Game 2 - May 28, 1999
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Salem, Virginia - Sean Fleming scattered four hits in a complete-game effort to lead North Carolina Wesleyan to an 8-1 win over Brandeis in game two of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.
Fleming, a junior right hander, gave up an unearned run in the third inning and struck out 12 in the game, including four in the eighth inning. After allowing a leadoff single in the third, Fleming faced just two batters over the minimum over the final seven innings.
"We had a tremendous pitching performance by Sean," said NC Wesleyan coach Charlie Long. "That's a tremendous start for us and it's exactly what we needed."
Eight of NC Wesleyan's starters recorded at least one hit in the 13-hit attack. Barry Blake was 3-for-4 while three other NC Wesleyan hitters recorded two hits.
"With our pitching if we hit the ball like we did today, it is going to be really tough to beat us," said Blake.
NC Wesleyan opened the scoring in the second inning, as David Capobianco led off the inning with a single, advanced to third on a double by Blake, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Buonocore.
George Reidy tied the game for Brandeis in the bottom of the third, as he singled to lead off the inning and advanced to second on an errant pickoff throw. Reidy advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on Jim Freethy's RBI groundout.
NC Wesleyan opened up the game in the sixth inning, knocking Brandeis starter Steve Wahlbrink out of the game with a five-run, four-hit inning. The Battling Bishops took advantage of an error on the first batter on their way to plating the five unearned runs. Tim Wright did most of the damage in the inning with a two-RBI triple, and scored on a wild pitch.
"They executed a perfect suicide squeeze, and that opened the flood gates," said Brandeis coach Pete Varney. "I think that loosened them up a bit."
NC Wesleyan added to its lead with single runs in the seventh and ninth to open up the 8-1 lead.
After scoring its run in the third, Brandeis struggled offensively, putting just two runners in scoring position over the final six innings.
North Carolina Wesleyan (38-9) advances to tomorrow's winners' bracket game, playing Cal Lutheran (32-12) at 4 p.m. Brandeis (33-9) will play Cortland State (35-9) in an elimination game at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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NC Wesleyan 8 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott Robeson cf.......... 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Andy Jones 2b............. 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 Jeremy Stewart 3b......... 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 David Capobianco 1b....... 5 1 1 1 0 0 8 0 Barry Blake ss............ 4 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 Nick Buonocore dh......... 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 Taylor Williams lf........ 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Wright rf............. 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 Brian Woolston c.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 Sean Fleming p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 39 8 13 7 2 1 27 9 Brandeis 1 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Freethey cf........... 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 Dan Notaro rf............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Jim Deschaine ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Adam Zoldak dh............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Dave Cimini 3b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Matt Petherick 1b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 Chris Tsiamis c........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Jeremy Taro c............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Reidy 2b........... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Rob Rhodes lf............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Steve Wahlbrink p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bryan Haley p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Dowdy p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 30 1 4 1 1 12 27 11 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- NC Wesleyan 010 005 101 - 8 13 1 Brandeis 001 000 000 - 1 4 3 ---------------------------------------------- E - Fleming; Cimini 2; Rhodes. DP - NC Wesleyan 2; Brandeis 1. LOB - NC Wesleyan 9; Brandeis 3. 2B - Blake; Petherick. 3B - T Wright. SB - J Stewart; Freethey. SH - Blake. SF - Buonocore. NC Wesleyan IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Sean Fleming........ 9.0 4 1 0 1 12 30 31 Brandeis IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Steve Wahlbrink..... 5.2 7 6 1 0 1 24 26 Bryan Haley......... 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 6 8 Mike Dowdy.......... 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 9 10 Win - Fleming 9-1. Loss - Wahlbrink 11-1. Save - None. WP - Fleming; Haley 2. PB - Woolston. HBP - by Dowdy (J Stewart). Umpires - Home:Vellek 1st:Thomas 2nd:Reilly 3rd:Lopina Start: 1:36 Time: 2:09 Attendance: 250
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- NC Wesleyan 010 005 101 - 8 13 1 Brandeis 001 000 000 - 1 4 3 ---------------------------------------------- NC Wesleyan inning 1 Robeson grounded out to 2b. A Jones grounded out to 1b unassisted. J Stewart lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brandeis inning 1 Freethey walked. Notaro struck out looking. Deschaine lined out to cf. Freethey stole second. Zoldak struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 2 Capobianco singled to left field. Blake doubled to right field; Capobianco advanced to third. Buonocore flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Capobianco scored. T Williams flied out to rf. T Wright grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brandeis inning 2 Cimini popped up to ss. Petherick flied out to cf. Tsiamis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 3 Woolston reached on an error by 3b. Robeson singled to right field; Woolston advanced to second. A Jones struck out swinging. J Stewart flied out to rf. Capobianco flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brandeis inning 3 Reidy singled to right field. Reidy advanced to second on an error by p. Rhodes grounded out to 2b; Reidy advanced to third. Freethey grounded out to 2b, RBI; Reidy scored, unearned. Notaro struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 4 Blake flied out to rf. Buonocore flied out to rf. T Williams grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brandeis inning 4 Deschaine singled. Deschaine advanced to second on a passed ball. Zoldak struck out swinging. Cimini flied into double play rf to ss; Deschaine out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 5 T Wright grounded out to 2b. Woolston grounded out to ss. Robeson grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brandeis inning 5 Petherick doubled to center field. Tsiamis grounded out to ss. Reidy grounded out to 2b; Petherick advanced to third. Rhodes struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 6 A Jones reached on an error by 3b. J Stewart singled to left field; A Jones advanced to third. J Stewart stole second. Capobianco grounded out to 2b, RBI; J Stewart advanced to third; A Jones scored, unearned. Blake out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, RBI; J Stewart scored, unearned. Buonocore singled to right field. T Williams singled to right field; Buonocore advanced to third. T Wright tripled to center field, 2 RBI; T Williams scored, unearned; Buonocore scored, unearned. Haley to p for Wahlbrink. Woolston walked. Woolston advanced to second; T Wright scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Robeson popped up to 3b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brandeis inning 6 Freethey flied out to rf. Notaro struck out swinging. Deschaine struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 7 A Jones singled to left field. J Stewart singled to left field; A Jones advanced to second. Capobianco flied into double play rf to ss; A Jones out on the play. J Stewart advanced to second on a wild pitch. Blake singled to center field, RBI; J Stewart scored. Buonocore walked; Blake advanced to second. T Williams flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brandeis inning 7 Zoldak singled to left field. Cimini popped up to ss. Petherick grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Zoldak out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 8 Dowdy to p for Haley. T Wright popped up to 3b. Woolston popped up to 3b. Robeson singled to right field. A Jones flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brandeis inning 8 Tsiamis struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Reidy struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. Rhodes struck out swinging. Freethey struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. NC Wesleyan inning 9 Taro to c for Tsiamis. J Stewart hit by pitch. Capobianco popped up to 1b. Blake singled to right field; J Stewart advanced to second. Buonocore singled to left field, RBI; Blake advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by lf; J Stewart scored. T Williams grounded out to ss; Buonocore advanced to second. T Wright grounded out to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brandeis inning 9 Notaro grounded out to 2b. Deschaine flied out to cf. Zoldak grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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