Game 14 - May 28, 2002
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - In the end, it was tournament experience that got Marietta into the National Championship game. A five-run fifth inning erased a five-run deficit deficit as the Pioneers earned a 9-6 victory over Christopher Newport University, and a date with Eastern Connecticut State University in the NCAA Division III Championship game for the ninth time in the 27-year history of the Tournament.
The Captains had scored twice in each of the first three innings to take a 6-1 lead, before Marietta's bats finally came to life. "It's just a matter of their experience," CNU head coach John Harvell said. "They've been here many times before, it's like they have a season pass to the tournament. "Even though they were down by five, they didn't panic, they knew what they had to do."
Marietta centerfielder Chris Sidick singled up the middle to lead off the decisive fifth inning and advanced to third when Todd Yoder doubled to right. A fielding error by CNU pitcher Rob Dye followed by catcher Jay Coakley's sacrifice fly to right field made the score 6-3 with one out and Kevin May doubled to left-center field, driving in Curtin to bring the Pioneers within two before leftfielder Derek Pauley's single scored May. Pauley scored on second baseman Dusty Childress' RBI single, and that brought an end to Dye's day. Reliever Jeff Wester got shortstop Nate Brown to ground out and leadoff man Sidick to strike out swinging to end the inning, and leave two men stranded.
The Captains failed to protect their lead late in the game, not registering a hit after the fourth inning. "We had our chances," Harvell said. "We just couldn't get it done. I'm proud of what we did, regardless today." Centerfielder Jeff Eicher (pictured to the left) led CNU with a pair of hits, two scores, and a run batted in. Dye took the loss, giving up 10 hits, all eight runs (four earned) and striking out three. Third baseman Chris Phaup launched his third home run of the tournament to drive in a pair of runs.
For Marietta, Dan May lasted just 1.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits before being replaced by winning pitcher Scott Stocker (pictured to the left), who improved to 1-1. Stocker allowed just two runs on a pair of hits in 7.2 innings of work with five strikeouts.
May was the Pioneer's big hitter in the game, putting on a four-for-five show with two RBI and a run scored. The Captains finished their second season under Harvell with a 38-16 record, and a third place finish in the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers advance to the Championship game (4:30 p.m. CDT) for the second straight season with a 41-8-1 record. They will face ECSU in the title game for the third time.
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Marietta 9 (41-8-1) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chris Sidick cf........... 3 2 1 0 2 1 5 0 Todd Yoder dh............. 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Brent Curtin 3b........... 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 Jay Coakley c............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 Kevin May 1b.............. 5 1 4 2 0 0 7 0 Derek Pauley lf........... 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 Matt McLuckey rf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dusty Childress 2b........ 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 Nate Brown ss............. 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 Dan May p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Stocker p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals.................... 35 9 12 6 3 7 27 8 Christopher Newport 6 (38-16) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jeremy Elliott dh......... 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 T.J. Jones lf............. 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Matt Turner rf............ 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 Chris Glidewell rf........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Phaup 3b............ 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 Jon Hurd 1b............... 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Ted Tignor ss............. 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 Scotty George c........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 Jeff Eicher cf............ 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 Adam Larson 2b............ 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 Rob Dye p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cliff Wester p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 36 6 9 6 3 6 27 14 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College 100 250 001 - 9 12 0 Christopher Newport 222 000 000 - 6 9 4 ---------------------------------------------- E - Turner, Phaup, Hurd, Dye. DP - Chr. Newport 1. LOB - Marietta 6, Chr. Newport 8. 2B - Yoder, Coakley, K.May 2, Eicher, Larson. 3B - Eicher. HR - Phaup(15). SB - Turner 2. CS - Brown. SH - Brown, Jones. SF - Curtin, Coakley. Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Dan May............. 1.1 7 4 4 0 1 10 11 Scott Stocker....... 7.2 2 2 2 3 5 26 30 Christopher Newport IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Rob Dye............. 4.1 10 8 4 2 3 22 26 Cliff Wester........ 4.2 2 1 1 1 4 13 16 Win - Stocker 5-2. Loss - Dye 11-5. Save - None. PB - George 2. HBP - by Stocker (T.Tignor), by Wester (Curtin). Umpires - Home:Jim Jackson 1st:George Drouches 2nd:Bob Still 3rd:Paul Keitel Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 961
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College 100 250 001 - 9 12 0 Christopher Newport 222 000 000 - 6 9 4 ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College inning 1 Sidick walked (3-2). Sidick advanced to second on a passed ball. Yoder struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2); Sidick advanced to third on a passed ball. Curtin flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-2); Sidick scored, unearned. Coakley flied out to rf (2-2). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 1 Elliott singled to pitcher, bunt (0-1). Jones grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-0); Elliott advanced to second. Turner struck out looking (1-2). Phaup homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-0); Elliott scored. Hurd singled to right center (2-2). T.Tignor reached on a fielder's choice (2-0); Hurd out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 2 K.May singled to center field (2-1). Pauley flied out to rf (2-2). McLuckey flied out to cf (1-0). Childress struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 2 George flied out to rf (0-0). Eicher doubled down the lf line (1-2). Larson doubled to left center, RBI (1-1); Eicher scored. Elliott singled down the rf line (1-1); Larson advanced to third. Jones singled to first base, RBI (0-0); Elliott advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; Larson scored. Stocker to p for D.May. Turner struck out swinging (0-2). Phaup walked (3-2); Jones advanced to second. Hurd popped up to p (0-1). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marietta College inning 3 Brown singled down the lf line (2-1). Sidick walked (3-1); Brown advanced to second. Yoder grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-2); Sidick out on the play, interference. Curtin singled to left field (0-1); Brown advanced to third. Coakley struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 3 T.Tignor hit by pitch (3-2). George struck out looking (2-2). Eicher tripled to right center, RBI (0-0); T.Tignor scored. Larson reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-1); Eicher scored. Elliott struck out swinging (2-2). Jones lined out to lf (2-1). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 4 K.May singled to left field (0-0). Pauley flied out to cf (1-2). McLuckey reached on an error by 1b (0-0); K.May advanced to second. Childress reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 3b, advanced to third, scored on an error by rf, unearned (1-2); McLuckey scored, unearned; K.May out at third 3b unassisted. Brown lined out to p (0-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 4 Turner walked (3-1). Turner stole second. Phaup flied out to cf (3-2). Turner stole third. Hurd grounded out to 2b (3-2). T.Tignor flied out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 5 Sidick singled up the middle (0-1). Yoder doubled to right field (1-1); Sidick advanced to third. Curtin reached on an error by p (3-2); Yoder advanced to third; Sidick scored. Coakley flied out to rf, SF, RBI (3-2); Yoder scored. K.May doubled to left center, RBI (0-2); Curtin scored, unearned. Pauley singled up the middle, RBI (1-2); K.May scored. McLuckey singled through the right side (0-0); Pauley advanced to third. Childress singled to right field, RBI (1-0); McLuckey advanced to second; Pauley scored. Wester to p for Dye. Brown grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Childress advanced to second; McLuckey advanced to third. Sidick struck out swinging (3-2). 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 5 George flied out to cf (3-2). Eicher grounded out to ss (3-2). Larson grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 6 Yoder struck out swinging (1-2). Curtin struck out swinging (2-2). Coakley grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 6 Elliott grounded out to p, bunt (1-1). Jones flied out to ss (0-0). Turner flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 7 Glidewell to rf for Turner. K.May grounded out to 3b (0-1). Pauley grounded out to ss (0-2). McLuckey grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 7 Phaup lined out to lf (1-1). Hurd flied out to cf (0-1). T.Tignor walked (3-0). George flied out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 8 Childress struck out swinging (3-2). Brown walked (3-0). Brown out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Sidick flied out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 8 Eicher struck out swinging (2-2). Larson struck out swinging (3-2). Elliott grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 9 Yoder grounded out to 2b (1-1). Curtin hit by pitch (0-0). Coakley doubled to left center (0-0); Curtin advanced to third, out at home lf to ss to c. K.May doubled to right center, RBI (1-1); Coakley scored. Pauley grounded out to 2b (0-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Christopher Newport inning 9 Jones singled down the lf line (1-1). Glidewell flied out to lf (2-2). Phaup flied out to cf (0-1). Hurd grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003