Game 1 - May 25, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Montclair State got the job done both offensively and defensively Friday. The Red Hawks pounded out 14 hits and left-hander Ryan Costello struck out six in his third complete game of the season as Montclair State beat Chapman 5-1 in a first-round game at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
Aided by a slider that he developed just two weeks ago, Costello scattered eight hits and walked two, keeping the Panthers off-balance for much of the game. "Outstanding," Red Hawks coach Norm Schoenig said of Costello's performance. "He gave us an opportunity to get a lead against a very good baseball team." Added Chapman coach Rex Peters: "We kind of ran into a buzzsaw. We couldn't get anything going against him."
For the first half of the game, Costello stifled the Panthers with his fastball. But once they caught up to it, he kept them guessing with his newfound slider. In the eighth inning, when the Panthers pulled to within 3-1 on Andy Karp's one-out groundout, Costello used his nasty slider to strike out the next two batters looking, stranding a runner at third. Not only did that snuff out a Chapman rally, it fueled the Red Hawks, who went on to score twice in the top of the ninth to seal Montclair State's second victory in six all-time games against Chapman. "I felt good out there," said Costello, who improved to 6-0. "I tried to keep them off-balance so they weren't sitting on anything."
Mike Carey took the loss for Chapman, allowing nine hits, three earned runs and four walks in seven innings. Coming into the game, he had given up only eight walks all year - on Friday, he surrendered four.
Craig Conway had the most success against Carey, going four-for-five for his sixth four-hit game of the season. Also for the Red Hawks, George Becker went three-for-five, while Jeff Schriber and Adam Cerminaro each went two-for five.Conway's single in the third inning drove in Adam Cerminaro with the game's first run. "I was seeing the ball real well," Conway said. "That's how it is when you get in a groove."
Montclair State went ahead 2-0 in the sixth on Dave Wurst's hard grounder that scored Becker. Its lead stretched to 3-0 in the seventh when Schriber lined a double over the right fielder's head, driving in Chris Baran. Schriber and Becker each drove in runs in the Red Hawks' four-hit ninth inning. Kyle Schoonover went three-for-four to lead Chapman.
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Montclair State 5 (36-9) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Dave Wurst ss............ 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 Sean Morrison lf......... 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Frank Longo lf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Craig Conway 2b.......... 5 1 4 1 0 0 6 4 0 Scott Allan dh........... 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chris Baran rf........... 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 Jeff Schriber c.......... 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 0 4 Scott Clark cf........... 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 George Becker 1b......... 5 1 3 1 0 2 10 0 0 Adam Cerminaro 3b........ 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 Ryan Costello p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals................... 41 5 14 5 4 6 27 14 13 Chapman University 1 (37-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Kyle Schoonover cf....... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 Alex Taylor 2b........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 Andy Karp 1b............. 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 1 1 Jude Chavez rf........... 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 Mike Caira lf............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 Brian Sanders ss......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 Jason Miller dh.......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Brian Menkin 3b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tony Serna c............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 Mike Carey p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eric Hayden p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett Shourds p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Dickey p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 33 1 8 1 2 6 27 10 8 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair State..... 001 001 102 - 5 14 1 Chapman University.. 000 000 010 - 1 8 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Wurst, Menkin. DP - Montclair St 3. LOB - Montclair St 13, Chapman 8. 2B - Schriber(9), Taylor(13). HBP - Sanders. SB - Becker(3), Cerminaro(2), Schoonover 2(7). CS - Wurst. Montclair State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Ryan Costello....... 9.0 8 1 1 2 6 33 36 Chapman University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Mike Carey.......... 7.0 9 3 3 4 4 30 34 Eric Hayden......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 Garrett Shourds..... 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 6 6 Josh Dickey......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Win - Costello (6-0). Loss - Carey (9-2). Save - None. WP - Carey. HB - Costello. PB - Schriber. Umpires - Home:George Drouches 1st:Jeff Sill 2nd:John Ramsay 3rd:Bill Lopina Start: 10 am Time: 2:55 Attendance: 469
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair State..... 001 001 102 - 5 14 1 Chapman University.. 000 000 010 - 1 8 1 ------------------------------------------- Montclair State - inning 1 Wurst struck out looking. Morrison walked. Conway singled to right center; Morrison advanced to second. Allan flied out to lf. Baran grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Chapman University - inning 1 Schoonover grounded out to 2b. Taylor reached on an error by ss. Karp singled through the left side; Taylor advanced to second. Chavez hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Karp out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 2 Schriber flied out to rf. Clark struck out swinging. Becker struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University - inning 2 Caira struck out swinging. Sanders hit by pitch. J. Miller struck out swinging. Menkin popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 3 Cerminaro singled down the rf line. Wurst flied out to cf. Cerminaro stole second. Morrison out at first 1b to p; Cerminaro advanced to third. Conway singled to third base, RBI; Cerminaro scored. Allan singled to left field; Conway advanced to second. Allan advanced to second; Conway advanced to third on a wild pitch. Baran walked. Schriber struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Chapman University - inning 3 Serna flied out to rf. Schoonover singled, bunt. Taylor struck out looking. Schoonover stole second. Karp struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 4 Clark grounded out to ss. Becker singled, bunt. Becker stole second. Cerminaro grounded out to ss. Wurst walked. Morrison grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Chapman University - inning 4 Chavez singled to center field. Caira hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Chavez out on the play. Sanders walked. J. Miller reached on a fielder's choice; Sanders out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 5 Conway singled to right field. Allan grounded out to 1b unassisted; Conway advanced to second. Baran flied out to cf. Schriber grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University - inning 5 Menkin popped up to 2b. Serna flied out to cf. Schoonover singled up the middle. Schoonover stole second. Taylor popped up to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 6 Clark flied out to rf. Becker singled through the left side. Cerminaro singled through the left side; Becker advanced to second. Wurst reached on an error by 3b, RBI; Cerminaro advanced to third; Becker scored. Wurst out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Morrison grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University - inning 6 Karp grounded out to p. Chavez singled to left center. Caira hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Chavez out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. 2b to ss to 1b; Chavez out on the play. Montclair State - inning 7 Conway grounded out to ss. Allan flied out to rf. Baran walked. Schriber doubled to right field, RBI; Baran scored. Clark flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University - inning 7 Sanders grounded out to 3b. J. Miller walked. Menkin reached on a fielder's choice; J. Miller out at second 3b to 2b. Serna grounded out to ss; Menkin advanced to second. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 8 Hayden to p for Carey. Becker struck out swinging. Cerminaro grounded out to 3b. Wurst singled to center field. Morrison flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University - inning 8 Longo to lf for Morrison. Schoonover singled up the middle. Taylor doubled to right field; Schoonover advanced to third. Karp grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Taylor advanced to third; Schoonover scored. Chavez struck out looking. Caira struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 9 Shourds to p for Hayden. Conway singled to right center. Allan struck out swinging. Baran grounded out to ss; Conway advanced to second. Schriber singled through the right side, RBI; Conway scored. Clark singled to left field; Schriber advanced to second. Becker singled to right center, RBI; Clark advanced to third; Schriber scored. Dickey to p for Shourds. Cerminaro flied out to rf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Chapman University - inning 9 Sanders singled to pitcher. J. Miller flied out to lf. Menkin grounded out to p; Sanders advanced to second. Sanders advanced to third on a passed ball. Serna grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003