University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Travel to Northeastern for First CAA Road Series of Season
3/26/2015 1:58:00 PM | Baseball
BROOKLINE, Mass. – After losing for just the third time this month Tuesday, the University of Delaware baseball team will look to get back to its winning ways as the Hens travel to Northeastern this weekend in a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series.
Delaware (9-6, 2-1 CAA) kicked off conference play last weekend by taking two of three games from Hofstra at home, while Northeastern (7-14, 0-3 CAA) was swept by UNCW to open its CAA schedule.
Jim ShermanAdam Davis will start game one of the series, while Chad Martin will get the nod in game two. Reigning CAA Pitcher of the Week Ron Marinaccio will look to backup his complete game performance against Hofstra with another stellar outing as the freshman takes the mound in game three.
Game one is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, while the second game of the series is set for 1 p.m. Saturday. Game three will take place at 12 p.m. Sunday and all games will be played at Northeastern's Friedman Diamond.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Zach Lopes comes into this weekend's series riding an eight-game hitting streak, while Diaz Nardo has hit safely in seven straight games.
· Nardo, Joe Giacchino, and Gary Jones lead the team with three home runs on the season.
· Giacchino and Tyler Powell are the only Blue Hens to play in and start in all 15 games.
· Norm Donkin has a team-high four stolen bases.
· Marinaccio's 0.87 ERA is 1.4 runs lower than any other pitcher in the CAA.
· Friday will be the 65th meeting between the Huskies and Blue Hens and Delaware leads the all-time series 41-23.
· The first meeting between the two schools was in 1992 and UD won all five contests last season, including two wins in the CAA Tournament.
· Delaware has not won a series at Northeastern since 2007.
