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Drexel 7, Delaware 1

Delaware 7, Drexel 3
April 10, 1999
UD Baseball splits America East doubleheader with Drexel

NEWARK, DE -- Rich McGuire remained undefeated on the season at 3-0, and pitched his third complete game in as many starts as the Delaware baseball (14-13, 5-1) team salvaged a split in its doubleheader with Drexel (9-16, 4-2). Delaware lost the first game 7-1 and won the second game 7-3 on Saturday at the Delaware Diamond.

In the first game Delaware starter Dave Mullin carried a shutoutand an 18 inning scoreless streak into the seventh inning against the Dragons. However, the Dragons got seven runs in the inning on an RBI double by Matt Neiber, a Renaldo Smith RBI single, a two base error by Mullin that scored two, a Ryan Lucas 2 RBI double and Jose Jimenez RBI single to put them ahead 7©1 which held up as the final score. Drexel starter Michael Sheehan pitched a complete game allowing only four hits and one run in seven innings.

In the second game McGuire pitched four and two thirds innings of

perfect baseball and only gave up one hit in the first six innings as Delaware cruised to a 7-3 victory. McGuire, who gave up tworuns in the seventh inning, had pitched 21 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run before giving the runs up in the seventh. Kevin Mench went 2-3 with in the game with four RBI and hit his eighth home run of the season for the Hens.

Delaware was led by McGuire who is now 3-0 and has pitched a complete game in every one of his starts. McGuire went seven innings giving up five hits and two earned runs. Mench was three for six on the day and knocked in four of Delaware's eight runs in the double header.

Drexel was led by Sheehan who moved to 3-0 on the season picking up a complete game victory in the first end of the doubleheader. Gregg Mellott went 3©7 on the day with a run and paced the Dragons in their win with a 3-4 performance in the first game.

Delaware will be in action on Sunday as the Hens take on Drexel ina doubleheader that will start at 12 noon at the Delaware Diamond.

AGATE:

Game One

Drexel (9-15, 4-1)....000 000 7 7 10 1

Delaware (13-13, 4-1).001 000 0 1 4 1Pitching: DU: Sheehan and Neiber; UD: Mullin, Sage and McSherry,Voltz; E: Neiber, Mullin; DP: DU: 1, UD: 2; LOB: DU: 3, UD: 5; 2B:Lucas, Neiber, DiMaggio (6); SB: Kolodzey (2); SH: West, McSherry;Attendance: 405

Drexel (9-16, 4-2)....000 001 2 3 5 1

Delaware (14-13, 5-1).400 030 X 7 7 1

Pitching: DU: Boehm, M Thompson, B. Smith and Neiber; UD: McGuire and Voltz; E: West, DiMaggio; DP: Delaware 1, LOB: DU: 3; UD: 7; 2B: West, Mench (8), Voltz (3); HR: Mench (8); CS: Mench (2); WP:Boehm, McGuire; PB: Voltz; HBP: by Boehm (Maestrales), by Boehm(Preziosi); Attendance: 405

- DDD