2013 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

The 2013 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2013 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in NCAA Division I and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team was coached by J. P. Blandin, who finished his thirteenth season at Delaware State[2] The Hornets looked to build upon their appearance in the 2012 MEAC Baseball Tournament Championship, where they were eliminated after losing in the final game against Bethune–Cookman.

2013 Delaware State Hornets baseball
MEAC Northern Division Champion
MEAC Tournament, 0-2
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013 record	31-13 (20-3 MEAC)
Head coach	J. P. Blandin (13th Year)
Assistant coach	Russ Steinhorn (2nd Year)

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Delaware State ^x‍‍‍	21	–	3		.875			32	–	16		.667
Norfolk State ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			20	–	31		.392
Coppin State ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			19	–	34		.358
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			8	–	45		.151
Southern
Savannah State ^x‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	7		.708			33	–	22		.600
Bethune–Cookman ^x‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			34	–	25		.576
North Carolina Central ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			28	–	28		.500
North Carolina A&T ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			16	–	37		.302
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			7	–	47		.130
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 16, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Departures

Delaware State lost 3 players due to graduation, and some players who decided to leave the team.

Name	Position	Reason for departure
Tommy Dill	RHP	Unknown
Scott Davis	INF	Graduation
Troy Drummond	INF/OF	Graduation
Kevin Guthrie	OF	Unknown
Tony Gatto	C	Graduation
Josh Patman	LHP	Unknown
Darien Percell	OF	Unknown

Roster

2013 Delaware State Hornets baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 26 LHP Zach Adkins L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Laurel, Del. 19 OF Justin Allen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Laurel, Del. 10 OF Nick Arrue R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Jersey City, N.J. 7 INF Joey Babuca R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Camden, Del. 11 C Peter Broehl R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Newark, Del. 20 OF Bobby Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Dover, Del. 40 RHP Zach Candeloro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Dover, Del. 5 INF Cameron Cecil R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Gloucester, Va 14 RHP Tommy Dill R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Felton, Del. 6 INF JP Frey R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Erie, Pa 21 OF Elliott Gardner R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Middletown, Del. 24 OF Kevin Gurthrie R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Georgetown, Del. 13 INF Ryan Haas L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bear, Del. 25 RHP Derek Marshalsea R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Newark, Del. 23 RHP Matt McClain R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dover, Del. 8 INF DJ Miller R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Wilmington, Del. 30 OF Aaron Nardone L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chesapeake, Va 22 C Eddie Sorondo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jersey City, N.J. 27 C Chad Sturgeon R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Seaford, Del. 35 C Mike Alexander R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Castle, Del. 24 OF Hassan Evans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York 2 RHP George Michael R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Milford, Delaware 34 RHP Jordan Elliott  R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Lincoln, Del. 28 INF Mitchell Moore R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dover, Delaware 14 INF Cameron Onderko R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr McKeesport, Pennsylvania 12 INF Chris Rivera R/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Lincoln, Delaware	Head coach J. P. Blandin Assistant coach(es) Russ Steinhorn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2013

Schedule

2012 Delaware State Hornets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC record February 15[3] Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 7-13 May(1-0) Haas(0-1) 0-1 0-0 February 16 Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Cancelled February 16 Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Cancelled February 17 Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Cancelled February 21 Winthrop Rock Hill, South Carolina 2-3 Pierpont(1-0) Marshallsea (0-1) Ruth(1) 227 0-2 0-0 February 22 Winthrop Rock Hill, South Carolina Cancelled February 23 Winthrop Rock Hill, South Carolina 5-0 McClain (1-0) Klitsch (0-1) none 407 1-2 0-0 February 24 Army Rock Hill, South Carolina 6-5(10) Marshallsea (1-1) Flaherty (0-1) none 2-2 0-0 February 25 Winthrop Rock Hill, South Carolina 6-5 Michael (1-0) Driver (0-2) Haas (1) 581 3-2 0-0 February 27 North Carolina Central Durham, North Carolina 9-6(7) Candeloro (1-0) Vernon (0-1) none 110 4-2 0-0 February 27 North Carolina Central Durham, NC 1-5 Quinn (2-0) Brown (0-1) none 134 4-3 0-0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record March 1 Niagara Dover, Del 8-1 Elliott (1-0) Fittry (0-2) none 48 5-3 0-0 March 2 Niagara Dover, Del 11-16 Quinlan (1-0) McClain (1-1) none 53 5-4 0-0 March 3 Niagara Dover, Del. 10-13 Lysiak (1-0) Adkins (0-1) Schwartz (1) 51 5-5 0-0 March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 14-0 Elliott (2-0) Hopf None 117 6-5 0-0 March 9 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 5-1 McClain (2-1) Yuhas none 102 7-5 0-0 March 10 Saint Peter's Dover, Del. 4-0 Adkins (1-1) Mozeika none 98 8-5 0-0 March 13 Delaware Newark, Del. 6-4 Gardner (1-0) Hinkle (0-2) Michael (1) 9-5 0-0 March 13 Delaware Newark, Del. 5-6 Richter (3-0) Marshallsea (1-2) 200 9-6 0-0 March 16 Norfolk State Norfolf, Virginia 9-7 Michael (2-0) Bhatti (1-4) 152 10-6 1-0 March 16 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 8-3(11) Marshallsea (2-2) Morton (1-1) 152 11-6 2-0 March 17 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 6-5 Candeloro (2-0) Jones (0-2) Brown (1) 137 12-6 3-0 March 20 Navy Annapolis, Maryland 10-12 Rinehart (2-1) Michael (2-1) Sorenson(3) 85 12-7 3-0 March 23 Coppin State Baltimore, Maryland 3-1 Elliott (3-0) Taylor (1-3) 13-7 4-0 March 23 Coppin State Baltimore 7-0 McClain (3-1) Davies (1-3) 38 14-7 5-0 March 24 Coppin State Baltimore 8-4 Michael (3-1) Burgess (0-2) 31 15-7 6-0 March 29 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 9-4 Elliott (4-0) Lopez (1-3) Michael (2) 97 16-7 7-0 March 30 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Delaware 12-0(7) Gardner (2-0) Turley (1-1) 83 17-7 8-0 March 30 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Delaware 17-5 McClain (4-1) Bone (0-2) 81 18-7 9-0
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record April 2 Towson Dover, Del. 10-7 Brown (1-1) Garrett (0-1) Marshallsea (1) 39 19-7 9-0 April 6 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 3-5 Horne (2-2) Elliott (4-1) Bhatti (1) 108 19-8 9-1 April 6 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 2-4 Salter (4-3) McClain (4-2) Morton (3) 80 19-9 9-2 April 7 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 7-0 Gardner (3-0) Jones (0-4) Michael (3) 73 20-9 10-2 April 9 Saint Joseph's Dover, Del. 1-8 Muha (1-0) Haas (0-2) 41 20-10 10-2 April 10 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. 10-8 Michael (4-1) McNamara (0-2) 105 21-10 10-2 April 13 Coppin State Dover, Del. 10-2 Elliott (5-1) Taylor 57 22-10 11-2 April 14 Coppin State Dover, Del. 12-0 Gardner (4-0) Davies 79 23-10 12-2 April 14 Coppin State Dover, Del. 6-0 McClain (5-2) Burgess 81 24-10 13-2 April 17 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. 7-8 Christensen (5-1) Marshallsea (2-3) 163 24-11 13-2 April 20 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland 7-3 Elliott (6-1) Smith (0-4) Marshallsea (2) 79 25-11 14-2 April 20 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland 7-4 McClain (6-2) Turley (1-3) Michael (4) 61 26-11 15-2 April 21 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland 11-0 Gardner (5-0) Bone (0-4) 68 27-11 16-2 April 24 Navy Dover, Del. 2-7 Schoberl (3-5) Brown (1-2) 62 27-12 16-2 April 27 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 6-1 Elliott (7-1) Horne (4-3) none 190 28-12 17-2 April 27 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 8-4 Michael (5-1) Bhatti (2-6) none 29-12 18-2 April 28 Norfolk State Norfolk, Virginia 6-14 Applin (2-3) Gardner (4-1) none 154 29-13 18-3
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record May 4 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 5-1 Elliott (8-1) Smith (1-5) none 73 30-13 19-3 May 4 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 5-4 Michael (6-1) Repine (1-2) none 68 31-13 20-3 May 5 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 11-5 Marshallsea (3-3) Bone (0-6) none 89 32-13 21-3 May 8 Towson Towson, Del. Cancelled May 10 Farleigh Dickinson Dover, Del. 6-3 Elliott (9-1) Borelli (0-7) Gardner (1) 69 33-13 22-3 May 11 Farleigh Dickinson Dover, Del. Cancelled May 11 Farleigh Dickinson Dover, Del. Cancelled
MEAC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record May 15 North Carolina A&T Norfolk, Virginia 11-16 Boone (4-4) Marshallsea (3-4) none 33-14 21-3 May 16 Bethune–Cookman Norfolk, Virginia 1-5 Durapau (9-3) Elliott (9-2) Dailey (11) 33-15 21-3

References

1. "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
2. "Baseball – Coaches". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
3. "Delaware State vs. Charlotte(February 15, 2013)". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved February 17, 2013.