York erupts for 19 hits, powers past Staten Island 15-9

Jacob Teter went 4-for-5 with four RBI as York opened its six-game homestand with a 15-9 win over Staten Island on Tuesday night at WellSpan Park, piling up 19 hits in its loudest offensive showing since mid-May.

The Revs needed the burst after dropping a 7-6 decision in Charleston two nights earlier, and they wasted little time showing how fast a game can tilt when York’s contact game, power and speed all show up together. Staten Island jumped first on Blake Rutherford’s two-run homer to right-center in the opening inning, but York answered right away with Teter’s RBI single and tied it in the second on Brian Rey’s two-out RBI double.

The third inning became the kind of stretch that changes the shape of a home game. Teter led off with a double, Jackson Ross followed with a tying RBI double, and Mike Rosario drove a three-run homer onto the tents in right to give York a 6-3 cushion. Staten Island kept swinging back, tying the game again in the fifth on Rutherford’s RBI double and Brandon Wagner’s two-run homer, but York never let the night settle into a slugfest on the visitors’ terms.

Instead, the Revs kept turning the game on traffic and pressure. The sixth and seventh innings brought a parade of leadoff walks, hit-and-run execution, bunts, stolen bases, RBI singles and sacrifice flies as York stretched the lead beyond reach. The 19-hit total was York’s highest since May 14 and only two shy of its season high, a reminder that this lineup can do damage in more ways than one when innings start to unravel.

That depth has been part of York’s edge against Staten Island all season. The Revs swept a May 14 doubleheader from the FerryHawks by scores of 17-4 and 8-5 in front of 6,466 fans, a franchise record for any home day game, then completed the first six-game sweep in franchise history with an 11-7 win on May 17. Teter, signed Feb. 9 as one of the first two members of the 2026 roster, has become a middle-order anchor, while Ross, added April 2, and Rey, announced March 10 along with catcher Eddy Arteaga, have widened the attack.

Staten Island, which entered the Atlantic League in 2022 after replacing the Staten Island Yankees, got big nights from Rutherford and Wagner but could not keep pace once York’s lineup started stacking innings. Against stronger pitching, the same formula will be harder to sustain, but at home York has shown that one big inning can quickly become three.