MILLINGTON, Tenn. – No. 3/4 Shenandoah University earned its second straight win of the Millington Regional with a 14-5 victory over Piedmont (Ga.) Thursday evening.
The Hornets (36-5) advance to Friday's 7 p.m. CDT game against the winner of the Webster (Mo.)/Piedmont game which will take place at noon Friday.
The Gorlocks/Lions game is an elimination contest for both teams. Webster, which sent top-seed Christopher Newport into the loser's bracket, lost 10-1 earlier Thursday to Salisbury.
Senior Bobby Stefanowicz (2-0), who came on for classmate Brian Goddard in the middle of the fourth, allowed just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of work to earn the victory on the mound. Stefanowicz struck out four and walked two before Jeff Stanek came on to start the eighth.
A third senior, Greg Van Sickler, got the victors started in the top of the first by driving in classmate (and fellow All-American) Kevin Brashears with a double down the leftfield line.
One inning later, Shenandoah got all of the offense it would need for the rest of the evening by getting a Joey Donofrio RBI single before Cory Nelson hit a grand slam to left.
Nelson's dinger, his seventh of the season, was one of two the Hornets hit on the night. Donofrio started a seven-run sixth with a solo shot to right.
SU banged out 13 hits against three PC (32-14) pitchers with eight of nine starters getting at least one hit. Donofrio, Mike Smith, Clint DeHaven and Kurt Krout all had at least two hits with Donofrio's 3 for 5, two RBI evening leading all players.
Brashears, Donofrio, Nelson and Smith all posted at least two RBI.
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