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Providence 2, Delaware 1
Providence 18, Delaware 6
March 13, 1999

Providence Sweeps Three Games from UD Baseball

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware baseball team (1-11) dropped all three games to Providence (13-3) this weekend, including both ends of a twin bill Saturday, by scores of 2-1 and 18-6.

In the first game Bryan Porcelli (0-2) gave Delaware its first complete game of the season, but was outdueled by Providence's Marc DesRosches who also pitched a complete game and gave up only one run.

All-American Kevin Mench had Delaware's only RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the first innings. After Mench drove in the RBI, Providence worked its way out of a base loaded jam.

The game was tied at 1-1 until the sixth inning when Angelo Ciminiello had an RBI double to plate Jeremy Sweet. Freshman leftfielder Vince Vukovich went 3 for 3 for Delaware while Sweet had two doubles for the Friars.

In the second game the Hens saw an early 1-0 lead off a first inning home run by Andrew Salvo, his first of the season, turn into an rout as Providence scored runs in seven of the nine innings and faced five different pitchers on the day.

Delaware starter Tim Lorito (0-2) was chased in the fourth inning as he gave up six runs which would set the tone for a game in which the Hens gave 20 hits and 18 runs.

For Delaware, which is enduring its worst 12-game start in school history dating back to 1882, Vukovich highlighted the weekend, bringing a streak of six straight hits into the second game of the doubleheader after going three for three in the first game of the doubleheader. He went 2 for 5 with two RBI while Salvo and Ken Giles each had two hits.

Porcelli had the Hens' best pitching outing of the season, pitching a seven-inning complete game and only giving up two earned runs.

Providence was led offensively by Keith Reed and Jamie Athas who both had five RBI in the second game, while DesRoches pitched a complete game.

Delaware will be in action next on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Delaware Diamond local foe St. Joseph's.

GAME # 1

Providence....100 001 0- 2 7 0
Delaware......100 000 0- 1 7 2

DesRoches and Conway; Porcelli and McSherry; WP- DesRoches; LP - Porcelli (0-2); E- Salvo (D), Maestrales (D); DP- D-1, P-1; 2B- Ciminiello (P), Sweet (P); SB- O'Keefe (P)

GAME # 2

Providence.....041 221 440 -18 20 0
Delaware.......120 000 021 - 6 12 6

Corraro, Lewis (7), Murray (8), and Conway, Ciardelli (8); Lorito, Sage (4), Keaser (6), Smith (7), Romond (8) and McSherry, Weingart (8); WP-Corraro; LP-Lorito (0-2); E- Dufner (D)- 2, Giles (D), Lorito (D), Maestrales (D), Salvo (D); DP- D-2, P-1; 2B- Ciminiello (P), Costello (P), O'Keefe (P); HR- Scott (P), Salvo (D); SB- Reed (P); SF- Reed (P), Sweet (P).

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