantham to face off on Sunday.