Blue Hens Win Pitcher’s Duel in Series Opener with Rider

Saturday, March 7

Newark, Del.

1 p.m.

University of Delaware

5-7

Rider University

6-5

RIDER

Delaware

Photo by: Ryan Griffith

Blue Hens Win Pitcher’s Duel in Series Opener with Rider

3/7/2020 3:46:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Biasiello and Ludman combine for just one run on five hits

NEWARK, Del. – Juniors Mike Biasiello and Chris Ludman kept the Rider bats off balance all day long at Bob Hannah Stadium as the Delaware baseball team edged out a 2-1 win in the series opener Saturday afternoon.

"Our pitching really won that game for us," said head coach Jim Sherman. "Mike (Biasiello) and Chris (Ludman) were really outstanding when we needed it. Can't say enough about their efforts today and how important it was to get that first game of the series at home."

Biasiello pitched to a no decision in 4.2 innings of work, scattering four hits and allowing one unearned run and striking out the last batter he faced. Ludman's relief work was lights out, tossing 4.1 scoreless with just two base runners on a hit and a walk and two strikeouts.

The Blue Hens scored their two runs in consecutive at bats when freshman Aidan Riley singled up the middle with two outs to score sophomore Joseph Carpenter followed by a freshman Bryce Greenly base hit to score senior Jack Goan.

Rider's lone run came in the fifth in unearned fashion, as Ludman was able to limit the damage and strand two runners in his first inning of relief.

Greenly and freshman Joey Loynd each had multi-hit days as Loynd was 2-for-4 and Greenly was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

The series will conclude with a doubleheader Sunday, getting underway at noon at Bob Hannah Stadium. The first game of the day will be a seven-inning contest followed by the traditional nine innings.

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Notes

For the first time this season, Delaware allowed zero earned runs.
Junior Mike Biasiello worked a Delaware career-long 4.2 innings and allowed zero earned runs.
Junior Chris Ludman allowed no runs for the third consecutive time with each of those outings lasting at least 3.0 innings out of the bullpen.
The duo of junior Jordan Hutchins and sophomore Joseph Carpenter made its 66^th straight start while senior Jack Goan made his 51^st.
Delaware has won its last four against Rider by a 37-13 margin and eight of the last nine meetings.
That was the first of an 11-game homestand for the Blue Hens