NEWARK, Del. – Delaware's Joey Silan and Derek Wakely combined to shutout the William & Mary baseball team 1-0 in the series opener in Newark on Friday night. With the decision, the Tribe falls to 20-8, 4-3 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Blue Hens improve to 9-19, 3-4 in league action.
 
Delaware broke the scoreless tie with a run in the home half of the sixth inning. Jack Goan and Zach Lesher sandwiched singles around a fly out, before Austin Colmery walked to load the bases. Kevin Mohollen looped a single just over the second baseman's head to give the Blue Hens the 1-0 lead.
 
W&M had multiple chances to get on the board, but couldn't muster on a run in the ball game. The Tribe loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the first inning, but the Blue Hens got out of the jam. In the sixth, both senior Zach Pearson and junior Matthew Trehub reached to start the inning, but Wakeley came on to get the final three outs of the frame, before the Blue Hens scored game's only run.   
 
W&M Starters – Thomas RF, Socher LF, Smith DH, Pearson, Z. 3B, Trehub C, Hart 1B, Cone CF, McDermott 2B, Wrighte SS, Strain P
 
Delaware Starters – Mohollen CF, Boweren 2B, Hutchins LF, Carpenter 1B, Vaccone SS, Goan C, Miller DH, Lesher 3B, Colmery RF, Silan P
 
Inside the Numbers
- Delaware out hit the Tribe 7-4 in the ball game.
 
- W&M left nine runners on base in the contest, compared to 13 for the Blue Hens.
 
- Junior Wade Strain suffered the hard luck loss for W&M. The junior hurled 5.1 innings scattering five hits and a run, while striking out five batters.
 
- Freshman Randy Prosperi pitched the final 2.2 innings allowing no runs on two hits, fanning two.
 
Notes
Senior Owen Socher was the only Tribe player with multiple hits going 2-for-3 … He extended his on-base streak to a team-high 16 games … He also hit second triple of the season and his career … Junior Wade Strain's five strikeouts gives him a team-high 38 for the season … It is the first time the Tribe has been shutout this season, and the first time since Delaware opened the series against W&M blanking the Tribe on May 11 last season.
 
What's Ahead
W&M and Delaware continue its three-game set tomorrow, Saturday, April 6 with first pitch set for 7 p.m. The series concludes on Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. start.