Game 3 - May 25, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Brian Whinnery struck out nine and gave up just three hits as the University of St. Thomas turned in a strong performance Friday. Anchored by Whinnery's pitching, the Tommies piled up 16 hits as they beat the Titans 7-0 in a first-round game at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships at Fox Cities Stadium. St. Thomas (36-9), the two-time defending runner-up, was simply too much for Illinois Wesleyan (37-14-1), which is making its first appearance in the national championships.
Whinnery, who improved to 5-4, walked only two and faced just 25 batters in eight innings. Tom Kelly pitched a scoreless inning of relief. "I just go out there and try to get the first guy in the inning, and I've been able to do a pretty good job of that recently," Whinnery said. "The third or fourth inning is when I was able to start mixing it up pretty well." Illinois Wesleyan coach Dennis Martel was impressed with Whinnery. "I think he deserves all the credit," said Martel, whose team was held to four hits. "He pitched great. I think his ball jumped up on us ... because every time we swung the bat it looked like we were right there on the ball. But we'd get it off the handle or the end of the bat. I think he moved the ball around pretty well, and guys like that are tough to hit because you never get the barrel on the ball."
The Tommies, on the other hand, had no trouble getting the barrel on the ball, finishing with five extra-base hits. Their big boost offensively came in the fourth inning with the score tied 0-0. Tom Carroll led off with a double to right field. Two batters later, Casey Garven walked and then Ryan Benson singled. With the bases loaded, senior Tony Wolverton lined a bases-clearing double to right field. "I just focused on bases loaded and I wanted to do my job, and it ended up working out for us," Wolverton said. "It was a good team effort today."
St. Thomas wasn't done yet, however. Kyle Olson followed by driving in Wolverton with a single. The Tommies capped the five-run inning when Brad Bonine, who reached on an error and stole second, scored on Matt Buzzell's single to left. "They swung the bats really well," Martel said. The Tommies also added single runs in the sixth and ninth innings. In the sixth, Buzzell's one-out single to left field drove in Wolverton. Then in the ninth, Carroll blasted a solo home run over the left-field fence. Bonine, Carroll and Wolverton each finished with three hits for St. Thomas, while Buzzell and Benson added two hits apiece.
Justin Cripe led Illinois Wesleyan by going two-for-three. Adam Palmer (8-4) took the loss, giving up 15 hits, five earned runs and a walk in 8 1/3 innings. Rob Blumberg closed it for Wesleyan, allowing a run and a hit in 2/3 of an inning.
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Univ. of St. Thomas 7 (36-9) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Brad Bonine cf........... 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Matt Buzzell ss.......... 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 Jake Mauer 2b............ 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 Tom Carroll 3b........... 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Nate Sundberg 1b......... 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 2 Casey Garven dh.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Luke Sather dh.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Benson lf........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 Tony Wolverton rf........ 4 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 Kyle Olson c............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 3 0 Brian Whinnery p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tom Kelly p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 40 7 16 7 1 1 27 11 8 Illinois Wesleyan 0 (37-14-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Haneef Omar rf........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kory Blumer rf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Kaufman ph........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Gilfillan 2b........ 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 Jeremy Hunt cf........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kevin Morris dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tony Merritt 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 Chad Rock c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Justin Cripe lf.......... 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 Steve Schilsky 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 Andy Brandt ss........... 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 1 Adam Palmer p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rob Blumberg p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 28 0 4 0 3 9 27 16 4 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Univ. of St. Thomas. 000 501 001 - 7 16 0 Illinois Wesleyan... 000 000 000 - 0 4 2 ------------------------------------------- E - Rock(4), Brandt(26). DP - St. Thomas 1, Ill. Wes. 2. LOB - St. Thomas 8, Ill. Wes. 4. 2B - Bonine(10), Carroll(9), Benson(6), Wolverton(4), Gilfillan(20), Cripe(5). HR - Carroll(7). HBP - Carroll. SB - Bonine(19), Garven(5). CS - Wolverton(8), Olson(2), Hunt(4), Cripe(6). Univ. of St. Thomas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Brian Whinnery...... 8.0 3 0 0 2 9 25 27 Tom Kelly........... 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Illinois Wesleyan IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Adam Palmer......... 8.1 15 6 5 1 1 37 39 Rob Blumberg........ 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 Win - Whinnery (5-4). Loss - Palmer (8-4). Save - None. HB - Palmer. Umpires - Home:Mike Parquette 1st:Bill Pensyl 2nd:Gary Kalkopf 3rd:Bill Prange Start: 4:44 pm Time: 2:08 Attendance: 767
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Univ. of St. Thomas. 000 501 001 - 7 16 0 Illinois Wesleyan... 000 000 000 - 0 4 2 ------------------------------------------- Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 1 Bonine singled to center field. Buzzell flied out to lf. Mauer singled to left field; Bonine advanced to second. Carroll hit by pitch; Mauer advanced to second; Bonine advanced to third. Sundberg grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Carroll out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 1 Omar struck out swinging. Gilfillan flied out to lf. Hunt lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 2 Garven flied out to rf. Benson grounded out to 3b. Wolverton singled to second base. Wolverton out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 2 Morris out at first 1b to p. Merritt flied out to rf. Rock lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 3 Olson grounded out to ss. Bonine singled. Buzzell grounded out to p; Bonine advanced to second. Mauer grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. to second. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 3 Cripe singled to left field. Schilsky struck out swinging. Cripe out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Brandt struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 4 Carroll doubled to right field. Sundberg popped up to ss. Garven walked. Benson singled, bunt; Garven advanced to second; Carroll advanced to third. Wolverton doubled to right field, 3 RBI; Benson scored; Garven scored; Carroll scored. Olson singled to right field, RBI; Wolverton scored. Olson out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Bonine reached on an error by ss. Bonine stole second. Buzzell singled to left field, RBI; Bonine scored, unearned. Mauer grounded out to 1b unassisted. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 4 Omar grounded out to 2b. Gilfillan walked. Hunt grounded out to 3b; Gilfillan advanced to second. Morris grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 5 Carroll singled to right field. Sundberg popped up to ss. Garven reached on a fielder's choice; Carroll out at second 3b to 2b. Garven stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. Benson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 5 Merritt lined out to cf. Rock struck out swinging. Cripe struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 6 Blumer to rf for Omar. Wolverton singled, bunt. Olson grounded out to ss; Wolverton advanced to second. Bonine doubled to center field; Wolverton advanced to third. Buzzell singled to left field, RBI; Bonine advanced to third; Wolverton scored. Mauer grounded into double play 2b to 1b; Buzzell out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 6 Schilsky struck out, out at first c to 1b. Brandt walked. Blumer grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Brandt out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 7 Carroll popped up to 2b. Sundberg popped up to 2b. Sather to dh for Garven. Sather singled to left field. Benson doubled to left field; Sather advanced to third. Wolverton flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 7 Gilfillan doubled to center field. Hunt struck out swinging. Morris grounded out to 2b. Merritt struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 8 Olson lined out to lf. Bonine grounded out to 2b. Buzzell grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 8 Rock grounded out to ss. Cripe doubled to left field. Schilsky struck out swinging. Brandt grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas - inning 9 Mauer grounded out to 3b. Blumberg to p for Palmer. Carroll homered to left field, RBI. Sundberg grounded out to 2b. Sather grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Illinois Wesleyan - inning 9 Kelly to p for Whinnery. Kaufman pinch hit for Blumer. Kaufman singled to center field. Gilfillan popped up to ss. Hunt walked; Kaufman advanced to second. Hunt out at second c to 2b, caught stealing; Kaufman advanced to third on a fielder's choice. Morris flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003