Game 12 - May 29, 2000
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Sending 10 batters to the plate and scoring five runs in the first inning, Montclair State University (N.J.) pounded out 18 hits in all and cruised to a 10-3 win over Allegheny College (Pa.) in an elimination-round game of theNCAA Division III College World Series Monday afternoon at Fox Cities Stadium.
With the win, Montclair State (40-7-1) remains alive in the hunt for the national title. The Red Hawks will face either the University of St. Thomas (Minn., 35-12) or Chapman (Calif., 33-11) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., in the double-elimination tournament.
If unbeaten St. Thomas (3-0) eliminates Chapman (2-1) with a win in Monday night's 7:30 p.m., game, Montclair State (2-1) would have to beat St. Thomas twice (3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday) to win the national title, while St. Thomas would only have to win once. If Chapman tops St. Thomas Monday night at 7 p.m., Montclair State and Chapman would play at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for the right to face St. Thomas on Tuesday at 7 p.m. for the national title. St. Thomas secured at least a second-place national finish with its 4-3 win over Allegheny earlier on Monday.
With its two losses Monday, Allegheny is eliminated from the tournament and finishes its season 38-10 overall.
Montclair State starter Scott Allan, making his second start of the series, struck out a season-high nine Gator hitters in a complete-game effort to claim the victory. Allan started Saturday's 5-0 win over Emory (Ga.), but was forced to leave the game in the fourth inning after developing a blister on his pitching hand.
"I know I wanted the ball," Allan said. "I wanted to pitch again, but I wasn't sure how it would be possible. Yesterday and last night, it (the finger) was still bleeding. This morning, it was still bleeding a little bit. I wanted the ball. There was no way I was going to get out of the World Series just pitching three innings when we're still here. I had to suck it up a little for myself, for my team, and just go out there."
"He convinced me that, when you want the ball, there's something to be said for that," said Montclair State coach Norm Schoenig. "Sometimes you can take all the statistics and all the matchups and put it aside and get after it. And that's what he did. He did a great job in terms of going all nine (innings). I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but we're certainly in a better position for tomorrow by using one starter for nine than we would be if we had to use multiple pitchers."
Montclair State erupted for five runs in the first inning, taking advantage of seven hits – including a run of six in a row. A three-run, bases-clearing double by Chris Baran was the biggest hit of the frame, as 10 batters reached the plate against Allegheny starter Rob George.
"That (first) inning definitely set the tone," Baran said. "You come out with killer instinct. We pretty much put them away, I thought, after the first inning. They did chip away, but even after that we came back with a few runs. We answered the two runs they had in that one inning."
"We continually talk about finishing somebody off, having the killer instinct offensively, defensively, on the mound, on the bases, you can win a game a number of ways. We got out of the gate real good," Schoenig said.
The Red Hawks claimed two more runs in the fourth, when Craig Conway nailed a two-run home run to left-center field after a leadoff double by Frank Longo. Conway's blast was just the third home run in the 13 games of the College World Series.
"We have confidence in our offense, complete confidence," Conway said. "The first game, we only scored one run, but we knew we'd be all right. The way we've been swinging the bats just shows how our offense can be."
Two more runs came across in the eighth, when Marc Houser singled and scored on a double by Longo. Longo then came across to score on double by Conway, his second extra-base hit of the game. Another run was scored in the ninth, when Frank Francia reached base on a double and scored on a single by Allan.
Allegheny scored twice in the third inning. Tug Ollock reached base on a double, then came around to score on a base hit by Mark Minadeu. Mindaeu scored on a double by Brad Hensler. Another run came across in the ninth for Allegheny, as pinch-runner Alan Clouse was plated on a single by Joe Kacsanek.
The one thing I can attribute to this team is what our coach said earlier today, is that we're one of the scrappiest bunch of guys he's ever seen. That's one thing, we never give up," Hensler said. "I really can't say that anybody ever quit. I think you could see, further into the game we got, we were getting run down and a little disgruntled. But I think we still tried to claw our way back.
George took the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) in three-plus innings of work, in just his second start of the year. Adam Oshnock relieved him and pitched well, retiring seven batters in a row in one span in his five innings. Nick Paolini finished the game for the Gators.
"When you get down 5-0 in the first inning, that hurts you, and they hit the ball hard. We just didn't," said Allegheny coach Mike Ferris. "We couldn't get the pitching performance out of our starter that we had hoped. It was only his second start of the year. He was a relief pitcher all year. He pitched a great game in the regional, but you still don't know. It's tough, I guess, for someone who has limited experience starting, to ask him to repeat that. Obviously, it didn't happen."
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Montclair State 10 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dave Wurst 2b............. 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 Frank Longo cf............ 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 Craig Conway 3b........... 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 3 Adam Cerminaro 3b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Gallagher dh....... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sean Morrison ph/dh....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Clifford c........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brian Ellerson ss......... 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Chris Baran rf............ 4 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 Frank Francia 1b.......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 George Becker 1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Schriber c........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Marc Houser lf............ 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Clark lf............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Allan p............. 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Totals.................... 43 10 18 9 2 3 27 8 Allegheny 3 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ben Couch rf.............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Mark Minadeo 2b........... 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 Brad Hensler ss........... 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 6 Kevin Davidson 1b......... 2 0 1 0 2 0 9 1 Jarrod Essey dh........... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Alan Clouse pr............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Hiles cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Brian Zorman lf........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Joe Kacsanek 3b........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Tug Ollock c.............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 Rob George p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Oshnock p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nick Paolini p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 33 3 8 3 2 9 27 14 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Montclair State 500 200 021 - 10 18 0 Allegheny 002 000 001 - 3 8 3 ---------------------------------------------- E - Davidson; Kacsanek 2. DP - Montclair St 1; Allegheny 2. LOB - Montclair St 9; Allegheny 6. 2B - Longo 2; Conway; Gallagher; Baran; Francia; Hensler; Ollock. 3B - Ellerson. HR - Conway. CS - Wurst. SH - Wurst. Montclair State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Scott Allan......... 9.0 8 3 3 2 9 33 36 Allegheny IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Rob George.......... 3.0 11 7 7 2 1 19 21 Adam Oshnock........ 5.0 5 2 2 0 1 19 20 Nick Paolini........ 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 5 Win - S Allan 9-1. Loss - R George 3-2. Save - None. WP - S Allan. HBP - by S Allan (Essey). Umpires - Home:Droches 1st:Marzola 2nd:Leparik 3rd:Topp Start: 3:30pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 971 R George faced 2 batters in the 4th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Montclair State 500 200 021 - 10 18 0 Allegheny 002 000 001 - 3 8 3 ---------------------------------------------- Montclair State inning 1 Wurst singled to left field. Wurst out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Longo walked. Conway singled to center field; Longo advanced to second. Gallagher singled to left field; Conway advanced to second; Longo advanced to third. Ellerson singled to left field, RBI; Gallagher advanced to second; Conway advanced to third; Longo scored. Baran doubled to right center, 3 RBI; Ellerson scored; Gallagher scored; Conway scored. Francia singled to first base; Baran advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 1b. J Schriber singled to left field; Francia advanced to second. Houser reached on a fielder's choice; J Schriber out at second ss to 2b; Francia advanced to third. Wurst struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Allegheny inning 1 Couch popped up to 2b. Minadeo grounded out to 2b. Hensler struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 2 Longo reached on an error by 3b. Conway lined into double play ss to 1b; Longo out on the play. Gallagher doubled to left center. Ellerson lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Allegheny inning 2 Davidson walked. Essey struck out swinging. Hiles reached on a fielder's choice; Davidson out at second 3b to 2b. Zorman struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State inning 3 Baran walked. Francia grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Baran out on the play. J Schriber reached on an error by 3b. Houser singled to center field; J Schriber advanced to second. Wurst flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Allegheny inning 3 Kacsanek popped up to p. Ollock doubled to left center. Couch struck out swinging. Minadeo singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Ollock scored. Hensler doubled to right center, RBI; Minadeo scored. Davidson walked; Hensler advanced to third on a wild pitch. Essey struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair State inning 4 Longo doubled to right field. Conway homered to left center, 2 RBI; Longo scored. Oshnock to p for R George. Gallagher grounded out to ss. Ellerson grounded out to c. Baran singled to second base. Francia flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Allegheny inning 4 Hiles struck out swinging. Zorman grounded out to 3b. Kacsanek lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 5 J Schriber lined out to 2b. Houser grounded out to 2b. Wurst popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Allegheny inning 5 Ollock popped up to 2b. Couch flied out to cf. Minadeo popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 6 Longo grounded out to ss. Conway popped up to ss. S Morrison pinch hit for Gallagher. S Morrison flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Allegheny inning 6 S Morrison to dh. Hensler struck out swinging. Davidson grounded out to 2b. Essey singled to center field. Hiles grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State inning 7 Ellerson tripled to left center. Baran struck out swinging. Francia reached on a fielder's choice; Ellerson out at home 3b to c. J Schriber reached on a fielder's choice; Francia out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Allegheny inning 7 Zorman fouled out to 3b. Kacsanek flied out to rf. Ollock out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 8 Houser singled to left center. Wurst grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt, SAC; Houser advanced to second. Longo doubled down the lf line, RBI; Houser scored. Conway doubled, RBI; Longo scored. S Morrison out at first 1b to p; Conway advanced to third. Ellerson grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Allegheny inning 8 S Clark to lf for Houser. Couch singled to left field. Minadeo lined into double play 2b to 1b; Couch out on the play. Hensler flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State inning 9 Paolini to p for Oshnock. Baran struck out swinging. Francia doubled to left field. S Allan to p for J Schriber. / for S Allan. S Allan singled to right center, RBI; Francia scored. S Clark flied out to lf. Wurst flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Allegheny inning 9 Cerminaro to 3b for Conway. Clifford to c for S Morrison. Becker to 1b for Francia. Davidson singled, out at second 2b to ss. Essey hit by pitch. Clouse pinch ran for Essey. Hiles struck out swinging. Zorman singled to left field; Clouse advanced to second. Kacsanek singled, RBI; Zorman advanced to third; Clouse scored. Ollock struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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