Winchester, VA- The Tigers gigantic offensive day continued with the secon game on the day as the Tigers took on (RV) Shenanadoah. The Tigers came out incredibly strong, scoring ten of their eleven runs in the game in the first inning alone.
Junior Andrew Rust (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) took the mound for the tigers against the hornets and pitching very well, was able to rack up four innings of work, allowing one hit and walking two while striking out six. Both sophomore Tommy Anthony (Toronto, ON/Humberside Collegiate Institute) and senior Charlie Schafer(Beavercreek, OH/Beavercreek) came in relief for Rust as they shut down the hornets, allowing only three hits over the next four innings combined between the two.
Junior Tommy Chilicki (Lewis Center, OH/Olentangy) led the team with three hits in the game, which included a triple and two singles. Seven different players were awarded RBI's during the game. Graduate Student Luke Thomas(Tallmadge, OH/Tallmadge), graduate student Parker Gryskevich (Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg), and senior Rocco Royer (Lake Bluff, IL/Lake Forest) all plated two runs on the board for the Tigers in the win.
The Tigers finish their trip to Virginia tomorrow at noon against SUNY courtland. The Tigers improve to 4-1 on the season while the Hornets fall to 7-3.