University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
3-13
Baylor
16-3
Delaware Drops Heartbreaker to No. 12 Baylor, Falls To Ohio at Liberty Classic
3/10/2018 5:47:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of Delaware softball team dropped a 5-3 heartbreaker to 12th-ranked Baylor before falling to Ohio University, 8-0 in six innings, Saturday at the Liberty Classic.
Delaware (3-14) jumped in front of Baylor during its first game of the day as Mattie Nuccio doubled and scored on a double by Chayanna Gallardo. Anna Steinmetz drilled a solo home run in the bottom of the third, while Reyna de Jesus singled home Leanna Gearhart in the fifth to make it a three-run game.
Blue Hen pitcher Sarah Piening fired six scoreless innings, but the Bears (16-3) rallied in their last at bat by pushing across five runs. Goose McGlaun opened the frame with a homer, and one out later Taylor Ellis singled home a run to bring Baylor within one. Caitlin Charlton hit a sacrifice fly to even the contest, before RBI hits by Nicky Dawson and Jessie Scroggins put the Bears on top.
In Delaware's second game of the day, Ohio University (9-8) took control early when Michaela Dorsey drilled a three-run homer in the bottom of the first. MacKenzie Brunswick added a two-run shot as the Bobcats tacked on four in the fifth, before an RBI double by Dorsey in the sixth ended the contest.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Gearhart, de Jesus, Steinmetz, Nuccio and Gallardo had the five UD hits vs. Baylor
• Mariah Kondravy singled in the top of the fourth for the Blue Hens' lone hit vs. Ohio
• Steinmetz's homer was the 31st of her career
• Delaware was looking for its first win over a ranked opponent in 26 tries in school history
• The Blue Hens are now 0-2 vs. Baylor and 2-2 vs. Ohio
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Delaware vs. Ohio (Lynchburg, Va.) – March 11, 2018 (12 noon)
Delaware vs. Villanova (Newark, Del.) – March 17, 2018 (12 noon)
Delaware vs. Cornell (Newark, Del.) – March 17, 2018 (2 p.m.)
MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Tritt | ktritt@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8715 | Cell: 302-383-5005
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rodoni, Gia (9-2)
L: Piening, Sarah (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Scroggins, Jessie 1 ; Kettler, Maddison 1
HR: McGlaun, Goose 1
RBI: Dawson, Nicky 1 ; Scroggins, Jessie 1 ; McGlaun, Goose 1 ; Ellis, Taylor 1 ; Charlton, Caitlin 1
SH: Charlton, Caitlin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dawson, Nicky 1 ; McGlaun, Goose 1 ; Kettler, Maddison 1 ; Ellis, Taylor 1 ; O'Neal, Madi 1
SB: O'Neal, Madi 1
Batting:
2B: Nuccio, Mattie 1 ; Gallardo, Chayanna 1
HR: Steinmetz, Anna 1
RBI: de Jesus, Reyna 1 ; Steinmetz, Anna 1 ; Gallardo, Chayanna 1
SH: de Jesus, Reyna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gearhart, Leanna 1 ; Steinmetz, Anna 1 ; Nuccio, Mattie 1
SB: Gearhart, Leanna 1
