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3/14/08 -- Sophomore Tom Connelly (Media, PA) rapped three hits and drove in four runs for Widener, which won its seventh straight game with a 10-2 rout of Misericordia.

Widener (10-2) scored all the runs it would need during a five-run first inning. Senior Matt Fischer (Bensalem, PA) launched a two-run homer and Connelly added a three-run blast, both their first long balls of the year.

Senior Pat Santry (Newtown, PA) collected two hits for the Pride, who totaled nine hits versus eight for the Cougars (4-8). Freshman Tom DeAngelis (Pottstown, PA) notched three stolen bases and easily leads the team with nine.

Waldwick, NJ freshman Richard Brovero (2-0) was solid in his first collegiate start, yielding one run on four hits over six innings with three strikeouts. Freshman Matt Hoffman (Sykesville, MD) permitted one run and four hits over three innings for the save.

Jamie Phillipi and Nate Newman each collected two hits for Misericordia. Darren Morgan (0-3) surrendered eight runs, five walks and six hits over three innings.

Widener is home Saturday for a doubleheader against University of the Sciences, beginning at 12:00 pm.