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George Washington 15, Delaware 12 May 11, 2004 Delaware Scores Eight Times in Ninth But Sees Nine-Game Win Streak Snapped Box Score NEWARK, DE -- Ryan Roberson went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI and Bill Simpson had a three-run home run and four RBI as George Washington University survived a late rally by the University of Delaware for a 15-12 win in non-conference baseball action Tuesday afternoon at Bob Hannah Stadium in Newark. Trailing 15-4 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Blue Hens (28-17) rallied for eight runs - six unearned - to cut the Colonials (37-14) lead to 15-12. Delaware brought the tying run to the plate in sophomore catcher Brian Valichka, but he grounded into a fielders choice to end the rally. The loss snapped the Blue Hens nine-game winning streak while the Colonials won their 13th straight game, which ties the longest winning streak in George Washington history. Delaware senior Steve Van Note (right) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when he launched his 10th home run of the season over the fence in left field, scoring sophomore Todd Davison to give the Hens a 2-0 lead. Junior Kelly Buber followed with a solo blast of his own - his second in as many games - to up the lead to 3-0. Robertson answered back in the top of the second with his 12th home run of the season, a solo blast over the right field fence to cut the Delaware lead to 3-1. Simpson followed with a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to score Anthony Smith and bring the Colonials within a run at 3-2 before Joe Michalski doubled down the left field line to score Brad Rosenblat and tie the game at three. The Colonials took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fourth on a 2-run double to center field by Roberson that scored Tom Shanley and Anthony Raglani. Smith followed with a grounder to first that snuck under the glove of Van Note at first that allowed Roberson to score from second, upping the lead to 6-3. A throwing error by Valichka with the bases loaded in the seventh scored Smith to increase the lead to 7-3 and open the door to a six-run inning. Simpson followed with a three-run home run to left-center field that gave the Colonials a 10-3 lead before Shanley hit an RBI groundout to make it 11-3. Raglani capped the scoring with an RBI double to right-center to up the lead to 12-3. Delaware cut the lead to 12-4 when Davison scored on an RBI groundout by junior Dave Harden in the bottom of the seventh. Roberson launched his second round tripper of the game in the top of the ninth for George Washington, scoring Michael Parker and Raglani to make it 15-4 Colonials. The home run by Roberson proved to be critical as Delaware scored eight runs in a ninth inning that featured five errors - three by second baseman Mickey Shupin, one by shortstop Michael Parker and one by Robinson at third base. Valichka started the inning with an RBI single tat scored Harden to make it 15-5. Buber then scored on an error by Shupin to make it 15-6. Freshman Bryan Hagerich followed with a single to third base that scored Valichka and then junior Brock Donovan singled to right field to load the bases for junior Ryan Graham, who singled to score junior Ed McDonnell and make it 15-8. Davison came to the plate next and reached on a fielders choice that allowed Hagerich to score before Van Note also reached on a fielders choice that scored Donovan, bringing the Hens to within five at 15-10. Davison scored on a wild pitch by reliever Derrick Lutz to make it 15-11 before Buber singled to shortstop to score Van Note and bring the tying run to the plate in Valichka. Dan Pfau picked up the win for George Washington, allowing just one run and no hits in two innings of work to improve to 4-0 this season and 10-0 in his career. Nate CasaGrande tossed two scoreless innings in relief of starter Nick Koken, who allowed three runs on three hits in two innings of work. Avi Rasowski tossed 1.2 innings of relief for George Washington but was chased in the eighth after Graham drilled a line drive off his left knee, which brought Lutz into the game. He proceeded to allow five hits and eight runs (two earned) in 1.1 innings of work before closing the door on the Hens. Freshman Billy Harris suffered the loss for the Blue Hens, allowing eight hits and six runs (five earned) in 3.2 innings of work, striking out two. Freshman Mitch Heckert worked 2.1 innings of relief but allowed four runs on just one hit before being replaced by sophomore Joe Coudon. He allowed two runs on three hits in one inning of work and was followed by senior Mike Iannucci, who gave up three hits and three earned runs in 2.0 innings of relief. The Blue Hens return to action on Tuesday when they host the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University at 3 p.m. George Washington vs Univ. of Delaware (May 11, 2004)   Box score (NCAA) Play-by-Play Box score (NCAA) University of Delaware Baseball George Washington at Univ. of Delaware May 11, 2004 at Newark, DE (Bob Hannah Stadium) George Washington 15 (37-14) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ J. Fertitta 3b/1b........ 6 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 Tom Shanley 2b........... 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 2 M. Parker ph/ss......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 A. Raglani cf/lf......... 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 R. Roberson lf/3b........ 5 3 3 6 1 0 6 0 1 A. Smith 1b.............. 4 2 2 0 1 1 7 0 0 Bill Powell ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Matt Owens cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Rosenblat rf.......... 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 Geoff Milsom ss.......... 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 Jay Quinn ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Shupin 2b............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Simpson dh............ 4 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 4 J. Michalski c........... 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 Nick Koken p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N CasaGrande p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dan Pfau p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avi Rasowsky p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrik Lutz p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 41 15 15 13 8 11 27 8 11 Univ. of Delaware 12 (26-17) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Graham, Ryan 3b.......... 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 Davison, Todd ss......... 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 Van Note, Steve 1b....... 6 2 2 3 0 1 8 0 0 Harden, Dave cf.......... 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 Buber, Kelly dh.......... 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Valichka, Brian c........ 5 1 2 1 0 0 11 1 2 McDonnell, Ed lf......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 Hagerich, Bryan rf....... 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 Donovan, Brock 2b........ 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 Harris, Billy p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heckert, Mitch p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coudon, Joe p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iannucci, Mike p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 44 12 15 10 5 4 27 7 12 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- George Washington... 030 300 603 - 15 15 6 Univ. of Delaware... 300 000 108 - 12 15 2 ------------------------------------------- E - M. Parker(2); R. Roberson(16); B. Rosenblat(3); M. Shupin 3(6); Van Note(7); Donovan(13). DP - GW 1. LOB - GW 11; Delaware 12. 2B - J. Fertitta(14); Tom Shanley(13); A. Raglani(13); R. Roberson(14); A. Smith(15); B. Rosenblat(14); Graham(12); Davison(10); Buber(11); Hagerich(7). HR - R. Roberson 2(13); B. Simpson(6); Van Note(10); Buber(6). HBP - Tom Shanley; B. Rosenblat 2; Harden; Valichka. SF - B. Simpson(1). CS - J. Fertitta(3). George Washington IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Nick Koken.......... 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 9 11 N CasaGrande........ 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 Dan Pfau............ 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 6 9 Avi Rasowsky........ 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 9 9 Derrik Lutz......... 1.1 5 8 2 1 1 12 14 Univ. of Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Harris, Billy....... 3.2 8 6 5 2 2 17 22 Heckert, Mitch...... 2.1 1 4 4 3 5 9 13 Coudon, Joe......... 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 6 7 Iannucci, Mike...... 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 9 11 Win - Dan Pfau (4-0). Loss - Harris (2-3). Save - None. WP - Dan Pfau(5); Derrik Lutz(7); Harris(4). HBP - by Harris (B. Rosenblat); by Harris (B. Rosenblat); by Heckert (Tom Shanley); by Dan Pfau (Valichka); by Derrik Lutz (Harden). Umpires - Start: 3 p.m. Time: 3:05 Attendance: 125 Heckert faced 4 batters in the 7th. Game: DEL-BB45 Play-by-Play University of Delaware Baseball George Washington at Univ. of Delaware - Play-by-Play May 11, 2004 at Newark, DE (Bob Hannah Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- George Washington... 030 300 603 - 15 15 6 Univ. of Delaware... 300 000 108 - 12 15 2 ------------------------------------------- George Washington starters: 21/3b J. Fertitta; 7/2b Tom Shanley; 16/cf A. Raglani; 22/lf R. Roberson; 31/1b A. Smith; 17/rf B. Rosenblat; 4/ss Geoff Milsom; 33/dh B. Simpson; 44/c J. Michalski; 35/p Nick Koken; Univ. of Delaware starters: 12/3b Graham; 7/ss Davison; 4/1b Van Note; 19/cf Harden; 6/dh Buber; 27/c Valichka; 8/lf McDonnell; 22/rf Hagerich; 11/2b Donovan; 33/p Harris; George Washington 1st - J. Fertitta grounded out to 3b. Tom Shanley grounded out to ss. A. Raglani grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 1st - Graham lined out to ss. Davison walked. Van Note homered to left field, 2 RBI; Davison scored. Harden struck out swinging. Buber homered to left center, RBI. Valichka singled to left field. McDonnell walked; Valichka advanced to second. Hagerich reached on a fielder's choice; McDonnell out at second 3b to 2b; Valichka advanced to third. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Washington 2nd - R. Roberson homered to right field, RBI. A. Smith singled to right field. B. Rosenblat hit by pitch; A. Smith advanced to second. B. Rosenblat advanced to second on a wild pitch; A. Smith advanced to third on a wild pitch. Geoff Milsom walked. B. Simpson flied out to cf, SF, RBI; B. Rosenblat advanced to third; A. Smith scored. J. Michalski struck out swinging. J. Fertitta doubled down the lf line, RBI; Geoff Milsom advanced to third; B. Rosenblat scored. Tom Shanley flied out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 2nd - Donovan popped up to 3b. Graham grounded out to 3b. Davison flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Washington 3rd - A. Raglani popped up to 2b. R. Roberson grounded out to 3b. A. Smith doubled to right center. B. Rosenblat hit by pitch. Geoff Milsom walked; B. Rosenblat advanced to second; A. Smith advanced to third. B. Simpson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 3rd - N CasaGrande to p for Nick Koken. Van Note grounded out to 2b. Harden grounded out to p. Buber lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Washington 4th - J. Michalski struck out swinging. J. Fertitta singled to left field. J. Fertitta out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Tom Shanley doubled to left center. A. Raglani singled to second base; Tom Shanley advanced to third. R. Roberson doubled to center field, 2 RBI; A. Raglani scored; Tom Shanley scored. Heckert to p for Harris. A. Smith reached on a fielding error by 1b, advanced to second; R. Roberson scored, unearned. B. Rosenblat popped up to 1b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 4th - Valichka flied out to rf. McDonnell singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf. Hagerich doubled to right field; McDonnell advanced to third. Donovan fouled out to lf. Graham grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. George Washington 5th - Geoff Milsom struck out swinging. B. Simpson struck out swinging. J. Michalski struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 5th - Dan Pfau to p for N CasaGrande. Davison grounded out to 2b. Van Note singled up the middle. Harden lined into double play 2b unassisted; Van Note out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Washington 6th - J. Fertitta struck out swinging. Tom Shanley hit by pitch. A. Raglani struck out looking. R. Roberson lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 6th - Buber popped up to lf. Valichka hit by pitch. McDonnell flied out to lf. Valichka advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hagerich walked. Donovan walked; Hagerich advanced to second; Valichka advanced to third. Graham flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. George Washington 7th - A. Smith walked. B. Rosenblat walked; A. Smith advanced to second. Geoff Milsom walked; B. Rosenblat advanced to second; A. Smith advanced to third. Geoff Milsom advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; B. Rosenblat advanced to third; A. Smith scored. B. Simpson homered to left center, 3 RBI; Geoff Milsom scored; B. Rosenblat scored. Coudon to p for Heckert. J. Michalski singled to third base. J. Fertitta singled to left center; J. Michalski advanced to third. Tom Shanley grounded out to ss, RBI; J. Fertitta advanced to second; J. Michalski scored. A. Raglani doubled to right center, RBI; J. Fertitta scored. R. Roberson walked. A. Smith struck out swinging. B. Rosenblat struck out looking. 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 7th - Avi Rasowsky to p for Dan Pfau. Davison doubled down the lf line. Van Note grounded out to 2b; Davison advanced to third. Harden singled to shortstop, RBI; Davison scored. Buber doubled down the lf line; Harden advanced to third. Valichka popped up to ss. McDonnell struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Washington 8th - Iannucci to p for Coudon. Geoff Milsom struck out swinging. B. Simpson walked. J. Michalski flied out to rf. J. Fertitta lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 8th - Hagerich flied out to cf. Donovan struck out swinging. Graham doubled to pitcher. Graham lined ball off Rasowsky's left knee, left game with injury. Derrik Lutz to p for Avi Rasowsky. Davison lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Washington 9th - M. Parker pinch hit for Tom Shanley. M. Parker walked. A. Raglani singled up the middle; M. Parker advanced to second. R. Roberson homered to left field, 3 RBI; A. Raglani scored; M. Parker scored. Bill Powell pinch hit for A. Smith. Bill Powell struck out swinging. B. Rosenblat doubled to right field. Jay Quinn pinch hit for Geoff Milsom. Jay Quinn popped up to 3b. B. Simpson grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Delaware 9th - J. Fertitta to 1b. M. Parker to ss. A. Raglani to lf. R. Roberson to 3b. Matt Owens to cf for Bill Powell. M. Shupin to 2b for Jay Quinn. Van Note struck out swinging. Harden hit by pitch. Buber reached on a fielding error by 2b; Harden advanced to second. Valichka singled, RBI; Buber advanced to second; Harden scored. McDonnell reached on a fielder's choice; Valichka advanced to second on a fielding error by 2b, advanced to third; Buber advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned. Hagerich singled to third base, RBI; McDonnell advanced to second; Valichka scored. Donovan singled to right field; Hagerich advanced to second; McDonnell advanced to third. Graham singled to third base, RBI; Donovan advanced to second; Hagerich advanced to third; McDonnell scored, unearned. Davison reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Graham advanced to second on a throwing error by ss; Donovan advanced to third; Hagerich scored, unearned. Van Note reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, RBI; Davison advanced to third; Graham out at third 3b unassisted; Donovan scored, unearned. Van Note advanced to third on a wild pitch; Davison scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Harden walked. Buber singled to shortstop, RBI; Harden advanced to second; Van Note scored, unearned. Valichka reached on a fielder's choice; Buber advanced to second; Harden out at third 3b unassisted. 8 runs, 5 hits, 5 errors, 2 LOB.