YORK, PA – The York College baseball team continued to roll as they downed Stevenson University 13-2 in MAC Commonwealth action on Friday in York.
The Spartans scored in six of their eight offensive innings as they reached double figures for the third straight game.
York improves to 13-4 overall and 5-2 in the MAC Commonwealth while the Mustangs are 8-11 overall and 3-4 in the league.
 
Runs: York 13 – Stevenson 2
Hits: York 18; Stevenson 7
Errors: York 0; Stevenson 2
LOB: York 11; Stevenson 8
WP: Brandon Purdy (3-2); LP: Jake Pigeon (0-2)
 
How It Happened
• After a 1-2-3 top of the first, the Spartans hit the Mustangs with a big first inning. Michael Tinneny opened the scoring with an RBI single to score Gabe Trevena with two outs. Chris Betler plated Tinneny as he ripped a double to center to make it 2-0. Andrew Santarpia closed out the scoring with an RBI single to score Betler with York's third run.
• After a quiet second inning, the Mustangs got on the board in the top of the third with a Graham Sears sacrifice fly. The inning could have been bigger but Connor Pickle threw out a runner at the plate the end the threat. York answered in the bottom of the third as they loaded the bases with one out. Santarpia bombed a bases-clearing double to dead center, pushing the York lead to 6-1.
• Spartan starter Brandon Purdy pitched himself into trouble in the fourth as he walked to first two Mustangs he faced. Kaige Garrity loaded the bases with a single as there was no outs in the inning. Purdy rolled a double play ground ball to allow one run and then got a strikeout to get out of the inning with minimal damage. York kept it rolling in the bottom of the fourth with another two out uprising. Robby Elzinga started the rally with a two-out double to center after Trevena drew a walk. Tinney doubled to right center, scoring both Trevena and Elzinga. Tinneny moved to third on a wild pitch but it wouldn't matter as Betler lined the next pitch over the left field wall for his seventh bomb of the campaign. The Mustangs escaped any further damage but the Spartan lead was 10-2.
• York added a run in the bottom of the fifth on an Elzinga RBI single while they got another single run on a Brett DeWees RBI ground out to second in the sixth. York got their final run on a Kenny Bamrick pinch-hit home run to deep right in the eighth.  
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Andrew Santarpia: 4-for-4, 1 run, 4 RBI, 2 2B, BB
Robby Elzinga: 3-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2B, 1 BB
Chris Betler: 3-for-5, 3 runs, 3 RBI, HR
Lucas Prendergast: 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 BB
Michael Tinneny: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Brandon Purdy: 7.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, 6 K, 5 BB (Win, 3-2)
Eric Chaney: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 1 K, 3 BB
Teegan Starr: 1.0 IP, 2 hits­
 
Spartan Notes
York has now won ­nine in a row against Stevenson as the Spartans lead the all-time series 34-11 … the Spartans have won three straight and are now 7-1 at Jaquet Field … York reached double figures in runs for the third straight game and eighth time in 2024 … the Spartans have had 50 hits in their last three games including 12 doubles, a triple and two home runs … the six doubles on Friday are their second-highest total in a game this year … York drew a season-high eight walks in the game … York did not commit an error for the second straight game … the Spartans did walk a season-high eight on the mound … the Spartans have outscored their opponents 19-4 in the first inning and 31-8 in the second inning in their 17 games … York is 8-0 when scoring double digits in runs … the Spartans are 5-1 when scoring in the first … York is 4-0 when hitting two or more home runs in a game … York is 5-0 when playing errorless baseball … the Spartans continue to flourish with the bases loaded as they are now hitting .459 (17-for-37) with the sacks loaded … the Spartans are hitting .401 (101-for-252) with runners in scoring position … York now has 71 two-out RBI in their 17 games … York turned a season-high three double plays in the game … Chris Betler now has 11 multi-hit games while Robby Elzinga has nine … Andrew Santarpia tied his career high with four hits for the second straight game … Santarpia owns a current five-game hit streak, tops on the squad … Santarpia had his fifth multi-RBI game while Michael Tinneny and Chris Betler each had their eighth multi-RBI games … Gabe Trevena reached base safely for the tenth game in a row, the current high streak for the Spartans … Kenny Bamrick made his first Spartan hit a memorable one with his eighth inning pinch hit bomb … Betler now has 31 RBI for the year which leads the MAC Commonwealth … Tinneny is now three hits short of joining the 100-hit club.
 
Up Next
The two teams resume their three game Commonwealth series on Saturday in Owings Mills, Maryland. Game one against the Mustangs is scheduled for a 12:00 pm start.