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Delaware 2, Maine 1
Delaware 19, Maine 8
April 1, 2000

NEWARK, DE - Opening day was a day of extremes as Rich McGuire held Maine to one run in a first game decided by one run while the Hens broke through for 19 runs and 19 hits in the second game as Delaware swept Maine on day one of conference play, winning 2-1 and 19-8, in baseball, Saturday afternoon at Delaware Diamond.

McGuire (Wantagh, NY/MacArthur) pitched a superb first ballgame, giving up just one run on three hits while recording 11 strikeouts. The Hens drew first blood as freshman John Schneider (Lawrenceville, NJ/Lawrence) hit his second homerun of the season, a solo shot to left in the third inning.

Maine evened the score in the fifth as Joe Drapeau led off with a single to left, breaking up McGuire's perfect game. The next batter, Jamie Barrett, hit a line drive off of McGuire that ended up in shallow right field, resulting in a double. Julian Bracali grounded out to Kris Dufner (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge), scoring Drapeau.

Each team threatened in the next couple of innings, but the Hens made good on their threat in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs. Peter Maestrales (Delray Beach, FL/Pope John Paul II) hit a single to left, driving home the winning run in Schneider Maine's Kris Ehmke (1-3) pitched a complete game for the Black Bears. McGuire moved to 5-1 on the season.

Game two featured a totally different game of baseball. The Hens scored first in the first behind six runs. Chris Kolodzey (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) doubled to right-center field, driving in Andrew Salvo (East Islip, NY/St. Anthony's). After Bobby Fry (Anaheim Hills, CA/Canyon) and Maestrales walked, Vince Vukovich (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern) doubled home all three of the runners, making it 4-0. Steve Harden (Wilmington, DE/Dickinson) added his first homerun of the year , a two-run shot to left center, to round out the scoring at 6-0.

With the score 6-2 in the third, Delaware sent 17 batters to the plate enroute to a 12-run inning. The inning was highlighted by a Schneider homerun, his second of the day and third of the season. Maestrales added his fourth homerun of the year in the fourth inning, closing out the scoring for the Hens on the day.

Maine scored eight runs, all charged to starting pitcher Dave Mullin (Swarthmore, PA/Ridley). Maine scored five runs in the fifth as the Black Bars scattered five singles in the inning. Brian Zeigler (Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) pitched two innings of one-hit shutout baseball in relief.

The Hens have now won 17 straight conference-opening weekend games.

Delaware (13-8, 2-0) and Maine (8-14, 0-2) will close the weekend set as the two teams do battle at Delaware Diamond at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

 

AGATE

Game One:

MAINE (8-13, 0-1)……………….000 010 0 - 1 3 2

DELAWARE (12-8, 1-0)………..001 000 1 - 2 5 0

Pitching: Ehmke and Picard, Harris (5); McGuire and Schneider; E: Bracali (8), Picard (1); DP: M 1. D 0; LOB: M 3, D 10; 2B: Barrett 2 (7), Kolodzey (10); HR: Schneider (2); SB: Fahy (13), Salvo (14), Maestrales (6); SH: Fahy (3); W: McGuire (5-1); L: Ehmke (1-3); Sv: none; WP: Ehmke (5); Attemdance: 400.

Game Two:

MAINE (8-14, 0-2)……………..020 150 0 - 8 12 1

DELAWARE (13-8, 2-0)……...60(12) 100 0 - 19 19 3

Piitching: Laganiere, Labelle (3) and Harris, Picard (4), Carlton (6); Mullin, Zeigler (6) and Schneider, Wimer (7); E: Bracali (8), Kolodzey (2), Fry 2 (7); DP: M 0, D 1; LOB: M 11, D 8; 2B: Kolodzey (11), Maestrales (8), Vukovich (2); HR: Maestrales (4), Harden (1), Schneider (3); SB: Salvo 2 (16), Kolodzey (5); CS: Fahy (2), Gorecki (2); W: Mullin (4-4); L: Laganiere (1-1); Sv: none; PB: Harris (5); Carlton (1); HBP: by Mullin (Peel); Attendance: 400.

         
         Game 1
         
         
                                  The Automated ScoreBook
                    Maine at U. of Delaware (Game 1)
              Apr 01, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Diamond)
 
 Maine 1 (8-13,0-1 AM EAST)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Livulpi, Mike cf..........  3  0  0  0    0  1  1  0   0      
 Ross, Mike lf.............  2  0  0  0    1  2  1  0   0      
 Hambelton, Jon 1b.........  3  0  0  0    0  2  8  0   1      
 Drapeau, Joe 3b...........  3  1  1  0    0  1  1  1   0      
 Barrett, Jamie rf.........  3  0  2  0    0  1  1  0   0      
 Goirigolzarri, Raym. dh...  3  0  0  0    0  2  0  0   0      
 Bracali, Julian 2b........  3  0  0  1    0  0  0  2   1      
 Picard, Alain c...........  1  0  0  0    0  0  5  0   0      
  Ouellette, Brett ph....... 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0   1      
  Harris, Bob c............. 0  0  0  0    0  0  1  0   0      
 Peel, Quinn ss............  2  0  0  0    0  1  2  2   0      
 Ehmke, Kris p.............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  2   0      
 Totals.................... 24  1  3  1    1 11 20  7   3 
 
 
 U. of Delaware 2 (12-8,1-0 AM EAST)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Casey Fahy cf.............  1  0  0  0    2  0  1  0   0      
 Vince Vukovich lf.........  4  0  1  0    0  1  1  0   0      
 Andrew Salvo 2b...........  2  0  0  0    2  0  1  0   1      
 Chris Kolodzey rf.........  3  0  1  0    1  0  1  0   1      
 Peter Maestrales 3b.......  4  0  2  1    0  0  1  0   2      
 Bobby Fry dh/ss...........  3  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
 Steve Harden 1b...........  2  0  0  0    1  2  5  0   0      
 Kris Dufner ss............  2  0  0  0    0  2  1  2   1      
  Reid Gorecki ph........... 1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   2      
 John Schneider c..........  1  2  1  1    2  0 10  1   0      
 Rich McGuire p............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  2   0      
 Totals.................... 23  2  5  2    8  5 21  5  10 
 
 
 
 Score by innings:                   R  H  E
 -------------------------------------------
 Maine                 000 010 0  -  1  3  2
 U. of Delaware        001 000 1  -  2  5  0
 -------------------------------------------
 
 Note: 2 outs, 3 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
 
 E - Bracali(8); Picard(1). 
 DP - Maine 1. LOB - Maine 3; Delaware 10. 
 2B - Barrett 2(7); Kolodzey(10). 
 HR - Schneider(2). 
 SB - Fahy(13); Salvo(14); Maestrales(6). 
 SH - Fahy(3). 
 
 Maine                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Ehmke, Kris.........  6.2   5   2   2   8   5  23 32      
 
 
 U. of Delaware         IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Rich McGuire........  7.0   3   1   1   1  11  24 25      
 
 
 Win - McGuire 5-1.  Loss - Ehmke 1-3.  Save - None.
 WP - Ehmke(5). 
 Umpires - Home:Jon McArdle  1st:Dave Brudzinski  
 Start: 12:07   Time: 1:58   Attendance: 400
 
         
         
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 Score by innings:                   R  H  E
 -------------------------------------------
 Maine                 000 010 0  -  1  3  2
 U. of Delaware        001 000 1  -  2  5  0
 -------------------------------------------
 
 Maine inning 1
 
   Livulpi lined out to cf.  Ross struck out.  Hambelton fouled out to 3b.  0
   runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 1
 
   Fahy walked.  Fahy stole second.  Vukovich singled to first base; Fahy
   advanced to third.  Vukovich out at first p to 1b, picked off.  Salvo
   walked.  Kolodzey fouled out to 3b.  Maestrales flied out to rf.  0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 2
 
   Drapeau struck out.  Barrett struck out.  Goirigolzarr struck out.  0 runs,
   0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 2
 
   Fry lined out to ss.  Harden struck out.  Dufner struck out looking.  0
   runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 3
 
   Bracali lined out to 2b.  Picard popped up to ss.  Peel struck out.  0 runs,
   0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 3
 
   Schneider homered, RBI.  Fahy reached on an error by 2b.  Vukovich grounded
   out to 2b; Fahy advanced to second.  Salvo lined out to lf.  Kolodzey flied
   out to cf.  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 4
 
   Livulpi struck out.  Ross struck out.  Hambelton struck out.  0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 4
 
   Maestrales singled to second base.  Maestrales stole second, advanced to
   third on an error by c.  Fry fouled out to c.  Harden struck out.  Dufner
    struck out.  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 5
 
   Drapeau singled to shortstop.  Barrett doubled to pitcher; Drapeau advanced
   to third.  Goirigolzarr struck out.  Bracali grounded out to ss, RBI;
   Barrett advanced to third; Drapeau scored.  Ouellette pinch hit for Picard. 
   Ouellette struck out looking.  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 5
 
   Harris to c for Ouellette.  Schneider walked.  Schneider advanced to second
   on a wild pitch.  Fahy walked.  Vukovich struck out.  Salvo grounded into
   double play ss to 1b; Fahy out on the play.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
 
 Maine inning 6
 
   Peel flied out to lf.  Livulpi grounded out to ss.  Ross walked.  Hambelton
   struck out, out at first c to 1b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 6
 
   Kolodzey doubled to left field.  Maestrales grounded out to 2b; Kolodzey
   advanced to third.  Fry grounded out to 3b.  Harden walked.  Gorecki pinch
   hit for Dufner.  Gorecki grounded out to ss.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
   LOB.
 
 Maine inning 7
 
   Fry to ss.  McGuire to p for Gorecki.  / for McGuire.  Drapeau flied out to
   rf.  Barrett doubled to left center.  Goirigolzarr grounded out to p;
   Barrett advanced to third.  Bracali grounded out to p.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 7
 
   Schneider walked.  Fahy grounded out to p, SAC; Schneider advanced to
   second.  Vukovich grounded out to 1b unassisted; Schneider advanced to
   third.  Salvo intentionally walked.  Salvo stole second.  Kolodzey walked. 
   Maestrales singled to shortstop, RBI; Kolodzey advanced to second; Salvo
   advanced to third; Schneider scored.  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
         
         
         Game  2
         
         
                                  The Automated ScoreBook
                    Maine at U. of Delaware (Game 2)
              Apr 01, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Diamond)
 
 Maine 8 (8-14,0-2 AMEREAST)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Livulpi, Mike cf..........  4  0  1  0    0  1  1  0   2      
  Young, Aaron ph/cf........ 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0   0      
 Ross, Mike lf.............  4  0  0  1    1  0  0  0   0      
 Hambelton, Jon 1b.........  4  0  3  1    1  0  7  2   2      
 Drapeau, Joe 3b...........  5  2  2  0    0  0  0  2   4      
 Barrett, Jamie rf.........  3  2  2  0    1  0  0  0   0      
 Bracali, Julian 2b........  4  1  2  1    0  0  2  3   2      
 Genest, Keith dh..........  2  0  0  1    0  0  0  0   0      
  Ouellette, Brett dh....... 1  1  0  0    1  0  0  0   0      
 Harris, Bob c.............  1  0  1  1    0  0  1  0   0      
  Nunez, Alfredo ph......... 1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
  Picard, Alain c........... 1  1  1  1    0  0  2  0   0      
  Carlton, Jesse ph/c....... 1  0  0  0    0  1  2  0   1      
 Peel, Quinn ss............  1  1  0  1    2  0  3  1   0      
 Laganiere, Rich p.........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  2   0      
  Labelle, Adam p........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
 Totals.................... 33  8 12  7    6  3 18 10  11 
 
 
 U. of Delaware 19 (13-8,2-0 AMEREAST)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Casey Fahy cf.............  3  2  2  1    1  0  1  0   0      
  Ryan Shipton lf........... 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0   0      
 Reid Gorecki lf/cf........  5  1  3  1    0  0  5  0   0      
 Andrew Salvo 2b...........  2  2  2  1    3  0  1  3   0      
 Chris Kolodzey rf.........  4  2  2  3    1  1  1  0   4      
 Peter Maestrales 3b.......  3  3  2  3    1  0  0  2   2      
  Kris Dufner ph/3b......... 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0   0      
 Bobby Fry ss..............  4  2  2  0    1  0  1  1   0      
 Vince Vukovich dh.........  3  3  3  3    0  0  0  0   0      
  Ryan Preziosi dh.......... 2  0  1  0    0  1  0  0   0      
 Steve Harden 1b...........  2  2  1  2    1  0  3  1   0      
  Doug Eitelman ph/1b....... 2  0  0  0    0  1  4  0   0      
 John Schneider c..........  3  2  1  3    1  0  2  0   0      
  Matt Wimer ph/c........... 1  0  0  0    0  0  1  0   2      
 Dave Mullin p.............  0  0  0  0    0  0  2  1   0      
  Brian Zeigler p........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1   0      
 Totals.................... 36 19 19 17    9  5 21  9   8 
 
 
 
 Score by innings:                      R  H  E
 ----------------------------------------------
 Maine                 020 150 0     -  8 12  1
 U. of Delaware        60(12) 100 0  - 19 19  3
 ----------------------------------------------
 
 E - Bracali(8); Kolodzey(2); Fry 2(7). 
 DP - Delaware 1. LOB - Maine 11; Delaware 8. 
 2B - Kolodzey(11); Maestrales(8); Vukovich(2). 
 HR - Maestrales(4); Harden(1); Schneider(3). 
 SB - Salvo 2(16); Kolodzey(5). CS - Fahy(2); Gorecki(2). 
 
 Maine                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Laganiere, Rich.....  2.1   8  12  11   7   0  14 21      
 Labelle, Adam.......  3.2  11   7   2   2   5  22 24      
 
 
 U. of Delaware         IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Dave Mullin.........  5.0  11   8   7   5   1  25 31      
 Brian Zeigler.......  2.0   1   0   0   1   2   8  9      
 
 
 
 Win - Mullin 4-4.  Loss - Laganiere 1-1.  Save - None.
 WP - Laganiere 2(5); Labelle 3(7). PB - Harris(5); Carlton(1). 
 HBP - by Mullin (Peel). 
 Umpires - Home:Dave Brudzinski  1st:Jon McArdle  
 Start: 2:25pm   Time: 2:30   Attendance: 400
 
 Game Notes:
 Delaware has now four straight                                             
 17 straight games won on opening conference weekend                        
 
         
         
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 Score by innings:                      R  H  E
 ----------------------------------------------
 Maine                 020 150 0     -  8 12  1
 U. of Delaware        60(12) 100 0  - 19 19  3
 ----------------------------------------------
 
 Maine inning 1
 
   Livulpi flied out to lf.  Ross flied out to rf.  Hambelton walked. 
   Hambelton out at first p to 1b, picked off.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 1
 
   Fahy walked.  Fahy out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing.  Gorecki
   grounded out to 2b.  Salvo walked.  Salvo advanced to second on a wild
   pitch.  Salvo stole third.  Kolodzey doubled to right center, RBI; Salvo
   scored.  Kolodzey advanced to third on a wild pitch.  Maestrales walked. 
   Fry walked; Maestrales advanced to second.  Vukovich doubled, 3 RBI; Fry
   scored; Maestrales scored; Kolodzey scored.  Harden homered to left center,
   2 RBI; Vukovich scored.  Schneider popped up to 1b.  6 runs, 3 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 2
 
   Drapeau singled down the rf line.  Barrett walked; Drapeau advanced to
   second.  Bracali singled to center field; Barrett advanced to second;
   Drapeau advanced to third.  Genest grounded out to p unassisted, RBI;
   Bracali advanced to second; Barrett advanced to third; Drapeau scored. 
   Harris singled to right center, advanced to second on an error by rf, RBI;
   Bracali advanced to third; Barrett scored.  Peel walked.  Livulpi grounded
   into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Peel out on the play.  2 runs, 3 hits, 1
   error, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 2
 
   Fahy grounded out to ss.  Gorecki singled to center field.  Gorecki out at
   second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing.  Salvo walked.  Kolodzey walked;
   Salvo advanced to second.  Kolodzey stole second; Salvo stole third. 
   Maestrales popped up to 2b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 3
 
   Ross flied out to cf.  Hambelton singled to shortstop.  Drapeau lined out to
   lf.  Barrett singled to right center; Hambelton advanced to third.  Bracali
   lined out to lf.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 3
 
   Fry singled to right center.  Vukovich singled to center field; Fry advanced
    to second.  Harden fouled out to 1b.  Schneider homered to left field, 3
   RBI; Vukovich scored; Fry scored.  Fahy singled, bunt.  Gorecki reached on
   an error by 2b; Fahy advanced to third.  Salvo walked; Gorecki advanced to
   second.  Labelle to p for Laganiere.  Kolodzey singled to shortstop, 2 RBI;
   Salvo advanced to second; Gorecki scored, unearned; Fahy scored.  Maestrales
   doubled, 2 RBI; Kolodzey scored; Salvo scored.  Fry grounded out to 2b;
   Maestrales advanced to third.  Maestrales scored on a passed ball, unearned.
   Vukovich singled to first base.  Vukovich advanced to second on a wild
   pitch.  Vukovich advanced to third on a wild pitch.  Harden walked; Vukovich
   scored on a wild pitch, unearned.  Schneider walked; Harden advanced to
   second.  Fahy singled to left field, RBI; Schneider advanced to second;
   Harden scored, unearned.  Gorecki singled, RBI; Fahy advanced to third;
   Schneider scored, unearned.  Salvo singled to center field, RBI; Gorecki
   advanced to second; Fahy scored, unearned.  Kolodzey struck out looking.  12
   runs, 10 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 4
 
   Genest flied out to lf.  Nunez pinch hit for Harris.  Nunez fouled out to
   1b.  Peel walked.  Livulpi singled to shortstop; Peel advanced to second. 
   Ross reached on an error by ss; Livulpi advanced to third; Peel scored,
   unearned.  Hambelton out at first 1b to p.  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 4
 
   Picard to c for Nunez.  Maestrales homered to right field, RBI.  Fry popped
   up to ss.  Preziosi to dh for Vukovich.  Preziosi struck out looking. 
   Eitelman pinch hit for Harden.  Eitelman grounded out to 2b.  1 run, 1 hit,
   0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 5
 
   Shipton to lf for Fahy.  Gorecki to cf.  Eitelman to 1b.  Drapeau singled to
   left field.  Barrett singled to first base; Drapeau advanced to third. 
   Bracali singled to shortstop, RBI; Barrett advanced to second; Drapeau
   scored.  Ouellette to dh for Genest.  Ouellette walked; Bracali advanced to
   second; Barrett advanced to third.  Picard singled, RBI; Ouellette advanced
   to second; Bracali advanced to third; Barrett scored.  Peel hit by pitch,
   RBI; Picard advanced to second; Ouellette advanced to third; Bracali scored.
   Livulpi struck out looking.  Ross grounded out to 2b, RBI; Peel advanced to
   second; Picard advanced to third; Ouellette scored.  Hambelton singled to
   right field, RBI; Peel advanced to third; Picard scored.  Drapeau reached on
   a fielder's choice; Hambelton out at second 3b to 2b.  5 runs, 5 hits, 0
   errors, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 5
 
   Schneider grounded out to 3b.  Shipton struck out.  Gorecki singled to left
   field.  Salvo singled to second base; Gorecki advanced to third.  Kolodzey
   reached on a fielder's choice; Salvo out at second 3b to 2b.  0 runs, 2
   hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 6
 
   Zeigler to p for Mullin.  Barrett grounded out to p.  Bracali grounded out
    to 3b.  Ouellette reached on an error by ss.  Carlton pinch hit for Picard. 
   Carlton struck out.  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 6
 
   Carlton to c.  Dufner pinch hit for Maestrales.  Dufner struck out.  Fry
   singled to shortstop.  Preziosi singled to shortstop; Fry advanced to
   second.  Preziosi advanced to second on a passed ball; Fry advanced to third
   on a passed ball.  Eitelman struck out.  Wimer pinch hit for Schneider. 
   Wimer flied out to cf.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Maine inning 7
 
   Dufner to 3b.  Wimer to c.  Peel flied out to cf.  Young pinch hit for
   Livulpi.  Young struck out looking.  Ross walked.  Hambelton singled to
   shortstop; Ross advanced to second.  Drapeau grounded out to 2b.  0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 7
 
   Young to cf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
          
 
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