University of Delaware Athletics
Strong Outing by Vila Pushes Team Blue Past Gold in Game One of Fall World Series
10/18/2017 6:58:00 PM | Baseball
NEWARK, Del -- The University of Delaware baseball program held day one of the fall World Series Wednesday afternoon, as Team Blue defeated Team Gold 8-3.
Senior Colman Vila earned the win, contributing six strong innings for Team Blue striking out eight batters and allowing just two hits. At the plate, junior Kyle Baker produced a pair of singles and a double, driving a run. Freshman Austin Colmery drove in a pair runs, while senior Diaz Nardo produced three hits. Mercer CC transfer Erik Bowren added a double and single.
Delgado Community College transfer Matt Rykaczewski went 2-for-4 with a run scored for Team Gold, while senior Nick Spadafino struck out six batters in five innings of work. Freshman Ben Werkheiser drove in a pair of runs in the loss for Team Gold.
Team Gold and Blue square-off in game two Thursday afternoon. First pitch from Bob Hannah Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Junior Kyle Hinton is scheduled to start for Team Gold, while Cole Benjamin will take the hill for Team Blue.
Head Coach Jim Sherman:
"Today was a great opportunity to watch our guys go after each other on the field. I thought it was extremely fun. Colman threw great for Team Blue, and I thought Spaddy threw well too. It was good to see some guys that have been banged-up
AGATE:
Blue…………000 050 101 8 13 1
Gold…………000 000 003 3 6 4
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