Mideast Regional - Game 4 - May 21, 1999
In the first elimination game of the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional, Allegheny used strong defense to nip Rochester 7-5 in Game 4 of the tournament on Friday (May 21).
The Gators (36-9) did not commit an error and turned three double plays, including two with the bases loaded and no one out. The first one came in the fourth inning, when Mike McKinsey grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. A run scored, but the damage could have been much greater. The same thing happened again in the bottom of the seventh with Rochester trailing 6-4. John Ginnetti grounded into a 6-4-3 double play that scored a fifth run, but the Yellowjackets could not plate the tying run.
Kevin Davidson added an insurance run in the ninth when he slugged his eighth home run of the season to right field. Davidson finished the game 2-for-4 with three runs batted in.
Ken Baker was effective in relief, pitching three scoreless innings to pick up his eighth save of the year. Chris Creahan went the first six innings to improve his record to 7-3. He allowed nine hits and five earned runs. The tough-luck loser for Rochester was Adam Fay, who went the distance while striking out seven.
The Gators jumped to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first, only to see Rochester rally with two runs in the bottom of the first.
Allegheny must wait to see the remaining Friday results to see who it plays Saturday, while Rochester has been eliminated.
Allegheny (36-9) vs. Rochester (26-14)
Thurman Munson Stadium -- Canton, Ohio
5/21/99 -- 12:00 p.m.
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Batting/Fielding
Allegheny AB R H BI BB SO PO A Rochester AB R H BI BB SO PO A
*Ben Couch rf 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 *Dave Ladori dh 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 0
*Brad Yeschenko 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 *Jim Lilley 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0
*Kelly Swiney lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 *Bobby Versacci rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
*Kevin Davidson 1b 4 1 2 3 1 1 7 0 *John Ginnetti 3b 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 3
*Brad Hensler ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 *Jim Capellupo lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 3 1
Mark Minadeo ph,ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 *Bill Rasmussen ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 5
*John Sherrod dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 *Bryan Hollihan cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
*Joe Kacsanek 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Mike McKinsey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
*Ty Thompson cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Chris LaRocco pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Tug Ollock c 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 Ryan Donahue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
*Chris Creehan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *David Capucilli 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 2
Ken Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Adam Fay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allegheny 39 7 11 7 3 7 27 10 Rochester 35 5 11 3 4 6 27 12
Scoring by Inning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Allegheny 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 11 0
Rochester 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 2
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E: Allegheny 0; Rochester 2 -- John Ginnetti 2
DP: Allegheny 3 -- Mark Minadeo 3, Brad Yeschenko 2, Kevin Davidson 2, Kelly Swiney; Rochester 0
LOB: Allegheny 9; Rochester 8
2B: Allegheny 1 -- John Sherrod; Rochester 1 -- Jim Capellupo
3B: Allegheny 1 -- Ben Couch; Rochester 0
HR: Allegheny 1 -- Kevin Davidson (8); Rochester
SB: Allegheny 1 -- Brad Yeschenko; Rochester 0
Pitching
Allegheny IP H R ER BB SO Rochester IP H R ER BB SO
*Chris Creehan W 6.0 9 5 5 4 4 *Adam Fay L 9.0 11 7 6 3 7
Ken Baker S 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Allegheny 9.0 11 5 5 4 6 Rochester 9.0 11 7 6 3 7
WP: Allegheny 0; Rochester 1 -- Adam Fay
HBP: Allegheny 1 -- by Ken Baker (Mike McKinsey); Rochester 1 -- by Adam Fay
(John Sherrod)
Pitcher's Records:
Winning Pitcher: Chris Creehan (7-3)
Save: Ken Baker (8)
Losing Pitcher: Adam Fay (6-3)
Attendance: 75
Umpires: Knoebel, Clyde, Buck, Morgan
Time of Game: 2:34
Updated Sept 2003