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Maryland baseball snaps 5-game losing streak, beats Delaware, 10-2

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April 9, 2025

Maryland baseball snaps 5-game losing streak, beats Delaware, 10-2

Maryland baseball trailed Delaware 1-0 after three innings. But a four-run fourth inning snatched the lead and shifted the momentum for good.

The Terps capitalized on two errors in the inning, as all four runs crossed home plate unearned. They scored seven unanswered runs en route to a 10-2 victory in Newark, Delaware, Wednesday.

The Blue Hens (17-14, 5-4 Coastal Athletic Association) struck first in the bottom of the third inning. After Andrew Amato singled to center field, he came around to score on an RBI double to left field by Evan Bouldin.

Maryland (15-19, 3-9 Big Ten) responded in the top of the fourth inning. After a single and an error put two runners on, Liam Willson struck a two-run single to left field to take the lead. Elijah Lambros followed with a triple to right field, driving in another run before scoring on a throwing error.

The Terps tacked on six more insurance in the eighth inning. Jacob Orr and Aden Hill reached base to lead off the frame, then an error by Delaware pitcher Dom Velazquez allowed Orr to score. Chris Hacopian followed with a two-run single through the right side, stretching the Terps’ lead to 7-1.

In the ninth inning, Maryland’s bats retained its fire. Alex Calarco and Brayden Martin drew walks against reliever Christian Colmery, and with two outs, Willson delivered again with an RBI single through the right side. Lambros followed with a two-run double down the left side, pushing Maryland’s lead to 10-1.

Delaware managed a rally run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Vince Libretto launched a solo home run to left-center field off Ryan Van Buren. But one run barely cut into the sizable lead.

Van Buren was otherwise dominant, though, retiring the other five batters he faced. In fact, all of Maryland’s bullpen — Andrew Koshy, Brayden Ryan and Van Buren — combined for a strong defensive performances.

Ryan earned the win, allowing one earned run over four innings in his third start of the season, while striking out five batters. Koshy was impressive in relief, striking out five batters in two hitless frames, and Van Buren closed out the game with three solid innings, earning a save. The trio combined to strike out 12 batters and walk five, while limiting Delaware to just six hits.

The Terps struggled to break through against Delaware starter Tim Hartman, who pitched three shutout innings. But once Hartman exited, Maryland’s offense came to life, partially duo to the Blue Hens’ miscues.

At the plate, Maryland was led by Chris Hacopian — who went 3-of-5 with two RBIs — and Lambros — who added a double, triple and four RBIs. Willson’s pair of hits also drove in three runners.

Three things to know

1. Revenge game. Maryland got its payback after losing to Delaware, 13-10, in February. This time, the Terps’ cleaner defense, sharper pitching and late-inning execution made all the difference.

2. Bullpen domination. The Terps’ bullpen was lights out Wednesday. Koshy and Van Buren combined for seven strikeouts over five innings, allowing just one run.

3. Defensive mishaps. Delaware’s defensive errors played a significant role in Maryland’s win. A throwing error in the fourth inning allowed Lambros to score, and another error in the eighth inning gave the Terps an additional run, helping to extend their lead. Seven of Maryland’s runs were unearned.

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Wilmington fire displaces 20, damages 6 homes on Clayton Road; cause under investigation

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July 2, 2026

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Wilmington fire displaces 20, damages 6 homes on Clayton Road; cause under investigation

WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware State Fire Marshal is investigating a four-alarm fire that broke out Thursday, July 2, damaging six homes and displacing 20 people on the 1500 block of Clayton Road in Wilmington.

What we know:

The fire was reported shortly after 3:00 p.m. and quickly escalated to four alarms due to the heat, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal.

Multiple fire companies responded and found heavy fire at the rear of the residences.

Several firefighters were evaluated by EMS and New Castle County Paramedics at the scene.

One firefighter was taken to a hospital for heat exhaustion.

Deputy State Fire Marshals determined the fire started under a deck at the rear of one of the homes.

The fire displaced 20 people from their homes and required a large emergency response, highlighting the risks firefighters face during extreme weather.

The American Red Cross is providing support to the families who lost their homes, showing the importance of community resources during emergencies.

What’s next:

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

What we don’t know:

The specific cause of the fire has not been determined, and the names of the families affected have not been released.

The Source: Information from the Delaware State Fire Marshal.

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County councilman says Newark data center plan paused after deal

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July 2, 2026

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County councilman says Newark data center plan paused after deal

Olivia Marble
| Spotlight Delaware

A New Castle County councilman says he brokered a non-binding handshake deal to pause a data center project near Newark.
The deal depends on the county approving an exploratory plan that would grandfather the developer into previous zoning rules.
The developer, Shelbourne, has not commented on the informal agreement to consider other uses for the site.

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New Castle County Councilman Tim Sheldon says he recently brokered a handshake deal to pause a data center development project near Newark.

Sheldon, who represents the Newark area, said the deal followed private negotiations with the developer’s prominent Delaware attorney, Shawn Tucker, who told him the New York-based developer behind the project, Shelbourne, agreed to consider the Newark site for uses other than a data center. “This is my art of the deal,” Sheldon said.

But the deal is dependent on the county finalizing an approval for an exploratory plan application from the developer, which would grandfather the land into zoning rules that existed prior to this year, Sheldon said.

That means the developer would not have to follow the county’s recently-passed data center regulations if the company ultimately decides to build a data center there. Since the property’s zoning already allows data center projects, the county likely does not have the legal authority to deny that exploratory plan application. An email sent between Sheldon and Tucker, dated June 10, shows that Tucker agreed to pause the data center project under those conditions.

Neither Tucker nor Shelbourne representatives responded to requests for comment about this deal.

Last year, Shelbourne filed documents with the county that showed plans to demolish the existing White Clay Center office and industrial buildings and construct a three-building data center campus that covered about 850,000 square feet.

After the filing, the plans became wrapped into a larger community backlash in northern Delaware against the growth of the data center industry. Neighbors have voiced fears that such data centers would use too much water and energy, and be too noisy.

Sheldon’s handshake agreement is not binding, and the developer still has the legal right to build a data center.

New Castle County General Manager of Land Use David Culver said he saw the email from Tucker but has no other information.

Sheldon noted that the agreement is between him and Tucker — and not with the county as a party. He further stated that if he decides not to run for reelection in 2028 or loses to a challenger, “it may be null and void.”

“If I’m not there, there’s no promises,” Sheldon said.

Asked if he would try to secure an official county deal barring a data center on that property, Sheldon said the project is “too far in the process” and he doesn’t want to risk the progress he’s made.

He said he will instead work to find another company to lease or buy the land. He said in a text after the interview that the deal is “the best I could’ve got.”

“Nobody else has even done this much and it seems like I’m getting hammered because I did something,” Sheldon said in the text.

Sheldon said an Amtrak train maintenance site will open next door to the White Clay Center property in the next few years, and he thinks the track upgrades needed for that project could make the neighboring site more attractive for manufacturing.

Delaware Public Media reported last week that Alstom, which conducts maintenance on Amtrak’s high-speed Acela trains – will open a new facility on 1601 Ogletown Road, next to the White Clay Center office and industrial buildings.

Alstom did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

What’s the status of data centers in Delaware?

Beyond Shelbourne’s proposal, several other building projects proposed in Delaware could become data centers.

The biggest is Project Washington, a 1.2-gigawatt data center campus planned for the land just north of the Delaware City Refinery. It would use enough energy to power almost a million homes.

That plan faced a major setback in March after a state board unanimously upheld Environmental Secretary Greg Patterson’s decision that the project is not permitted under Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act, a landmark law designed to limit heavy industry along the state’s shorelines.

Developer Starwood Digital Ventures was expected to appeal that decision, but it is unclear whether it will. Representatives from Starwood did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Another potential data center plan is slated for land near the southern approach to the St. Georges Bridge off U.S. Route 13. The St. Georges project includes the land that hosts the popular Halloween attraction Frightland.

County records show plans for three distribution centers covering 3.6 million square feet on farmland, along with 150 homes.

The records say the buildings will be warehouses. But project engineer Verdantas also submitted letters to the county suggesting that the buildings could be a data center campus.

Delmarva Power filings this winter showed two other potential data center projects. But Technical.ly reported that only one of those projects is still on the table, which would be located in Harrington. City officials are still in the preliminary stages of discussions about that plan, according to the report.

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