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Coastal Carolina 6, Delaware 5
February 25, 1999

Delaware Baseball Loses Opener 6-5 to Coastal Carolina

CONWAY, SC -- The University of Delaware baseball team opened the season on Thursday with 6-5 loss to Coastal Carolina who improved to 8-2 on the season.

Coastal Carolina was led by Justin Owens who went 3 for 4, with a double and 3 RBI. The Chanticleers pitching staff held All- American outfielder Kevin Mench to only one hit while striking Mench out three times. Coastal Carolina starting pitcher Rett Johnson pitched six strong innings allowing only three runs and striking out seven while walking one.

Delaware jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when junior college transfer Peter Maestrales singled, stole second, and scored on Chris Kolodzey base hit. The Hens did not hold on to the lead for long as Coastal Carolina scored two in the bottom half of the first. Coastal Carolina added two more in third when Owens singled in two to make the score 4-1. The lead grew to 6-1 when Jon Humay had a RBI single and Brooks Marzka hit a sacrifice fly.

Delaware started to rally in the fifth when Maestrales hit his first homer as Blue Hen to make the score 6-3. Reliever Bryan Porcelli pitched four scoreless innings to keep the Hens in the game. The Hens made a two-out rally in the ninth started by a Coastal Carolina error followed by three hits including a RBI double by Kolodzey which cut the lead to 6-5. The rally ended when Jamie McSherry popped out to end the game. Starter Dave Mullin (0-1) took the loss for the Hens.

Delaware faces Coastal Carolina again on Friday at 1 p.m.

Delaware.............100 020 002 - 5 - 8 - 1
Coastal Carolina.....202 200 00x - 6 - 12 - 4

Delaware: Mullin (L, 0-1), Porcelli (5) and McSherry; Coastal Carolina: Johnson (W, 3-0), Deubel (7) (S, 1) and Schnall; Errors: D - Mullen, C - Owens (2), Davis, Ayala; Double Plays: D - 2; 2B: D - Kolodzey (2); C - Humay, Owens, Ayala; HR: D - Maestrales (1); LOB: D - 10, C - 5

 

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