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Milley?s Strong Performance Helps Delaware Defeat Lehigh 5-1
4/14/2015 5:56:00 PM | Baseball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Behind a strong pitching performance from sophomore Kevin Milley, the University of Delaware baseball team was able to defeat Lehigh for the third time this season as the Blue Hens downed the Mountain Hawks 5-1 in a non-league game Tuesday.
Milley put the clamps on the Lehigh bats throughout the game to give Delaware (14-12) its fourth straight win. The southpaw went seven innings, struck out seven, and did not allow an earned run in his first start of the season.
Jim Sherman. "Gary Jones gave us a lift at the plate with a home run and a double. Overall, it was a solid performance before we face a big series with Charleston this weekend."After both squads went scoreless in the first two innings, Joe Giacchino put the Hens on the board with an RBI single in the third.
Norm Donkin drove in a run in the the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly before Jones put UD in control later in the frame with a two-run home run. The round-tripper gave the Hens a 4-0 lead, which was all the run support Milley needed.
John Elson led the Mountain Hawks (12-21) with two hits, while Anthony Rinaldi and Jacen Nalesnik were responsible for Lehigh's other two hits in the contest.
Jones led the Blue Hens with two RBI, while he, Zach Lopes, and Ty Warrington posted a team-high two hits in the winning effort.
The Blue Hens will return to action Friday as they resume conference play with a three-game series vs. first place College of Charleston. First pitch between the Hens and Cougars is scheduled for 3 p.m.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Delaware has defeated Lehigh 11 straight times.
· Lopes has a hit in 18 of the last 19 games and has recorded at least two hits in six straight contests.
· Lehigh scored its lone run of the game on an error in the seventh inning.
· Warrington, Jones, and Greg Olenski each had a double.
· Wednesday was UD's fourth road win of the season.
· Lopes tallied two stolen bases.
· Three of Lehigh's four hits were for extra-bases.
· Taylor Mahoney and Nick Spadafino combined to pitch two innings of relief without allowing a hit.
· Delaware has won 10 of its last 13 nonconference games.
AGATE:
Delaware……001 030 010 – 5 – 10 – 1
Lehigh……….000 000 100 – 1 – 4 – 1
D: Milley, Spadafino (8), Mahoney (9); L: Fitz, Schwab (5), Rosetti (9): LOB: D - 9, L - 5; DP: Lehigh - 2; 2B: Jones (D), Warrington (D), Olenski (D), Nalesnik (L), Rinaldi (L), 3B: Elson (L); HR: Jones (D); SB: Lopes 2 (D); WP: Milley (3-2); LP: Fitz (0-1); Attendance: 125.
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