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Rider 7, Delaware 4
Thursday, April 27, 2000


LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - Extra-base hits from Chris Kolodzey, Kris Dufner, Casey Fahy and America East Rookie of the Week Steve Harden were not enough to carry the Hens, as the Broncs of Rider defeated Delaware, 7-4 at Daly Field in baseball, Thursday afternoon in Lawrenceville, NJ.

Delaware (22-15) jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first as lead-off batter Fahy (Clayton, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) hit his sixth double of the season, driving the ball down the left field line. With two outs, Kolodzey (Cherry Hill, NJ/East) stepped in and hit his team-leading sixth triple of the season, which scored Fahy. Peter Maestrales (Delray Beach, FL/Pope John Paul II) singled to left field, scoring Kolodzey. Harden (Wilmington, DE/Dickinson) followed the hit parade with his ninth double of the year, scoring Maestrales.

Delaware Right Fielder Chris Kolodzey
went 2-4 including his team-leading sixth triple of the season
Rider (20-20) looked to avenge an early season 11-2 loss at Delaware Diamond as it got on the board with a run in the first and exploded for five in the second. Darren Pandolfini knocked home the tying runs in the second with a single to right, plating Jared Carle and Carl Loadenthal. Rich Brooks, who hurt the Hens with a three for four performance on the day, knocked in the go-ahead run with his first of two triples on the day.

Jeff Romond (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston) started the game for the Hens and pitched through three innings. Nick Spiewak (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) pitched three innings and gave up just two hits, one run and two walks. Brian Zeigler (Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) closed out the day on the mound pitching two innings of perfect baseball.

Matt Dyl pitched five innings of baseball for the Broncs, picking up the win while giving up four runs on five hits.

Prior to today's game, Rider University Coach Sonny Pittaro and the Rider baseball program presented Coach Bob Hannah with a portrait of Hannah. Pittaro has coached at Rider for 30 seasons.

Delaware has now lost three straight and look to bounce back this weekend as it hosts the University of Hartford at Delaware Diamond for an America East four-game set beginning on Saturday at noon. Saturday will be Senior Day at the Diamond with the senior recognition beginning fifteen minutes prior to the ballgame.

AGATE

DELAWARE (22-15)…….300 010 000 - 4 6 1
RIDER (20-20)……………150 001 00x - 7 8 0
Pitching: Romond, Spiewak (6), Zeigler (8) and Schneider; Dyl, Gehris (6), McShane (7), Leslie (8), McGeehan (9) and Brooks; E: Maestrales (20); 2B: Fahy (6), Harden (9), Long (10); 3B: Kolodzey (6), Dufner (5), Brooks 2 (10); W: Dyl (3-5); Romond (1-1); Sv: McGeehan (3).

                         U. of Delaware at Rider
          Apr 27, 2000 at Lawrenceville, NJ (Rider University)
 
 U. of Delaware 4 (22-15)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Casey Fahy cf.............  4  1  1  1    0  0  4  0   0      
 Reid Gorecki dh...........  3  0  0  0    1  0  0  0   0      
 Andrew Salvo 2b...........  3  0  0  0    0  0  2  2   0      
 Chris Kolodzey rf.........  4  1  2  1    0  0  2  0   1      
 Peter Maestrales 3b.......  3  1  1  1    1  1  1  5   0      
 Steve Harden 1b...........  4  0  1  1    0  2  9  1   0      
 John Schneider c..........  3  0  0  0    1  1  1  1   2      
 Ryan Preziosi lf..........  4  0  0  0    0  1  2  0   3      
 Kris Dufner ss............  2  1  1  0    2  0  1  0   0      
 Jeff Romond p.............  0  0  0  0    0  0  1  0   0      
  Nick Spiewak p............ 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1   0      
  Brian Zeigler p........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  1  1   0      
 Totals.................... 30  4  6  4    5  5 24 11   6 
 
 
 Rider 7 (20-20)
 
 Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
 Pandolfini, Darren cf.....  5  1  1  2    0  0  3  0   0      
 Brooks, Rich c............  4  1  3  3    0  0  4  1   0      
 Superka, Tim ss...........  2  1  2  1    1  0  4  3   0      
 Long, Casey 3b............  4  0  1  1    0  0  0  1   4      
 Helbig, Kyle lf...........  4  0  0  0    0  0  3  0   1      
 McTamney, Jim 1b..........  1  0  1  0    0  0  2  0   0      
  Carle, Jared pr/1b........ 2  1  0  0    1  0  5  0   0      
 Loadenthal, Carl rf.......  3  1  0  0    1  0  3  0   0      
 Ryan, Mike dh.............  3  1  0  0    1  0  0  0   1      
 Paolillo, Dante 2b........  3  1  0  0    0  1  3  1   0      
 Dyl, Matt p...............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
  Gehris,  Granville p...... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
  McShane, Artie p.......... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1   0      
  Leslie, Brandon p......... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
  McGeehan, Marc p.......... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1   0      
 Totals.................... 31  7  8  7    4  1 27  8   6 
 
 
 
 Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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 U. of Delaware        300 010 000   -  4  6  1
 Rider                 150 001 00    -  7  8  0
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 E - Maestrales(20). 
 DP - Rider 2. LOB - Delaware 6; Rider 6. 
 2B - Fahy(6); Harden(9); Long(10). 3B - Kolodzey(6); Dufner(5); Brooks 2(10). 
 CS - Brooks(1). 
 SH - Paolillo(1). SF - Fahy(1); Superka(1). 
 
 U. of Delaware         IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Jeff Romond.........  3.0   6   6   6   2   0  14 17      
 Nick Spiewak........  3.0   2   1   1   2   1  11 14      
 Brian Zeigler.......  2.0   0   0   0   0   0   6  6      
 
 
 Rider                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
 Dyl, Matt...........  5.0   5   4   4   3   3  18 22      
 Gehris,  Granville..  1.0   0   0   0   1   1   3  4      
 McShane, Artie......  1.0   0   0   0   0   0   3  3      
 Leslie, Brandon.....  1.0   1   0   0   0   1   4  5      
 McGeehan, Marc......  1.0   0   0   0   1   0   2  3      
 
 
 
 Win - Dyl 3-5.  Loss - Romond 1-1.  Save - McGeehan (3).
 WP - Dyl(9). 
 HBP - by Leslie (Salvo). 
 Umpires - 
 Start: 3:00 pm   Time: 2:10   Attendance: 70
 
         
         
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                         The Automated ScoreBook
                         U. of Delaware at Rider
          Apr 27, 2000 at Lawrenceville, NJ (Rider University)
 
 
 Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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 U. of Delaware        300 010 000   -  4  6  1
 Rider                 150 001 00    -  7  8  0
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 U. of Delaware inning 1
 
   Fahy doubled down the lf line.  Gorecki lined out to 2b.  Salvo grounded out
   to 2b; Fahy advanced to third.  Kolodzey tripled to left center, RBI; Fahy
   scored.  Maestrales singled to left field, RBI; Kolodzey scored.  Harden
   doubled to left field, RBI; Maestrales scored.  Harden advanced to third on
   a wild pitch.  Schneider walked.  Preziosi struck out looking.  3 runs, 4
   hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 1
 
   Pandolfini flied out to cf.  Brooks singled, bunt.  Superka singled through
   the left side; Brooks advanced to second.  Brooks out at third c to 3b,
   caught stealing.  Long doubled to left center, RBI; Superka scored.  Helbig
   grounded out to 3b.  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 2
 
   Dufner walked.  Fahy grounded into double play ss to 1b; Dufner out on the
   play.  Gorecki flied out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 2
 
   McTamney singled to left field.  Loadenthal walked; McTamney advanced to
   second.  Ryan grounded out to p unassisted; Loadenthal advanced to second;
   McTamney advanced to third.  Paolillo reached on a fielder's choice.  Carle
   pinch ran for McTamney.  Pandolfini singled to right field, 2 RBI; Paolillo
   advanced to third; Loadenthal scored; Carle scored.  Brooks tripled to
   center field, 2 RBI; Pandolfini scored; Paolillo scored.  Superka flied out
   to cf, SF, RBI; Brooks scored.  Long popped up to 1b.  5 runs, 3 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 3
 
   Carle to 1b.  Salvo popped up to ss.  Kolodzey flied out to cf.  Maestrales
   struck out.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 3
 
   Helbig popped up to 2b.  Carle walked.  Loadenthal flied out to cf.  Ryan
   flied out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 4
 
   Harden flied out to lf.  Schneider struck out, out at first c to 1b. 
 
         
         
   Preziosi flied out to lf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 4
 
   Spiewak to p for Romond.  Paolillo struck out.  Pandolfini flied out to lf. 
   Brooks reached on an error by 3b.  Superka singled through the left side;
   Brooks advanced to second.  Long reached on a fielder's choice; Superka out
   at second 3b to 2b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 5
 
   Dufner tripled to center field.  Fahy flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Dufner
   scored.  Gorecki walked.  Salvo flied out to lf.  Kolodzey popped up to 1b. 
   1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 5
 
   Helbig grounded out to 3b.  Carle flied out to cf.  Loadenthal grounded out
   to 2b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 6
 
   Gehris to p for Dyl.  Maestrales walked.  Harden struck out.  Schneider
   reached on a fielder's choice; Maestrales out at second 3b to 2b.  Preziosi
   reached on a fielder's choice; Schneider out at second ss to 2b.  0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 6
 
   Ryan walked.  Paolillo grounded out to p, SAC; Ryan advanced to second. 
   Pandolfini flied out to ss.  Brooks tripled to left center, RBI; Ryan
   scored.  Superka walked.  Long flied out to rf.  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
   LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 7
 
   McShane to p for Gehris.  Dufner flied out to cf.  Fahy grounded out to p. 
   Gorecki flied out to rf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 7
 
   Zeigler to p for Spiewak.  Helbig grounded out to 3b.  Carle grounded out to
   2b.  Loadenthal flied out to lf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 8
 
   Leslie to p for McShane.  Salvo hit by pitch.  Kolodzey singled through the
   left side; Salvo advanced to second.  Maestrales flied out to ss.  Harden
   struck out.  Schneider flied out to rf.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
 Rider inning 8
 
   Ryan grounded out to p.  Paolillo out at first 1b to p.  Pandolfini grounded
 
         
         
   out to 3b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
 U. of Delaware inning 9
 
   McGeehan to p for Leslie.  Preziosi grounded out to p.  Dufner walked.  Fahy
   lined into double play ss to 1b; Dufner out on the play.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
-DDD-