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St. Joseph's 10, Delaware 9
March 31, 1999

UD Baseball losses in First Round in Liberty Bell Classic

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The University of Delaware baseball team (9-12)

had an eight game winning streak snapped as the Hens lost to St.

Joseph's (12-13-1) 10-9 in the first round of the Liberty Bell

Classic. The loss marked the first time since the inception of the

tournament in 1992 that Delaware had not made the finals of the Liberty Bell Classic.

St. Joseph's held Delaware at bay taking leads of 1-0, 3-1 and 5-3

before the Hens broke through in the seventh with a three-run

inning highlighted by a Kevin Mench two RBI double which gave

Delaware the lead. The Blue Hens went in to the bottom of the

ninth inning up 9-5 after adding three more insurance runs. Jeff

Romond who pitched six innings walked the first three batters of

the inning to load the bases with no outs. With Delaware starting

conference play on Friday they called on starting shortstop Peter Maestrales

to complete the pitching duties, but he gave up a two RBI double to

Pace Bradshaw and then a game-winning three-run home run to Justin

Godusky to end the game.

Delaware was led by Mench who had two RBI. Six other Blue Hen

players knocked in one RBI. Vince Vukovich was three for five with

one RBI and one run. Vinnie Keaser got the start and pitched two

innings and gave up two runs. Romond came in and pitched six

innings and gave up six runs on seven hits and seven walks.

Maestrales took the loss giving up two runs in no innings pitched.

Delaware pitching gave up 12 walks for the game.

St. Joseph's was led by Godusky who went two for four with four RBI

and the game-winning home run. Jim Boylan got the victory pitching

the ninth and giving up one run.

Delaware will open up conference play on Friday April 2 at 12 noonas the Hens take on the Vermont Catamounts at the Delaware Diamond.

AGATE:

Delaware (9©12)..........001 200 321 9..12..0

St. Joseph's (12©13©1)...012 020 005 10.10..3

Pitching:UD: Keaser, Romond (3), Maestrales (9) and McSherry SJU: Gondos, Woods (2), Peterson (3), Fisher (8), Boylan (9) and Reed; E: Bradshaw 2, Reed; DP: UD 1; LOB: UD 6, SJU 10; 2B: Giles, Maestrales, Mench, Bradshaw, Godusky, Gunn, Kelly; 3B: Kolodzey; HR:Giles, Godusky; SB: Mench, Wyatt 2; CS: Maestrales, Bradshaw, Clancy; SH: Maestrales, McSherry; SF: Salvo; Winner: Boylan 3-0 Loser: Maestrales 0-1

- DDD