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Penn State Sweeps Weekend Series With 7-1 Win Over Delaware

Date: March 20, 2005

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware baseball team broke a three-game Sunday win streak as Penn State swept the weekend series with a 7-1 win in the third game at Bob Hannah Stadium.

Alan Stidfole (1-1) tied his career high of eight strikeouts in the win for the Nittany Lions (7-6) pitching in six innings and allowing five hits. Scott Rambo (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown) took the loss for the Hens (7-11) allowing four runs on nine hits while striking out four.

Both teams left eight stranded on the base paths but the Nittany Lions pounded out 11 hits and received seven walks in the contest. Lance Thompson blasted a two run shot in the eighth inning for his first home run of the season as Delaware couldn't put another run on the board after the first inning while reaching double digits in strikeouts with 10.

Adam Tsakonas (Pottstown, PA/Boyertwon Area - right), Todd Davison (Somers Point, NJ/St. Augustine), and Brandon Menchaca (Wilmington, DE/Concord) all doubled while Menchaca and Tsakonas each singled and Tsakonas drove in a run.

Thompson and Matt Lewis combined for six hits with a double, a triple, and a home run while each drove in two runs and crossed the plate twice. Clint Eury doubled and Aaron Greenfield tripled to round out the Nittany Lions hits for extra bases.

Both teams put a run on the board in the first inning as Penn State's Mike Milliron reached first after being hit by a pitch and scored when Lewis singled to right field. Delaware answered back in the bottom of the inning as Davison doubled to left field and scored when Tsakonas sent a double down the left field line.

The teams remained scoreless until the sixth when the Nittany Lions put three on the board using four consecutive singles for a total of five hits. Brian Ernst led off the inning with a single to left but was caught stealing. Milliron followed with a single to right and stole second, Thompson singled on an infield hit, and Lewis singled to right scoring Milliron. Gummo sent a deep fly to right field that advanced Thompson to third and Lewis to second, who then scored when Eury sent a double up the middle.

Delaware continues its homestand on Wednesday when the Blue Hens take on New York Tech at 2:30 p.m. at Bob Hannah Stadium.

Box score (NCAA)

                      2005 University of Delaware Baseball
                             Penn State at Delaware
                Mar 20, 2005 at Newark, DE (Bob Hannah Stadium)
                           
Penn State 7 (7-6)
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ernst, Brian rf..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
Milliron, Michael ss.....  2  3  1  0   2  0  3  2   0
Thompson,Lance lf........  4  2  3  2   1  0  3  0   0
Lewis, Matt dh...........  4  2  3  2   1  1  0  0   0
Gummo, Scott 3b..........  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  1   1
 Runt, Colin pr/3b.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   0
Eury, Clint 1b...........  4  0  1  3   0  0  5  0   4
Greenfield, Aaron c......  3  0  1  0   1  0 11  1   1
Laird, Travis cf.........  3  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
Cavagnaro, Matt 2b.......  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  2   2
Stidfole, Alan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Carroll, Matt p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  7 11  7   7  5 27  7   8
                           
Delaware 1 (7-11)
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Brandon Menchaca cf......  4  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
Todd Davison ss..........  4  1  1  0   0  1  1  3   2
Adam Tsakonas 1b.........  4  0  2  1   0  2  7  0   1
Brian Valichka c.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  5  2   0
 Mike  Clifford c........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Bryan Hagerich dh........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Brent Rogers lf..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1
Dave Harden rf...........  4  0  0  0   0  4  3  0   3
Brock Donovan 2b.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  3  4   0
Ryan Graham 3b...........  2  0  0  0   2  0  2  1   0
Scott Rambo p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Dan Richardson p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Billy Harris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Darrell Lewis p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  1  6  1   2 10 27 11   8
                           
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Penn State.......... 100 003 030 -  7 11  2
Delaware............ 100 000 000 -  1  6  2
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E - Milliron; Cavagnaro; Graham, R; Lewis, D. DP - PSU 1; Delaware 3. LOB -
PSU 8; Delaware 8. 2B - Thompson; Eury; Menchaca, B; Davison, T; Tsakonas,
A. 3B - Lewis; Greenfield. HR - Thompson. HBP - Ernst; Milliron; Rogers, B.
SF - Eury. SB - Milliron; Graham, R. CS - Ernst; Cavagnaro; Rogers, B.
                           
Penn State             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Stidfole, Alan......  6.0  5  1  1  1  8 23 25
Carroll, Matt.......  3.0  1  0  0  1  2 10 11
                           
Delaware               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Scott Rambo.........  7.0  9  4  4  1  4 26 28
Dan Richardson......  0.0  2  3  3  2  0  2  4
Billy Harris........  1.0  0  0  0  2  0  1  4
Darrell Lewis.......  1.0  0  0  0  2  1  3  6
                           
Win - Stidfole, A. (1-1).  Loss - Rambo, S (2-2).  Save - None.
WP - Stidfole, A.; Rambo, S 2; Harris, B 2; Lewis, D. HBP - by Rambo, S
(Milliron); by Stidfole, A. (Rogers, B); by Lewis, D (Ernst).
Umpires -
Start: 1:02   Time: 2:52   Attendance: 235
Richardson,D faced 4 batters in the 8th.
Game: UDBB-18
                           
                           

Play-by-Play

                           
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Penn State.......... 100 003 030 -  7 11  2
Delaware............ 100 000 000 -  1  6  2
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Penn State starters: 26/rf Ernst; 4/ss Milliron; 33/lf Thompson; 20/dh Lewis; 27/3b
Gummo; 31/1b Eury; 18/c Greenfield; 7/cf Laird; 1/2b Cavagnaro; 12/p Stidfole, A.;
Delaware starters: 1/cf Menchaca, B; 7/ss Davison, T; 3/1b Tsakonas, A; 27/c
Valichka, B; 22/dh Hagerich, B; 2/lf Rogers, B; 19/rf Harden, D; 11/2b Donovan, B;
12/3b Graham, R; 32/p Rambo, S;
                           
Penn State 1st - Ernst lined out to p. Milliron hit by pitch. Milliron
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Thompson walked. Lewis singled to right field,
RBI; Thompson advanced to second; Milliron scored. Gummo hit into double play 3b to
2b; Thompson out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 1st - Menchaca, B grounded out to ss. Davison, T doubled to left
field. Tsakonas, A doubled down the lf line, RBI; Davison, T scored. Valichka, B
grounded out to 3b. Hagerich, B flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
                           
Penn State 2nd - Eury grounded out to ss. Greenfield reached on an error by
3b. Greenfield out at first 2b to 1b, picked off. Laird struck out looking. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 2nd - Rogers, B hit by pitch. Harden, D struck out. Rogers, B out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. Donovan, B grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Penn State 3rd - Cavagnaro struck out looking. Ernst grounded out to 2b.
Milliron flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 3rd - Graham, R popped up to c. Menchaca, B doubled to right center.
Davison, T struck out. Tsakonas, A struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
                           
Penn State 4th - Thompson doubled down the rf line. Lewis struck out. Gummo
flied out to rf; Thompson advanced to third. Eury lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 4th - Valichka, B singled to left field. Valichka, B advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Hagerich, B popped up to 2b. Rogers, B struck out. Harden, D
struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Penn State 5th - Greenfield tripled to right field. Laird reached on a
fielder's choice; Greenfield out at home ss to c. Cavagnaro grounded into double
play p to 2b to 1b; Laird out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 5th - Donovan, B struck out looking. Graham, R walked. Menchaca, B
flied out to cf. Graham, R stole second. Davison, T flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Penn State 6th - Ernst singled to left field. Ernst out at first c to 1b,
caught stealing. Milliron singled to right field. Milliron stole second. Thompson
singled to shortstop; Milliron advanced to third. Lewis singled to right field, RBI;
Thompson advanced to second; Milliron scored. Gummo flied out to rf; Thompson
advanced to third. Eury doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Lewis scored; Thompson
scored. Eury advanced to third on a wild pitch. Greenfield flied out to cf. 3
runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 6th - Tsakonas, A singled to shortstop. Valichka, B flied out to lf.
Hagerich, B struck out looking. Rogers, B reached on an error by 2b; Tsakonas, A
advanced to third. Harden, D struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
                           
Penn State 7th - Laird flied out to lf. Cavagnaro singled to left field.
Ernst struck out; Cavagnaro out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 7th - Carroll to p for Stidfole, A.. Donovan, B flied out to lf.
Graham, R walked. Menchaca, B singled to center field; Graham, R advanced to second.
Davison, T grounded into double play ss to 1b; Menchaca, B out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Penn State 8th - Richardson,D to p for Rambo, S. Milliron walked. Thompson
homered to right field, 2 RBI; Milliron scored. Lewis tripled to center field. Gummo
walked. Runt pinch ran for Gummo. Harris, B to p for Richardson,D. Eury flied out to
lf, SF, RBI; Lewis scored. Runt advanced to second on a wild pitch. Greenfield
walked. Greenfield advanced to second on a wild pitch; Runt advanced to third on a
wild pitch. Laird walked. Cavagnaro grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Laird
out on the play. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
                           
Delaware 8th - Runt to 3b. Tsakonas, A struck out looking. Valichka, B
reached on an error by ss. Hagerich, B reached on a fielder's choice; Valichka, B
out at second 2b to ss. Rogers, B grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
                           
Penn State 9th - Clifford, M to c for Valichka, B. Lewis, D to p for Harris,
B. Ernst hit by pitch. Ernst advanced to second on an error by p. Ernst advanced to
third on a wild pitch. Milliron walked. Thompson popped up to c. Lewis walked;
Milliron advanced to second. Runt struck out looking. Eury grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
                           
Delaware 9th - Harden, D struck out looking. Donovan, B popped up to ss.
Graham, R flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
 

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