Lynchburg Hornets one win away from National Championship

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The University of Lynchburg baseball team is now one win away from becoming national champions.

The #3 Hornets beat Johns Hopkins in the first game of the Division Three Championship on Wednesday afternoon.

The Hornets took a lead in the 1st inning and never looked back -- scoring the first five runs of the game.

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The Blue Jays managed to put two runs on the board in the last two innings -- but it was too little too late. With the win, Lynchburg pitching completed their third straight complete game.

The second game of the best-of-three series is Thursday at 12 p.m. If necessary, a deciding game 3 would be played starting approximately 3:30pm.

If Lynchburg wins -- they'll earn their first baseball National Championship in school history.