Siena Baseball wrapped up its series at Delaware with a Saturday split. The Blue Hens clinched the series with a 12-2 win in seven in the opener, while the Saints salvaged the weekend with a 10-4 triumph in the nightcap.
Delaware 12, Siena 2 (7)
Delaware (9-9) scored 12 unanswered to walk-off via mercy rule in seven and clinch the series.
Siena (3-13) put four of the first five on in a promising first, and plated a pair on a two-run single from
Edwin Sanchez. But the Saints mustered just one baserunner the rest of the way – a Sanchez walk in the fourth – as three Blue Hens hurlers shut the door.
Meanwhile, Delaware responded with a five-run second and three-run third to break free early. Aaron Graeber and Aiden Stewart led the barrage with three hits apiece as part of a 16-hit attack.
Siena 10, Delaware 4
A decisive five-run sixth highlighted a run of eight unanswered over innings five through seven as Siena rallied to take the nightcap and salvage the series.
All nine hitters reached base safely, with seven registering hits and eight scoring as part of a balanced 12-hit offensive attack.
Aidan Paradine and
Jeremy Sangalang each knocked in a pair while reaching base safely five times, with Paradine pacing the offense with three hits.
Knotted at 3-3 headed to fifth, the Saints batted around while scoring five times and sending 11 men to the plate. Sangalang delivered the go-ahead RBI single highlighting three Siena batters with run-scoring hits in the frame.
The offense provided more than enough breathing room for
Holden Phelps who hurled a season-high seven innings to secure his first victory in the Green and Gold.
Siena continues its nine-game road trip with a Tuesday tilt at Binghamton at 3 p.m.