ANNVILLE, PA – The York College baseball team got another big offensive day as they rolled past former MAC Commonwealth foe Lebanon Valley 19-5 in a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon in Annville.
The meeting is the first as non-conference foes since the Spartans moved to the MAC in 2020-21. The Spartans have now scored in double figures in their last two games and seven times overall this year.
The Spartans improve to 12-4 overall while the Dutchmen are now 9-9.
 
Runs: York 19 – Lebanon Valley 5
Hits: York 22; LVC 4
Errors: York 0; LVC 4
LOB: York 12; LVC 3
WP: Jason Cassidy (1-0); LP: Owen Berry (0-2)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans wasted very little time in getting on the board. In the top of the first, Robby Elzinga reached on a fielder's choice and then stole second with two outs. Michael Tinneny singled up the middle to put York on top 1-0. A Dutchmen error kept the Spartan inning alive and Andrew Santarpia made the hosts pay with a two-run single to give York the 3-0 lead.
• York added to the lead in the second as Connor Pickle singled and moved to second when Brett DeWees was hit by a pitch. Luke Moser followed with an RBI single to score Pickle. DeWees made it 5-0 as he scored on a Lucas Prendergast fielder's choice.
• The Green and White kept the beat going in the third as Tinneny lead off the inning with a double. He moved to third on a passed ball and scored on a Chris Betler RBI single. Betler came around to score when Pickle doubled to center for the 7-0 lead.
• The Dutchmen did all their damage in the third as they got five runs on just three hits. The big blow in the inning came off the bat of Shane Stossel as he blasted a grand slam to left center, trimming the York lead to 7-5.
• The Green and White tacked on a single run in the fourth courtesy of an Elzinga RBI single.
• After a scoreless fifth inning, the Spartans resumed their scoring spree with single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, pushing the lead to 10-5. Santarpia had an RBI single in the sixth and Tinneny had an RBI fielder's choice in the seventh.
• The Spartans removed all doubt about the outcome in the ninth as they plated nine runs on eight hits, ballooning the lead to 19-5. Gabe Trevena, Elzinga, Betler (2), Santarpia, DeWees, and Prendergast (2) each had RBIs in the frame.
• While the Spartan offense was rolling, freshman righty Jason Cassidy came out of the bullpen to throw 4.2 innings of shutout baseball. Cassidy, in his longest collegiate outing, allowed just one hit during his time on the bump while he struck out three and did not walk a batter. He faced one hitter above the minimum in his outing.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Andrew Santarpia: 4-for-6, 1 run, 4 RBI
Gabe Trevena: 3-for-6, 1 run, RBI, BB, 2B
Chris Betler: 3-for-6, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 3B
Lucas Prendergast: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB
Robby Elzinga: 2-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2B, SB
Michael Tinneny: 2-for-4, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Connor Pickle: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
Luke Moser: 2-for-4, 2 runs, RBI, BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Owen Brockner: 3.1 IP, 3 hits, 5 runs, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
Jason Cassidy: 4.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 K (Win, 1-0)
Lane Berkey: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 1 K, 1 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 27-15 all-time against the Dutchmen as they snap a two-game losing streak … the Spartans and Dutchmen return to being non-conference foes after playing as MAC Commonwealth opponents over the last three years as the Spartans went 6-8 against the Dutchmen as Commonwealth opponents … the 19 runs are the second most scored in the series, one run behind the 20-8 Spartan win in 2006 at York … the Spartans had a season-high 49 at-bats in the game … the 22 hits set a season-high, besting the 21 in game two against St. Mary's on March 10 … York drew six walks, one short of their season high against St. Mary's in game two of the doubleheader … York had their first triple in 13 games as their last three-bagger came in the win at Rutgers-Camden … York had three stolen bases, their third game with multiple swiped bags this year … York was hit by another three pitches as they have been hit 30 times in 16 games this year … York has struck out eight times in each of their last three games … York did not commit an error for the first time in ten games … York had six extra base hits in the game … all nine Spartan starters had at least one hit and at least one run scored … the Spartan pitchers tied a season-low for hits allowed with four, tying the March 10 game two against St. Mary's and again in the March 16 game one against Albright … York pitchers tied a season-high with seven strikeouts in the win … freshman Jason Cassidy continues to be a huge part of the Spartan bullpen as he is now 1-0 with a 0.73 ERA in his 12.1 innings of work … Cassidy has allowed just two runs, one earned, on seven hits with seven strikeouts and four walks as opponents are hitting just .171 against him … Michael Tinneny is approaching 100 hits for his career as he now has 95 in his 87 games played for York … Tinneny will become the third current Spartan with 100 career hits as Robby Elzinga has 153 and Andrew Santarpia has 106 … Santarpia's four hits tied a career high for the Spartan first baseman … the Spartans dropped out of the d3baseball Top 25 after making the rankings last week at 25 … York is now 10-1 as an unranked team.  
 
Up Next
The Spartans jump back into conference play with a three-game weekend series against Stevenson. The Spartans will host the Mustangs on Friday afternoon for a single game. First pitch is set for 3:30 pm at Jaquet Field. The doubleheader will be down in Owings Mills on Saturday with game one set for a 12:00 pm start.