 Delaware
Baseball Earns No. 5 Seed for CAA
Tournament; Will Face George Mason in
Opener
DATE: May
23, 2005
WILMINGTON,
NC -- The University of Delaware
baseball team will be looking for its
first-ever Colonial Athletic Association
tournament title this weekend as the Blue
Hens take part in the annual CAA
Tournament at UNC Wilmington's Brooks
Field.
Delaware,
which earned the CAA's No. 5 seed with a
conference record of 13-11 and an overall
mark of 26-29, will take on No. 2 George
Mason (33-17, 15-9 CAA) to open the double
elimination tournament this Wednesday, May
25 at 12 noon.
Live
updates on Delaware's games will be
available on the CAA website at
www.caasports.com while selected games
will be broadcast on the internet. Check
the University of Delaware website at
www.udel.edu/sportsinfo/baseball for links
to the site.
In other
first round games Wednesday, No. 3
Virginia Commonwealth (29-20, 14-10 CAA)
will take on No. 4 Towson (32-22, 13-11
CAA) at 3:30 p.m. followed by No. 1 seed
and defending champion UNC Wilmington
(39-17, 21-3 CAA) squaring off vs. No. 6
Hofstra (24-30, 10-14 CAA) at 7
p.m.
The
tournament will continue Thursday and
Friday with the championship game set for
Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. The tournament
champion will earn an automatic berth into
the NCAA Tournament. Last season UNC
Wilmington defeated No. 6 seed Delaware
twice on the final day to capture the
championship. Delaware had won its first
three games of the tournament, including
an 8-5 win over top-seed George Mason in
the opener.
Delaware,
enters the tournament riding a two-game
win streak after wins of 7-3 and 8-2 over
VCU this past weekend. Overall, the Hens
have won four of their last six conference
games. George Mason swept the regular
season series over Delaware May 6-8 at Bob
Hannah Stadium, winning by scores of 9-0,
3-1, and 7-4.
The Blue
Hens, who have now faced George Mason in
their CAA Tournament opener all three
years that they have qualified, will be
looking for their first conference
tournament title since winning the 2001
America East title.
George
Mason, which led the CAA in pitching this
season with a team earned run average of
3.96, is led by pitcher Stacen Grant (9-2,
2.85 ERA). The Patriots ranked third in
the league in batting with a team mark of
.316 led by Matt Cooksey, who batted .396
with seven home runs and 30 runs batted
in.
Delaware
ranked third in the CAA in pitching with a
4.82 earned run average this season and is
No. 2 in fielding with a mark of .961. The
Hens are led offensively by sophomore
outfielder Bryan Hagerich and freshman
first baseman Adam Tsakonas (right).
Hagerich leads the team with a .311
batting average and 38 RBI while Tsakonas
is batting .306 with seven home runs and
36 RBI.
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