Game 14 - May 29, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - On just two days rest, Marietta College senior Kris Buirley turned in a stellar pitching performance Tuesday. Buirley struck out 12 and walked just two in a complete-game effort as Marietta College beat Montclair State 3-2 at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The Pioneers (48-8-1), who avenged a 10-inning 2-1 loss to the Red Hawks earlier in the tournament, advanced to their first title game since 1986. Marietta College will face St. Thomas (38-10) for the championship. The Pioneers beat the Tommies 8-6 on Monday. The Tommies finished runner-up the past two seasons.
Despite leading 2-0 after five innings, the defending champion Red Hawks (38-11) couldn't hang on and were ousted from the double-elimination tournament. "Marietta is an excellent team, without a doubt," Montclair State coach Norm Schoenig said. "We were fortunate to have a 2-0 lead, and they kept the pressure on us." Montclair State went ahead 1-0 in the first when Dave Wurst drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on Frank Longo's sacrifice bunt and scored two batters later on Scott Allan's single up the middle. The Red Hawks stretched their lead to 2-0 in the fourth. Scott Clark hit a one-out single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Following George Becker's single that pushed him to third, Clark scored when catcher Jay Coakley threw out Becker trying to steal second.
That was all Montclair State could muster, however, as Marietta mounted a rally, cutting the deficit to 2-1 in the sixth. Dusty Childress got things going by reaching on a one-out error, and Todd Timmer and Matt McLuckey loaded the bases with back-to-back singles. Coakley, who entered the tournament with 19 home runs and 76 RBI, blasted a shot off the center-field wall, driving in Childress. Montclair State turned a double play on the next batter to end the inning. "The ball Coakley hit off the center-field wall, in retrospect you're supposed to score more than one run off that, to be very honest with you," Schoenig said. "They got one and bases remained loaded ... so we were fortunate to get out of that."
The Pioneers tied it and took the lead in the seventh. Designated hitter Brent Curtin drew a leadoff walk from starter Ryan Costello, and went to second on Derek Pauley's bunt single. Both runners advanced on Mike Menke's bunt. With No. 9 hitter Andy Coble at bat, Curtin scored on a passed ball, tying it 2-2. Later in the inning, Timmer singled off Jason Arre to drive in Pauley with the eventual game-winning run.
Montclair State got a two-out single in the ninth, but he was stranded when Buirley struck out Sean Morrison looking to seal the victory. Clark finished three-for-four, and Conway went two-for-four to lead Montclair State, which outhit Marietta 8-7.
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Montclair State 2 (38-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Dave Wurst 2b............ 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 Frank Longo lf........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Craig Conway 3b.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scott Allan dh........... 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Chris Baran rf........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 Jeff Schriber c.......... 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 2 Scott Clark cf........... 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 George Becker 1b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 Sean Morrison ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 P.J. Baccarella ss....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 Ryan Costello p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jason Arre p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Rakowski-Kulman p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 32 2 8 1 2 12 24 9 6 Marietta College 3 (48-8-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Dusty Childress 3b....... 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Todd Timmer 2b........... 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 Matt McLuckey rf......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 Jay Coakley c............ 4 0 1 1 0 1 11 4 1 Mike Deegan 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 2 Brent Curtin dh.......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Nate Brown pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derek Pauley lf.......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Mike Menke ss............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 Andy Coble cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Kris Buirley p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 30 3 7 2 3 7 27 14 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair State..... 100 100 000 - 2 8 2 Marietta College.... 000 001 20X - 3 7 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Wurst(8), Baccarella(4), Deegan(3). DP - Montclair 2, Marietta 1. LOB - Montclair 6, Marietta 7. 2B - Curtin(9). SH - Longo(3), Menke(8). CS - Conway(4), Becker(3). Montclair State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Ryan Costello....... 6.2 5 3 1 2 7 24 27 Jason Arre.......... 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 5 6 K. Rakowski-Kulman.. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Kris Buirley........ 9.0 8 2 1 2 12 32 35 Win - Buirley (10-2). Loss - Costello (6-1). Save - None. PB - Schriber(7), Coakley(7). Umpires - Home:Drouches 1st:Pensyl 2nd:Sill 3rd:Ramsey Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:17 Attendance: 743
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair State..... 100 100 000 - 2 8 2 Marietta College.... 000 001 20X - 3 7 1 ------------------------------------------- Montclair State - inning 1 Wurst walked. Longo out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Wurst advanced to second. Conway flied out to rf; Wurst advanced to third. Allan singled up the middle, RBI; Wurst scored. Baran singled to right field; Allan advanced to second. Schriber struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta College - inning 1 Childress grounded out to ss. Timmer singled to right field. McLuckey struck out swinging. Coakley struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 2 Clark singled to center field. Becker grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Clark out on the play. Baccarella struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 2 Deegan fouled out to 1b. Curtin struck out swinging. Pauley walked. Menke popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 3 Wurst flied out to rf. Longo struck out swinging. Conway singled through the left side. Allan reached on an error by 1b; Conway advanced to third. Baran reached on a fielder's choice; Allan out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marietta College - inning 3 Coble lined out to 1b. Childress grounded out to 3b. Timmer struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State - inning 4 Schriber struck out looking. Clark singled up the middle. Clark advanced to second on a passed ball. Becker singled through the left side; Clark advanced to third. Becker out at second c to ss, caught stealing; Clark scored, unearned. . Baccarella struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 4 McLuckey reached on an error by ss. Coakley grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; McLuckey out on the play. Deegan popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Montclair State - inning 5 Wurst grounded out to 3b. Longo grounded out to ss. Conway grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 5 Curtin flied out to rf. Pauley struck out looking. Menke flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair State - inning 6 Allan struck out swinging. Baran struck out swinging. Schriber walked. Clark struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College - inning 6 Coble struck out looking. Childress reached on an error by 2b. Timmer singled to center field; Childress advanced to second. McLuckey singled through the left side; Timmer advanced to second; Childress advanced to third. Coakley singled to center field, RBI; McLuckey advanced to second; Timmer advanced to third; Childress scored, unearned. Deegan lined into double play 2b to ss; McLuckey out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Montclair State - inning 7 Becker grounded out to c. Baccarella grounded out to 3b. Wurst struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 7 Curtin walked. Pauley singled to pitcher, bunt; Curtin advanced to second. Menke out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Pauley advanced to second; Curtin advanced to third. Pauley advanced to third on a passed ball; Curtin scored on a passed ball. Coble struck out swinging. Arre to p for Costello. Childress walked. Timmer singled through the left side, RBI; Childress advanced to second; Pauley scored, unearned. McLuckey flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. unearned. Montclair State - inning 8 Longo grounded out to 2b. Conway singled up the middle. Conway out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Allan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 8 Coakley grounded out to ss. Deegan grounded out to ss. Curtin doubled to left center. Brown pinch ran for Curtin. Rakowski-Kulman to p for Arre. Pauley grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair State - inning 9 Baran struck out swinging. Schriber grounded out to ss. Clark singled up the middle. Morrison pinch hit for Becker. Morrison struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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