WINCHESTER, Va. – No. 3 Shenandoah University punched its ticket to the second weekend ODAC Baseball Tournament Sunday with a 7-6 victory over Guilford College.
Senior
Haden Madagan crushed his second home run of the day in the top of the ninth to push Shenandoah (36-5) past Guilford (20-19-1).
IN BRIEF
Playing as the visitor, Madagan belted a full-count Jacob Ray pitch 389'7" over the left field fence for what proved to be the game-winning run.
Reliever
Brian Ferreira (3-0), who came on with two outs in the seventh, sent the Quakers down in order in the ninth with two strikeouts and a groundout.
Ferreira, the fourth SU pitcher on the day, struck out two and walked one in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Starter
Reilly Owen went 2.0 innings before exiting with an apparent injury while
Michael Prosperi and
Matt House both matched Ferreira's 2 1/3 innings. Prosperi allowed four runs on six hits and House two runs on three hits.
The long ball played prominently in the contest with Shenandoah hitting three home runs and Guilford two. Madagan gave SU a 4-0 lead with a two-run shot in the third and
Colby Martin had a solo blast to center in the seventh.
Both of the Quakers dingers tied the game. Isaiah Hairston tied the contest at 4-4 with a three-run shot in the fifth, and after Shenandoah took a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh, Michael Sumner knotted it at 6-6 with a two-run blast in the bottom of that same frame. On that latter home run, Madagan barely missed pulling it back over the fence.
Madagan finished 3 for 5 with Martin,
Pearce Bucher, and
Kooper Anderson getting two each. Madagan drove in four runs.
Ray (2-5) took the loss for Guilford after allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in 6.0 innings of relief work. He struck out four.
BY THE NUMBERS
Madagan's first home run traveled 348'7" with an exit velocity of 94 mph. His game-winner went 389'7" and had an exit velocity of 99 mph.
Martin's home run to center went 402'3" with a 102.7 mph exit velocity.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah resumes tournament play on Thursday at the University of Richmond. The ODAC will announce game times and pairings following the completion of the first round of play Monday afternoon.
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