Game 5 - May 26, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - One day after being the victim of a stellar pitching performance, Salisbury State turned in one of its own. Right-hander Chad Swiderski struck out seven and walked none, facing just two batters over the minimum, as the Sea Gulls beat Chapman 2-0 on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships. Trying to fight its way out of the losers' bracket, Salisbury State (32-12) will play Sunday at 3:30 p.m. against the loser of Saturday's late game between St. Thomas (36-9) and SUNY-Cortland (34-9). Chapman (37-11) was eliminated from its third appearance in the finals.
It was a solid victory for Salisbury State, which bounced back from striking out 19 times against Matt DeSalvo in a loss to Marietta College on Friday. This time, Swiderski (8-3) took center stage. He was in control the entire game, retiring 16 straight at one point and allowing only two singles. "I think I got stronger as the game went on," said Swiderski, who proved it by striking out the side in the eighth. "As long as you keep hitting the spots, you'll get the strikeouts and the grounders." Sea Gulls fans got a scare when, in the fifth, Brian Sanders' screaming line drive ricocheted off Swiderski's leg. Swiderski recovered in time to throw him out at first, but he took a few minutes to walk off the sting. "I was staying in," said Swiderski, who limped the rest of the game. And that was bad news for the Panthers.
With Swiderski mowing down Chapman hitters, the Sea Gulls scored their first run in the third when Kevin Davis slammed his third home run of the year, a towering blast that just stayed fair inside the left-field foul pole. "I was seeing the ball real well," said Davis, who finished two-for-four. "(Starting pitcher Andrew Tisdale) hung a change-up, and I turned on him." Salisbury State's other run came in the sixth. With no outs, Mike Russell at second and Andrew Colanero at first, Chris Keane laid down a bunt. But Tisdale's throw to third for the attempted force-out sailed into left field, allowing Russell to score. Colanero also was sent home on the play, but he got thrown out by a couple steps. Said Tisdale, who entered the game 11-0 with a 1.85 ERA: "I made a bad pitch. I made a bad throw. That's two runs right there."
Sea Gulls left-fielder Jason Ewing provided the defensive play of the day with two outs in the ninth. Justin Taylor lined a shot deep down the left-field line, but Ewing sprinted for it and made a diving, highlight-reel catch for the final out. Ewing finished two-for-four, while Russell, Colanero and Keane each had one hit for the Sea Gulls.
For Chapman, it was another offensive struggle. The Panthers couldn't get going in a 5-1 loss to Montclair State in the first round. "In an elite tournament like this, pitching is the key," said Chapman coach Rex Peters, noting that his leadoff hitter reached base only once in 18 total innings here at the finals. "Our offense kind of failed us." Kyle Schoonover and Alex Taylor each singled for Chapman, which hurt itself Saturday by committing three errors.
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Chapman University 0 (37-11) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kyle Schoonover cf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Taylor 2b............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Andy Karp 1b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 Jude Chavez rf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mike Caira lf............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Brian Sanders ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Jason Miller dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Doug Stastny ph/dh........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brian Menkin 3b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Mike Boardman ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bobby Mayorga 3b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tony Serna c.............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Matt Graves ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Tisdale p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Hayden p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals.................... 29 0 2 0 0 7 24 15 Salisbury State U. 2 (32-12) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jason Ewing lf............ 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Robbie Robeson 2b......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Kevin Davis 1b............ 4 1 2 1 0 1 15 1 Mike Russell c............ 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 Mac Mollet pr/dh.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Colanero dh........ 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Pete Davidovich pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Hurney c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Keane rf............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Mike Harbaugh 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 B.J. Jarrett ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Justin Taylor cf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Chad Swiderski p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals.................... 29 2 7 1 2 7 27 15 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Chapman University 000 000 000 - 0 2 3 Salisbury State U. 001 001 00 - 2 7 0 ---------------------------------------------- E - Menkin, Serna, Tisdale. DP - Chapman 1. LOB - Chapman 2, Salisbury 7. HR - Davis(3). SB - Keane(3). CS - Ewing. Chapman University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Andrew Tisdale...... 6.0 6 2 1 2 5 23 26 Eric Hayden......... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 7 Salisbury State U. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Chad Swiderski...... 9.0 2 0 0 0 7 29 29 Win - Swiderski 8-3. Loss - Tisdale 11-1. Save - None. WP - Hayden. CI - Serna. HBP - by Hayden (Russell). Umpires - Home:Jeff Sill 1st:George Drouches 2nd:Bill Lopina 3rd:John Ramsey Start: 10 a.m. Time: 2:08 Attendance: 701
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Chapman University 000 000 000 - 0 2 3 Salisbury State U. 001 001 00 - 2 7 0 ---------------------------------------------- Chapman University inning 1 Schoonover flied out to rf. Taylor singled down the rf line. Karp grounded out to 3b; Taylor advanced to second. Chavez grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 1 Ewing grounded out to 1b unassisted. Robeson grounded out to 2b. Davis singled up the middle. Russell reached on catcher's interference; Davis advanced to second. Colanero flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Chapman University inning 2 Caira grounded out to 2b. Sanders grounded out to ss. J. Miller struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 2 Keane singled, bunt. Harbaugh struck out, bunt. Keane stole second. Jarrett grounded out to 2b; Keane advanced to third. Taylor struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 3 Menkin struck out looking. Serna grounded out to p. Schoonover flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 3 Ewing singled to shortstop. Robeson grounded into double play 1b to ss to 2b, bunt; Ewing out on the play. Davis homered down the lf line, RBI. Russell reached on an error by 3b. Colanero grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 4 Taylor struck out swinging. Karp grounded out to 2b. Chavez grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 4 Keane struck out looking. Harbaugh grounded out to 3b. Jarrett grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 5 Caira grounded out to ss. Sanders grounded out to p. J. Miller grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 5 Taylor struck out swinging. Ewing singled through the left side. Ewing out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Robeson walked. Davis flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 6 Menkin grounded out to 3b. Serna grounded out to 3b. Schoonover singled to right center. Taylor out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 6 Russell singled to shortstop. Colanero walked; Russell advanced to second. Keane reached on a fielder's choice, bunt, advanced to third; Colanero advanced to third, out at home lf to 3b to c; Russell advanced to third on a throwing error by p, scored, unearned. Harbaugh struck out swinging. Jarrett lined out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 7 Karp lined out to lf. Chavez flied out to cf. Caira struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 7 Hayden to p for Tisdale. Taylor grounded out to p. Ewing struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Robeson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 8 Sanders struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Stastny pinch hit for J. Miller. Stastny struck out looking. Boardman pinch hit for Menkin. Boardman struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. inning 8 Stastny to dh. Mayorga to 3b for Boardman. Davis struck out swinging. Russell hit by pitch. Mollet pinch ran for Russell. Mollet out at first p to 1b, picked off. Colanero singled down the rf line. Davidovich pinch ran for Colanero. Davidovich advanced to second on a wild pitch. Keane grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 9 Mollet to dh. Hurney to c for Davidovich. Graves pinch hit for Serna. Graves grounded out to 2b. Schoonover lined out to rf. Taylor flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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