1997 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
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Southern Maine defeats Wooster 15-1 to win the 1997 Division III Baseball Championship at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium in Salem Virginia
Dog pound: Huskies rout Wooster, 15-1, for III baseball title
Salem VA - Southern Maine pounded out 20 hits and junior Jason Jensen threw his second complete game of the series to lead the Huskies to a 15-1 victory over Wooster in the Division III Baseball Championship title game May 28 in Salem, Virginia.
The championship is the second in six years for Southern Maine. The Huskies won their first title in 1991. "It was very similar to 1991," said Southern Maine head coach Ed Flaherty, referring to the team that defeated the College of New Jersey, 9-0. "We got hot hitting in the regional tournament and carried it into the championship (finals). It's almost like deja vu. "It's not very often you can sit in the dugout and know you've won it in the fifth inning. We did it in 1991 and today."
Junior first baseman Jason Crepeau hit the first of his two home runs in the first inning to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Senior third baseman Tony Miner singled later in the inning to extend his hitting streak to a Division III record 35 games.
Travis Snyder put Wooster in the record book when he tied the game with an opposite field home run in the bottom of the first. It was the 104th home run of the season for Wooster, which broke the Division III single-season team home run mark established by Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1986.
Southern Maine countered with five runs in the second to take the lead for good. The Huskies sent 10 men to the plate in the inning, including designated hitter Ritchie White, who hit a two-run double, and Bill O'Brien and Ken Reed, who added sacrifice flies. The Huskies continued the assault with four runs in the sixth inning. White stroked an RBI single and Rich Cahill drove in two of his four RBIs with the second of his three doubles.
Jensen, who was named the tournament's most outstanding player, found a groove after allowing Snyder's home run in the first. The lefthander allowed just five more hits and struck out nine in winning his ninth game of the year. In the series, Jensen was 2-0 with a 1.00 earned-run average and 16 strikeouts. "I stayed with the fastball and kept the change-up away," Jensen said. "I had more of a curveball today. I just went after them."
All Tournament Team
MVP - Jason Jenson, Southern Maine
Catcher - Matt Jackson, Wooster; First Base - Jason Crepeau, Southern Maine; Second Base - Jamie Whiting, NC Wesleyan; Third Base - Travis Snyder, Wooster; Shortstop - Bill O'Brien, Southern Maine; Outfield - Shorty Flees, Carthage; Trevor Urban, Wooster; Cory Adams, Southern Maine; Designated Hitter - Ritchie White, Southern Maine; Pitcher - Jason Jensen, Southern Maine; Drew Binkowski, Wooster.
1997 Tournament Results
Wisconsin-Stevens Point 9, Bridgewater State (Mass) 3
Cortland State12, Bridgewater State (Mass) 5
Carthage 12, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1
Southern Maine 14, NC Wesleyan 4
Wooster 11, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7
Cortland State 4, NC Wesleyan 3
Regional Playoff Results
Central Regional at Carroll, Iowa: Game 1: MacMurray 10, Aurora 7; Game 2: Carthage 3, Wartburg 2; Game 3: Carthage 15, MacMurray 7; Game 4: Aurora. 22, Wartburg 11; Game 5: Aurora 9, MacMurray 4; Game 6: Aurora 12, Carthage 6, Game 7: Carthage 15, Aurora 10 (10). Carthage advances
Mid-Atlantic Regional at Augusta, New Jersey: Game 1: Allentown 6, William Paterson 4; Game 2: Montclair State 12, Johns Hopkins 11; Game 3: Bridgewater State (Mass) 2, Rowan 2; Game 4: William Paterson 6, Johns Hopkins 2; Game 5 - Rowan 8, Allentown 6 ; Game 6: Montclair State 17, Bridgewater State (Mass) 5; Game 7: Bridgewater State (Mass) 9, Allentown 5; Game 8: William Paterson 5, Rowan 1; Game 9: Bridgewater State (Mass) 9, Montclair State 8; Game 9: Bridgewater State (Mass) 9, Montclair State 8 ; Game 10: Montclair State 10, William Paterson 4; Game 11: Bridgewater State (Mass) 13, Montclair State 8. Bridgewater State (Mass) advances
Mideast Regional at Marietta, Ohio: Game 1: Allegheny, Pa. 13, Wooster 11; Game 2: Ohio Wesleyan 8, Marietta 2; Game 3: Allegheny 12, Ohio Wesleyan 9; Game 4: Wooster 5, Marietta 3; Game 5: Wooster 12, Ohio Wesleyan 6; Game 6: Wooster 7, Allegheny 3; Game 7: Wooster 7, Allegheny 4. Wooster advances
Midwest Regional at Appleton, Wisconsin: Game 1: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 3, St. Thomas (Minn) 2; Game 2: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6, Southwestern (Texas) 2; Game 3: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2; Game 4: Southwestern (Texas) 7, St. Thomas (Minn) 6; Game 5: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 6, Southwestern (Texas) 5; Game 6: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4; Game 7: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 6, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5. Wisconsin-Stevens Point advances
New England Regional at Portland, Maine: Game 1: Amherst 8, Brandeis 3; Game 2: Southern Maine 6, Eastern Conn State 3; Game 3: Southern Maine 23, Amherst 3; Game 4: Eastern Conn State 19, Brandeis 12; Game 5: Eastern Conn State 16, Amherst 12; Game 6: Southern Maine 4, Eastern Conn State 1. Southern Maine advances
New York Regional at Cortland, New York: Game 1: Cortland State 8, Old Westbury; Game 2: Rensselaer 4, Ithaca 2; Game 3: Cortland State 6, Rensselaer 1; Game 4: Ithaca 13, Old Westbury. 4; Game 5: Rensselaer 7, Ithaca. 5; Game 6: Cortland State, 6, Rensselaer, 5. Cortland State advances
South Regional at Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Game 1: NC Wesleyan 8, Virginia Wesleyan 0; Game 2: Emory 7, Mary Washington 6; Game 3: NC Wesleyan 18, Emory 4; Game 4: Virginia Wesleyan 9, Mary Washington 8; Game 5: Virginia Wesleyan 5, Emory 4; Game 6: NC Wesleyan 12, Virginia Wesleyan 5. NC Wesleyan advances
West Regional at Moorpark, California: Game 1: Chapman 7, Cal Lutheran 4; Game 2: Chapman 14, Cal Lutheran 7, Game 3: Cal Lutheran 10, Chapman 9; Game 4: Cal Lutheran 5, Chapman 4 (10); Game 5: Chapman 20, Cal Lutheran 7. Chapman advances