University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
23-19, 11-7
Towson
10-33, 3-15
Baseball Sweeps Towson With 16-7 Win
4/28/2024 3:58:00 PM | Baseball
TOWSON, Md. - The University of Delaware baseball team swept the Towson Tigers with a 16-7 victory on Sunday.
With the win, the Blue Hens overall record improved to 23-19 and a Coastal Athletic Association record of 11-7.Â
In addition, this is the first series sweep for the Blue Hens over a CAA opponent this season.
HEN HIGHLIGHTS
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Six Blue Hens contributed multiple hits on offense, Brett Lesher (3-for-5, 2B), Eric Ludman (2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB), Bryce Greenly (2-for-4, HR, RBI), Chris Dengler (2-for-3, RBI), Aaron Graeber (2-for-3, HR, 4 RBI, BB), and Josearmando Diaz (2-for-4, 3 RBI).Â
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Starting on the mound was Dom Velazquez. He pitched 2 innings, allowed one hit and walked one batter. The Tigers scored an unearned run when Velazquez was on the mound.
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In relief were Tyler August, Anthony Gubitosi, Owen Margolis and Carter Welch.Â
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August pitched three innings, allowed two earned runs off two hits, walked two batters and struck out three.Â
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Gubitosi, Margolis and Welch pitched the final four innings. The three gave up four earned runs off four hits, walked four and struck out one batter.Â
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
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The Blue Hens offense started clicking right away, scoring six runs over the first three innings.
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A Dengler ground out to first base scored Ludman, followed by a two run single from Graeber. Greenly and Ludman both hit solo home runs in the second inning, and Diaz drove in a single in the third. It was 6-1 after the first three innings.
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In the fifth, Diaz drove in two more runs off another single, Aiden Stewart scored off a failed pickoff attempt, Greenly grounded into a double play with the bases loaded, scoring Diaz, and Ludman hit his second solo home run of the game.
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In the sixth inning, Graeber hit a two run inside the park home run, and in the seventh, Joey Loynd scored off a wild pitch. By then, it was 14-3 Blue Hens.Â
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Tanner Donati added two more runs in the top of the ninth off a double to make it 16-6.
UP NEXT
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UD returns to Bob Hannah Stadium for its first home game in 14 days. The Blue Hens take on George Washington on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m.Â
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The Blue Hens defeated GW 18-3 back on March 19 on the road.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: August , Tyler (3-4)
L: Brett Seils (0-5)
Batting:
2B: Donati, Tanner 1 ; Lesher, Brett 1
HR: Greenly, Bryce 1 ; Ludman, Eric 2 ; Graeber, Aaron 1
RBI: Greenly, Bryce 1 ; Donati, Tanner 2 ; Ludman, Eric 2 ; Dengler, Chris 1 ; Graeber, Aaron 4 ; Diaz, Josearmando 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Greenly, Bryce 1 ; Ludman, Eric 3 ; Loynd, Joey 1 ; Amato, Andrew 2 ; Kane, Aidan 1 ; Dengler, Chris 1 ; Graeber, Aaron 2 ; Stewart, Aiden 1 ; Diaz, Josearmando 1 ; Walmsley, Brett 1 ; Lesher, Brett 2
SB: Graeber, Aaron 1
CS: Lesher, Brett 1
HBP: Loynd, Joey 1
Batting:
2B: Jeremy Wagner 1
3B: Jordan Peyton 1
RBI: Cole Stefano 1 ; Elijah Dickerson 1 ; Taye Robinson 1 ; Jordan Peyton 3 ; Jeremy Wagner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elijah Dickerson 1 ; Taye Robinson 1 ; Jack Lawrence 1 ; Casey Bishop 1 ; Jeremy Wagner 1 ; Brian Heckelman 1 ; Sean Britt 1
