Delaware Starts 2016 Season on High Note, Downs Stetson 6-1 with Big Sixth Inning

Friday, February 19

DeLand, Fla.

6:30 PM

University of Delaware

Stetson

Delaware Starts 2016 Season on High Note, Downs Stetson 6-1 with Big Sixth Inning

2/19/2016 11:33:00 PM | Baseball

By: Delaware Athletics

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Jim Sherman. “We got great pitching from Ron Marinaccio. It was an ace performance from him and Colman Vila threw great to close it out. We got timely hitting from Glover, Ake, Liggett, and Patten. I'm really happy for our guys to come out and play so well.”

Marinaccio, a sophomore righthander who earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie team in 2015, went six strong innings, allowing just four hits and one run and striking out eight Stetson hitters. Vila came in and hurled three hitless innings and struck out four batters to earn the save.

After Stetson (0-1) took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run by rightfielder John Fussell in the fourth inning, Delaware responded with six runs in the sixth to gain control.

Delaware sent 10 batters to the plate during the big sixth inning as leftfielder Jordan Glover knocked in two runs with a double to center, Nick Liggett knocked in a run with a pinch-hit single down the leftfield line, first baseman Nick Patten (at left/Photo Courtesy of Stetson Athletics) brought in a run with a single through the left side, and second baseman Jeremy Ake closed out the inning with a two-run single down the rightfield line.

HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Patten finished with a game-high three hits in his collegiate debut for Delaware
• The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. with freshman Brandon Walter scheduled to take the mound for the Hens
• Delaware was making its first apparence in the state of Florida since an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998
• Delaware and Stetson met for the first time since 1985 and UD downed the Hatters for the first time since 1981

AGATE:

Delaware....000 006 000 - 6-6-3
Stetson.......000 100 000 - 1-4-2

Marinaccio, Vila (7) and Tierno; Jordan, Keller (6), Thorne (6), Wiebke (7) and Hale; E: Nardo (D), Meeker (D), Marinaccio (D), Reid (S), Morales (S); LOB: D - 4, S - 5; 2B: Glover (D), Reid (S); HR: Fussell (S); SB: Glover (D); WP: Marinaccio (1-0); LP: Jordan (0-1); Save: Vila (1); Attendance: 1,126

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