Game 11 - May 30, 1993
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Battle Creek, Michigan - They say turnabout is fair play. Three years ago, Montclair was leading Aurora 6-1 in the eighth inning before the sky's over Michigan suspended the game until the next day. Aurora, taking advantage, scored six runs in the resumed 8th inning 16 hours later, and shocked Montclair State with a 7-6 victory. Last night the Red Hawks were on the losing end of a rain suspended game, trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second, when the skies opened up and the game was postponed. Montclair reversed fate and rallied to grab a 6-2 victory to remain the only unbeaten team in the tournament.
Win number three for the Red Hawks was not without excitement. After giving up two quick runs in the first two innings, Chris Rampone relieved an ineffective TJ Costello with the bases loaded and nobody out. Rampone induced a pop-up and then a double play to keep the game close just before the rains came.
After the rain delay, Montclair State went to work cutting the lead in half when Ralph Yezza lined a two-out double in the fourth. Meanwhile, Rampone continued to get Titan batters out, giving up just two hits through the seventh inning before the Red Hawks finally got to Oshkosh starter Tom Petri. In the seventh, pitch hitter Dan Massaro got the rally started with a single to right, his fourth pinch-hit in his last five chances. Two walks loaded the bases when Petri attempted a pick off Critelli on first. His throw was hard in the dirt allowing the tying and go-ahead run to score. Chris Roof followed with a single making it a 4-2 lead for the Red Hawks.
Frank Dippold came on in relief in the eighth inning after a leadoff single. Dippold induced Craig Leider to hit into a double play and retired the last four batters for the save.
"Winning this game eleven is the key," said head coach Norm Schoenig. "It was the biggest game I have ever been involved with as a coach. The consequences were immense. Give outstanding credit to Rampone for holding them down, and the bench guys, Massaro and Roof who came through with two pinch-hit singles that were very big. These guys have not given up all year."
Tony Martinez, who scored from second with the go-ahead run, said he got a bit confused on the signs from third base coach, so he just went ahead and tried to score. "He wanted me to go, but I thought I saw a stop sign. I took a brief pause, then went as hard as I could. Fortunately, I was safe."
Montclair State with this win will advance to the Championship game. The Red Hawks play Eastern Conn State next and Wisconsin-Oshkosh plays Carthage.
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Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chad Kubiak cf............ 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 0 Scott Mann rf............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Aaron Richartz 3b......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tim Jorgensen dh.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Craig Lieder 1b........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Jeff Zappa 2b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Brent Pattridge lf........ 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 Brian Bott ss............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Kevin Ulwelling c......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 Jay Krcmar ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tom Petri p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 28 2 4 2 4 2 24 9 Montclair State 6 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rob DiLaurenzio 2b/3b..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 Tony Martinez ss.......... 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 Joe Critelli rf........... 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 John Pallino dh........... 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Tom Vellis pr............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Roof ph............. 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mike Micucci c............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Ralph Yezza lf............ 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 Jason Scavalla 1b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Harold Van Dunk cf........ 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Brian Sasso 3b............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dan Massaro ph............ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Murphy 2b............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TJ Costello p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Rampone p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Frank Dippold p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals.................... 32 6 8 4 6 6 27 10 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 110 000 000 - 2 4 2 Montclair State 000 100 32 - 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------------- E - Zappa; Petri; Scavalla. DP - Montclair St 2. LOB - UWO 7; Montclair St 9. 2B - Kubiak; Yezza 2; Van Dunk. SB - Critelli. CS - Van Dunk. SH - Zappa; Bott. SF - Ti Jorgensen. Wisconsin-Oshkosh IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Tom Petri........... 8.0 8 6 5 6 6 32 39 Montclair State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF TJ Costello......... 1.0 1 2 1 3 0 4 10 Chris Rampone....... 6.0 2 0 0 1 0 18 20 Frank Dippold....... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 6 Win - Rampone. Loss - Petri. Save - Dippold. HBP - by Costello (Mann); by Petri (DiLaurenzio). Umpires - Home:Nordquist 1st:Collar 2nd:Wallace 3rd:Atkins Start: Time: 2:31 Attendance: 243 Costello faced 4 batters in the 2nd.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Wisconsin-Oshkosh 110 000 000 - 2 4 2 Montclair State 000 100 32 - 6 8 1 ---------------------------------------------- Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 1 Kubiak reached on an error by 1b. Mann hit by pitch; Kubiak advanced to second. Richartz singled; Mann advanced to second; Kubiak advanced to third. Ti Jorgensen flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Kubiak scored, unearned. Lieder flied out to cf. Zappa grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Montclair State inning 1 DiLaurenzio flied out to rf. T Martinez singled. Critelli reached on a fielder's choice; T Martinez out at second 2b to ss. Pallino walked; Critelli advanced to second. Micucci struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 2 Pattridge walked. Bott reached on a fielder's choice, SAC; Pattridge advanced to second. Ulwelling walked; Bott advanced to second; Pattridge advanced to third. Kubiak walked, RBI; Ulwelling advanced to second; Bott advanced to third; Pattridge scored. Rampone to p for Costello. Mann popped up to 2b. Richartz grounded into double play ss to 1b; Kubiak out on the play. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair State inning 2 Yezza grounded out to p. Scavalla popped up to ss. Van Dunk grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 3 Ti Jorgensen grounded out to 1b unassisted. Lieder flied out to rf. Zappa popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 3 Sasso grounded out to ss. DiLaurenzio struck out looking. T Martinez grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 4 Pattridge grounded out to ss. Bott out at first 1b to p. Ulwelling grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 4 Critelli walked. Pallino struck out; Critelli stole second. Micucci flied out to rf; Critelli advanced to third. Yezza doubled, RBI; Critelli scored. Scavalla flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 5 Kubiak walked. Mann reached on a fielder's choice; Kubiak out at second 3b to ss. Richartz reached on a fielder's choice; Mann out at second ss to 2b. Ti Jorgensen popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State inning 5 Van Dunk singled. Van Dunk out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Sasso grounded out to 3b. DiLaurenzio struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 6 Lieder singled. Zappa grounded out to p, SAC; Lieder advanced to second. Pattridge flied out to lf. Bott flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State inning 6 T Martinez flied out to cf. Critelli reached on an error by 2b. Pallino walked; Critelli advanced to second. Vellis pinch ran for Pallino. Micucci flied out to cf. Yezza walked; Vellis advanced to second; Critelli advanced to third. Scavalla grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 7 Ulwelling popped up to ss. Kubiak doubled. Mann flied out to lf. Richartz flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State inning 7 Van Dunk struck out. Massaro pinch hit for Sasso. Massaro singled. DiLaurenzio flied out to lf. T Martinez walked; Massaro advanced to second. Critelli walked; T Martinez advanced to second; Massaro advanced to third. Roof pinch hit for Vellis. Critelli advanced to second; T Martinez scored; Massaro scored on an error by p. Roof singled, RBI; Critelli scored, unearned. Micucci flied out to cf. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 8 DiLaurenzio to 3b. M Murphy to 2b for Massaro. Dippold to p for Rampone. Ti Jorgensen singled. Lieder grounded into double play p to 1b; Ti Jorgensen out on the play. Zappa grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 8 Yezza doubled. Scavalla struck out. Van Dunk doubled, RBI; Yezza scored. M Murphy grounded out to 2b; Van Dunk advanced to third. DiLaurenzio hit by pitch. T Martinez singled, RBI; DiLaurenzio advanced to third; Van Dunk scored. Critelli flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 9 Pattridge struck out. Bott popped up to ss. Krcmar pinch hit for Ulwelling. Krcmar struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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