Baseball Loses Heartbreaker to Delaware

The Temple baseball squad (10-20, 5-1) blew a 3-0 lead and fell to the

University of Delaware (19-8, 6-2) for the second time this season, 5-4, at

Bob Hannah Stadium.

Bob Filler Sets Another Temple Baseball Record

Senior centerfielder Bob Filler, broke his second record of the season,

surpassing Bob Christy for the most games played in an Owl uniform. Filler

played in his 188th career game breaking the old mark of 187 held by Christy

who played with the Owls from 1987-90.

GAME # 30 - APRIL 10, 2001 @ DELAWARE

Skip Wilson's Temple Owls saw a 3-0 lead evaporate as the University of

Delaware scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth to hand the

visitors their fourth consecutive defeat, 5-4.

The Owls (10-20, 5-1) bunched three single runs in the first, third and

fourth innings to take a 3-0 lead but Delaware (19-8, 6-2) took advantage of

two costly errors erupting for four runs in the fifth on just one hit.

Junior Brian Ursone was cruising along with a no-hitter until John

Schneider homered to lead off the fifth. Then, a routine fly to right was

mishandled by Joe Lyall opening the floodgates. Lyall looked like he had

possession as he brought the glove down to exchange the ball into his

throwing hand, but the umpire ruled otherwise. Two walks, a wild pitch and an

infield error later, and the Blue Hens would take a 4-3 lead.

The Owls tied it in the seventh as an errant pickoff throw to first

resulted in Jeff Roma coming all the way around to tie the score.

Delaware would plate the eventual winning run in the bottom of the eighth.

Reliever and loser, Mike Caron (2-4), walked Pete Maestrale and then wild

pitched him to second. With two outs, Jeff Rugg replaced Caron to face

left-handed hitter, Vince Vukovich, but with two strikes, the designated

hitter singled to left field to score the go-ahead run.

The Owls three times ran themselves out of innings, including two runners

nailed at the plate in the fourth and eighth innings on attempted

double-steals.

For the Owls, Jeff Roma had three hits and centerfielder Bob Filler broke

Bob Christy's mark of 187 games played in a Temple uniform. Christy played

for the Owls from 1987-90.

Temple 101 100 100 - 4 7 2

Delaware 000 040 01x - 5 3 2

WP - B. Ziegler 1-0

LP - M. Caron 2-4

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