York, Pa (April 27, 2025) - Alvernia University (23-16, 14-7) dropped games two and three of its final MAC Commonwealth baseball series with York College (21-17, 15-6) Sunday afternoon at York's Jaquet Field. 

After the series with the Spartans, the Golden Wolves finished third in the MAC Commonwealth standings and will be heading back to York College to take on the Spartans next weekend in a MAC Commonwealth baseball semifinal series. With the securing of the three seed, Alvernia has now made the MAC Commonwealth postseason in all 16 seasons it's played in the Commonwealth. 

The Spartans grabbed game one by a score of 3-2 after they held off a late push by the Golden Wolves. York then squeaked out yet another one run game in the second game of the double header, 5-4, to secure the series sweep and the two seed in the conference. 

Game One: Alvernia: 2, York: 3
Hits: Alvernia: 6, York: 6
Errors: Alvernia: 0, York: 0
WP: Brandon Purdy (3-3) LP: Nick Ferraioli (7-3) 

How it Happened 

• Alvernia and York played the first two innings of game one scoreless before the Spartans grabbed a 2-0 lead after a two run homer to right in the bottom of the third. 
• The Spartans added another run in the home half of the fourth after a run scored on a double play to push the lead to 3-0. 
• The Golden Wolves sparked a late push in the top of the seventh inning after a Timmy Hitchcock RBI triple to center pulled the Golden Wolves within two, 3-1. 
• Hitchcock then scored thanks to a Harold Ivery III sacrifice fly to right field to make it a one run ballgame, 3-2, but it was not enough as the Spartans shut the door and secured the series with the game one victory. 

Alvernia Pitching: 

• Nick Ferraioli: (L, 7-3) - 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 6 K

Alvernia Offensive Leaders: 

• Timmy Hitchcock: 2-3, 3B, RBI, RS
• Harold Ivery III: 1-2, RBI, SF
• Quincy Esannason: 2-3, 2B
• Jack Zabarsky: 1-3, 2B, RS

Game Two: Alvernia: 4, York: 5
Hits: Alvernia: 12, York: 6
Errors: Alvernia: 2, York: 3
WP: Bryce Shaffer (2-3) LP: Jake Umans: (2-3) 

How it Happened 

• The Spartans jumped ahead early in game three of the series with an RBI groundout in the first inning to put them up 1-0. 
• The Golden Wolves responded in the top of the third inning after Logan Nelson singled to right field to drive in Nathan Seidel and level the score at one. Evan Thomas then scored Quincy Esannason on a sacrifice fly to center that put Alvernia up 2-1. 
• York responded right back in the home half of the third inning after a solo home run to right field tied it back up at two a piece. 
• The Golden Wolves regained the lead in the top of the fifth when Jack Zabarsky drove in a run on a fielder's choice and put Alvernia back up, 3-2. 
• The Spartans bounced back with two home runs in the sixth inning, one a solo shot and the other a two run homer to swing the lead back in their favor, 5-3 after six innings of baseball. 
• Alvernia pulled within one in the seventh inning after Jack Zabarsky ripped an RBI double into the right center gap to cut the deficit to one, 5-4. 
• The Golden Wolves could not push another run across in the final two at bats as the Spartans secured the 5-4 victory in game two of the doubleheader. 

Alvernia Pitching: 

• Jake Umans: (L, 2-3) - 5.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• Michael Andrew: 0.1 IP, H, 0 R
• Colin Ray: 0.2 IP, H, 0 R
• Brad Coley: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K

Alvernia Offensive Leaders: 

• Nathan Seidel: 3-5, 2 RS
• Logan Nelson: 3-4, RBI, RS, BB
• Jack Zabarsky: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
• Evan Thomas: 1-4, RBI, SF

Up Next 

• Alvernia is back in action on Tuesday when they host Keystone College in the final regular season game of the season at 3:30 PM.