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Delaware 11, Vermont 1 Delaware 8, Vermont 7 April 3, 1999 UD Baseball sweeps weekend set from Vermont NEWARK, DE -- Peter Maestrales committed an error that put Vermont up 7-6 in the top of the seventh inning, and then atoned for his mistake by coming up with a game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh as the Delaware Baseball team (13-12, 4-0) swept the weekend series from Vermont (7-9, 0-4) to move its conference record to 4-0. The win was the Blue Hens 14th straight conferencevictory dating back to last season and was the 10th straight victory at the Delaware Diamond. In the first game Bryan Porcelli limited Vermont to five hits andone run, while striking out seven and going the distance to move his record to 3-2 on the season. Delaware led 3-1 going into the bottom of the fifth when Kevin Mench came up with a two-run home run. The Blue Hens added six runs in the sixth on a two RBI double by Maestrales, an RBI single by Andrew Salvo, a two RBI double by Mench and a wild pitch which plated Mench. In the second game Vermont went into the bottom of the fifth with a comfortable 5-0 lead and two outs in the inning with nobody on behind a stellar pitching performance to that point from Jason Spaulding. Delaware got to Spaulding by loading the bases and coming through with a two RBI double by Chris Kolodzey, a two RBI double by John Kincaid, followed by a Tony Lofink RBI single to tie the score at five. Frank DiMaggio delievered an RBI double to put the Hens up 6-5. Delaware looked like it would claim the double header when Kyle Rikert grounded to the shortsop Maestrales with two outs and thebases loaded, but Maestrales threw the ball away to give theCatamounts a 7-6 lead. Ken Giles led off the bottom of the seventh with a double andscored on Matt Voltz's sacrifice bunt which was thrown away by the second baseman. Maestrales came up in the inning with the bases loaded and delievered a single to win the game for the Hens. Delaware was led by Kolodzey who was 4-7 on the day with five RBI. Andrew Salvo went 5-6 with three runs and one RBI, while Kevin Mench was 3©5 with a home run and four RBI on the day. The Hens also got good pitching outings from Porcelli who pitched a complete game and only gave up one run and Tim Lorito who came in relief for Vic Sage in the second game and only gave up one earned run in five and a third innings. Vermont was led by Michael Cole who was 3-8 with three RBI and Wade Rikert who wnet 4-7 with two runs on the day. Delaware will be in action on Wednesday when the Hens play an exhibiton against the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium at 6:05 p.m. AGATE: Game 1 Vermont (7-8, 0-3).....001 000 0 1..5..0 Delaware (12©12, 3©0)..003 026 11.12.1 Pitching: Vermont: Marcotte, Cain (5), Braley (6) and Acabbo;Delaware: Porcelli and McSherry; E: Giles (6); DP: Vermont 1; LOB:Vermont 8, Delaware 6; 2B: Kolodzey (7), Maestrales (7), Mench (7),Salvo (5); HR: Mench (7); SB: W. Rikert; CS: K Rikert, Vukovich(1); SH: K Rikert, Salvo; W: Porcelli 3-2, L: Marcotte 2-2;Attendance: 400 Game 2 Vermont (7-9, 0-4)....220 100 2 7..12..1 Delaware (13-12, 4-0).000 060 2 8..11..2 Pitching: Vermont: Spaulding, DeMulder (5), Kumming (7) and Emery and Tarigo; E: Denzine, Maestrales (12), DiMaggio (12); DP:Delaware 2; LOB: Vermont 12, Delaware 11; 2B: Tehonica, W. Rikert, Weaver, DiMaggio (5), Giles (6), Kincaid (1), Salvo (6); SB: Tehonica, Mench 2 (3); WP: Sage; SH: Voltz W: Lorito 2©2, L: Kumming 1©3; Attendance: 400 -DDD