Game 7 - May 26, 2002
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - The Marietta College baseball team had fun Sunday, and nobody had more fun than designated hitter Todd Yoder (pictured on the right). With the game tied at five, and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning, Yoder slapped a 3-1 outside fastball past the glove of Christopher Newport University shortstop Ted Tignor to give the Pioneers a 6-5 win in the NCAA Division III Championship Series contest at Fox Cities Stadium.
"That’s the situation you always think about as a player, ninth inning and a chance to win a game in the world series," Yoder said. "That was fun." Yoder’s heroics would not have been possible had it not been for a solid pitching performance from Marietta workhorse Trey Lamb. The junior right-hander went the distance for the Pioneers giving up five runs on eight hits, striking out and walking five while improving his record to 9-1 on the year. The nine-inning effort was exactly what head coach Don Schaly expected. "We put him out there because we needed the innings out of him," Schaly said. "He would have gone out for the 10th, even though he was near 130 [pitches]."
A pair of runs in the top of the second gave Christopher Newport an early lead, but Marietta came back in its half of the frame with a two-out explosion capped off by catcher Joe Coakley’s second grand slam of the season, to take a 4-2. "He threw me about five sliders," Coakley said. "After the first one I just laughed and coach told me to relax. "I saw one about letter-high and just got a hold of it."
A Pioneer score in the fourth put Christopher Newport down by three in the top of the fifth when the Captains finally got to Lamb. Second baseman Adam Larson led off the inning by smacking an 0-1 offering to centerfield. With a 2-0 count on DH Jeremy Elliot, Larson stole second before Elliot flew out. He swiped third before left-fielder T.J. Jones struck out, bringing right-fielder Matt Turner to the plate. Turner worked the count even, 2-2 before drilling a slider that just barely cleared the scoreboard, a rough 450-foot estimate. "Those two home runs were really the difference," Captains head coach John Harvell said. "They had three on when [Coakley] hit his, and we had one."
Christopher Newport starter Cliff Wester threw eight innings and faced two batters in the ninth before being pulled in favor of Jason Brown. Wester was charged with the tying and go-ahead runs, along with five walks and four strikeouts.
The Captains’ lineup performed well, with three players — Jeremy Elliot, Chris Phaup, and Larson — collecting two hits. Turner and Phaup each drove in a pair of runs, as well. Marietta collected nine hits, but it was Yoder and Coakley’s only hits that were necessary.
The Pioneers (39-7-1) will advance to play the winner of the Eastern Connecticut State University-Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute game Monday. Christopher Newport finished its season at 36-15.
NOTES: Coakley’s home run was his first in post-season play, and a team-high 14th of the season … Turner’s blast was his 17th of the year … Lamb’s complete game was his third of the year.
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Christopher Newport 5 (36-15) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jeremy Elliott dh......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 T.J. Jones lf............. 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 Matt Turner rf............ 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 Chris Phaup 3b............ 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 Jon Hurd 1b............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Ted Tignor ss............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Scotty George c........... 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 Chris Glidewell cf........ 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Adam Larson 2b............ 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Cliff Wester p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Brown p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 32 5 8 5 5 5 24 7 Marietta College 6 (39-7-1) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chris Sidick cf........... 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 Derek Pauley lf........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Todd Yoder dh............. 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Jay Coakley c............. 3 1 1 4 1 0 4 1 Brent Curtin 3b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Matt McLuckey rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Kevin May 1b.............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 13 0 Dusty Childress 2b........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Nate Brown ss............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 Trey Lamb p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals.................... 33 6 9 6 5 4 27 13 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Christopher Newport 002 020 010 - 5 8 0 Marietta College 004 100 001 - 6 9 0 ---------------------------------------------- Note: None out, 3 runner(s) LOB when the game ended. LOB - Chr. Newport 8, Marietta 9. 2B - Larson. HR - Turner(17), Coakley(14). SB - Larson 2. SH - Jones. SF - George. Christopher Newport IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Cliff Wester........ 8.0 7 6 6 5 4 31 37 Jason Brown......... 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Trey Lamb........... 9.0 8 5 5 5 5 32 40 Win - Lamb 9-1. Loss - Wester 9-5. Save - None. HBP - by Wester (Pauley), by Lamb (T.Tignor). Umpires - Home:Bill Prange 1st:George Drouches 2nd:John Ramsey 3rd:Paul Keitel Start: 10:00 am Time: 2:10 Attendance: 1008 Game Notes: Wester faced 2 batters in the 9th. Brown faced 2 batters in the 9th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Christopher Newport 002 020 010 - 5 8 0 Marietta College 004 100 001 - 6 9 0 ---------------------------------------------- Christopher Newport inning 1 Elliott singled to left field (2-1). Jones out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-0); Elliott advanced to second. Turner struck out swinging (1-2). Phaup flied out to cf (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 1 Sidick grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Pauley flied out to ss (1-2). Yoder walked (3-0). Coakley flied out to rf (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 2 Hurd flied out to lf (1-1). T.Tignor grounded out to 2b (0-1). George grounded out to ss (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 2 Curtin grounded out to 3b (0-1). McLuckey grounded out to 2b (0-0). K.May struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 3 Glidewell struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). Larson doubled to left center (0-0). Elliott singled to second base (2-0); Larson advanced to third. Jones walked (3-2); Elliott advanced to second. Turner flied out to 2b (1-1). Phaup singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1); Jones advanced to second; Elliott scored; Larson scored. Hurd grounded out to ss (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta College inning 3 Childress flied out to cf (1-0). Brown flied out to cf (1-1). Sidick walked (3-2). Pauley hit by pitch (0-0); Sidick advanced to second. Yoder walked (3-1); Pauley advanced to second; Sidick advanced to third. Coakley homered to left field, 4 RBI (1-2); Yoder scored; Pauley scored; Sidick scored. Curtin struck out looking (0-2). 4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 4 T.Tignor fouled out to 1b (0-0). George grounded out to 3b (0-1). Glidewell grounded out to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 4 McLuckey struck out looking (2-2). K.May singled to right field (1-0). Childress singled up the middle (2-1); K.May advanced to second. Brown singled to left field, RBI (3-2); Childress advanced to second; K.May scored. Sidick flied out to lf (0-1). Pauley struck out looking (2-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 5 Larson singled to center field (0-1). Elliott flied out to lf (2-0). Larson stole second. Jones struck out looking (2-2). Larson stole third. Turner homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-2); Larson scored. Phaup struck out swinging (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 5 Yoder flied out to lf (2-2). Coakley grounded out to 3b (0-0). Curtin flied out to cf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 6 Hurd flied out to ss (0-1). T.Tignor grounded out to ss (0-2). George walked (3-1). Glidewell grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 6 McLuckey singled to left center (1-0). K.May flied out to cf (2-2). Childress flied out to lf (0-0). Brown grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 7 Larson grounded out to p (1-0). Elliott grounded out to 2b (1-2). Jones walked (3-1). Jones out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 7 Sidick grounded out to ss (0-2). Pauley singled through the left side (0-0). Yoder flied out to cf (1-2). Coakley walked (3-0); Pauley advanced to second. Curtin reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Coakley out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 8 Turner flied out to cf (0-0). Phaup singled up the middle (2-1). Hurd singled to center field (2-2); Phaup advanced to second. T.Tignor hit by pitch (0-0); Hurd advanced to second; Phaup advanced to third. George flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-1); Phaup scored. Glidewell walked (3-1); T.Tignor advanced to second; Hurd advanced to third. Larson lined out to 3b (0-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marietta College inning 8 McLuckey flied out to lf (2-1). K.May flied out to rf (3-1). Childress grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 9 Elliott grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). Jones struck out swinging (1-2). Turner walked (3-0). Phaup flied out to cf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 9 Brown singled to left field (0-1). Sidick walked (3-0); Brown advanced to second. Brown to p for Wester. Pauley singled up the middle (0-2); Sidick advanced to second; Brown advanced to third. Yoder singled to shortstop, RBI (3-1); Pauley advanced to second; Sidick advanced to third; Brown scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003