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WINCHESTER, Va. (February 27, 2001)- The baseball team achieved its first home win of the season Tuesday afternoon, defeating Eastern Mennonite 4-1 in non-league action at Bridgeforth Field.

Shenandoah (2-1) scored all the runs it would need in the bottom of the first as the Hornets pushed across three runs on two hits while EMU (2-2) allowed two of those runs to be unearned with three errors in the frame.

Shenandoah jumped on top in its first at-bat when junior John Cowell (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) was hit by a pitch, stole second, and then came home when he stole third and the throw from Royals catcher Erik Kratz sailed into leftfield. Another Kratz error led to the second run of the game, as Jeremy Schutt (Annandale, Va./Prince George's CC) walked and eventually scored from third base when Kratz' attempted pickoff throw to first base against Mike Gallagher (Springfield, Va./Hayfield) got past EMU first baseman Matt Gale and squirted into rightfield.

Tommy Delaney (Fairfax Station, Va./Hayfield) completed the scoring in the inning when he drove in Jake Fiedler (Fairfax, Va./Chantilly) with a single to right. Fiedler reached base with a single to left, advanced to second on a error by second baseman Matt Thompson and then to third on Kratz' second throwing error.

Freshman righthander J.R. Creamer (Lovettsville, Va./Loudoun Valley) earned his first college win with five innings of work. He struck out three and gave up two hits and an unearned run in his first ever college start. Junior Chris Kees (Gore, Va./James Wood) picked up his first save of the season with two innings of scoreless relief. He struck out four and gave up just one hit.

A full box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/bb/2001/022701.htm

The Hornets are in action again on Thursday when they travel to Milledgeville, Ga. to take on Division II Georgia College and State University. This game is the beginning of a six game spring break road trip.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels