Bulls Drop Final Game Of Seton Hall Series, 4-1

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Delaney Continues Perfect Season With 5-4 Victory Over Villanova

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (April 14, 2007) ? Junior right handed pitcher Chris Delaney (8-0) earned his eighth win of the season as the University of South Florida beat Villanova 5-4 in the first game of Saturday's double header in Pennsylvania.

Delaney, who pitched 8.0 innings, struck out five and allowed six hits in his ninth start of the season.

Junior shortstop Walter Diaz extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a sixth-inning single to the left side. Diaz has 32 hits in the past 19 games, including three doubles, a triple and a home run.

Freshman Shawn Sanford picked up his 10th save of the season allowing no hits and zero runs in 0.2 innings.

After finding themselves down 2-0 after the first inning, USF scored one run from three walks and a sac fly in the second to cut the Villanova lead in half.

Sophomore Addison Maruszak, freshman Ryan Soares and junior Joey Angelberger each drew a walk to load the bases for junior Josh LeRoy. With one out, LeRoy sent a sac fly to right field, picking up his 15th RBI of the season as Maruszak crossed the plate.

The Bulls tied the game in the third, as Consolmagno drew a walk, stole second base, then moved to third on a Wildcat error. He then scored on a fielder's choice as Butler drove a ball to the Villanova shortstop, who chose to force out Diaz at second base.

In the bottom of the inning, the Bulls turned their 30th double play of the season, the first of two in the game, a 6-4-3 by juniors Diaz, Dexter Butler and Brandin Daniel. In the next inning, Delaney started the 1-6-3 double-up following a bunt by Villanova.

The Bulls took their first lead of the series in the top of the fifth after notching two hits.  Junior Brad Karns drove a ball through the Villanova left side, then was moved to second base on a sac bunt from Consolmagno. Butler then crushed a shot to center field, scoring Karns and giving USF the 3-2 lead.

USF continued to inch its way past Villanova, scoring two runs in the sixth, as Soares doubled down the left line and LeRoy reached on a fielding error by Villanova, which scored Soares. Karns reached after a dropped strike three, then Consolmagno placed a fly ball over the Wildcat third baseman, scoring LeRoy for USF's fifth and final run of the game.

Delaney retired the minimum of three batters in four consecutive innings ? and in 6-of-8 total innings ? after facing seven batters in the first.

In the bottom of the ninth, with a 5-3 lead, the Bulls allowed one run from two hits and one walk, leaving the bases loaded to take the first game of the double header, 5-4.

Consolmagno, the only Bull with multiple hits, was 2-for-3 with one RBI and two stolen bases. Butler tallied two RBI in the game while Maruszak drew two walks, one of which was intentional.

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Players Mentioned

Joey Angelberger

#3 Joey Angelberger

3B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Dexter Butler

#17 Dexter Butler

SS/2B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Brandin Daniel

#22 Brandin Daniel

1B
6' 2"
Sophomore
Brad Karns

#30 Brad Karns

C
6' 1"
Sophomore
Josh LeRoy

#21 Josh LeRoy

C/OF
6' 1"
Sophomore
Addison Maruszak

#8 Addison Maruszak

SS
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joey Angelberger

#3 Joey Angelberger

6' 0"
Sophomore
3B
Dexter Butler

#17 Dexter Butler

6' 0"
Sophomore
SS/2B
Brandin Daniel

#22 Brandin Daniel

6' 2"
Sophomore
1B
Brad Karns

#30 Brad Karns

6' 1"
Sophomore
C
Josh LeRoy

#21 Josh LeRoy

6' 1"
Sophomore
C/OF
Addison Maruszak

#8 Addison Maruszak

6' 2"
Freshman
SS