Ragazzo Sets Steals Record in Blue Hens’ 11-5 Win Over JMU

Sunday, March 27

Newark, Del.

1:00 PM

University of Delaware

11-10, 1-2

James Madison

13-10, 2-1

James Madison

Delaware

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Ragazzo Sets Steals Record in Blue Hens’ 11-5 Win Over JMU

3/27/2022 5:14:00 PM | Baseball

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NEWARK, Del. – Dominic Ragazzo reached base in all five plate appearances and set a UD single game record with six stolen bases as the Blue Hens took the series finale from James Madison, 11-5, Sunday afternoon at Bob Hannah Stadium.

Ragazzo finished 3 for 3 with two walks at the plate, scoring two runs and driving home a pair. JJ Freeman and Nick Vera both added two hits on the day, while Joseph Carpenter knocked home three runs.

Blue Hen reliever Zach Klapak improved to 3-0 after allowing four runs (two earned) on two hits with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work, while Mike Biasiello picked up his fourth save as he scattered three hits and struck out seven in 3.2 scoreless frames.

Kyle Novak gave JMU the early lead with an RBI single in the top of the first, but the Blue Hens would dominate from there.

Freeman doubled home Ragazzo in the bottom half, while Carpenter followed with a two-run opposite field homer to give Delaware a 3-1 lead.

The Blue Hens then pulled away by scoring five times in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Hutchins drove home the first run of the rally with an RBI single to rightfield, while Ragazzo followed with his own run-scoring single to right. Bryce Greenly then doubled home a pair, while he then crossed the plate on a Carpenter sacrifice fly.

Vera scored on a wild pitch in the fifth to make it a 9-1 game, before JMU battled back with four runs in the sixth. Chase DeLauter doubled home a pair before scoring on a Carson Bell single as the Dukes closed within four.

However Ragazzo singled home Vera in the seventh before Freeman drilled a solo homer in the eighth to close the scoring.

Jim Sherman
"We got impressive outings from Klapak and Biasiello out of the bullpen. Nelson threw OK, but he was running into too many deep counts and we wanted to get more strike throwers in the game. It was a hard day with the weather, but Klapak and Biasiello struck out 11 and walked only two, so that was a big key. Offensively we got back to swinging the bats, and you've got to mention Dominic Ragazzo. Anytime you can break a record with a program that's been standing over a hundred years, that's a great feat. So we're proud of him and proud of the guys today."

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