University of Delaware Athletics
Site Changed, Delaware Hosting Delaware State Tuesday Afternoon at Hannah Stadium
3/15/2016 10:03:00 AM | Baseball
Delaware (11-4) vs. Delaware State (0-15)
DATE: Tuesday, March 15, 2016
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Bob Hannah Stadium, Newark, Del.
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STORY LINE
Delaware returns to action at home in an unexpected way this afternoon as the Blue Hens host Delaware State at 3 p.m. at Bob Hannah Stadium. The game was scheduled to be played in Dover, Del. but due to poor field conditions on the DSU game field, the contest was moved north to Newark. The Hens will be looking to extend their six-game win streak while the Hornets (0-15) still search for their first victory of the season.
LAST TIME OUT
Good things happen when Adam Rapp comes to the plate with the bases loaded. For the second straight day the University of Delaware freshman catcher came up big in a clutch situation as his two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning brought home the winning run in a 5-4 victory over Binghamton Sunday at Bob Hannah Stadium.The victory extended the Delaware win streak to six games and helped the Blue Hens (11-4) sweep the four-game series from the Bearcats (2-12).
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Freshman RHP Cole Benjamin (0-0, 10.12 ERA) will start his second career game today. He went 1.2 innings in his first collegiate start Mar. 8 vs. Maryland in Bel Air, Md. Delaware went on to win that game 10-8. Delaware State has not announced its starter.
• Today's game is the ninth home game for the Blue Hens in the last 15 days. The streak continues with a home game vs. Bryant Wednesday and three game at home vs. Fairfield this weekend.
• The Hens' 11-4 record marks their best 15-game start since the 1998 squad started out 22-4 on the way to an NCAA Tournament berth
• Delaware's six-game win streak is its longest since 2013 when the team won 13 straight between Mar. 19 and Apr. 9
• Delaware sophomore RHP Ron Marinaccio was named this week's Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week while freshman RF Kyle Baker was named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week. Delaware has had the CAA Rookie of the Week three straight weeks. Baker hit .778 (7 of 9) during Delaware's 5-0 week.
• Delaware is 7-1 at home this season
SERIES INFORMATION
Delaware leads the series by a 40-10 margin with four straight wins, including a 4-2 win on March 6 as part of the Bob Hannah Invitational at Delaware. Delaware scored two runs in both the second and six innings and overcame four errors to post the win. The Hens went up 2-0 in the second when Diaz Nardo stole second and third and scored on a balk and Calvin Scott knocked in a run with a single. The Hornets answered with a run in the third but the Hens tacked on two more safeties in the sixth when Kevin Mohollen started the inning with a single and scored on an error after a Nick Tierno bunt single. Tierno later scored on a fielder's choice groundout by Doug Trimble.
• JP Blandin (Wilmington, Del. '93) is 383-379-7 in his 16th season at Delaware State.
ABOUT DELAWARE STATE
Delaware State (0-15) enters today's game still looking for its first victory of the season after dropping its first 15 contests, most recently a three-game series sweep at the hands of Marist in Dover this weekend. The Hornets fell by scores of 4-2 on Friday and were swept in a doubleheader by scores of 15-0 and 4-3 on Sunday. Todd Henry leads the team in batting with a .325 average while Chris Panzarella leads with five RBI. The Hornets are hitting just .191 as a team and have been shutout five times this season.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
