Baseball Defeats Elon in Extra Innings

Sunday, March 30

Elon, N.C.

12 PM

University of Delaware

15-11, 4-2

Elon

10-17, 2-4

Delaware

Elon

Photo by: Nick Vuylsteke

3/30/2025 3:40:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

ELON, N.C. – The University of Delaware baseball team won an offensive showdown against Coastal Athletic Association foe Elon play by a score of 17-12 in extra innings on Sunday.

With the win, the Blue Hens overall record is 15-11 and are now 4-2 in conference play.

In addition to today's win, head coach Greg Mamula picked up his 200^th career coaching win.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Starting on the mound was Ryan McLaughlin, who pitched in 2.2 innings, and struck out one batter. In relief was Carter Welch, Evan Lewis, Jake Pollaro and Dylan Bryan. Pollaro earned the win and is now 2-0 on the season.
LT Cockrill led the Blue Hens offensively, going 4-for-5 on the day with a home run, a double and 4 RBIs.
Brett Lesher (2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI), Aiden Stewart (3-for-6, 3 2B, 2 RBI), Evan Bouldin (3-for-5, 2B, RBI) and Tanner Donati (2-for-4, 2 RBI) all had an impact from the plate today.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Hens took an early 4-0 lead. In the top of the second, Rory Finn and Donati drove in runs off singles, and in the top of the third, Stewart drove in a run off a fielder's choice.
Elon took the lead off an eight-run inning in the bottom of the third.
UD chipped away at the Phoenix lead. In the fourth, Andrew Amato drove in a run off a double. In the sixth, Lesher had a solo home run. In the seventh, Bouldin, Stewart and Lesher all drove in a run to tie the game at 9-9. Finn grounded into a fielder's choice to take the 10-9 lead.
The Blue Hens and Phoenix traded runs in the 9^th inning to tie the game at 12-12.
In extra innings, Cockrill hit a grand slam to give the Blue Hens a 16-12 lead.

UP NEXT
The Liberty Bell Classic continues as the Blue Hens travel to Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph's on Tuesday, April 1. The winner of the game will play in the LBC Championship game at Citizens Bank Park.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Pollaro, Jake (2-0)

L: Winebarger, Owen (1-1)

Delaware

Batting:

2B: Amato, Andrew 1 ; Bouldin, Evan 1 ; Stewart, Aiden 3 ; Cockrill, LT 1

HR: Lesher, Brett 1 ; Cockrill, LT 1

RBI: Amato, Andrew 1 ; Minckler, Matthew 1 ; Bouldin, Evan 1 ; Stewart, Aiden 2 ; Lesher, Brett 2 ; Cockrill, LT 4 ; Finn, Rory 4 ; Donati, Tanner 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Tyer, Jackson 1 ; Minckler, Matthew 1 ; Graeber, Aaron 1 ; Bouldin, Evan 3 ; Stewart, Aiden 3 ; Lesher, Brett 3 ; Cockrill, LT 3 ; Finn, Rory 2

SB: Finn, Rory 1

HBP: Amato, Andrew 1 ; Bouldin, Evan 1 ; Finn, Rory 1 ; Donati, Tanner 1

Elon

Batting:

2B: Alford, Jackson 1 ; Sprock, Ryan 2 ; Duffey, Alex 1

RBI: Alford, Jackson 3 ; Sprock, Ryan 1 ; Duffey, Alex 3 ; Mallory Jr., Kenny 2 ; Fattore, Vince 2

SF: Mallory Jr., Kenny 1 ; Fattore, Vince 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Alford, Jackson 1 ; Granatell, Charlie 1 ; Sprock, Ryan 2 ; Duffey, Alex 2 ; Vergantino, Will 3 ; Fattore, Vince 1 ; Yaghoubi, Tank 1 ; Hajdu, Jake 1