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Delaware State
Hens Bring Out the Big Bats, Overwhelm Delaware State 19-8
4/26/2016 8:17:00 PM | Baseball
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DOVER, Del. -- University of Delaware bats exploded for 19 runs and 16 hits and UD took advantage of five errors as the Blue Hens overwhelmed in-state foe Delaware State in a 19-8 baseball victory Tuesday afternoon at Soldier Field.
Three different Blue Hens banged out three hits, five players had two or more RBI, seven scored two or more runs, and UD collected seven extra base hits in the blowout victory, Delaware's third of the season over Delaware State.
The Hens used a seven-run second inning to jump out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back, using a five-run seventh and a four-run ninth to add on to the margin. The 19 runs were the third highest total by the Hens this season and the team's 12th game in double digits this season. The 16 hits marked the 19th time this season the Hens have surpassed the 10-hit mark.
Five different Delaware pitchers were used in the victory as Dan Belfer got his first career starter and allowed just one earned run in three innings. Hornich (3-1) came in to pitch the fourth and fifth innings and earned the win and was followed by Milley, Burk FitzPatrick, and Conner Chasanov.
Evan Regez had three hits and Todd Henry knocked in two runs for the Hornets.
HEN SCRATCHINGS:
• Delaware will return to Colonial Athletic Association action Friday when the Hens begin a three-game set at William & Mary
• Delaware is now 42-10 all-time vs. Delaware State with six straight wins and 14 wins in the last 17 meetings
• Blue Hen catcher Nick Tierno went 0 for 3 but scored twice and extended his on-base streak to 24 straight games, the longest streak for UD player since Jimmy Yezzo's 32-game streak in 2013.
• Delaware reached the 25-win mark for the eighth straight season and joins UNCW (27-9) as the only CAA teams with 25 victories this season
• The seven-run second inning was the Hens' most productive inning since scoring nine runs in the sixth inning in a 13-2 win over Binghamton on Mar. 11
AGATE:
Delaware......172 000 504 - 19-16-2
Delaware St..030 103 010 - 8-13-5
Belfer, Hornich (4), Milley (6), FitzPatrick (8), Chasanov (9) and Tierno, Mayer (9); Davis, Godfrey (4), Dill (7), Coverdale (7), Mace (9), McVey (9) and Regez; E: Mohollen (D), Belfer (D), Saez (DSU), Onderko (DSU), Panzarella (DSU), C. Davis (DSU); DP - D - 1, DSU - 0; LOB - D - 9, DSU - 10; 2B: Mohollen-2 (D), Baker (D), Glover (D), Nardo (D), Meeker (D), Maisonet (DSU), Bentley (DSU); HR - Mohollen (D), Panzarella (DSU); HBP: Nardo (D), Beverly (DSU); SF: Baker (D), Ake (D); SB: Baker (D); WP: Hornich (3-1); LP: Davis (0-8); Attendance: 84.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
