LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall baseball team (6-2) ended its five-game home stand with a 9-6 win over York (Pa.) (0-4) in Tuesday afternoon's non-conference contest at Penn Medicine Park. F&M held an early lead, but York surged back into the game with five runs in the middle innings. However, the Diplomats held on to win their sixth game this season.

The Spartans struck first in the contest, plating a run on two hits in the top of the first. Franklin & Marshall answered back in the bottom of the second as Nick Lorenzo and Matt Hollender recorded back-to-back doubles to tie the game at 1-1. Michael von Zuben then brought the go-ahead run home on an RBI-single to left field. After a single from Colin Mackenzie put runners at the corners, Mackenzie stole second during the next at-bat. As the ball was thrown to second, von Zuben came in to score and put the Diplomats ahead, 3-1.

In the bottom of the third, F&M found itself with runners at the corners with one out in the frame. Like the second inning, Lorenzo took off from first to draw a throw. As the throw went to second, Nick DiGiacomo was able to score and extend the lead to 4-1.

Franklin & Marshall continued to find success at the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning as AJ Desautels singled and Bobby Falese walked to put two runners on with two outs. DiGiacomo then ripped a double into left field to score both runners and cushion the F&M lead at 6-1.

York added two runs in the top of the sixth to cut the deficit in half, but F&M came right back in the bottom half of the frame. After Desautels reached base on an error, Falese singled through the left side of the infield to score F&M's seventh run of the game. Singles from DiGiacomo and Lorenzo allowed Falese to circle the bases and make the score 8-3.

York wouldn't go away quietly as the Spartans drove in three runs on two hits in the top of the seventh to get within two. Hollender regained the momentum in the bottom half of the inning as he cleared the left field wall for his second home run of the season and third homer of his career.

York applied pressure late as it loaded the bases in the top of the eighth, but Sebastian Holl forced a groundout to Falese to end the inning - escaping the jam without any damage.

The Spartans also threatened in the ninth, bringing the tying run to the plate with two outs in the frame. Yet another groundout to Falese ended the threat and secured the win for the Diplomats.

Lorenzo led F&M with three hits, while DiGiacomo and Hollender tallied two each. Both DiGiacomo and Hollender also notched two RBI each in the victory. On the bases, F&M stole seven bags to finish one-shy of tying the program's single-game team record. Desautels led the charge with three stolen bases, ending the game one-shy of tying the individual single-game record.

Kiernan Keller (1-0) earned his first win of the season, striking out two and allowing two earned runs in six innings-pitched. Shane Rebane claimed his second save of the year, allowing two hits and no earned runs in his one inning of relief.

Franklin & Marshall now gets set for its spring break trip to California, playing eight games on the west coast. F&M starts the week playing Redlands, a team receiving votes in the national poll, on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. PST).