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Delaware 3, Wilmington College 2 March 28, 1999 UD Baseball defeats Wilmington College 3-2 NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware baseball team (8-11) won its seventh straight game defeating Wilmington College for the 11th straight time 3-2 on Sunday in a non-league contest at the Delaware Diamond. Delaware starter Vic Sage and Wilmington College starter Chris Viel battled in a pitchers duel throughout the game. All the runs came in a two inning span with Wilmington starting off the scoring in the top of the third on a Randy Hottes double that scored Jamie French and a Rick Brockell single that scored Hottes. The Blue Hens struck back in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Ken Giles which scored Frank DiMaggio. Delaware finished off the scoring for both teams in the bottom of the fourth when Matt Voltz, who was Viel's catcher in high school, hit an RBI single with two outs to tie the score at two. Catcher Jamie McSherry, who was in a 2-34 slump coming into the game, delievered an RBI double which plated Vince Vukovich to put the Hens up for good. Sage closed out the game not allowing a hit to a Wildcat batter from the fourth inning until two outs in the ninth inning. Delaware was led by Sage who knotched the fourth consecutive complete game victory for a Blue Hen pitcher going nine innings, giving up five hits, two runs and striking out six. Voltz and McSherry were both one for three with one RBI and Giles was one for four with an RBI. Second baseman Andrew Salvo continued his hot hitting going two for three on the day, while Wilmington College held Kevin Mench hitless as he went 0-4 on the day. Delaware pitching has now given up two runs or less in eight out of its last nine games. Wilmington College was led by Chris Viel who pitched eight innings giving up eight hits, three runs and striking out three in his first loss of the season. Randy Hottes led the hitting going one for four and knocking in one RBI and scoring a run for the Wildcats who had an eight game unbeaten streak snapped by the Hens. AGATE: Wilmington College (13-6-1) 002 000 000 2 5 0 Delaware (8-11) 001 200 00X 3 8 1 Pitching:Wilmington College: Viel and Cieslak Delaware: Sage and McSherry E: DiMaggio DP: Wilmington 1, Delaware 2 LOB: Wilmington 5, Delaware 6 2B: Hamberger, Hottes, DiMaggio 4, McSherry 4, 2 Salvo 4 CS: Hurschman, Kolodzey PB: McSherry WP: Sage 2-2 LP: Viel 3-1 Attendance: 650 - DDD