WINCHESTER, Va. – No. 22 Shenandoah University rode the long ball to an ODAC baseball doubleheader sweep over Emory and Henry Friday afternoon.

Shenandoah (18-6, 8-3 ODAC) was a 19-2 winner in the opener before finishing off the sweep over the Wasps (9-12, 2-10) with an 18-3 victory in the nightcap.

The Hornets hit eight home runs in the two games after having come into the game with just seven on the season.

Three players: Nick Goode, Luke Nussman and Grant Thompson, hit dingers in both contests and 17 of the 18 starters hit safely on the day.

Senior Colin Morse and junior Robert Klinchock benefitted from the offensive onslaught to grab mound victories.

Morse (4-2) went 8.0 innings in game one, allowing only one hit and three walks while striking out seven. The Wasps also hit comebackers to Morse on five occasions.

Klinchock (3-2) went the first 6 2/3 innings of game two, allowing three runs on six hits and four walks against two strikeouts.

He retired 13 of 14 straight batters, including seven straight, from the end of the second to the start of the seventh.

Nussman was 3-for-5 with three RBI in game one with Goode driving in four runs on two hits in four at-bats.

Jamie Naill also had three hits.

Robert Marcelle had four hits and three RBI in game two with Goode finishing his day 4-for-5 with four RBI and four runs scored.

Nussman had another two hits, Grant Thompson was 3-for-5 and Matt Moon 2-for-4.

Shenandoah had a combined 36 hits in the two contests.

The Hornets continue this homestand on Sunday with a non-league doubleheader versus Neumann (Pa.).

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