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.[2] 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
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record30-17 (17-7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Barker (1st Year)
  • Tom Riley
  • Scott Davis
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
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[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Departures

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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

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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

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Baseball – Coaches". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.