NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware baseball team will honor five of its alumni on Saturday morning during the team’s annual homecoming tailgate beginning at 9:30 a.m.

There is no cost for the event which will be held in the tent in the corner of the football practice field closest to Bob Hannah Stadium. Food and beverages will be provided by UD Dining Services.

At the tailgate, the members of the 2007-08 baseball team will introduce themselves, and alumni awards will be presented to Kevin Mench, Matt Ardizzone, Rich McGuire, Steve Camper, and Jim Trevena.

Kevin Mench, the 1998 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year, set Delaware records with a .408 batting average, 71 home runs, and 527 total bases during his three-year career. A two-time National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American, he also set single-season records for home runs (33) and runs (86) in 1998, while his .455 batting average that season was tied for the third highest all-time.

In 1999, Mench left Delaware with an .875 career slugging percentage. Only Pete Incaviglia and Pat Burrell had higher percentages in the history of Division I baseball.

After his junior season, he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the Major League Baseball draft. Now an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, he resides in Keller, TX with his wife, Shana, and their two-year old labrador retriever, Trotter.

Matt Ardizzone, a team captain in 1998, was one of the top offensive threats in Delaware history during his career from 1996-98. Over that stretch, he helped lead the Hens to three straight conference championships.

A three-time All-Conference selection, Ardizzone led the America East Conference with 91 hits in 1997. He left Delaware with a .362 career batting average, 241 hits, 60 doubles, and 34 stolen bases.

In 1997, he was drafted in the 27th round by the New York Mets. After returning for his senior season, he signed with the San Diego Padres and played one season in their minor league system. He is currently a health and physical education teacher with the Asbury Park School District. An assistant football, baseball, and wrestling coach, he lives with his wife, Cynthia, and their two daughters, Alexandra, 5, and Adriana, 3.

Rich McGuire, a 1999 Freshman All-American and 2000 America East Pitcher of the Year, spent four years as one of the top hurlers for the Hens. A right-handed starter, he helped lead Delaware to three straight America East championships and the Colonial Athletic Association playoffs in his senior season.

During his career from 1999-2002, McGuire fired 355.2 innings, the most in Delaware history. Over that time, he notched 253 strikeouts, the second highest total by a Hen, and 31 wins, the third most all-time.

Now retired from baseball, McGuire owns both Independent Financial Solutions and Freedom Mortgage, which is the largest privately held bank in the country. He currently resides in Brightwaters, NY and is married to Cocca (Zambelli) McGuire, who was a member of the 2000-01 National Championship cheerleading squad at Delaware.

Steve Camper, a captain on the 1978 Blue Hen squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, was a two-sport star recruited by Tubby Raymond to play football and Bob Hannah for baseball. After playing on the 1974 football team, he focused on baseball from 1975-78.

As a junior in 1977, Camper hit .323 with seven home runs and 33 RBI. The following season, he clocked seven more home runs and stole a career-high 12 bases. An outfielder, he finished his career with 15 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 155 career games.

Following his career, he became a Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach from 1981 - 82 and helped found the Blue Hen Diamond Club.

After completing his doctorate in Physiology at Temple University, he now works at Endo Pharmaceuticals and oversees clinical training for the Department of Medical Affairs. He lives with his wife, Janet, and has two children, Brian, a senior at Salisbury University, and Megan, a junior at Brandywine High School.

Jim Trevena, a tri-captain on the 1979 team that finished as the runner-up in the NCAA East Regional, was one of the top left-handed pitchers for the Hens in the 1970s.

In his three seasons at Delaware, he tallied an 18-10 record to go along with 122 strikeouts. He also posted a 3.55 earned run average over his 235.2 innings pitched. During the 1979 campaign, he led the squad with 13 wins and 106.1 innings pitched. He also notched 50 strikeouts and a 3.55 ERA that season.

Trevena just recently retired as a sales and marketing executive with the Gillette Company after a 25-year career. A diehard Red Sox fan, he lives in Boston, MA with his wife, Laura, and their two children, Kendyl, 16, and Keaton, 12.