Game 6 - June 6, 1976
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Marietta, OH -- Cal State Stanislaus captured the first Division III Baseball Championship in the history of the NCAA. Cal State Stanislaus drew Ithaca, winner of the Northeast regional, in the first contest and managed a 5-4 win.
Montclair State, which won its first-round game with Wilkes, 2-1, lost a slugfest with the eventual champions in the second round, 10-9. Wilkes was eliminated with a 16-3 shellacking at the hands of Ithaca. Ithaca eliminated Montclair State, 10-5, to set up its second meeting with Cal State Stanislaus which was to be striking in its contrast to their one-run decision in the first round.
Led by Dan Boer, the Warrior's first baseman who was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Cal State Stanislaus unleashed a 13-run, 15-hit attack on Ithaca to salt a 13-6 victory and the title. Boer hit at a .636 clip while in Marietta and collected a double, two triples, a home run and eight RBI in his three games.
He was joined on the all-tournament team by teammates Mike Valponi, second base, Rusty Kuntz and Gary House, outfield, and Mel Anderson, designated hitter. Mike Whittemore, shortstop; Kevin Van Remmen, third base, and Gary Bucci, outfield joined the honor squad from Ithaca. Montclair State placed John Scoras, catcher, and Dave Grunstra, pitcher, on the team.
Wilkes' lone representative was Andy Kresky, the pitcher who lost the 2-1 heartbreaker to Montclair State in the first round. Ironically, the three hits given up by Kresky in that game placed his name in the records book for fewest hits surrendered in a complete game in the Division III Championship.
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Cal State Stanislaus 13 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gary House rf............. 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Tony Kubliska cf.......... 5 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 Dan Boer 1b............... 6 2 4 4 0 1 8 0 Rusty Kuntz lf............ 4 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 Mel Anderson dh........... 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 Nick Mattos pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Goodrich ss.......... 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 Bill Miller 3b............ 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 3 Mike Valponi 2b........... 4 2 2 0 1 0 5 3 John Farmer c............. 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 Bill Sizemore p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Steve Rodriguez p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 40 13 16 9 10 4 27 12 Ithaca 6 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pete Crandall cf.......... 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Mike Whittemore ss........ 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 6 Ed Onisk rf............... 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Tom Welch 1b.............. 4 2 1 3 1 1 11 0 Kevin Van Remmen 3b....... 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Paul Mezza dh/p........... 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 Gary Bucci lf............. 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bram Krieger pr/lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Carney 2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Shawn Sullivan c.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 Chico Cicchetti ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Kowalik c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Ashbaugh p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Pierce p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 32 6 7 4 7 2 27 17 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Cal State Stanislaus 021 301 303 - 13 16 3 Ithaca 004 020 000 - 6 7 3 ---------------------------------------------- E - Kubliska; Goodrich; B Miller; T Welch; Carney; S Pierce. LOB - CSS 11; Ithaca 7. 2B - Kubliska; Boer; Farmer. 3B - Boer 2; Kuntz; Goodrich; Valponi; T Welch. SB - Crandall. CS - House; Kubliska; Mezza. SH - House. SF - Bucci. Cal State Stanislaus IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Bill Sizemore....... 4.2 6 6 5 6 2 18 25 Steve Rodriguez..... 4.1 1 0 0 1 0 14 15 Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Scott Ashbaugh...... 3.0 6 3 2 3 1 13 16 Scott Pierce........ 3.1 7 7 7 6 2 17 23 Paul Mezza.......... 2.2 3 3 3 1 1 10 12 Win - S Rodriguez. Loss - S Pierce. Save - None. WP - S Pierce. PB - Kowalik. BK - S Rodriguez; Ashbaugh. Umpires - Home:Tonini 1st:Fields 2nd:Hamill 3rd:Frascella Start: Time: 3:05 Attendance: 350
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Cal State Stanislaus 021 301 303 - 13 16 3 Ithaca 004 020 000 - 6 7 3 ---------------------------------------------- Cal State Stanislaus inning 1 House struck out swinging. Kubliska grounded out to ss. Boer singled to right field. Kuntz singled to left field; Boer advanced to second. M Anderson reached on a fielder's choice; Kuntz out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 1 Crandall walked. Crandall stole second. Whittemore struck out swinging. Onisk grounded out to 2b. T Welch struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 2 Goodrich tripled to right field. B Miller reached on a fielder's choice; Goodrich out at home ss to c. Valponi singled to right field, advanced to second; B Miller advanced to third, scored on an error by 1b. Valponi advanced to third on a balk. Farmer walked. House reached on a fielder's choice; Farmer out at second 3b to 2b; Valponi scored on an error by 2b, unearned. House out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 2 Van Remmen fouled out to 3b. Mezza walked. Bucci fouled out to 3b. Carney flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 3 Kubliska grounded out to ss. Boer tripled to right field. Kuntz singled to right center, RBI; Boer scored. M Anderson lined out to 1b. Goodrich walked; Kuntz advanced to second. B Miller walked; Goodrich advanced to second; Kuntz advanced to third. Goodrich out at second ss unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 3 S Sullivan walked. Crandall walked; S Sullivan advanced to second. Whittemore singled; Crandall advanced to second; S Sullivan advanced to third. Onisk fouled out to 1b. T Welch tripled to right center, scored on an error by ss, 3 RBI; Whittemore scored; Crandall scored; S Sullivan scored. Van Remmen popped up to 2b. Mezza singled to center field. Mezza out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 4 S Pierce to p for Ashbaugh. Valponi tripled to right field. Farmer doubled to right field, RBI; Valponi scored. House walked. Kubliska reached on a fielder's choice; House out at second 3b to ss; Farmer advanced to third. Kubliska out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Boer doubled to right field, RBI; Farmer scored. Kuntz walked. M Anderson singled to right field, RBI; Kuntz advanced to third; Boer scored. Goodrich reached on a fielder's choice; M Anderson out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 4 Bucci singled to left field. Carney reached on an error by 3b; Bucci advanced to second, out at third 3b unassisted. S Sullivan grounded out to 3b; Carney advanced to second. Crandall walked. Whittemore flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 5 B Miller grounded out to ss. Valponi walked. Farmer reached on a fielder's choice; Valponi out at second 3b to 2b. House reached on a fielder's choice; Farmer out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 5 Onisk singled to left field. T Welch walked; Onisk advanced to second. Van Remmen reached on a fielder's choice; T Welch advanced to second; Onisk out at third p to 3b. Mezza singled to center field; Van Remmen advanced to second; T Welch advanced to third. Bucci flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Mezza advanced to second; Van Remmen advanced to third, scored on an error by cf, unearned; T Welch scored. S Rodriguez to p for Sizemore. Carney grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 6 Kubliska doubled to center field. Kubliska advanced to third on a wild pitch. Boer struck out looking. Kuntz walked. M Anderson walked; Kuntz advanced to second. Kubliska scored on an error by p. Goodrich flied out to rf. B Miller struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 6 S Sullivan popped up to 3b. Crandall popped up to 2b. Whittemore grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 7 Valponi grounded out to p. Farmer walked. House singled; Farmer advanced to second. Kubliska reached on a fielder's choice; House advanced to second; Farmer advanced to third. Boer tripled to center field, 3 RBI; Kubliska scored; House scored; Farmer scored. Mezza to p. / for R Pierce. Kuntz grounded out to ss. M Anderson struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 7 Onisk grounded out to 3b. T Welch popped up to ss. Van Remmen grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 8 Goodrich grounded out to 2b. B Miller grounded out to p. Valponi grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 8 Mezza singled to right field. Bucci reached on a fielder's choice; Mezza out at second 3b to 2b. Krieger pinch ran for Bucci. Carney reached on a fielder's choice; Krieger out at second 2b to ss. Carney advanced to second on a balk. Cicchetti pinch hit for S Sullivan. Cicchetti grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Stanislaus inning 9 Krieger to lf. Kowalik to c for Cicchetti. Farmer singled. House grounded out to p, SAC; Farmer advanced to second. Kubliska walked. Boer fouled out to 1b; Farmer advanced to third. Kuntz tripled to left center, 2 RBI; Kubliska scored; Farmer scored. Kuntz scored on a passed ball. M Anderson singled to right field. Mattos pinch ran for M Anderson. Goodrich flied out to lf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 9 Crandall walked. Whittemore flied out to lf. Onisk flied out to cf. T Welch reached on a fielder's choice; Crandall out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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