York (PA) - The York College baseball squad remained hot as they earned their fifth consecutive win as they defeated Montclair State 11-7 in non-conference action in York, PA.

The Spartans improve to 12-4 overall while the Red Hawks fall to 7-7 for the campaign.

The game was scoreless in the first third of the game as Spartan starter Tim Frisch (New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock) and Montclair's KEVIN DALTON (Edison, NJ/Edison) matched each other zero for zero over the first three frames. The Red Hawks got on the board first in the fourth thanks to a ROB BOWNESS (Sparta, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) RBI double and a LOU POLITAN (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) sacrifice fly. York got on the board in the bottom of the inning as freshman Mark Miloski (Calverton, NY/Riverhead) drilled a two-run homer to right center, tying the game at two.

The Spartans took a short-lived 3-2 lead in the fifth on a Ryan Craig (Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point) RBI single to left center. Montclair responded with two runs in the top of the sixth to take the 4-3 lead. The Red Hawks got one run on a THOMAS MEYER (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) ground out to second while the other run came on a Politan RBI single to left.

The Spartans recaptured the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh with a four run inning. The first blow was a solo homer to left by senior Bryan Bednarczyk (Columbia, MD/River Hill). Red Hawk pitcher Mary Cabalar (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills) got the next two Spartans before hitting Miloski with a pitch. Catcher Mike Santoro (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) then stroked a single to left and senior Jeff Young (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sophomore Matt Austin (Shrewsbury, PA/Susquehannock) then laced a bases-clearing double to center, giving York a 7-4 lead.

The Red Hawks got a single run in the top of the eighth but York answered with another four run inning to take the 11-5 lead. The eighth inning uprising was keyed by a two-run single to left by Santoro and a two-run double to right center by Young.

Montclair got a pair of unearned runs in the top of the ninth, providing for the final 11-7 margin.

Frisch earned the win as he improves to 3-0. He tossed seven innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts and one walk. Sophomore Jake Hughes (Schwenksville, PA/Souderton) pitched a perfect eighth inning while freshman Randy Bond (Brandywine, MD/Riverdale Baptist) was touched for a pair of unearned runs in the ninth inning.

Dalton started and did not get a decision as he tossed 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Cabalar took the loss as he falls to 1-1 overall. He allowed six runs on four hits in 1.1 innings of work. WILLIAM TRAVERSO (Verona, NJ/Verona) tossed the final inning for the Red Hawks, allowing two runs on two hits with three strikeouts and a walk.

ANDREW VICARO (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) led the Red Hawks with three hits, two runs scored, and an RBI. SCOTT EVANGELIST (Northfield, NJ/Holy Spirit) was 2-for-5 with three runs scored. Politan added a hit and a pair of RBI.