WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary baseball team was outlasted by CAA foe Delaware, 6-4, in 10 innings for Senior Day on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Hens (28-23, 12-9 CAA) rallied with four unanswered runs in the last two frames to upend the Tribe (15-35, 3-18 CAA) in extras.
The second inning saw each team score a run for a 1-all tie. A triple and single pushed across a run for UD, before junior
Colin Lipke led off the bottom half with a bomb to left field.
The Blue Hens used an unearned to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Zach Miller drew a walk, advanced on a sac bunt and moved 90 feet from home plate via passed ball. A sac fly to center field then platted Miller.
W&M would take the lead following a two-out rally in the bottom of the eighth. Hall sparked the late run after reaching safely on a fielding error at second base. Junior
Hunter Smith slapped a single to center field, before Lipke roped another single to left field. Senior
Luca Farina hit the third straight single to third base for a 4-2 margin.
However, UD loaded the bases and scored behind a walk and hit by pitch to create a 4-all deadlock in the ninth. The Blue Hens went on to manufacture two more runs on three hits in the top of the 10
th, before allowing just one hit in the bottom half to take the series finale.
Tribe Standouts
Lipke paced the Green and Gold with a 3-for-4 effort, including two RBI and the only homer of the contest. Smith and Farina both tallied two hits each, while Farina also drove in a run. Sophomores
Brandon Raquet and
Patrick Ryan doubled.
On the bump, sophomore
Chris Farrell threw a career-high six innings with two strikeouts, five hits, and two runs (one earned). Senior
Michael Toner also logged a scoreless innings with a strikeout.
Inside the Numbers
- The Delaware pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts and just two walks.
- Four of W&M's nine hits occurred with two outs.
- Each team combined for just four hits with runners in scoring position.
- Both teams totaled three extra base hits apiece.
- Matt Hornich (2-3) received the win as he recorded four of the last six outs.
- Senior
Charlie Fletcher (0-4) was taxed with the loss after yielding two runs in the 10
th.
- Clay Conaway (0-2) earned the save after getting the last two outs.
Notes
Fletcher upped his all-time appearance record to 103..W&M tied sixth for the most double plays in a game (three)…The Tribe has gone to extra innings eight times this year…Raquet doubled in four of his last six games…Lipke barreled his fifth home run of 2018…Farina matched his season-best two hits…Ryan collected his fourth double.
Up Next
The Tribe wraps up 2018 with a four-game road swing, beginning at in-state rival Virginia Tech on Tuesday, May 15 at 6 pm.
