NEWARK, Del. – Despite multiple comeback attempts, the William & Mary baseball team dropped a 3-2 decision at Delaware on Saturday night. With the setback, the Tribe falls to 20-9, 4-4 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Blue Hens improve to 10-19, 4-4 in league action.
 
Delaware, which was no-hit through 5.1 innings, struck for three runs in the home half of the seventh inning. Back-to-back singles from Jordan Hutchins and Joseph Carpenter started the inning. Vinny Vaccone opened the scoring with a single up the middle. After an out, Zack Miller doubled off of the left field wall to give the Blue Hens a 3-0 cushion.  
 
The Tribe added a pair of late runs starting with a run in the top of the eighth.  Freshman Jack Cone and senior Owen Socher started the rally by both being hit by a pitch. After an out, senior Zach Pearson had an infield single to get the Tribe on the board.
 
W&M brought the tying and winning runs to the plate in the top of the ninth, but Delaware was able to escape with the win. Sophomore Matt McDermott led off the ninth with a double, before classmate David Hogarth followed with a single, and senior Kyle Wrighte loaded the bases with a hit by pitch. The Tribe brought home a run with a sacrifice fly from Cone, but Winston Allen came on with the bases loaded and got the final three outs to lock down the save and the win for the Blue Hens.
 
W&M Starters –Cone CF, Socher LF, Smith C, Pearson 3B, Trehub DH, Hart 1B, McDermott 2B, Hogarth RF, Wright SS, Sheehan P
 
Delaware Starters  - Mohollen CF, Bowern 2B, Hutchins LF, Carpenter, 1B, Vaccone SS, Goan DH, Miller C, Lesher 3B, Colmer RF, Allen P
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M out hit the Blue Hens 8-6 in the ball game.
 
- The Tribe left 11 runners on base compared to just five for Delaware.
 
- Senior Bodie Sheehan, who was perfect through five, suffered his first loss of the season. He tossed 6.2 innings allowing three runs on five hits, while striking out six Blue Hens.  
 
Notes
Junior Matthew Trehub and sophomores Matt McDermott and David Hogarth all recorded two hit games for the Green and Gold … Hogarth tied a career-high with two hits in the game … Senior Owen Socher increased his on-base streak to a team-high 17 games … Freshman Jack Cone recorded his 15th RBI of the season, while senior Zach Pearson notched his 23rd RBI of the season and the 76th of his Tribe career.
 
What's Ahead
W&M and Delaware conclude their three-game series tomorrow, Sunday, April 7. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.