Hornets Take Game One Against National Champs, but Comeback Falls Short in Nightcap

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Shenandoah Hornets traveled down to the University of Lynchburg Hornets for a pivotal conference doubleheader late in the season to determine postseason positioning. Shenandoah came away with a split over the defending National Champions Lynchburg. The Hornets (22-12, 11-8) took game one by a score of 6-4 before falling in the nightcap 3-2. Jacob Bell got the start in game one and went 7.2 innings to pick up his sixth win of the season before giving way to Joey Mitchell who went the final 1.1 innings. Chandler Ballenger had two RBI’s in the game, with Padilla,…