BRONX - One day after recording a season-high 14 hits, the Sacred Heart University baseball team could only manage three as it was shutout by Delaware 9-0 at Fordham on Sunday afternoon. The Pioneers, who only had on runner reach second, are now 1-11. The Blue Hens, led by J. Giacchino 4-6 day, totaled 14 hits of their own. A. Davis pitched eight scoreless scattering those three hits to move one game over .500 at 5-4. 

Both teams each had one runner reach second in the first two innings but could not manage to drive them in. Victor Sorrento doubled with two outs in the bottom of the second but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple. The first run of the game was scored by the Blue Hens in the third. J. Ake was sacrificed over to second after walking. A J. Giacchino's single advanced him to third with one out. Giacchino then stole second, forcing an errant throw in which Ake scored unearned.

Delaware plated another in both the fourth and fifth to add to its lead. Again a lead off walk, this time by N. Donkin, led to the fourth inning run. After a sacrifice advanced the runner to second, S. Calvin doubled him in. Giacchino homered over the right field fence in the fifth to push the UD advantage to 3-0. The Blue Hens put the game away with two runs each in the sixth and seventh. 

Matt Charmello and Cody Doyle had the two other Sacred Heart hits. SHU starter Connor Landers allowed four earned over 5.1 innings. Breton LaRose pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

The Pioneers play one final road game at Iona on Wednesday before its home opener against Marist next Friday. First pitch at Iona is scheduled for 4 pm.