WINCHESTER, VA.- The TCNJ baseball team took the nation by storm on Friday, defeating No. 3 ranked Shenandoah University with a commanding 22-9 victory in round one of the NCAA Regional.
 
After falling behind 4-1 in the second, the Lions exploded on the offensive end scoring seventeen runs over the next four innings compared to just one from the Hornets.
 
By the fifth inning, everyone in the lineup had recorded a hit while all but two TCNJ hitters had multiple hits on Friday. Ryan Goodall, Jack Felipe and Justin Marcario all homered with Goodall and Marcario hitting two-run bombs while Felipe put up four with a no-doubt Grand Slam.
 
TCNJ was able to jump on starter Jacob Bell, who came in to today with a perfect 8-0 record while yielding a 1.72 ERA over 78.2 innings pitched. After the Lions had put up eight on him in just three innings, his outing was complete.
 
Starter Ben Amon did exactly what was asked of him today, to chew up innings. While he gave up 10 hits and allowed seven runs, he got out of the innings necessary and denied the Hornets any chance of getting back into this one. He then passed it on to Ethan Earley to close out the last two innings.
 
The sophomore left-hander gave up two runs on two hits and three walks with one strikeout as TCNJ wrapped up the 22-9 win.
 
TCNJ baseball is back out on the diamond tomorrow, May 20^th  at 2:30 PM to take on the winner of Immaculata and Christopher Newport.
 
TCNJ Game Leaders:
Hits: Mike LaGravenis (4)
Runs: LaGravenis, Marcario (4)
RBI: Felipe (4)
HR: Goodall, Marcario & Felipe (1)