FLEMINGTON (NJ) – Michael Milazzo had six RBIs and scored three runs to lead Delaware Valley University to a split its season-opening double header at Centenary University. It earned a big 13-3 victory in game two after suffering a walk-off, 4-3, defeat in the opening game.

The Aggies will take their 1-1 record to Fort Pierce, Florida where they will play eight games against four teams over spring break. The Cyclones moved to 3-1 overall.  

DelVal sent Jeremy Hefele to the mound in the season-opener and the senior left the game after four innings pitched and three runs surrendered.  

Steve Smith got the first hit of the game for either team in the top of third inning with a lead-off single to left field. The Aggies played small ball to get him over to third base with one out where Michael Milazzo drove him home with a single up the middle to make it 1-0.

In the bottom of the frame, Centenary took the lead with two runs on three hits including a triple to center field by Ryan Jasiecki that plated two.

Each team scored in the fourth inning with Ben Lippincott plating Jeremy Stewart with an RBI single to center field for the Aggies who still trailed by one, 3-2, going into the fifth.
In the top of the fifth, Milazzo worked a lead-off walk and stole second base before being moved to third on a ground-out to shortstop. Luke Hendricks then delivered a double to left-center to drive in Milazzo and tie the game at three apiece.

Calvin Endy relieved Hefele in the fifth inning and got two strikeouts for a scoreless frame.

Neither team was able to manage more than one hit over the final frames until the bottom of the seventh. In that final frame, Endy got the first batter to strike out but a walk and an error to the next two batters placed a runner in scoring position for the Cyclones. Designated hitter Kevin Sensale then came up and laced a hit down the left field line that allowed pinch-runner Tyler Lisa to score the game-winning run from second base and Centenary took game one 4-3 in walk-off fashion.

Six different Aggies got at least one hit including Milazzo who was 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored while Calvin Endy suffered the loss.

???????Milazzo continued his strong day in the night-cap as he scored the first run of the game and drove in two more in the second inning to help DelVal to a 4-2 lead after two innings. Sammy Amos also had two hits and two RBIs in the first two frames.

The Aggies tacked on two more in the third inning, and again it was Amos and Milazzo as each came around to score as they took a 7-2 lead into the fourth where they exploded for five more runs off a pair of homers. Zachary Zgura delivered the first, a two-run shot to right field and Milazzo followed with a three-run bomb to right to make it 12-2. DelVal did not look back the rest of the way and earned the double-header split with a 13-8 win in game two.

???????Milazzo finished the day 5-for-6 with three walks, six RBIs and three runs scored to lead all players. Crill went 2-for-3 with two walks, four runs scored and an RBI and had three hits and two RBIs in game two.

Zgura scored three times and drove in two runs. Lippincott started the game on the mound and pitched four innings giving up no earned runs and striking out three. Hunter Mease and Sean McFadden each pitched an inning before Brendan Giampa earned the save with two strikeouts in the final frame.

The Aggies will kick-off their spring break trip with a double header against Muskingum University on Friday, March 9 at 2 p.m.