2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

The 2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2014 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in NCAA Division I and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team is coached by J. P. Blandin, who entered his fourteenth season at Delaware State. The Hornets looked to build upon their appearance in the 2013 MEAC baseball tournament, where they were eliminated after losing after two straight games in the tournament, the first to North Carolina A&T and then Bethune–Cookman.

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball
MEAC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	30-17 (17-7 MEAC)
Head coach	J. P. Blandin (14th Year)
Assistant coaches	Chris Barker (1st Year) Tom Riley Scott Davis

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northern
Delaware State x‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			30	–	17	–	0		.638
Norfolk State ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			20	–	25	–	0		.444
Coppin State ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			12	–	33	–	0		.267
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			13	–	35	–	0		.271
Southern
Florida A&M x‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			25	–	25	–	0		.500
Bethune–Cookman x‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			24	–	31	–	0		.436
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			19	–	32	–	1		.375
Savannah State ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			21	–	30	–	0		.412
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			17	–	32	–	0		.347
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 16, 2014 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Departures

Position	Name	Reason for departure
LHP	Zach Adkins	Graduated
OF	Nick Arrue	Unknown
RHP	Tommy Dill	Unknown
INF	JP Frey	Graduated
RHP	Elliott Gardner	Graduated
OF	Kevin Guthrie	Unknown
C	Eddie Sorondo	Graduated
C	Chad Sturgeon	Graduated
RHP	Derek Marshallsea	Graduated
RHP	Jordan Elliott	Graduated; Signed to Washington Wild Things

Roster

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 9 C Jacob Bartlett R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilmington, Delaware 15 OF Justin Allen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Laurel, Delaware 21 OF Charles Dailey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pasadena, Maryland 20 OF Bobby Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Dover, Delaware 40 RHP Zach Candeloro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dover, Delaware 5 INF Cameron Cecil R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Gloucester 13 INF Ryan Haas L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bear, Delaware 23 RHP Matt McClain R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Dover, Delaware 8 INF DJ Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Wilmington, Delaware 30 OF Aaron Nardone L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia 35 C Mike Alexander R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Castle, Delaware 24 OF Hassan Evans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York 2 RHP George Michael R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Milford, Delaware 28 INF Mitchell Moore R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dover, Delaware 14 INF Cameron Onderko R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So McKeesport, Pennsylvania 12 INF Chris Rivera R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Lincoln, Delaware 25 OF Ronald Farley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cockeysville, Maryland 11 LHP Dan Galati L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wilmington, Delaware 27 RHP Christopher Gonzales R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canóvanas, Puerto Rico 19 RHP Kyle Mace R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dover, Delaware 34 OF Ryan Mordecai R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Holmes, New York 7 INF Richard Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York 16 RHP Eric Sharff R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Georgetown, Delaware 1 INF Kwestin Smith S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Teaneck, New Jersey 48 RHP Harry Thomas R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. 18 OF Tyler Williams L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wilmington, Delaware 17 LHP Jaylen Zielecki L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Stafford, Virginia 10 INF David Kimbrough R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Atlanta 26 RHP Kenneth Thomas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Castle, Delaware	Head coach J. P. Blandin Assistant coach(es) Chris Barker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 3, 2014

Schedule

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball game log
Regular Season Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MEAC record February 22 Iona Dover, Delaware 5–6 Brucker (1–0) Candeloro (0–1) 81 0–1 February 22 Bucknell Dover, Delaware 1–0 Sharff (1–0) Bryson (0–2) 69 1–1 February 23 Iona Dover, Delaware 8–7 Sharff (2–0) Pucillo 62 2–1 February 26 George Washington Washington, D.C. Postponed February 27 George Washington Washington, D.C. 7–5 Gonzalez (1–0) Milon (0–1) Sharff (1) 34 3–1 March 1 Akron Dover, Delaware 4–0 McClain (1–0) Valek 44 4–1 March 2 Akron Dover, Delaware 13–1 Michael (1–0) Steensen 47 5–1 March 3 Akron Dover, Delaware 10–11 Beaver (2–0) Sharff (2–1) 39 5–2 March 5 Delaware Dover, Delaware Postponed March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Delaware 13–7 McClain (2–0) Hopf (1–1) 61 6–2 March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Delaware 8–6 Michael (2–0) Leiter (0–2) Sharff (2) 46 7–2 March 10 Saint Peter's Dover, Delaware 6–3 Brown (1–0) Morris (0–3) 38 8–2 March 11 Penn Dover, Delaware 1–4 Thomson (1–0) Candeloro (0–2) Reitcheck (1) 28 8–3 March 11 Penn Dover, Delaware 9–17 Hartman (1–0) Evans (0–1) 49 8–4 March 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia, 12–1 McClain (3–0) Bhatti (1–4) 211 9–4 1-0 March 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 1–2 Outman (2–1) Michael (2–1) Fulgo (1) 211 9–5 1-1 March 16 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 18–8 Candeloro (1–2) Vales (1–3) 130 10–5 2-1 March 18 George Washington Dover, Delaware Cancelled March 20 Navy Annapolis, Maryland 1–12 McCormick (1–1) Thomas (0–1) 72 10–6 March 22 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 16–1 McClain (4–0) Burgess 51 11–6 3-1 March 22 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 6–7 Roberts Gonzalez (1–1) 48 11–7 3-2 March 23 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 6–8 O'Brien Brown (1–1) 67 11–8 3-3 April 1 UMBC Dover, Delaware 16–9 Thomas (1–1) Gomez (1–1) 48 12–8 April 2 Towson Towson, Maryland 1–4 Patton (2–2) Candeloro (1–3) Gonnella (5) 185 12–9 April 5 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia, 14–10 Thomas (2–1) Jones (0–3) 210 13–9 4-3 April 5 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 5–7 Bhatti (2–4) Sharff (2–2) Haynes (1) 210 13–10 4-4 April 6 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 19–10 Candeloro (2–3) Butt (1–2) 178 14–10 5-4 April 8 Towson Dover, Delaware 4–3 Sharff (3–2) Gonnella (1–2) 103 15–10 April 9 UMBC Baltimore 5–17 Applegate (1–2) Thomas (0–1) 106 15–11 April 12 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Maryland 10–1 McClain (5–0) Devilme 65 16–11 6-4 April 12 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Maryland 15–7 Sharff (4–2) O'Brien 65 17–11 7-4 April 13 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Maryland 15–5 Michael (3–1) Burgess 51 18–11 8-4 April 15 La Salle Philadelphia, Penn. Cancelled April 18 UMES Dover, Delaware 2-3(11) Parker (1–0) Sharff (4–3) Repine (3) 69 18–12 8-5 April 18 UMES Dover, Delaware 1–5 Parker (2–0) Thomas (2–2) 57 18–13 8-6 April 19 UMES Dover, Delaware 16–6 Michael (4–1) Berry (1–5) 84 19–13 9-6 April 19 UMES Dover, Delaware 15–8 Mordecai (1–0) Black 124 20–13 10-6 April 23 Navy Dover, Delaware 13–8 Sharff (5–3) Sorenson (1–3) 77 21–13 April 26 Norfolk State Dover, Delaware 8–5 McClain (6–0) Hemmerich (3–3) Sharff (3) 119 22–13 11-6 April 26 Norfolk State Dover, Delaware 4–2 Thomas (3–2) Outman (5–2) 88 23–13 12-6 April 27 Norfolk State Dover, Delaware 16–8 Michael (5–1) Vales (1–5) 133 24–13 13-6 May 1 Delaware Newark, Delaware 8-9(13) Geffre (1–4) Evans (0–1) 180 24–14 May 3 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 8-7(10) Sharff (6–3) Roberts (2–2) 74 25–14 14-6 May 3 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 6–0 Thomas (4–2) Davies (1–5) 69 26–14 15–6 May 4 Coppin State Dover, Delaware 4–8 Devilme (3–4) Michael (5–2) 87 26–15 15-7 May 9 UMES Princess Anne, Maryland 8–3 McClain (7–0) Parker (2–1) 85 27–15 16-7 May 9 UMES Princess Anne, Maryland 5–3 Thomas (5–2) Smith (2–7) Sharff (4) 95 28–15 17-7 May 10 New York Tech Dover, Delaware 8–7 Gonzalez (2–1) Martinez (1–3) 158 29–15 May 10 New York Tech Dover, Delaware 10–7 Galati (1–0) Plotkin (1–7) 107 30–15
MEAC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MEAC record May 14 (4S) Savannah State (1N) Norfolk, Virginia 4–8 Ricks (5–4) Michael (5–3) 208 30–16 May 15 (3N) Coppin State (1N) Norfolk, Virginia 1–6 O'Brien (2–2) Gonzalez (2–2) 152 30–17