{"id":6338,"date":"2011-03-25T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T01:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2011-03-29T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T14:48:44","slug":"baseball-royals-upset-no-1-shenandoah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/baseball-royals-upset-no-1-shenandoah\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Royals Upset No. 1 Shenandoah"},"content":{"rendered":"
Earlier in the week the Hornets moved into the top spot in the D3baseball.com<\/a> national poll, but 91短视频 made that stay a short one.<\/p>\n Freshman starter Logan Toney<\/strong> (Chesterfield, Va.\/Manchester) and reliever Chris DeWald<\/strong> (Williamsburg, Va.\/Lafayette) limited the powerful SU offense early on, but allowed single runs to score in three straight innings as the Hornets were up 3-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh.<\/p>\n After two quick outs, the Royals found a way to string their hits together. B.J. Mortimer<\/strong> (Mechanicsville, Va.\/Lee-Davis) and Ryan McAlister<\/strong> (Bridgewater, Va.\/Turner Ashby) each reached on singles.<\/p>\n Dylan Smith<\/strong> (Sterling, Va.\/Park View) slapped a base hit through the left side to get the men on the board as Mortimer scored. Designated hitter Beau Banglesdorf<\/strong> (Stafford, Va.\/Mountain View) followed with a hard-hit double to left center, chasing home both runners to tie the game at 3-3. More importantly, Banglesdorf took third base when the Hornets’ cut-off man threw home.<\/p>\n Needing only a single to take the lead, Chris Harpine<\/strong> (Fredericksburg, Va.\/Colonial Forge) hit a roller towards first, but the Shenandoah first baseman pulled up too early and the ball got past him, allowing Banglesdorf to score the go-ahead run from third on the error.<\/p>\n It looked like the Hornets might take the lead back in the eight as they loaded the bases with a walk, error by DeWald and bunt single. SU’s Mike Smith lofted a fly ball to center field, which Harpine caught and gunned home. Dylan Smith grabbed the ball on the first-base side of home plate and dove back, tagging out the runner in a collision at the plate.<\/p>\n DeWald coaxed out another fly ball to end the inning as Shenandoah left two men in scoring position.<\/p>\n Clinging to the 4-3 lead, the Royals survived two deep fly balls to centerfield in the ninth to get a 1-2-3 inning and seal the upset win.<\/p>\n DeWald (1-1) entered the game in the sixth inning and earned the win for his 3-2\/3 innings of work. He allowed one run on three hits. Despite walking four batters and hitting two more, Toney only gave up two runs on one hit in his 5-1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Eastern Mennonite outhit the Hornets 10-4 in the game, led by three singles from Dylan Smith. Banglesdorf finished 2-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n McAlister also finished with a pair of singles.<\/p>\n The win ends the five-game skid for 91短视频 and bumps their record to 7-17. No. 1 Shenandoah falls to 19-1. The Royals return to ODAC play on Saturday as they host Guilford College in a twinbill starting at 12:00pm.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Royals baseball squad found a big way to snap a five-game losing streak Friday, knocking off undefeated and No. 1 Shenandoah in Harrisonburg by a 4-3 score. Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Baseball Royals Upset No. 1 Shenandoah<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4516,5176],"tags":[14135,11672],"feature":[],"class_list":["post-6338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-baseball","tag-athletics","tag-odac"],"yoast_head":"\n