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Lehigh Overpowers Blue Hens, 16-7, in First Round of Liberty Bell Classic
3/29/2016 7:24:00 PM | Baseball
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh jumped out to an early six-run lead before adding eight more in the bottom of the sixth as the Mountain Hawks defeated the University of Delaware baseball team, 16-7, in the first round of the Liberty Bell Classic Tuesday afternoon at Legacy Park.
Lehigh (8-14) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Patrick Donnelly, before exploding for five runs in the second. The Mountain Hawks recorded just three hits during the frame but benefited from a pair of Blue Hen errors, while a two-run double by Donnelly capped the rally.
Delaware (16-9) got on the board in the top of the third, as after Calvin Scott and Adam Rapp both doubled to lead off the inning, both runners crossed the plate on a pair of groundouts by Kyle Baker and Kevin Mohollen. Nick Tierno and Nick Patten then added RBI singles in the top of the fifth to make it a 6-4 game.
However Lehigh countered with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth to put the contest out of reach. Jacen Nalesnick led off with a triple and immediately scored on a bunt single by James Bleming, before run-scoring singles by Mike Garzillo and Anthony Rinaldi increased the margin to five.
Nalesnik drove home two with a single later in the frame, while RBI singles by Bleming and Garzillo closed the outburst.
Bleming tripled home a run in the eighth before scoring on a single by Garzillo to put Lehigh in front 16-4, while Delaware added three runs in the top of the ninth to close the scoring.
Delaware returns home this weekend to host James Madison in a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at Bob Hannah Stadium, beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.
Game Notes:
• Lehigh defeated Delaware for the first time since the 2012 season
• The Blue Hens have dropped four straight for the first time since a five-game streak from Apr. 28-May 3, 2015
• UD has allowed at least 14 runs in three of its last four games
• Tierno extended his hitting streak to eight games
• Mohollen has reached safely in 11 games in a row
• Matt Hornich relieved Flowers and fired 3.1 scoreless innings
• Scott posted his first multi-hit game of the year
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Kevin Tritt at: ktritt@udel.edu (email) / 302-831-8715 (office) / 302-383-5005 (cell)
