University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Hit I-95 For Thursday Contest at Maryland
3/5/2018 2:52:00 PM | Baseball
Delaware (5-4) at Maryland (7-4)
📅Thursday, March 8
🕖4 p.m.
📍Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium – College Park, Md.
🎥 BTN2GO ($)
⚾️ LHP Matt Hornich (0-0, 1.69 ERA) vs. RHP Mark DiLuia (1-0, 4.00 ERA)
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
• THE WEEK[END]THAT WAS: The Blue Hens enter this week coming off an impressive three-game sweep of in-state rival Delaware State. The weekend started a day late, as game one was played Saturday afternoon. Righty Nick Spadafino took the start for Delaware (6.0 IP, 2ER) and received a no-decision. Five seventh-inning runs were the difference for UD, who held on for a 9-5 victory. Sunday brought two more victories for the home squad, as UD defeated DSU 9-0 and 11-4 (only seven innings) to complete the sweep. In Sunday's opener, Kyle Hinton fired seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball, striking out 10. The outing lowered his ERA to 1.59 this season. In the nightcap, freshman Billy Sullivan IV struck out eight Hornets in an abbreviated four-inning start. Shortstop Vinny
• HIT THE ROAD…. JIM?: Head coach Jim Sherman and the Blue Hens will play their seventh road game of the season so far. Delaware is 2-4 this season on the road. Following the contest at Maryland, UD will be open an eight-game homestand (longest of the season).
• NEW HENS ON THE BLOCK: Touting 13 newcomers this season, the new additions to the Delaware attack led the charge this weekend. JUCO transfer Matt Rykaczewski broke out for UD, hitting 4-for-8 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI. He wasn't alone, however,
• BATS COME ALIVE IN THE DAY: The Blue Hens bats came alive this past weekend. The Hens banged out 35 hits over the three games and four players hit at least .500 (Baker, Bowren, Rykaczewski and
• BEHIND ENEMY LINES: The Terps enter Tuesday on a five-game winning streak, having outscored opponents 39-11 over that span. This past weekend, UMD defeated Radford (11-4), #24 Coastal Carolina (7-6) and Ball State (13-1). Kevin Biondic and Nick Dunn have led the Terps offensively this season batting .310 and .297 respectively. Tuesday's projected starter Mark DiLuia has pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season having struck out 10 batters in 9.0 innings pitched.
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