Game 8 - May 26, 2002
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - While sitting out a majority of the season with a hamstring injury, Inaki Ormaecha (pictured on the left) knew his time would come. Playing in just his 25th game of the year, Ormaecha make his mark on the year with a game-winning two-rbi single to cap off a come-from-behind, 10-8 defeat of Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute in a winner’s bracket game of the NCAA Division III Championship Series at Fox Cities Stadium Sunday afternoon.
The Warriors found themselves trailing for the second time in the game just moments before, when RPI first baseman Dan Quinn (picture to the right) launched a mammoth two-run home run to deep centerfield in the top of the ninth inning to put the Red Hawks ahead, 9-7. "It’s a great way to win a ball game," Oremaecha said. "I’ve had dreams about this, but you never expect to get a chance like this."
RPI took an early 4-0 lead scoring in the first, and adding three in the top of the third before the Warriors responded with a pair of their own in the bottom of the inning. ECSU took the lead in the fifth when John Kubachka scored on an error by Quinn to make the score 5-4. The Warriors proceeded to add on two more in the sixth, before RPI rallied in the eighth with two runs, and the three-run ninth, capped off by Quinn’s blast.
"Our guys just kept battling all night," ECSU coach Bill Holowaty. "They didn’t give up, they fought hard. That’s the kind of team I have." Two days after sparking a comeback in the Warriors’ opening game, Eugene Julien led the team at the plate going four-for-five with a pair of runs, a run batted in … and a new jersey number. "I forgot my shirt at the hotel," Julien — who previously wore jersey No. 11 — said. "So we have this bag with extra gear in it, and there was No. 57. I’m not wearing No. 11 again."
Kubachka piled up four hits in five tries, and scored three times while second baseman Morgan Thompson and left fielder John Hedde each had a pair of hits for the Warriors, who now take a 37-10-1 record into a Monday meeting with Marietta.
Jeremy Hall earned his fourth win of the season, while starter Matt Fortin threw seven innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts.
Quinn’s home run highlighted a 3-for-4 day at the plate with three runs and five batted in for the Red Hawks, who drop to 33-10 and will face The College of New Jersey in an elimination game at 7:30 p.m. (CDT) Sunday.
NOTES: Julien stole two of the Warrior’s three bases Sunday, improving their season mark to 96 steals in 116 tries … Holowaty returned to the bench after leaving the opening game in the second inning with a dislocated hip.
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Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 9 (33-10) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pat Hughes lf............. 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Scott Gianoni dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Steven Palmer ph.......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Travis Teeter cf.......... 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 Dan Quinn 1b.............. 4 3 3 5 1 0 10 0 Flynn Cochran 2b.......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 Brian Marine c............ 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 David Hubbs 3b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ben Meacham ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Egan 3b............... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Matt Faraone rf........... 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Brendan Witherell ss...... 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4 Max Miller p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Aaron Seibert p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Rickert p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brian Brzek p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Thunell p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 38 9 11 7 5 8 24 10 Eastern Connecticut 10 (37-10-1) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan Thompson 2b........ 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 Eugene Julien dh.......... 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 Dwight Wildman cf......... 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 John Kubachka 1b.......... 5 3 4 1 0 1 14 0 John Hedde lf............. 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 Jared Holowaty rf......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Tom Koch ss............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Justin Waz ph............. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Inaki Ormaechea 3b........ 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 Jeff Funaro c............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Matt Fortin p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Matt Schumey p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Spirito p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Hall p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 39 10 15 8 2 5 27 11 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 103 000 023 - 9 11 2 Eastern Connecticut 002 032 003 - 10 15 2 ---------------------------------------------- Note: None out, 2 runner(s) LOB when the game ended. E - Quinn, Cochran, Thompson, Funaro. DP - RPI 1. LOB - RPI 8, Eastern Conn 10. 2B - Quinn, Marine, Faraone, Thompson, Kubachka. 3B - Kubachka. HR - Quinn(8). SB - Cochran, Witherell, Thompson, Julien 2. SH - Hughes, Thompson. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Max Miller.......... 4.2 9 5 3 1 3 23 24 Aaron Seibert....... 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 4 5 Brian Rickert....... 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 Brian Brzek......... 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 4 4 Eric Thunell........ 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 Eastern Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Matt Fortin......... 7.0 6 4 3 3 6 26 30 Matt Schumey........ 0.1 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 Thomas Spirito...... 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 7 8 Jeremy Hall......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 Win - Hall 4-0. Loss - Thunell 0-1. Save - None. WP - Fortin, Spirito. PB - Marine, Funaro. HBP - by Seibert (Thompson), by Thunell (Holowaty). Umpires - Home:Rich Lindquist 1st:Jim Jackson 2nd:Rod Murphy 3rd:Bob Still Start: 1:15 pm Time: 2:51 Attendance: 1050 Game Notes: Brzek faced 2 batters in the 9th. Thunell faced 3 batters in the 9th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 103 000 023 - 9 11 2 Eastern Connecticut 002 032 003 - 10 15 2 ---------------------------------------------- Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 1 Hughes struck out swinging (2-2). Gianoni grounded out to 2b (0-0). Teeter singled up the middle (0-1). Teeter advanced to second on a passed ball. Quinn singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Teeter scored, unearned. Cochran grounded out to p (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 1 Thompson grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). Julien singled through the left side (2-2). Wildman flied out to cf (0-1). Julien stole second. Kubachka struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 2 Marine struck out looking (0-2). Hubbs grounded out to ss (3-2). Faraone grounded out to p (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 2 Hedde lined out to 2b (1-2). Holowaty walked (3-2). Koch reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Holowaty out at second ss to 2b. Ormaechea singled to center field (0-1); Koch advanced to second. Funaro struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 3 Witherell singled up the middle (2-1). Hughes grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Witherell advanced to second. Gianoni struck out swinging (2-2). Teeter walked (3-2). Quinn doubled to right field, 2 RBI; Teeter scored; Witherell scored. Cochran singled to right field, RBI (2-0); Quinn scored. Cochran stole second. Marine flied out to cf (1-1). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 3 Thompson doubled to left center (3-2). Julien singled up the middle, RBI (1-1); Thompson scored. Wildman grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Julien out on the play. Kubachka doubled to center field (0-0). Hedde singled to right field, RBI (1-1); Kubachka scored. Holowaty grounded out to p (0-0). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 4 Hubbs struck out swinging (0-2). Faraone lined out to 2b (0-0). Witherell walked (3-0). Witherell stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. Hughes walked (3-2). Gianoni grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 4 Koch struck out swinging (2-2). Ormaechea grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Funaro grounded out to 2b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 5 Teeter struck out looking (1-2). Quinn flied out to lf (1-0). Cochran struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 5 Thompson popped up to ss (1-2). Julien singled to shortstop. Wildman flied out to rf (0-1). Kubachka singled to left field (1-1); Julien advanced to third. Hedde singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Kubachka advanced to second; Julien scored. Holowaty reached on an error by 1b (0-1); Hedde advanced to third; Kubachka scored, unearned. Seibert to p for Miller. Koch reached on an error by 2b, advanced to second (0-1); Holowaty advanced to third; Hedde scored, unearned. Ormaechea flied out to lf (0-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 6 Marine flied out to cf (2-0). Hubbs grounded out to ss (2-1). Faraone doubled to right center (0-1). Faraone advanced to third on a wild pitch. Witherell grounded out to 2b (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 6 Funaro flied out to 2b (1-1). Thompson hit by pitch (1-1). Thompson stole second. Julien singled up the middle (3-2); Thompson advanced to third. Rickert to p for Seibert. Julien stole second. Wildman grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-1); Thompson scored. Kubachka singled to left field, RBI (1-1); Julien scored. Hedde lined out to ss (0-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 7 Hughes grounded out to ss (1-2). Gianoni grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). Teeter grounded out to ss (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 7 Holowaty flied out to lf (0-1). Koch grounded out to ss (0-0). Ormaechea grounded out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 8 Schumey to p for Fortin. Quinn walked (3-1). Cochran flied out to rf (3-2). Marine doubled to center field (0-0); Quinn advanced to third. Spirito to p for Schumey. Meacham pinch hit for Hubbs. Meacham grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). Faraone reached on an error by 2b (3-2); Marine scored, unearned; Quinn scored, unearned. Faraone advanced to second on a wild pitch. Witherell walked (3-2). Hughes struck out looking (3-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 8 Egan to 3b for Meacham. Funaro singled up the middle (1-0). Thompson grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Funaro advanced to second. Brzek to p for Rickert. Julien struck out looking (0-2). Wildman struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 9 Palmer pinch hit for Gianoni. Palmer singled to center field (0-2). Teeter struck out swinging (1-2). Quinn homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-1); Palmer scored. Cochran singled to left center (0-0). Hall to p for Spirito. Marine grounded out to 2b (1-0); Cochran advanced to second. Egan singled to center field, RBI (3-1); Cochran scored. Faraone grounded out to 2b (3-2). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut inning 9 Kubachka tripled to center field (2-1). Hedde singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Kubachka scored. Thunell to p for Brzek. Holowaty hit by pitch (0-0); Hedde advanced to second. Holowaty advanced to second; Hedde advanced to third on a passed ball. Waz pinch hit for Koch. Waz intentionally walked (3-1). Ormaechea singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-0); Waz advanced to second; Holowaty scored; Hedde scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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