AMBLER, PA -- Josh Dean launched a grand slam while Ryan Cuneo and Alex Buchholz both knocked in three runs to help the University of Delaware baseball team cruise past Temple, 16-3, at Skip Wilson Field on Tuesday afternoon.

Dean (at right), who entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh, provided the offensive highlight of the contest when he cleared the bases with a grand slam in the eighth. Cuneo and Buchholz also finished with two hits and three RBI apiece, while Kyle Davis went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored for Delaware (12-22).

With its offensive outburst, Delaware posted its largest margin of victory on the road since downing Hartford, 13-0, on March 17, 2004.

Following two scoreless innings, the Blue Hens broke open the game in the top of the third when the first six batters of the inning reached base safely off Owl starter Ben White (1-2). After a double by Davis and walks to Pat Dameron and Adam Tsakonas loaded the bases, Buchholz followed with an RBI single before Scott Shockley and Cuneo both chased in two runs with back-to-back doubles.

Trailing by five, Temple (16-18) brought in reliever Matt Blackburn to quiet the threat, but the sophomore right-hander found the Hen offense to be just as taxing as White did after Jared Olson and Dameron roped RBI singles to stretch the team's lead to 7-0.

Delaware eventually tacked on one more run in the fifth on an RBI single by Bill Merkler. One inning later, the team added two more when Davis and Tsakonas led off with two straight hits before Buchholz knocked in the former with an RBI groundout and Cuneo brought in the latter with a single to right.

After Temple got on the board with a two-spot in the bottom of the seventh, Delaware responded with a six-run inning in the eighth. Tsakonas scored the first run of the inning after roping a single to left before moving to second on a passed ball and coming around on a hit by Buchholz.

Shockley and Cuneo both followed with walks to load the bases before Dean, in his first at bat of the game, crushed a grand slam to left. Merkler scored the team's last run of the contest when he reached on an error, moved to second on Davis' third hit of the game, and scored on Temple's second miscue of the inning.

With the run support, starter Corey Crispell (2-3) cruised through the first five innings of the game, scattering four hits before giving way to the bullpen in the sixth.

The outing was Crispell's second strong performance in a row after earning a spot as a mid-week starter for Delaware. He has picked up wins in both of his starts since being handed the new role last week, allowing just six hits and two earned runs over 10 innings of work against Rutgers and Temple.

Combined with their 17-2 victory over Saint Joseph's last month, the Blue Hens have now beaten their two Big 5 opponents by a 33-5 margin this season. Delaware and Temple will square off again on May 7 in Newark.

The Blue Hens will return to action on Friday at 3 p.m. when they begin a three-game series with conference-leading UNC Wilmington at Bob Hannah Stadium.

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