GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Shenandoah University baseball team completed a season sweep over Messiah College Wednesday afternoon with an 11-8 non-league victory over the Falcons.
Shenandoah (22-11) gave up a combined eight runs in the second and third innings before coming back with one run in the fifth, three in the eighth and one more in the ninth.
IN BRIEF
SU led 6-0 after scoring three runs each in the first and second, but saw the Falcons (13-22) score five runs in the bottom of the second and three more in the third to take an 8-6 lead.
Tristan Baker put the Hornets on top to stay with a bases loaded sacrifice fly to right center.
Following a walk to Keegan Woolford, Luke Nussman drew a bases loaded walk to increase the SU lead to two runs.
In the ninth, Baker earned an RBI the hard way by being hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded.
Senior Brandon McKenzie, who had come on in the eighth, got two quick outs in the ninth before working around a two-out triple by inducing a flyout to center.
The save is McKenzie's first.
Luke Radazewski got the win with 4.0 innings of scoreless relief. He struck out three and walked three.
Woolford finished his day 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI. The junior now has 10 home runs on the season.
Grant Thompson had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and Henry Delavergne had two hits.
UP NEXT
The Hornets next scheduled contest is Saturday at 1 p.m. versus Guilford. Shenandoah was supposed to play at Hood Thursday, but that game was cancelled by the Blazers earlier Wednesday. SU is attempting to schedule a game for Thursday evening at 6 p.m. Please check the department's Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/SUHornets for updated schedule information.
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