Game 9 - May 25, 2003
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Defending Champions Oust Titans From NCAA World Series Defending champion Eastern Connecticut State University scored seven runs on 12 hits in the first four innings of the contest to defeat the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 12-2, in an elimination game of the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series held Sunday (May 25) at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.
Eastern Connecticut State University (43-8) remains alive in the double-elimination event, with its next game against Christopher Newport University scheduled for Monday (May 26) at 12 noon or 3:30 p.m. UW-Oshkosh (37-8), competing in its 17th NCAA Division III World Series, concluded play in the 2003 eight-team tournament with a fifth-place finish, going 1-2.
Eastern Connecticut State University banged out a season-high 21 hits off six UW-Oshkosh pitchers. The Warriors, who had a season-low two hits in Saturday’s (May 24) 3-2 loss to Chapman University, scored three runs on four hits in the first inning, two runs on four hits in the fourth and four runs on four hits in the eighth. The 21 safeties were the most allowed by UW-Oshkosh this season.
Eastern Connecticut State University scored three runs in the top of the first inning as Dwight Wildman hit a sacrifice fly and Leon Galemba (above and left) a two-run single. Following run-scoring singles by Dan Silva (left) in the second inning and Jeff Funaro in the third the Warriors took a 7-1 lead in the fourth on run-scoring singles by Eugene Julien (right) and Galemba.
UW-Oshkosh closed its deficit to 4-1 in the second on a run-scoring single by Mike Mau and 7-2 in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Kyle Heckendorf.
Eastern Connecticut State University closed its scoring with a run in the sixth and four in the eighth, with the latter highlighted by Julien’s two-run single. Julien, Galemba and Silva each had four hits for Eastern Connecticut State University, while Marc Garofalo had three and Tom Koch two.
The Warriors had all five of the game’s extra-base hits, including a triple by Galemba.
UW-Oshkosh recorded only four hits in the game, its second-lowest total of the season.
Ryan DiPetro (left) started on the mound for Eastern Connecticut State University and raised his record to 10-1 on the year after yielding just four hits in eight innings. DiPetro stuck out six of the 33 batters he faced. Michael Maruska pitched a hitless ninth inning for the Warriors.
Jim Ziegler took the pitching loss for UW-Oshkosh after lasting just one-third of an inning as the starter. Ziegler (2-2) allowed four hits and three runs to the four batters he faced. Ziegler was followed by Andy Kraus in the first inning, Jeremiah Gowey in the third, Ryan Hermus in the third, Jason Kral in the fourth and Brian Gerl in the eighth.
UW-Oshkosh’s 37 wins in 2003 are the third-highest total in school history. The Titans won 41 games in 1994 and 1998 and 39 in 1995. UW-Oshkosh also won 37 games in 1985 and 1987. UW-Oshkosh concluded the 45-game season hitting .346 with 46 home runs and 464 runs scored. The Titans were also hit by 104 pitches this year, a mark that tied a NCAA Division III record that was originally set by Allegheny College in 1997
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Eastern Conn State 12 (43-8)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Morgan Thompson 2b........ 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 1
Tom Koch ss............... 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 2
Eugene Julien lf.......... 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0
Dwight Wildman cf......... 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 0
Leon Galemba dh........... 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 0
Joshua Coleman dh......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Marc Garofalo 3b.......... 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 2
Jeff Funaro c............. 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 0
Adam Hevenor ph/c......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Justin McCulloch 1b....... 3 2 1 0 1 1 7 0
Dan Silva rf.............. 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 0
Ryan DiPietro p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Michael Maruska p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 42 12 21 11 4 5 27 6
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2 (37-8)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jeremy Jirschele ss....... 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Kyle Heckendorf rf........ 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 0
Vince Mancuso lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Lucas Lechnir 3b.......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
Korey Feiner c............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Eric Holdorf c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Peterson 2b.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
David Young dh............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pat Cullen pr............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Timm ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Mau cf............... 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Josh Stewart 1b........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Brian Foley 1b............ 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Craig Winske ph........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Ziegler p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Kraus p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeremiah Gowey p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Hermus p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Kral p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Brian Gerl p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 32 2 4 2 2 8 27 12
Score by innings: R H E
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Eastern Conn State 311 201 040 - 12 21 1
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 010 010 000 - 2 4 3
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E - J. McCulloch; Jirschele; Heckendorf; Mancuso.
DP - UWO 2. LOB - ECSU 13; UWO 8.
2B - T. Koch(14); E. Julien(17); D. Wildman(16); M. Garofalo(13). 3B - L. Galemba(1).
SB - M. Thompson(28); J. McCulloch(5). CS - L. Galemba; D. Silva.
SH - J. Funaro. SF - M. Thompson; D. Wildman.
Eastern Conn State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Ryan DiPietro....... 8.0 4 2 1 2 6 29 33
Michael Maruska..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4
Wisconsin-Oshkosh IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Jim Ziegler......... 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 4 5
Andy Kraus.......... 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 6 6
Jeremiah Gowey...... 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 4 5
Ryan Hermus......... 1.0 4 2 2 2 0 6 8
Jason Kral.......... 4.0 8 5 5 1 3 18 23
Brian Gerl.......... 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 4 5
Win - R. DiPietro 10-1. Loss - Ziegler 2-2. Save - None.
WP - R. DiPietro 2. PB - Feiner.
HBP - by Gowey (M. Garofalo); by R. DiPietro (Mancuso); by Kral (E. Julien); by R. DiPietro (Young); by Kral (J. McCulloch);
by M. Maruska (Winske).
Umpires - Home:Rick Lindquist 1st:Eric Pavlovich 2nd:Dennis Varwig 3rd:Gary Gilman
Start: 12:00 pm Time: 3:04 Attendance: 2259
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- E. Connecticut St. 311 201 040 - 12 21 1 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 010 010 000 - 2 4 3 ---------------------------------------------- E. Connecticut St. inning 1 M. Thompson singled down the lf line. T. Koch singled to third base; M. Thompson advanced to second. E. Julien singled to pitcher, bunt; T. Koch advanced to second; M. Thompson advanced to third. D. Wildman flied out to cf, SF, RBI; T. Koch advanced to third; M. Thompson scored. L. Galemba singled to right center, 2 RBI; E. Julien scored; T. Koch scored. Kraus to p for Ziegler. M. Garofalo struck out swinging; L. Galemba out at second c to 1b to 2b, caught stealing. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 1 Jirschele struck out swinging. Heckendorf grounded out to p. Mancuso grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 2 J. Funaro grounded out to ss. J. McCulloch singled through the left side. J. McCulloch stole second. D. Silva singled down the rf line, RBI; J. McCulloch scored. D. Silva safe on an error by ss, no advance, caught stealing. M. Thompson flied out to rf. T. Koch flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 2 Lechnir reached on an error by 1b. Feiner struck out looking. Peterson singled to shortstop; Lechnir advanced to second. Young struck out swinging. Mau singled to center field, RBI; Peterson advanced to third; Lechnir scored, unearned. Mau advanced to second on a wild pitch. Stewart struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 3 Gowey to p for Kraus. E. Julien lined out to 3b. D. Wildman popped up to ss. L. Galemba singled up the middle. M. Garofalo hit by pitch; L. Galemba advanced to second. J. Funaro singled, advanced to second on an error by lf, RBI; M. Garofalo advanced to third; L. Galemba scored. Hermus to p for Gowey. J. McCulloch walked. D. Silva grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 3 Jirschele struck out swinging. Heckendorf walked. Mancuso hit by pitch; Heckendorf advanced to second. Lechnir fouled out to p. Feiner flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 4 Foley to 1b for Stewart. M. Thompson walked. M. Thompson stole second. T. Koch flied out to rf. E. Julien singled, out at second lf to 2b, RBI; M. Thompson scored. D. Wildman doubled to left field. L. Galemba singled to left center, RBI; D. Wildman scored. M. Garofalo singled to center field; L. Galemba advanced to second. Kral to p for Hermus. J. Funaro reached on a fielder's choice; M. Garofalo out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 4 Peterson grounded out to ss. Young grounded out to 1b unassisted. Mau flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 5 J. McCulloch struck out looking. D. Silva singled to center field. M. Thompson flied out to lf. T. Koch walked; D. Silva advanced to second. E. Julien hit by pitch; T. Koch advanced to second; D. Silva advanced to third. D. Wildman flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 5 Foley walked. Jirschele grounded out to 3b; Foley advanced to second. Heckendorf singled to right field, RBI; Foley scored. Heckendorf advanced to second on a wild pitch. Mancuso grounded out to 3b. Lechnir struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 6 L. Galemba tripled to center field. L. Galemba scored on a passed ball. M. Garofalo singled to right field. J. Funaro grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; M. Garofalo advanced to second. J. McCulloch grounded out to ss. D. Silva singled to center field; M. Garofalo advanced to third. M. Thompson grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 6 Feiner fouled out to c. Peterson flied out to rf. Young hit by pitch. Cullen pinch ran for Young. Mau flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 7 T. Koch flied out to lf. E. Julien doubled down the rf line. D. Wildman grounded out to ss. L. Galemba struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 7 Foley lined out to 3b. Jirschele popped up to p. Heckendorf grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 8 M. Garofalo doubled to left center. J. Funaro struck out looking. J. McCulloch hit by pitch. D. Silva singled to right field, RBI; J. McCulloch advanced to third; M. Garofalo scored. M. Thompson flied out to rf, SF, RBI; J. McCulloch scored. T. Koch doubled to left center; D. Silva advanced to third. Gerl to p for Kral. E. Julien singled to right field, advanced to second on an error by rf, 2 RBI; T. Koch scored; D. Silva scored. D. Wildman struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 8 Mancuso singled to shortstop. Lechnir popped up to 2b. Feiner flied out to cf. Peterson lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. E. Connecticut St. inning 9 Holdorf to c for Feiner. J. Coleman to dh for L. Galemba. J. Coleman walked. M. Garofalo grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; J. Coleman out on the play. A. Hevenor pinch hit for J. Funaro. A. Hevenor flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Oshkosh inning 9 A. Hevenor to c. M. Maruska to p for R. DiPietro. Timm pinch hit for Cullen. Timm struck out swinging. Mau struck out looking. Winske pinch hit for Foley. Winske hit by pitch. Jirschele popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003