9
Piedmont PIEDMONT 4-4
11
Winner Shenandoah SHENANDO 7-0
Piedmont PIEDMONT
4-4
9
Final
11
Shenandoah SHENANDO
7-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Piedmont PIEDMONT 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 9 18 0
Shenandoah SHENANDO 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 X 11 14 0

W: Landis, Braden (1-0) L: A. Thompson (0-1) S: Mitchell, Joey (1)

BB V PIED

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matt McIntosh '23

Baseball Wins Opening Game of Mr. V Memorial Tournament Weekend

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University baseball program won the first game of the 2026 Mr. V Memorial Tournament on Friday with an 11-9 win over Piedmont University.

Tyler Smith hit a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to put the Hornets (7-0) up 8-6 after the Lions (4-4) were up 3-0 early.

RECAP

Both teams left runners in scoring position in the first inning, but that changed in the second as Piedmont put three runs on the board. The inning started with three straight hits, including two doubles, putting the visitors up 2-0. A triple to right center made it 3-0 for the Lions.

JP Williams and Adham Sahebzadah started the bottom of the second with singles. The duo came around to score on a two-out, two RBI single from Carl Keenan. However, Piedmont scored in the third to go up by two again.

The Hornets were able to cut the Lions' lead to one with a Samuel Barber RBI single in the fourth, scoring Williams in the home half of the third. The score stayed the same until Piedmont added a run in the fifth and sixth, making it 6-3.

Samuel Vandrey kick-started the bottom of the sixth with a bunt single and scored two batters later off an RBI double from Matthew Atchley. With Atchley at second, a single from Kyle Garrett and a hit-by-pitch by Jaime Padilla loaded the bases. This brought Tyler Smith to the plate, and he hit a two-strike, high-and-outside pitch to opposite field for a grand slam. The 350-foot home run gave the Hornets an 8-6 advantage.

In the next inning, Padilla added two more runs for SU with a single to right center that scored Atchley and Keenan. In the top of the eighth, Piedmont cut its deficit to one with a three-run, three-hit inning. 

The Hornets were able to add an insurance run in the eighth with a two-out RBI single from Garrett, scoring Kemper Omps.

With the Hornets up 11-9, and the Lions down to their final three outs, Joey Mitchell went to the mound for the home team. Mitchell allowed a leadoff single, but recovered to retire the next two batters. The Lions then hit another single, sending the go-ahead run to come to the plate. However, the threat stopped there as Mitchell struckout the final batter to record his first save of the year.

Braden Landis (1-0) earned his first win of the year after entering the game in the third and going four innings, allowing two runs, and striking out a batter. Dillon Mauzy and Anthony Arrichiello also saw time on the mound for the Hornets, combining for two innings.

The nine Hornets in the starting lineup each had at least one hit in the game. Williams led the way with three hits, while also reaching base with two walks.

UP NEXT

The Hornets play Immaculata University tomorrow at 4 p.m. to conclude Saturday's action of the Mr. V Memorial Tournament.

#GoSUHornets
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play PIEDMONT SHENANDO
PIEDMONT TOP 2nd B. Bodoh doubled to left center, 2 RBI; B. Connelly scored; J. Ryan scored. 2 0
PIEDMONT TOP 2nd C. Funk tripled to right center, RBI; B. Bodoh scored. 3 0
SHENANDO BOT 2nd C. Keenan singled to center field, 2 RBI; A. Sahebzada scored; J. Williams scored. 3 2
PIEDMONT TOP 3rd B. Connelly singled to left center, RBI; C. Few scored. 4 2
SHENANDO BOT 3rd S. Barber singled up the middle, RBI; A. Sahebzada advanced to second; J. Williams scored. 4 3
PIEDMONT TOP 5th J. Ryan doubled to right field, RBI; C. Mullinix scored. 5 3
PIEDMONT TOP 6th D. Miller doubled to left center, RBI; C. Funk scored. 6 3
SHENANDO BOT 6th M. Atchley doubled to right center, RBI; S. Vandrey scored. 6 4
SHENANDO BOT 6th T. Smith homered to right field, 4 RBI; J. Padilla scored; K. Garrett scored; M. Atchley scored. 6 8
SHENANDO BOT 7th J. Padilla singled to right center, 2 RBI; M. Atchley scored; C. Keenan scored. 6 10
PIEDMONT TOP 8th C. Ellis singled through the left side, 2 RBI; D. Miller scored; C. Funk scored. 8 10
PIEDMONT TOP 8th C. Few tripled to center field, RBI; C. Ellis scored. 9 10
SHENANDO BOT 8th K. Garrett singled, RBI; C. Keenan advanced to third, out at home ss to c; K. Omps scored. 9 11

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