Game 4 - May 24, 1991
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Battle Creek, Michigan - The start of game was delayed one hour becasue of a thunder and lightning storm. Once the contest began, the thunder and lightning were in the bats of Trenton State Lions and Ithaca Bombers. Both teams wrapped out a total of 34 hits as the Lions earned a 14-10 victory.
Head Coack Rick Dell had praise for the eigth and ninth hitters in Trenton's win. "Those guys [Ed Yaris and Mike Nelson] get overlooked, but they are our links, " said Dell. "They have to hit to link the middle of the batting order with the top. They've combined to drive in 41 runs this year and that not too bad."
Trenton led 2-0, after the first inning with Jeff White's solo homer the big hit. Ithaca retaliated with four runs in the fourth to go up, 4-2. In the inning, Don Fortuna reached winning pitcher Howard Forman for a solo homer and Jeff Geller cracked a run scoring double , which tied it at 2-2. After a 30-minute rain delay, Ithaca took the lead on Dave Walton's sacrifice fly, followed by Rob Coleman's RBI single.
The Lions added three tuns in the fifth and took the lead for good with an eight-run outburst in the sixth, highlighted by All-American Dave Lebak's three-run home-run. In the sixth, Ken Wainczak singled twice and drove in a run and Jeff Nevitt drilled a two-run double.
Helping fuel the sixth inning outburst was an Ithaca error early on in the sixth. Ithaca committed four errors on the day and allowed nine unearned runs
Ithaca closed the gap with five runs in the seventh but was unable to overcome Trenton State's lead. Forman earned the win and John Goll came in in the ninth to shut the door on an Ithaca rally to earn the save. Ithaca's starting pitcher, Mike Santora, took the loss. Trenton State will face Marietta in the winners bracket and Ithaca moves on to face Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a 7-3 loser to Marietta.
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Ithaca 10 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jeff Geller cf............ 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Ken Hammel rf............. 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 Dave Walton dh............ 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Rob Coleman 1b............ 5 1 3 2 0 0 10 0 Geoff Mandile lf.......... 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Don Fortuna ss............ 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 6 Paul Pedone 3b............ 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 Scott Therriault 2b....... 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 3 John Shelsy c............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Chad Kolb ph.............. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Santora p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Jeff Rosengard p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darren Dean p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 42 10 16 10 5 0 24 16 Trenton State 14 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Lebak rf............ 6 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 Mike Lepore 2b............ 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 6 Jeff White dh............. 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 Ken Wainczak 3b........... 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 Jeff Nevitt 1b............ 6 2 3 2 0 0 11 1 Dan Dengler cf............ 3 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 Jerry Tolomeo c........... 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Eddie Yaris ss............ 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 4 Mike Nelson lf............ 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Howard Forman p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Dennis Machulsky p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Goll p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 41 14 18 11 8 1 27 15 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca 000 400 501 - 10 16 4 Trenton State 200 038 01 - 14 18 1 ---------------------------------------------- E - Fortuna; Therriault 2; Santora; Yaris. DP - Ithaca 1; Trenton St 1. LOB - Ithaca 11; Trenton St 12. 2B - Geller; R Coleman; Pedone; Nevitt 2; M Nelson. HR - Fortuna 2; Lebak; J White. SB - J White; Dengler. CS - Lebak; M Nelson. SH - Lepore. SF - D Walton. Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Santora........ 5.0 10 8 3 4 0 27 31 Jeff Rosengard...... 0.2 3 5 1 2 1 5 7 Darren Dean......... 2.1 5 1 1 2 0 9 12 Trenton State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Howard Forman....... 6.0 10 8 7 4 0 28 33 Dennis Machulsky.... 2.2 6 2 2 1 0 13 14 John Goll........... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Win - Forman 8-1. Loss - Santora. Save - None. WP - Forman. Umpires - Home:Wiley 1st:Wood 3rd:Gilmore Start: 12:30p Time: 3:05 Attendance: 250 Santora faced 3 batters in the 6th. Forman faced 4 batters in the 7th.
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Please note: No narrative or scoresheet exists for this game. I have recreated the game as best I could with the available information. The actual play-by-play will differ from this account.
Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca 000 400 501 - 10 16 4 Trenton State 200 038 01 - 14 18 1 ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca inning 1 Geller out at first 1b to p. Hammel walked. D Walton singled; Hammel advanced to second. R Coleman reached on a fielder's choice; D Walton out at second 3b to 2b; Hammel advanced to third. G Mandile flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Trenton State inning 1 Lebak singled. Lebak out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Lepore grounded out to 2b. J White homered, RBI. Wainczak walked. Nevitt doubled; Wainczak advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned. Dengler grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 2 Fortuna lined out to p. Pedone walked. Therriault singled; Pedone advanced to second. Shelsy reached on a fielder's choice; Therriault out at second p to ss; Pedone advanced to third. Geller grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Trenton State inning 2 Tolomeo walked. Yaris reached on a fielder's choice; Tolomeo out at second ss to 2b. M Nelson doubled; Yaris advanced to third. Lebak lined out to p. Lepore walked. J White flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Ithaca inning 3 Hammel grounded out to 2b. D Walton walked. D Walton advanced to second on a wild pitch. R Coleman grounded out to ss. G Mandile flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Trenton State inning 3 Wainczak popped up to 2b. Nevitt flied out to cf. Dengler singled. Tolomeo reached on a fielder's choice; Dengler out at second p to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 4 Fortuna homered, RBI. Pedone singled. Therriault grounded out to 3b; Pedone advanced to second. Shelsy singled; Pedone advanced to third. Geller doubled, RBI; Shelsy advanced to third; Pedone scored. Hammel walked. D Walton flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Shelsy scored. R Coleman singled, RBI; Hammel advanced to third; Geller scored. G Mandile grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Trenton State inning 4 Yaris singled. M Nelson grounded out to ss; Yaris advanced to second. Lebak flied out to cf. Lepore grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 5 Fortuna grounded out to 2b. Pedone flied out to cf. Therriault grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Trenton State inning 5 J White grounded out to p. Wainczak grounded out to 3b. Nevitt singled. Dengler singled; Nevitt advanced to third. Dengler stole second. Tolomeo reached on an error by p; Dengler scored, unearned; Nevitt scored, unearned. Yaris singled, RBI; Tolomeo scored, unearned. M Nelson reached on an error by 2b; Yaris advanced to second. Lebak reached on a fielder's choice; M Nelson out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 6 Shelsy grounded out to 2b. Geller grounded out to ss. Hammel flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Trenton State inning 6 Lepore walked. J White reached on an error by ss; Lepore advanced to second. Wainczak singled, RBI; J White advanced to third; Lepore scored. Rosengard to p for Santora. Nevitt doubled, 2 RBI; Wainczak scored; J White scored, unearned. Dengler walked. Tolomeo struck out swinging. Yaris singled, RBI; Dengler advanced to second; Nevitt scored. M Nelson popped up to 2b. Lebak homered, 3 RBI, unearned; Yaris scored, unearned; Dengler scored, unearned. Lepore walked. D Dean to p for Rosengard. J White singled, RBI; Lepore scored, unearned. J White stole second. Wainczak singled; J White advanced to third. Nevitt grounded out to ss. 8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 7 D Walton singled. R Coleman doubled, RBI; D Walton scored. G Mandile reached on an error by ss; R Coleman advanced to third. Fortuna homered, 3 RBI; G Mandile scored, unearned; R Coleman scored. Machulsky to p for Forman. Pedone doubled. Therriault singled, RBI; Pedone scored. Shelsy flied out to lf. Geller popped up to 2b. Hammel popped up to ss. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Trenton State inning 7 Dengler walked. Tolomeo grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Dengler out on the play. Yaris grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 8 D Walton popped up to ss. R Coleman singled. G Mandile flied out to rf. Fortuna popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Trenton State inning 8 M Nelson singled. M Nelson out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Lebak singled. Lepore grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC; Lebak advanced to second. J White walked. Wainczak singled, RBI; J White advanced to second; Lebak scored. Nevitt flied out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 9 Pedone walked. Therriault grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Pedone out on the play. Kolb pinch hit for Shelsy. Kolb singled. Geller singled; Kolb advanced to third. Hammel singled, RBI; Geller advanced to second; Kolb scored. Goll to p for Machulsky. D Walton grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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