Baseball - 2003 Season

BASEBALL: Delaware Valley 9, Blackburn College 8

FORT PIERCE (FL) - A.J. DeNardo's RBI single with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Delaware Valley College baseball team to a 9-8 victory over Blackburn College in Florida.

The Aggies (7-1) held a 7-5 lead going into the seventh when Blackburn scored three times to take an 8-7 advantage. Delaware Valley rallied in the bottom half of the inning and DeNardo, a freshman shortstop, notched the winning hit. He went 3-for-4 i nthe game with one run scored and a double.

Mark Roth continued his hot week by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two RBIs. Brandon McCabe went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and his first home run of the season. Sean Meister and Derek Scholl added two hits apiece in the victory.

Freshman Matt Johnson picked up the victory after losing the save opportunity. Fellow rookie Dave Keeler started the game and allowed just one earned run in six innings.