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Delaware 13, Virginia
Commonwealth 5
April 28, 2002
Blue Hens Complete
Series Sweep of Rams
Steve
Harden was key for the Blue Hens at the plate, and
on the mound.
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RICHMOND, VA -- The University of
Delaware overcame a late-seventh inning rally from Virginia
Commonwealth University and prevailed 13-8, sweeping the
three-game Colonial Athletic Association series Sunday
afternoon at The Diamond.
Delaware (27-16, 9-4 CAA) jumped out to a
6-1 advantage after Kris Dufner (Philadelphia, PA/Father
Judge) capped off a four-run sixth inning with a two-run
triple.
But VCU (29-17, 10-5 CAA) answered right
back in the bottom half of the inning as the Blue Hens put
the first three batters in on base then served up a grand
slam to Bryan Gillespie. The Rams rounded out a seven-run
scoring spree taking the lead as Chris Gerrity slapped a
two-run double, then scored on teammate Jose Pabon's
triple.
That lead would not stand for very long
as sophomore Mark Michael (Gibbstown, NJ/Gloucester
Catholic) led off the Blue Hens half of the seventh
inning with a single, and Steve Harden (Wilmington,
DE/Dickinson) followed by hitting his fourth home run of
the season, a two-run shot that tied the ballgame at 8-8.
The next batter, Casey Fahy (Clayton, NJ/Gloucester
Catholic), tripled, than scored the go-ahead run on a
single by Brock Donovan (New Castle, DE/William
Penn).
In the ninth inning, Teddy Puitz
(Pennsville, NJPennsville) hit a two-run home run in his
only at-bat of the game, as Delaware cushioned its lead
scoring four runs in the final stanza.
Five different Blue Hen batters recorded
two or more hits in the game led by Kris Dufner who went
2-for-4 with a triple and four RBI, and Steve Harden who
finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three
RBI.
Reid Gorecki (East Rockaway,
NY/Kellenberg Memorial) ran his current hitting-streak
to 21 games by going 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
Gorecki's streak is the longest by any Blue Hen since Brian
Wallace (1991-94) batted safely in 21 straight games for
Delaware in 1992.
Scott Rambo (Downingtown,
PA/Downingtown) got the winning decision for the second
straight game pitching 2-1/3 innings in relief, while Harden
added to his heroics at the plate, picking up his fourth
save of the season pitching 1-1/3 scoreless innings to close
out the game, giving Delaware it's second conference series
sweep of the season, and a first-place share of the Colonial
Division with a 4-1 divisional record.
The Blue Hens will return home to face
Rutgers University at Bob Hannah Stadium on Tuesday
afternoon starting at 3 p.m. That game will also be telecast
on Philadelphia cable channel CN8.
Box Score
The Automated ScoreBook
Delaware at Va. Commonwealth
Apr 28, 2002 at Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Delaware 13 (27-16,9-4 CAA)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fahy, Casey lf............ 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Gorecki, Reid cf.......... 4 3 3 0 1 1 6 0
Donovan, Brock 2b......... 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
Schneider, John c......... 5 2 1 2 0 3 2 0
Dufner, Kris ss........... 4 1 2 4 0 2 2 0
Van Note, Steve rf........ 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 0
Eitelman, Doug dh......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Harden, Dave ph........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puitz, Teddy 1b........... 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Michael, Mark 3b.......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 3
Harden, Steve 1b/p........ 4 1 2 3 0 1 8 2
McGuire, Rich p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Mihalik, Mike p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rambo, Scott p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 39 13 15 13 2 11 27 8
Va. Commonwealth 8 (29-17,10-5 CAA)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Davis, Matt cf............ 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gerrity, Chris 2b......... 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 3
Pabon, Jose ss............ 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Lopaze, Danny 1b.......... 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 1
Jones, Nick 3b............ 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Gillespie dh.............. 5 1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Jackson, Joe lf........... 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
Tronick, Luke ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martin, Davy rf........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Parrish, Jeff c........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 1
Acors, Bo p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marshall, Brian p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 35 8 9 8 7 2 27 8
Score by innings: R H E
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Delaware 001 104 304 - 13 15 1
Va. Commonwealth 000 107 000 - 8 9 3
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E - Dufner(17); Pabon 2(14); Parrish(7).
DP - Blue Hens 2; Rams 2. LOB - Blue Hens 4; Rams 8.
2B - Harden,S.(8); Gerrity(4); Jones(18). 3B - Fahy(4); Dufner(4); Pabon(4).
HR - Puitz(3); Harden,S.(4); Gillespie(1).
SH - Harden,D.. SF - Dufner; Van Note.
Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
McGuire, Rich....... 5.0 2 3 2 6 0 15 22
Mihalik, Mike....... 0.1 2 4 2 1 0 4 5
Rambo, Scott........ 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 11 11
Harden, Steve....... 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 5 5
Va. Commonwealth IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Acors, Bo........... 6.0 9 8 5 1 7 25 27
Marshall, Brian..... 3.0 6 5 2 1 4 14 17
Win - Rambo 6-2. Loss - Marshall,B. 4-3. Save - Harden,S. (4).
WP - Rambo. BK - Harden,S..
HBP - by McGuire (Lopaze).
Umpires - Home:Bob Gustin 1st:Jim Stuck 3rd:John Kleis
Start: 2:05 pm Time: 2:39 Attendance: 165
McGuire faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Acors faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Play-by-play
The Automated ScoreBook
Delaware at Va. Commonwealth
Apr 28, 2002 at Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Score by innings: R H E
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Delaware 001 104 304 - 13 15 1
Va. Commonwealth 000 107 000 - 8 9 3
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Delaware inning 1
Fahy struck out. Gorecki singled to pitcher, bunt. Donovan grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b; Gorecki out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 1
Davis walked. Gerrity popped up to p, bunt. Pabon grounded into double
play 2b to 1b; Davis out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware inning 2
Schneider struck out. Dufner struck out. Van Note struck out. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 2
Lopaze walked. Jones lined into double play 3b to 1b; Lopaze out on the
play. Gillespie flied out to cf to left center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Delaware inning 3
Eitelman singled up the middle. Michael flied out to rf. Harden,S. doubled
to left field, RBI; Eitelman scored. Fahy hit into double play 1b to p to
3b; Harden,S. out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 3
Jackson out at first 1b to p. Martin flied out to rf. Parrish flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware inning 4
Gorecki walked. Donovan lined out to ss; Gorecki advanced to second on a
throwing error by ss, advanced to third. Schneider struck out. Dufner
singled to first base, RBI; Gorecki scored, unearned. Van Note grounded out
to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 4
Davis flied out to rf. Gerrity walked. Pabon flied out to cf. Lopaze
walked; Gerrity advanced to second. Jones singled up the middle, RBI;
Lopaze advanced to second; Gerrity scored. Gillespie grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Delaware inning 5
Eitelman grounded out to 2b. Michael popped up to 2b. Harden,S. struck
out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 5
Jackson walked. Martin reached on a fielder's choice; Jackson out at second
p to ss. Parrish singled to right center; Martin advanced to second. Davis
reached on a fielder's choice; Parrish out at second 1b to ss; Martin
advanced to third. Gerrity fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Delaware inning 6
Fahy grounded out to 2b. Gorecki singled to shortstop. Donovan singled to
right field; Gorecki advanced to third. Schneider reached on a throwing
error by c, RBI; Donovan advanced to second; Gorecki scored. Dufner tripled
to right center, 2 RBI; Schneider scored, unearned; Donovan scored. Van
Note flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Dufner scored, unearned. Eitelman struck
out. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 6
Pabon walked. Lopaze hit by pitch; Pabon advanced to second. Mihalik to p
for McGuire. Jones reached on a fielder's choice; Lopaze advanced to second
on an error by ss; Pabon advanced to third. Gillespie homered to right
center, 4 RBI; Jones scored; Lopaze scored, unearned; Pabon scored. Jackson
walked. Martin flied out to rf to right center. Parrish singled through
the left side; Jackson advanced to second. Rambo to p for Mihalik. Davis
flied out to cf. Parrish advanced to second on a wild pitch; Jackson
advanced to third. Gerrity doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Parrish scored,
unearned; Jackson scored, unearned. Pabon tripled to left field, RBI;
Gerrity scored, team unearned. Lopaze grounded out to 3b. 7 runs, 4 hits,
1 error, 1 LOB.
Delaware inning 7
Michael singled down the lf line. Harden,S. homered to left field, 2 RBI;
Michael scored. Marshall,B. to p for Acors. Fahy tripled to left center.
Gorecki struck out looking. Donovan singled through the left side, RBI;
Fahy scored. Schneider struck out. Dufner struck out looking. 3 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 7
Jones doubled to left field. Gillespie struck out looking. Jackson flied
out to cf to left center. Martin grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware inning 8
Van Note walked. Harden,D. pinch hit for Eitelman. Harden,D. grounded out
to c, SAC; Van Note advanced to second. Michael singled to third base.
Harden,S. flied out to rf to right center; Van Note advanced to third. Fahy
struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 8
Parrish flied out to rf. Davis grounded out to 3b. Gerrity singled to
center field. Puitz to 1b for Harden,D.. Harden,S. to p. / for Rambo.
Gerrity advanced to second on a balk. Pabon struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware inning 9
Gorecki singled to center field. Donovan reached on a fielder's choice;
Gorecki advanced to second on an error by ss. Schneider singled through the
left side, RBI; Donovan advanced to third; Gorecki scored, unearned. Dufner
popped up to 2b, SF, RBI; Donovan scored. Van Note lined out to lf. Puitz
homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; Schneider scored, unearned. Michael
flied out to lf to left center. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth inning 9
Lopaze singled to right field. Jones flied out to cf to left center.
Gillespie popped up to 3b. Tronick pinch hit for Jackson. Tronick lined
out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
McGuire faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Acors faced 2 batters in the 7th
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