2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball
MEAC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014 record	30-17 (17-7 MEAC)
Head coach	JP Blandin (14th Year)
Assistant coach	Chris Barker (1st Year)
Assistant coach	Tom Riley
Assistant coach	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[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team is coached by JP 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.

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 Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 9 C Bartlett, JacobJacob Bartlett R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilmington, Del. 15 OF Allen, JustinJustin Allen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Laurel, Del. 21 OF Dailey, CharlesCharles Dailey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pasadena, Ma. 20 OF Brown, BobbyBobby Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Dover, Del. 40 RHP Candeloro, ZachZach Candeloro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dover, Del. 5 INF Cecil, CameronCameron Cecil R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Gloucester, Va 13 INF Haas, RyanRyan Haas L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bear, Del. 23 RHP McClain, MattMatt McClain R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Dover, Del. 8 INF Miller, DJDJ Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Wilmington, Del. 30 OF Nardone, AaronAaron Nardone L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Va 35 C Alexander, MikeMike Alexander R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Castle, Del. 24 OF Evans, HassanHassan Evans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY. 2 RHP Michael, GeorgeGeorge Michael R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Milford, Del. 28 INF Moore, MitchellMitchell Moore R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dover, Del. 14 INF Onderko, CameronCameron Onderko R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So McKeesport, Pa. 12 INF Rivera, ChrisChris Rivera R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Lincoln, Del. 25 OF Farley, RonaldRonald Farley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cockeysville, Md. 11 LHP Galati, DanDan Galati L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wilmington, Del. 27 RHP Gonzales, ChristopherChristopher Gonzales R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canovanas, Puerto Rico 19 RHP Mace, KyleKyle Mace R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dover, Del. 34 OF Mordecai, RyanRyan Mordecai R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Holmes, Ny. 7 INF Rodriguez, RichardRichard Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brooklyn, Ny. 16 RHP Sharff, EricEric Sharff R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Georgetown, Del. 1 INF Smith, KwestinKwestin Smith S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Teaneck, Nj. 48 RHP Thomas, HarryHarry Thomas R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Washington, Dc. 18 OF Williams, TylerTyler Williams L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wilmington, Del. 17 LHP Zielecki, JaylenJaylen Zielecki L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Stafford, Va. 10 INF Kimbrough, DavidDavid Kimbrough R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Atlanta, Ga. 26 RHP Thomas, KennethKenneth Thomas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Castle, Del.	Head coach JP 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, Dc Postponed February 27 George Washington Washington, Dc 7-5 Gonzalez (1-0) Milon (0-1) Sharff (1) 34 3-1 March 1 Akron Dover, Del. 4-0 McClain (1-0) Valek 44 4-1 March 2 Akron Dover, Del. 13-1 Michael (1-0) Steensen 47 5-1 March 3 Akron Dover, Del. 10-11 Beaver (2-0) Sharff (2-1) 39 5-2 March 5 Delaware Dover, Del. Postponed March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 13-7 McClain (2-0) Hopf (1-1) 61 6-2 March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 8-6 Michael (2-0) Leiter (0-2) Sharff (2) 46 7-2 March 10 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 6-3 Brown (1-0) Morris (0-3) 38 8-2 March 11 Penn Dover, Del. 1-4 Thomson (1-0) Candeloro (0-2) Reitcheck (1) 28 8-3 March 11 Penn Dover, Del. 9-17 Hartman (1-0) Evans (0-1) 49 8-4 March 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 12-1 McClain (3-0) Bhatti (1-4) 211 9-4 1-0 March 15 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 1-2 Outman (2-1) Michael (2-1) Fulgo (1) 211 9-5 1-1 March 16 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 18-8 Candeloro (1-2) Vales (1-3) 130 10-5 2-1 March 18 George Washington Dover, Del. Cancelled March 20 Navy Annapolis, Md. 1-12 McCormick (1-1) Thomas (0-1) 72 10-6 March 22 Coppin State Dover, Del. 16-1 McClain (4-0) Burgess 51 11-6 3-1 March 22 Coppin State Dover, Del. 6-7 Roberts Gonzalez (1-1) 48 11-7 3-2 March 23 Coppin State Dover, Del. 6-8 O'Brien Brown (1-1) 67 11-8 3-3 April 1 UMBC Dover, Del. 16-9 Thomas (1-1) Gomez (1-1) 48 12-8 April 2 Towson Towson, Md. 1-4 Patton (2-2) Candeloro (1-3) Gonnella (5) 185 12-9 April 5 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 14-10 Thomas (2-1) Jones (0-3) 210 13-9 4-3 April 5 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 5-7 Bhatti (2-4) Sharff (2-2) Haynes (1) 210 13-10 4-4 April 6 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 19-10 Candeloro (2-3) Butt (1-2) 178 14-10 5-4 April 8 Towson Dover, Del. 4-3 Sharff (3-2) Gonnella (1-2) 103 15-10 April 9 UMBC Baltimore, Md. 5-17 Applegate (1-2) Thomas (0-1) 106 15-11 April 12 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Md. 10-1 McClain (5-0) Devilme 65 16-11 6-4 April 12 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Md. 15-7 Sharff (4-2) O'Brien 65 17-11 7-4 April 13 Coppin State Anne Arundel, Md. 15-5 Michael (3-1) Burgess 51 18-11 8-4 April 15 La Salle Philadelphia, Penn. Cancelled April 18 UMES Dover, Del. 2-3(11) Parker (1-0) Sharff (4-3) Repine (3) 69 18-12 8-5 April 18 UMES Dover, Del. 1-5 Parker (2-0) Thomas (2-2) 57 18-13 8-6 April 19 UMES Dover, Del. 16-6 Michael (4-1) Berry (1-5) 84 19-13 9-6 April 19 UMES Dover, Del. 15-8 Mordecai (1-0) Black 124 20-13 10-6 April 23 Navy Dover, Del. 13-8 Sharff (5-3) Sorenson (1-3) 77 21-13 April 26 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 8-5 McClain (6-0) Hemmerich (3-3) Sharff (3) 119 22-13 11-6 April 26 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 4-2 Thomas (3-2) Outman (5-2) 88 23-13 12-6 April 27 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 16-8 Michael (5-1) Vales (1-5) 133 24-13 13-6 May 1 Delaware Newark, Del. 8-9(13) Geffre (1-4) Evans (0-1) 180 24-14 May 3 Coppin State Dover, Del. 8-7(10) Sharff (6-3) Roberts (2-2) 74 25-14 14-6 May 3 Coppin State Dover, Del. 6-0 Thomas (4-2) Davies (1-5) 69 26-14 15-6 May 4 Coppin State Dover, Del. 4-8 Devilme (3-4) Michael (5-2) 87 26-15 15-7 May 9 UMES Princess Anne, Md. 8-3 McClain (7-0) Parker (2-1) 85 27-15 16-7 May 9 UMES Princess Anne, Md. 5-3 Thomas (5-2) Smith (2-7) Sharff (4) 95 28-15 17-7 May 10 New York Tech Dover, Del. 8-7 Gonzalez (2-1) Martinez (1-3) 158 29-15 May 10 New York Tech Dover, Del. 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, Va. 4-8 Ricks (5-4) Michael (5-3) 208 30-16 May 15 (3N) Coppin State (1N) Norfolk, Va. 1-6 O'Brien (2-2) Gonzalez (2-2) 152 30-17

References

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