University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look To Get Back On Track With Non-League Tilt vs. Saint Joseph's
4/19/2016 2:05:00 PM | Baseball
Delaware (21-14) vs. Saint Joseph's (17-14)
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Bob Hannah Stadium, Newark, Del.
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STORY LINE
Delaware will be looking to get back to winning ways this afternoon as the Blue Hens return to non-league action to take on longtime foe Saint Joseph's at Bob Hannah Stadium.
The Blue Hens (21-14) will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak after dropping a weekend set in Colonial Athletic Association play to Northeastern by scores of 6-1 on Friday, 6-3 on Saturday, and 14-0 on Sunday. Saint Joseph's (17-14, 6-3 Atlantic 10) is working on a four-game win streak that includes a 7-3 win over Monmouth Apr. 13 and a weekend Atlantic 10 Conference sweep on the road over Massachusetts this past weekend that saw the Hawks win by scores of 3-1, 6-1, and 17-7.
LAST TIME OUT
Delaware was limited to just three hits and Northeastern scored in five separate innings on the way to a 14-0 victory Sunday at Bob Hannah Stadium. Northeastern banged out 18 hits, including two home runs, three doubles, and three triples and was in control the entire afternoon. Delaware, which got singles from Nick Tierno, Kyle Baker, and Calvin Scott, was shutout for the first time this season and for the first time in 92 games since a 7-0 loss at Towson on May 10, 2014. The Huskies scored all the runs they would need on a RBI triple by freshman Josh Treff in the second and also later got home runs from Pat Madigan and Jake Farrell. Northeastern broke the game open with four runs in the fifth, two in the seventh, and five more in the eighth. Delaware freshman Kyle Hinton (2-1) got his second start but suffered the loss as he lasted just 2.2 innings and allowed three runs.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Delaware: #21 Zach Flowers (So., RHP, 1-1, 7.11 ERA) vs. Saint Joseph's: TBA
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Delaware enters today's game with a record of 13-7 at home, including a mark of 12-2 with four straight wins against non-league opponents.
• Delaware ranks No. 2 in the CAA in team batting average (.302), No. 2 in runs scored (7.2), No. 7 in team ERA (5.76), and No. 7 in team fielding (.957)
• Individually, RF Kyle Baker is No. 3 in batting average (.387/3rd among NCAA freshmen), Nick Tierno is No. 4 in runs scored (36), No. 4 in on-base pct. (.468), No. 7 in hits (49) and No. 8 in batting average (.374), Jordan Glover is No. 1 in doubles (17), No. 2 in RBI (37), No. 7 in stolen bases (11), No. 9 in hits (45), and No. 9 in slugging pct. (.551), Nick Patten is No. 5 in home runs (8) and No. 8 in runs scored (34), and No. 8 in slugging pct. (.566), Kevin Mohollen is No. 1 in triples (4), Brandon Walter is No. 2 in opponent batting average (.232), No. 3 in strikeouts (55), No. 4 in innings pitched (54.1), No. 7 in ERA (3.31), Ron Marinaccio is No. 2 in wins (6), No. 4 in strikeouts (48), No. 7 in innings pitched (52.2), No. 10 in ERA (3.93), Nick Spadafino is No. 2 in games pitched (18), and Colman Vila is No. 2 in games pitched (18) and No. 5 in saves (4)
• Spadafino has been nominated for the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American team. He is a health and physical education major from Dover, Del.
• Tierno has now reached base in 18 straight games and is 19 of his last 36 (.528) at the plate with 14 runs over his last nine games. He also has 15 multiple hit games this season and is working on an nine-game hitting streak.
SERIES INFORMATION
Today's game marks the 70th meeting all-time since 1923 between the two schools. Delaware leads by a 46-23 margin. Saint Joseph's has won three straight, including a 7-6 win in 2015 at Bob Hannah Stadium, a 5-1 victory in 2014 in Merion Station, Pa., and a 12-11 triumph in 10 innings in 2013 in Philadelphia. Dealware's last win was a 17-3 victory in 2013 in Newark. SJU has won seven of the last 10 meetings while Delaware has won 12 of the last 20 games. The teams will play again May 3 at Saint Joseph's.
• Saint Joseph's: Fritz Hamburg (Ithaca '89) is in his eighth season at Saint Joseph's (179-206-1)
SAINT JOSEPH'S NOTES
• Saint Joseph's is 9-6 in road games this season with four straight victories away from home.
• SJU's Cal Jadacki drove in five runs in Sunday's 17-7 win and hit two home runs in the fourth inning.
• SJU's Tim Brennan was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday after tossing his first career complete game, allowing five hits and striking out eight without a walk in Saturday's 6-1 win over UMass.
• The Hawks will meet Rider next Tuesday in the Liberty Bell Classic championship game at Citizens Bank Park. SJU won the tournament in 2012 and 2014.
