Baseball - 2003 Season

BASEBALL: University of Scranton 7, Delaware Valley 0 (Game 1)
Delaware Valley 14, University of Scranton 5 (Game 2)

SCRANTON (PA) - It was certainly a tale of two different games for Delaware Valley College as the Aggies split a Freedom Conference doubleheader at The University of Scranton on Sunday afternoon.

Delaware Valley was no-hit in the first game and lost 7-0, but responded with 14 runs and 15 hits in a 14-5 triumph in game two. The Aggies improved to 10-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play while the Royals are now 4-7 and 1-2.

Steve Urbanovich held Delaware Valley in check in the opener as he walked just two batters and struck out six en route to his no-hitter. The Aggies then hurt themselves in the field as they committed five errors in the fourth inning as Scranton scored five times for a 6-0 advantage. Mick Bigwood fell to 3-1 on the year despite allowing just one earned run and four hits in four innings of work.

However, the Delaware Valley offense, which entered the three-game series with a .383 team batting average, bounced back in the nightcap. The Aggies scored three times in the first inning and led 6-2 going into the top of the fifth.

Delaware Valley then scored seven times in the fifth, including a grand slam home run by Bret Thiel to right-center field, for a 13-2 lead. It was the junior's first collegiate home run and his only hit of the afternoon.

Freshman A.J. DeNardo and sophomore Steve Orman each went 3-for-5 in the game. Orman also added two runs scored and three RBIs. Senior Kyle Knouse went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs while sophomore Sean Meister went 2-for-5 with a run scored.

Freshman pitcher Dave Keeler improved to 2-0 on the season as he allowed four runs over six innings and struck out three.