WINCHESTER, Va. – No. 22 Shenandoah University opened up its 2022 baseball season Saturday with a non-league doubleheader sweep over Widener (Pa.).
Shenandoah (2-0) was an 8-5 winner in the opener before completing the sweep with an 8-6 victory in game two over the Pride (0-3).
GAME ONE RECAP
Widener jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opener with two runs in the second and one in the third only to see SU take control with four runs in its half of the third.
A three-run fourth, followed by a single run in the fifth, pushed the Hornets advantage out to 8-3. The Pride scored one run in each of its last two at-bats to provide the final margin of victory.
Shenandoah scored its first run in the second thanks to a
Haden Madagan RBI double to plate
Frankie Ritter. Ritter had reached on a single through the left side.
Ryan Clawson followed by being hit by a pitch and senior second baseman
Kyle Lisa made the Pride pay as he deposited a Zachary Coluccio offering over the fence in left center for his first career home run.
In the fourth, Ritter,
Henry Delavergne, and
Pearce Bucher all had RBI with Ritter's coming on a bunt single and both Delavergne and Bucher ripping doubles.
Delavergne plated the Hornets final run of the contest with a single to left in the fifth.
Ritter, Delavergne, and Madagan posted two hits each in the victory with Lisa driving in three and Delavergne two.
The middle game offensive output made a winner of junior
Jacob Faivre (1-0). Faivre tossed the fourth through sixth innings and allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out two.
Matt House got the final two outs of the game to earn the save. He gave up one hit and struck out one.
GAME TWO RECAP
The Hornets completed the opening day sweep with an 8-6 victory in the nightcap.
A four-run first got the hosts off to a solid start; Bucher had the big blast in the frame with a three-run home run just inside the right-field foul pole.
Another home run, this one a two-run shot from Clawson, keyed a three-run third and gave the Hornets a 7-0 lead.
Widener scored twice in the fourth with SU answering with one in the bottom of the frame before the visitors scored another run in the sixth and three in the seventh off of a pair of SU relievers.
A three-run home run with two outs in the seventh caused Shenandoah skipper
Kevin Anderson to again turn to House to close out the game. The senior delivered with a three-pitch strikeout to close out the sweep.
Delavergne and Ritter both had two hits with Ritter driving in four.
Reilly Owen (1-0) pitched the first four innings to earn the win. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah hosts Misericordia this coming Saturday in a non-league doubleheader.
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