York sweeps Staten Island, records 700th win at WellSpan Park

York’s 5-1 win over Staten Island on Thursday night gave the Revolution their 700th all-time victory at WellSpan Park and completed a three-game sweep that sent them into the second half at 35-28. On a sweltering night at 5 Brooks Robinson Way, the result was less about a single milestone than about the standard York has built in its home park, where the club has now gone 700-552 and finished the first half at 22-11 at home.

Julian Costa owned the biggest stage of his young career. Making his professional debut, the left-hander worked seven innings and allowed one run on six hits, walking three and striking out five. He has now given up just one run in 13.2 innings across his last two home starts, a sharp line for a rookie who looked comfortable enough to hold Staten Island down after the opening frame.

York gave Costa immediate support. Jacob Teter and Jackson Ross opened the scoring with RBI singles for a 2-0 lead, then Gary Mattis added a solo homer in the second, the only run the Revolution would allow all night. Cole Griffith, a rookie catcher, pushed the margin to 3-1 with a sacrifice fly in the second, and the game tilted fully in York’s favor when Drew Ramirez drove the first home run of his professional career to left-center in the fourth. Ramirez later added an RBI single in the fifth to finish the offensive work.

The line score fit the broader shape of York’s first half under manager Rick Forney, who was extended through at least the 2028 season. The Revolution entered the summer stretch after posting the first six-game sweep in franchise history in May and have now paired that kind of finish with another marker of consistency at home, where WellSpan Park has become the franchise’s clearest competitive edge. The club had already been carrying the weight of back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025, and Thursday’s result only added to that standard.

Staten Island never found a sustained answer. York’s defense backed Costa with pickoffs, range plays and key groundouts with runners aboard, keeping the FerryHawks from turning small openings into a rally. The sweep-clinching win also came with the ballpark’s promotional calendar in full swing, as the club marked Members 1st Federal Credit Union Appreciation Night and Hunger Free Thursday before turning to a home series against Lancaster on Friday, July 3, and the July4York celebration on July 4.