WINCHESTER, Va. -- On Wednesday, the Mount Aloysius Baseball team traveled to Northern Virginia to take on the 11th-ranked Shenandoah Hornets. Despite leading in the seventh inning, the Mounties fell, 7-5.

Leaders
- Ryan Lynn (Butler, Pa. / Butler) led the Mounties on offense, going 2-for-4 with a homerun and two RBIs.
- Ryan Bushey (Latrobe, Pa. / Derry) drove in a run for the Mounties, as well, while Tyler Suder (Boswell, Pa. / North Star) scored twice.

How It Happened
- Mount Aloysius scored a run in the top of the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead. Suder led off the game with a single, followed up by a Lynn single moving him to third. Suder then scored on a wild pitch for the first run.
- Shenandoah tied the game in the bottom of the first, on a solo homerun, before a scoreless second inning. In the third inning, the Hornets used a walk and three consecutive hits to score two runs and grab a 3-1 lead.
- Aidan Bell (Woodbridge, Va. / Prince William County) led off the Mountie fourth inning with a single and would later be driven in by Bushey, cutting the lead to 3-2. Mount Aloysius starter, Tyler Quade (Mechanicsville, Md. / Chopticon), kept the Hornets off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning, then Lynn homered in the top of the fifth, giving the Mounties a 4-3 lead at the midway point.
- The sixth inning was uneventful, as both teams had 1-2-3 frames. Then in the seventh, the Mounties added one as Quade reached on an infield single and James Rice (Leechburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic) scored on the throw to first.
- With a 5-3 lead, the Mounties gave up three hits and a walk in the bottom of the seventh, leading to two runs and a 5-5 score. The Mounties went 1-2-3 in the top of the eighth, before a two-run homerun by the Hornets in the bottom of the eighth put the Mounties behind, 7-5.
- Mount Aloysius went 1-2-3 again in the top of the ninth inning, giving Shenandoah the 7-5 victory.

Into the Box Score
- Shenandoah out-hit the Mounties, tallying 12 hits while the Mounties had eight hits.
- The Mounties only used two pitchers, with Quade and Chris Hasse (Johnstown, Pa. / Westmont Hilltop). Shenandoah used four pitchers, each pitching 2.2 innings or less. The Hornet starter was relieved after 1.1 innings due to injury.

Up Next
- Mount Aloysius is scheduled for a three-game set, this weekend, at Mary Baldwin in Staunton, Va., with a double-header on Saturday and a single game on Sunday.
- Weather may play a factor, as the forecasted storm may make impact field conditions. Keep an eye on the Baseball schedule page for more updates.