University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Opens Up Four-Game Home Set vs. Binghamton Friday
3/10/2016 11:48:00 PM | Baseball
Delaware (7-4) vs. Binghamton (2-8)
📅 DATE: Friday, March 11, 2016
🕕 TIME: 2:30 p.m.
📍 LOCATION: Bob Hannah Stadium, Newark, Del.
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STORY LINE
Delaware will be looking to make it three straight wins when the Blue Hens open a non-league four-game home series vs. Binghamton University Friday at Bob Hannah Stadium. The Hens will follow with a doubleheader Saturday at 12 noon and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. The Hens are 3-1 at home this season. A win would give Delaware an 8-4 start for the second straight year.
LAST TIME OUT
Five Blue Hens went deep before Delaware held off a late Maryland rally as UD defeated the Terrapins, 10-8, Tuesday afternoon at Harford Community College. Delaware (7-4), which won for the fourth time in five games, knocked off the Terrapins (5-6) for the second time in eight days, along with last Tuesday's 12-7 victory at Bob Hannah Stadium in its home opener. Jordan Glover finished 2 for 3 with a double, homer and two RBI for the Blue Hens, while Doug Trimble was 2 for 5 with a triple, homer and two RBI. Nick Liggett, Calvin Scott and Brian Mayer also went deep as Delaware reached double figures for the third time this season.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Hens are 3-1 at home this season.
• Delaware RHP Ron Marinaccio takes the mound today with sterling numbers of 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA (No. 2 in CAA) and 23 strikeouts (No. 1 in CAA) in 18 innings of work. He is the first UD starter to begin the season 3-0 since Eric Young in 2012 and is looking to become the first Hen starter to begin the year 4-0 since Matt Heppner started out 5-0 in 2006.
• RHP Mike Bunal (0-2, 13.34 ERA) is slated to take the mound for Binghamton
• Blue Hens have already had two CAA Rookie of the Week selections this season as C Adam Rapp was honored on Mar. 1 and CF Kevin Mohollen took the honors last week.
• Mohollen has reached base safely in 10 straight games and is 15 of his last 35 (.422) at the plate.
• Delaware's five home runs vs. Maryland Tuesday were the most by the Hens since March 14, 2014 vs. Fairfield.
• Delaware ranks No. 3 in the CAA in batting (.272) and No. 4 in pitching (4.96 ERA) while Jordan Glover is No. 6 in the CAA in batting (.390).
SERIES INFORMATION
Delaware won the only meeting by an 11-1 score on Mar. 27, 1978 in Sanford, Fla.
• Tim Sinicki (Western Carolina '88) is 505-526-6 in his 24th season at Binghamton. He is a four-time AEC Coach of the Year.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Binghamton has won two of the last three America East championships (2013, 2014) and advanced to NCAA Regionals in three of the last seven years. BU, which won four straight AEC regular season titles in 2004-07, returned seven starters and 21 letterwinners from last season's last place team and was picked No. 5 out of 7 schools in the preseason AEC poll. C/DH Jack Agresti was a second team All-AEC pick in 2015. The Bearcats rank No. 16 in the NCAA in doubles plays, turning 1.2 per game.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
