WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University baseball team set new school records for runs and hits in a game in a 35-13 non-league win over St. Joseph's (L.I.).

The Hornets (18-5) scored nine runs in the first, four in the second and a combined 13 runs in the fourth thru sixth innings to turn the game into a rout over the Golden Eagles (5-8).

The 35 runs scored breaks the school record of 32 set against Franklin & Marshall last season and equalled later in 2009 against Catholic.

The 33 hits breaks the hits record set in the F&M contest.

Additionally, sophomore Cory Nelson set a new school record with six hits. Nelson finished his day 6 for 6 with five RBI before being pinch hit for in the seventh.

All nine starters got at least one hit with Nelson, Kevin Brashears, Jesse Henry and Keaton Neeb getting at least three each.

Brashears and Henry missed hitting for the cycle by failing to hit a triple while Neeb needed to just a home run to complete his cycle.

The team hit for the cycle in the fourth with Brashears hitting the home run, Nelson the double, Neeb the triple and Scott Van Dusseldorp the single.

Shenandoah used 23 field players and six pitchers in the win with 15 of the field players getting a hit.

Junior Brian Goddard (1-2) was the winning pitcher despite giving up 11 runs on 10 hits and five walks in 5.0 innings.

St. Joseph's actually led the game 4-0 after the top half of the first after Frank DiPresso hit a grand slam to dead center.

SU answered that production with nine runs on nine hits, chasing SJC starter Justin Dierkes (2-2) in the process. Dierkes gave up all nine runs and nine hits while walking one. He last 2/3 of an inning.

The Hornets have tomorrow off and are back in action at home on Saturday in a USA South Conference contest against Christopher Newport at 1:00.

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