Banglesdorf was named one of the three First Team outfielders, as he led or co-led Eastern Mennonite in eight offensive categories, including a .395 batting average, .618 slugging percentage and 35 runs scored.聽 The senior was second on the team with 27 RBIs.聽 Banglesdorf’s stats also held up in comparison to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as at the end of the regular season he was second in the ODAC with 18 doubles, third with 97 total bases and fourth with his slugging percentage.

Rodriguez had a phenomenal rookie season at third base and was the only freshman position player on the first or second All-Region Teams.聽 He batted .374 with team highs of 41 RBIs and four homeruns, while adding 28 runs.聽 At times during the season, Rodriguez was among national leaders in RBIs and he finished third in the ODAC in the category.聽 He was also tenth in the ODAC with a .561 slugging percentage.

The Royals broke their program record with 447 hits as a team and topped the ODAC with a .335 batting average.聽 They finished with a record of 11-27 and 4-14 in league play.

Including Banglesdorf and Rodriguez, only eight ODAC players were voted onto the region’s top three teams.

The Royals committed three errors in the top of the second and fell behind their visitors 8-2.聽 Despite the early deficit, the men kept attacking and chiseled the lead down to 8-6 after three.

SVU scored a pair of unearned runs in the fourth, and added a two-run homer in the sixth, but the Royals again responded with a six-run deficit.

(Mechanicsville, VA/Lee-Davis) led off the bottom of the sixth with a single and the rest of the team followed suit.聽 After a walk, hit batter, and seven hits, Eastern Mennonite grabbed momentum with eight runs, jumping ahead 14-12.聽 (Miami, FL/Doral Academy) ripped a two-run triple in the inning, and (Miami, FL/Pace) also had a two-run three bagger which gave the Royals the lead.

Southern Virginia scored once in the seventh to get within 14-13.聽 The men responded by scoring three more times, and reliever (Louisa, VA/Louisa County) got a one-two-three inning in the eighth and a rally-killing double play in the ninth to save the win.

The Royals banged out 18 hits combined with seven walks to snap their seven-game losing streak.聽 Chris Rodriguez went 4-5 with a walk out of the leadoff spot.聽 He scored three times and added three RBIs while finishing a homerun short of the cycle.聽 (Stafford, VA/Mountain View) was 3-5 with a walk and was one of six men to score two or more times.聽 (Sterling, VA/Park View) was 2-4 with a walk, driving in a game high four runs while scoring twice.

(Miramar, FL/Pace) finished 2-4 with two walks and Estrada was 2-3 with two RBIs.聽 Both players scored two runs, as did (Waynesboro, VA/Fort Defiance).

(Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette) started for 91短视频 and took a no decision after getting chased in the second.聽 (Chesterfield, VA/Manchester), the men’s fourth pitcher, allowed two runs over 2.0 innings and earned the win to improve to 2-1.聽 Harlow struck out four and allowed one run for a three-inning save.

The Royals will look to improve their 1-6 ODAC record when they host Hampden-Sydney on Saturday.聽 The doubleheader starts at noon.

Each team brought in a solo run in the first, with (Miramar, FL/Pace) bringing in 91短视频’s on a sacrifice fly.聽 The Mountaineers scored their second unearned run in the third, but the home team followed suit in the bottom of the inning when Chris Rodriguez (Miami, FL/Pace) scored as (Sterling, VA/Park View) was caught in a run-down between first and second.

Eastern Mennonite starter (Louisa, VA/Louisa County) continued sailing through the SVC lineup when he got some run support in the fifth.聽 With an infield single and a pair of walks, 91短视频 had the bases loaded with two away.聽 Justin Rodriguez ripped a double to right field, plating a pair of runs.聽 Smith was out at home trying to score from first, and was ejected for his collision at the plate, but the Royals had the 4-2 edge.

Southern Vermont broke through in the seventh, tying the game with two runs on a bases loaded single.聽 But Harlow limited the damage by getting a grounder to third for an inning-ending double play.

Christian Rodriguez led off the bottom of the seventh by beating out a single, but he sat on second with two outs.聽 The Mountaineers should have escaped unscathed, but the left fielder dropped a fly ball from (Chesterfield, VA/Manchester) which would have ended the inning.聽 A run scored to put the men ahead, but SVC imploded from there, committing two more errors and giving up three additional hits.

By the time the dust settled on the long inning, 91短视频 had sent 12 men to the plate and seven had scored, all unearned with two outs.聽 The Royals led 11-5 and never gave up the lead.

Toney, who had replaced Smith at first, led off the eighth with a bomb over the left field wall, and the Mountaineers added a grand slam in the ninth, but Eastern Mennonite held on for the 12-9 decision.

The Royals only out-hit SVC by two, 15-13, but were helped by five Mountaineer errors.聽 was a sparkplug from the bottom of the order, singling all four times he batted.聽 The freshman scored three runs and knocked in one.

Justin Rodriguez went 3-4 with three RBIs and a run.聽 Toney scored twice and (Bridgewater, VA/Turner Ashby) had two RBIs.聽 (Stafford, VA/Mountain View) and (Waynesboro, VA/Fort Defiance) each added two hits to the balanced attack.

Harlow threw seven strong innings, allowing just two earned runs to get his first win of the year.聽 (Crozet, VA/Western Albemarle) pitched 1-1/3 innings while Banglesdorf came in for the final two outs.

After scoring 45 runs in the weekend three-game sweep of Southern Virginia, Eastern Mennonite is now 4-5 overall.聽 Next up the men step into ODAC play, traveling to Randolph-Macon for a doubleheader on Saturday.

91短视频 11, Greensboro 3
Box Score
Jake Norman (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) hit a two-run homerun in the second and Beau Banglesdorf (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) added a two-run shot in the third as 91短视频 jumped to a 4-2 lead.

Casey Harlow went 6-2/3 innings and allowed just one earned run in the nightcap to pick up the win.

The Royals exploded for seven runs in the top of the sixth to put the game out of reach. Josh Martin (Crozet, Va./Western Albermarle) had a three-run double and Chris Harpine (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) added a two-run triple as the men won 11-3.

Jason Tate (Herndon, Va./Herndon) pitched the first five innings giving up just one earned run and two hits despite walking seven and striking out five. Jon Trice (Stuarts Draft, Va./Stuarts Draft) threw the final two frames.

Harpine went 3-4 in the game with two RBIs and a run. Banglesdorf and Martin each had three RBIs. Norman finished with a 2-4 game with two runs and two RBIs.

91短视频 5, Greensboro 3
Box Score
The Pride plated three runs in the bottom of the third in the nightcap to grab the lead but 91短视频 got them right back in the top of the fourth.

With the bases loaded, Travis Ebersole (Sarasota, Fl./Sarasota Christian) walked in a run. Martin hit a two-out single and two more runs scored, tying the game at 3-3.

The game stayed tied until the sixth, when Banglesdorf led off with a walk. After an Ebersole single, shortstop Adrian Perez (Miami, Fl./Doral Academy) singled in one run and Martin knocked in another for the 5-3 lead.

Greensboro chased starter Casey Harlow (Louisa, Va./Louisa County) in their final at-bat with a pair of two-out singles. But closer Thomas Worley (Prince George, Va./Prince George) came in and got a game-ending groundout.

The Royals made the most of their five hits in the second game. Martin had two hits to lead the way.

Harlow went 6-2/3 and picked up the win. The sophomore scattered six hits and allowed just one earned run.

Eastern Mennonite moves to 2-2 with the wins. The men play one more doubleheader against a USA South team this weekend, playing at Ferrum Sunday afternoon.