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Volpe
Andy Mead
2
Rider RIDERB 15-12
6
Winner Delaware DELAWARE 16-10
Rider RIDERB
15-12
2
Final
6
Delaware DELAWARE
16-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rider RIDERB 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Delaware DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 X 6 13 0

W: Hinchliffe, Gavin (1-0) L: Quijano, Kenny (2-2) S: Biasiello, Mike (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls at Delaware

NEWARK, DE – The Rider University baseball team will not have an opportunity to claim the Liberty Bell Classic after falling 6-2 in a semifinal game to Delaware on Wednesday. The Broncs drop to 15-12 on the season, while the Blue Hens improve to 16-10.
 
Rider opened the game, taking the lead in the second. Socrates Bardatsos (Ridgefield, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional) and Luke Lesch (Gloucester Township, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. A pair of wild pitches allowed Bardatsos to cross the plate as the game's first run.
 
After the Blue Hens tied the game on an RBI groundout, both pitching staffs settled in, keeping the game 1-1 through the fifth.
 
In the sixth, John Volpe (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall) turned on a pitch and sent it over the wall in left center for a solo home run that put Rider back in front.
 
The lead would be short lived. Delaware led off the bottom of the inning with a home run that sparked a four-run inning, giving the Blue Hens a lead they would not give up. A run tacked on in the seventh would produce the final score.
 
Quotes & Notes
"We didn't come ready to hit."
 
"Kenny pitched well, but the big inning, as it usually is, was the difference." – Head Coach Dr. Barry Davis
 
- Kenny Quijano (Teaneck, NJ/St. Mary's) got the start for the Broncs, going 5+ innings and allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out six in the loss.
- Frank DelGuercio (Millstone, NJ/The Hun School of Princeton) tossed a pair of scoreless innings out of the pen, striking out one.
- Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Regional) made his first career start.
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- All six of the Broncs' hits came from the top five batters in the lineup.
- Volpe extends his hitting streak to nine games. Bardatsos has now hit safely in six straight and Jake Barbiere (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) has done so in five straight.
- Volpe's home run is his second of the season.
 
Up Next
- The Broncs resume conference play with the first of a three-game set against Fairfield at home on Friday. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m.
 
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