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Game Two: Delaware 17, Maine
3 ORONO, ME -- The University of Delaware baseball team (30-19, 18-6) won its 30th game of the season when the Blue Hens defeated Maine (25-23, 12-12) 17-3 in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, to mark the eighth season in the decade of the nineties and the 17th in the last 23 years that the Hens have won 30 games or more in a season, in a doubleheader split against Maine on Sunday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond. The Black Bears won the first game of the doubleheader 7-2. In the first game Maine jumped on Delaware early scoring one run in each of the first two innings on RBI by Julian Bracali and Brett Ouelette. Delaware tied the game at two in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Ryan Preziosi and Brian Weingart, but Maine answered back with three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to pull away. Delaware committed three errors on the game including one error and a passed ball in the fifth which accounted for two of the Black Bear's runs in that inning. Jim Bailin picked up the win for Maine to move to 6-2, while Rich McGuire suffered only his second loss of the season to move to 6-2 on the season. In the second game Delaware scored in all but two innings and scored eight runs in the second inning as the Hens gave starter Tim Lorito 17 runs of support to work with. Ken Giles led the attack with a home run and four RBI and Kevin Mench reached base in all five plate appearances, while Lorito pitched all seven innings and gave up only one earned run to move to 4-4 on the season. Rob Worcester moved to 3-5 on the season as he gave up eight runs in one and two thirds innings. Delaware was led offensively by Mench and Giles on the day. Giles had a home run and four RBI, while Mench, who has now reached base safely in 30 straight games and in all 24 conference games, had three doubles, two RBI and reached base in seven out of nine plate appearances on the day. The Blue Hens also got a great deal of production from the designated hitter spot as Weingart went three for three with one RBI in the first game and Matt Voltz went four for five with three runs and three RBI in the second game. Delaware's pitching was led by Lorito who pitched his first complete game of his collegiate career giving up only two runs in the game. McGuire picked up his second loss of the season giving up 11 hits and seven runs, five of which were unearned. Maine was led by Brian Poire who went five for eight with three runs on the day. Jim Bailin led the pitching giving up only two runs in the complete game victory in game one. Delaware will be in action next Saturday when the Hens play host to Northeastern in a conference doubleheader at 12 noon at the Delaware Diamond. Game 1: Delaware...000 200 0 2..9..3 Maine......110 032 X 7..11.0 E: Salvo, Maestrales 2; DP: UD-1; LOB: UD-7, UM-7; 2B: Mench 2 (14), Preziosi (1), Poire, Ouellette; SB: Hambelton; W: Bailin 6-2, L: McGuire 6-2; WP: McGuire; PB: McSherry; HBP: by McGuire (Ross); Attendance: 138 Game 2: Delaware (30-19, 18-6)......280 012 4 17..18..2 Maine (25-23, 12-12)........100 000 2 3...5..1 E: Maestrales, DiMaggio, Hambelton; DP: UD-1; LOB: UD-8, UM-10; 2B: Mench (15), DiMaggio (11), Voltz (5); HR: Giles (7); SF: Ouellette; W: Lorito 4-4, L: Worcester 3-5; WP: Lorito 4, Morelli; PB: Pantazis; HBP: by Lorito (Bracali), by Lorito (Contreraz); Attendance: 138 - DDD |
