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Delaware 10, Hofstra
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HEMPSTEAD, NY -- University of Delaware head baseball coach Bob Hannah became just the 22nd coach in college baseball history to record 1,000 victories as the Blue Hens split an America East doubleheader with Hofstra Sunday afternoon at University Field. Delaware (19-15, 9-3 America East), which leads the America East standings, lost the first game 12-2 before coming back to capture the nightcap 10-6, giving Hannah the milestone victory. Hofstra moved its record to 14-10, 4-8. Hannah, who began his head coaching career at Delaware in 1965, moved his career record to 1,000-434-6 in his 36th season. He becomes just the 22nd coach in college baseball history and just the 14th active coach to reach the milestone. "Certainly this is a great honor and I'm proud that we were able to accomplish it with this group of kids," said Hannah, a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame who has led his teams to five straight 40-win seasons. "This group has overcome some adversity and I'm proud that we've been able to bounce back from a rough start (1-11)." "I'm proud to be part of such a memorable event," said Delaware senior catcher and captain Jamie McSherry. "This is probably the most memorable thing that I have ever been a part of in baseball. We have a lot of respect for Coach Hannah and we are all very happy for him." Hofstra won the opener 12-2, scoring eight runs in the first two innings off starter Rich McGuire (4-1), who entered the game with a team-leading earned run average of 2.40. The Flying Dutchmen banged out 14 hits against three Delaware pitchers. Hofstra first baseman Vincent Michello went 3 for 4 with three RBI, including a home run. Tony Lofink and Brian Weingart each had RBI for Delaware. In the nightcap, the Hens overcame an early 6-2 deficit by scoring four runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth on the way to the 10-6 win. The Hens banged out 14 hits and took advantage of four Flying Dutchmen errors. Ryan Preziosi hit a home run for the Blue Hens, who also got three hits from third baseman Frank DiMaggio and two RBI from first baseman Ken Giles. Vic Sage (3-2) picked up the win, pitching three innings of relief for starter Peter Maestrales, who was touched for four runs in two-thirds of an inning. Jeff Romond picked up his second save of the season for the Hens. The Hens continue action Tuesday at Temple University. Game 1 Delaware....000 000 2 - 2-6-2 McGuire, Lorito (2), Sage (6) and McSherry, Weingart (6); Kwasman and Reinking; E: DiMaggio (D), Lorito (D), Soviero (H); 2B: Boffalo (H), Lohman -2 (H), Ciofrone (H), Farley (H); HR: Michello (H); SB: Ciofrone (H); WP: Kwasman (2-0); LP: McGuire (4-1) Game 2 Delaware....111 402 1 - 10-14-2 Maestrales, Sage (1), Romond (4) and McSherry; Steinberg, Moran (6), Stacker (6) and Reinking; E: Kolodzey (D), Romond (D), Boffalo (H), Michello (H), Ciofrone (H), Farley (H); 2B: Mench (D), Kincaid (D), Lohman (H), Reinking (H); 3B: McSherry (3B); HR: Preziosi (D), Rodriguez (H), Lohman (H), Caroleo (H); SB: Giles (D), Rodriguez (H), Ciofrone (H); WP: Sage (4-2); LP: Steinberg (0-3); Save: Romond (2).
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