2012 Delaware State Hornets baseball team explained

Year:2012
Team:Delaware State Hornets
Sport:Baseball
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:MEAC
Record:40-17
Conf Record:22-2
Head Coach:J. P. Blandin (12th Year)
Asst Coach1:Russ Steinhorn (1st Year)
Champion:MEAC Northern Division Champions

The 2012 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2012 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Northern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They played their home games on the university's Dover, Delaware campus. The team was coached by J. P. Blandin, who was in his twelfth season at Delaware State.[1] The Hornets were looking to build upon their 26-29 record from the 2011 season.

The Hornets finished the regular season at 35-15 with a conference record of 22-2. The Hornets would lose in the second round to Maryland Eastern Shore, but they would then go onto the finals of the MEAC Tournament to face Bethune–Cookman. The Hornets beat the Wildcats in the first game 3-2, but were stopped 8-3 in the second game, thus ending their season.

Schedule

! style="background:#75B2DD;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 17[2] || vs. (4S) || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 10-8 || Elliott (10-2) || McGowin (6-5) || None ||   || 36-15 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffddd"| May 18[3]) || vs. (3N) || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 6-7 || Saca (4-2) || Gardner (2-6) || Parker (2) ||   || 36-16 || 1-1|- align="center" bgcolor= "ddffdd"| May 18[4] || vs. (2N) || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 16-2 || Adkins (8-1) || Fulmer (4-4) || none ||   || 37-16 || 2-1|- align="center" bgcolor= "ddffdd"| May 19[5] || vs. (3S) || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 4-2 || Haas (4-1) || Torrellas (1-6) || Marshalsea (1) ||   || 38-16 || 3-1|- align="center" bgcolor= "ddffdd"| May 19[6] || vs. (3N) UMES || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 7-2 || Brown (2-1) || Smith (0-6) || none ||   || 39-16 || 4-1|- align="center" bgcolor= "ddffdd"| May 20[7] || vs, (1S) Bethune–Cookman || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 3-2 || Dill (3-1) || Hernandez (6-3) || Elliott (1) ||   || 40-16 || 5-1|- align="center" bgcolor= "ffddd" | May 20[8] || vs. (1S) Bethune–Cookman || (1) || Marty L. Miller Field || 3-8 || Rivera (3-3) || McClain (9-4) || none ||   || 40-17 || 5-2 |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball – Coaches. dsuhornets.com. January 11, 2013.
  2. Web site: Savannah State vs Delaware State (May 17, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  3. Web site: UMES vs Delaware State (May 18, 2012. dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  4. Web site: N.C. Central vs Delaware State (May 18, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  5. Web site: North Carolina A&T vs Delaware State (May 19, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  6. Web site: UMES vs Delaware State (May 19, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  7. Web site: Delaware State vs Bethune-Cookman (May 20, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.
  8. Web site: Delaware State vs Bethune-Cookman (May 20, 2012). dsuhornets.com. January 18, 2013.