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Delaware Rides Marinaccio Gem to 4-2 Win Over UMass Lowell in Hannah Inv. Opener
3/5/2016 7:58:00 PM | Baseball
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Jim Sherman. “He's been our ace of the staff and he proved that again today. Diaz Nardo had a couple of big hits and our freshman first baseman Nick Patten showed his power with his blast to right center. It was a good day overall.”Marinaccio, a sophomore right-hander from Toms River, N.J. (Toms River North HS), was outstanding once again as he remained a perfect 3-0 on the season as he allowed only a fourth inning single and a fifth inning single. He struck out seven batters and walked just two in a 102-pitch effort as he lowered his ERA to a microscopic 1.00 on the season.
Hinton closed out the game for Delaware (5-3) as he preserved the lead and struck out four batters in two innings while allowing two runs and three hits.
Delaware got hits from six different batters led by 2015 Freshman All-American Nardo, who went 2 for 4 and recorded an RBI single in the first inning and a sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Hens a 4-0 lead.
After Nardo gave Delaware the 1-0 lead in first inning with his single, the Hens made it 2-0 on a run-scoring double to right center by designated hitter Doug Trimble. The Hens upped the lead to 3-0 in the fourth when Patten drilled a one-out home run to right center, his second clout in the last three games.
UMass Lowell (3-3) split a pair of games on the day as the River Hawks opened the Hannah Invitational with a 3-0 win over Delaware State (0-10) Saturday. Andrew Ryan allowed just one hit and struck out 10 batters to earn the win for UML. Steve Passatempo aided the effort with a solo home run in the second inning.
Delaware will close out the tournament Sunday with an 11 a.m. game vs. UMass Lowell followed by a game against Delaware State at 2:30 p.m. Junior co-captain Burk FitzPatrick will take the mound for Delaware in the opener while freshman Brandon Walter will start the nightcap vs. DSU.
HEN SCRATCHINGS:
• The tournament honors all-time Blue Hen great Bob Hannah, who guided the Blue Hens for 36 years between 1965-2000 and led the team to 1,053 wins, 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, 22 conference titles, and a berth in the 1970 College World Series. Hannah, who still resides in Newark and attends UD games, is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, and the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame.
• The inaugural tournament was not played in 2015 due to inclement weather and the first day of this year's tournament was canceled Friday due to snow and cold
• Delaware is now 2-0 at home this season and has won 7 of its last 9 home games at Hannah Stadium since last season
AGATE:
UML...........000 000 002 - 2-5-1
Delaware...200 100 10x - 4-7-0
Xirinachs, Veilleux (5) and Erickson; Marinaccio, Hinton (8) and Mayer; E: Prada (UML); DP: UML- 1, D - 2; LOB: UML - 4, D - 9; 2B: Trimble (D); 3B: Sharpe (UML); HR: Patten (D); HPB: Glover (D)-2; Trimble (D); Mayer (D); SF: Nardo (D); SB: Glover (D); WP: Marinaccio (3-0); LP: Xirinachs (0-2); A - 303.
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