Box Score

The dream became a reality on Sunday afternoon as the Griffins earned their first ever NCAA Division II Baseball Championships appearance after 3-0 victory over Millersville in the Atlantic Regional final to advance to Cary, NC. 

's sacrifice fly scored Brandon Jossey to give the Griffins a 2-0 lead.  SHU continued to add on in the sixth.  Cody Herald doubled to the left center field gap with one out.  He moved to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a perfectly executed squeeze play by Matt Malacane to give SHU the 3-0 lead. 
 
Millersville got a one out double in the eighth but Brett Sullivan got a strikeout looking and a foul out to Malacane to set down the Marauders.  Millersville got a leadoff double in the ninth but Sullivan settled down and got a groundout, flyout and a strikeout to end the contest and send the Griffins to Cary. 
 
Brett Sullivan went the distance to earn his eighth victory of the season.  He scattered 8 hits for the complete game shutout.  He struck out 4 hitters and walked just one.  Anthony Fanelli, Matt Malacane and Brandon Jossey each had 1 RBI in the contest.
 
Brett Sullivan was named the MVP of the Atlantic Regional.  Chris Miller, Garret Vrbanic, Cody Herald and Brett Sullivan were named to the All Tournament Team.
 
The Griffins will play the winner of the Central Regional, Minnesota State, in Cary on Sunday, May 25 at 1 PM.