Game 10 - May 25, 2003
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Yogi Berra would have been proud. Chapman University staged a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Emory University 6-5 in an elimination game Sunday at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Series at Fox Cities Stadium.
"That (win) gives us a lot of confidence because we know it's not over until it's over," Chapman left fielder C.J. Castillo (pictured left) said. "You've just got to think positive." The victory by Chapman (36-12) advances the Panthers to a game Monday against Anderson University at a time to be determined. Anderson (35-14) was to take on Christopher Newport University (33-7) in a matchup between the tournament's two unbeaten teams Sunday night.
The key hit in the game-winning rally was Matt Graves' two-out, three-run double that scored the winning run and set off a wild celebration by the Panthers at home plate. The inning started innocently enough with Jeff Levering's flyout, but Max Gruber then reached on a fielding error by the shortstop. Castillo followed with a high-hopper over the head of the third baseman, and Justin Hallenbeck singled to load the bases. Emory then brought in closer John Illius, and he promptly struck out Shaun Donahoe for the second out. Alex Taylor (picture below and left) followed with a soft single to centerfield to score Gruber and cut the lead to 5-3. Graves then belted a 1-2 fastball from Illius to left centerfield, and centerfielder Aaron Rosdal made a diving attempt. Rosdal narrowly missed making the spectacular catch, and the ball rolled behind Rosdal, which cleared the bases and gave Chapman the victory.
Emory head coach Mike Twardoski was quick not to blame Rosdal for his effort. "A kid of that nature and a great outfielder is thinking of one thing, saving the game," Twardoski said.
Emory took the lead with two runs in the top of the fourth. Rob Segear and Bryan Langbord both had run-scoring doubles in the inning.
The Eagles then seemed to seal the victory with two more runs in the seventh to grab a 5-2 edge. Justin Gordon (pictured right) singled and later scored an unearned run on a passed ball. Andrew Pinckney, who struck out but reached base when the ball got away from the catcher, later scored on Adam Schorr's single.
Emory, which left nine runners on base, also stole eight bases, one short of the championship series record. "So many things happened wrong for us today. We had runners in scoring position, and we didn't put the ball in play. That's going to haunt you," Twardoski said. "We couldn't get that key hit to break the game open."
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Emory 5 (37-15) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Justin Gordon dh.......... 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Michael Sayegh 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Kyle Foster 1b............ 5 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 Andrew Pinckney 3b........ 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 Adam Schorr c............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Rob Segear ss............. 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Bryan Langbord rf......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Josh Barrett lf........... 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Aaron Rosdal cf........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Tom Mieczkowski p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Will Carr p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 John Illius p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 36 5 11 4 1 8 26 8 Chapman 6 (36-12) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Justin Hallenbeck 1b...... 5 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 Shaun Donahoe rf.......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Alex Taylor 2b............ 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 Matt Graves c............. 5 0 2 4 0 2 7 2 Brian Sanders ss.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Chris Van Camp cf......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Brian Brubaker dh......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Levering dh.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Gruber 3b............. 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 C.J. Castillo lf.......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 Jairo Ochoa p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Scott Akamine p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 37 6 12 6 1 4 27 13 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Emory 001 200 200 - 5 11 2 Chapman 100 100 004 - 6 12 4 ---------------------------------------------- Note: 2 outs, 1 runner(s) LOB when the game ended. E - A. Schorr; R. Segear; B. Sanders; C. Van Camp; M. Gruber; S. Akamine. DP - EU 1; CU 1. LOB - EU 9; CU 8. 2B - R. Segear(7); B. Langbord(17); M. Graves(13). SB - J. Gordon 3(12); M. Sayegh(8); A. Pinckney(11); A. Schorr(17); R. Segear(13); J. Barrett(10); A. Taylor(11). CS - A. Pinckney; A. Rosdal. SH - M. Sayegh; A. Schorr; A. Rosdal; M. Gruber. Emory IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Tom Mieczkowski..... 4.0 7 2 2 1 1 17 19 Will Carr........... 4.1 3 3 0 0 2 17 18 John Illius......... 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 Chapman IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Jairo Ochoa......... 5.0 6 3 2 1 2 18 22 Scott Akamine....... 4.0 5 2 0 0 6 18 19 Win - S. Akamine 5-5. Loss - J.Illius 5-3. Save - None. WP - T. Mieczkows. PB - M. Graves 3. HBP - by J. Ochoa (M. Sayegh); by W. Carr (B. Sanders). Umpires - Home:George Drouches 1st:Gary Kalkopf 2nd:Eric Pavlovich 3rd:Rick Lindquist Start: 3:55 pm Time: 2:33 Attendance: 2321
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Emory University 001 200 200 - 5 11 2 Chapman University 100 100 004 - 6 12 4 ---------------------------------------------- Emory University inning 1 J. Gordon grounded out to ss. M. Sayegh hit by pitch. K. Foster flied into double play rf to 1b; M. Sayegh out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 1 J. Hallenbec grounded out to p. S. Donahoe popped up to 2b. A. Taylor singled through the left side. A. Taylor stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. M. Graves singled to left field, RBI; A. Taylor scored. B. Sanders singled to center field; M. Graves advanced to second. C. Van Camp flied out to lf. 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Emory University inning 2 A. Pinckney singled up the middle. A. Schorr flied out to lf. A. Pinckney out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. R. Segear walked. R. Segear stole second. B. Langbord fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 2 B. Brubaker flied out to cf. M. Gruber fouled out to rf. C.J. Castill grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Emory University inning 3 J. Barrett reached on a throwing error by ss. J. Barrett stole second. A. Rosdal out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; J. Barrett advanced to third. J. Gordon singled to left field, RBI; J. Barrett scored, unearned. J. Gordon stole second. M. Sayegh flied out to cf. J. Gordon advanced to third on a passed ball. K. Foster struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 3 J. Hallenbec singled through the left side. S. Donahoe singled to third base, bunt; J. Hallenbec advanced to second. A. Taylor reached on a fielder's choice; S. Donahoe advanced to second; J. Hallenbec out at third 3b unassisted. M. Graves struck out swinging. A. Taylor advanced to second; S. Donahoe advanced to third on a wild pitch. B. Sanders grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Emory University inning 4 A. Pinckney singled up the middle. A. Pinckney stole second. A. Schorr grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; A. Pinckney advanced to third. R. Segear doubled down the lf line, RBI; A. Pinckney scored. B. Langbord doubled to right center, RBI; R. Segear scored. J. Barrett grounded out to ss; B. Langbord advanced to third. A. Rosdal lined out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 4 C. Van Camp walked. B. Brubaker singled to pitcher, bunt; C. Van Camp advanced to second. M. Gruber grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; B. Brubaker advanced to second; C. Van Camp advanced to third. C.J. Castill singled through the right side, RBI; B. Brubaker advanced to third; C. Van Camp scored. J. Hallenbec grounded into double play 2b to 1b; C.J. Castill out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Emory University inning 5 J. Gordon singled, advanced to second on an error by cf. M. Sayegh grounded out to 2b; J. Gordon advanced to third. K. Foster struck out swinging. A. Pinckney flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 5 W. Carr to p for T. Mieczkows. S. Donahoe popped up to ss. A. Taylor struck out looking. M. Graves struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Emory University inning 6 S. Akamine to p for J. Ochoa. A. Schorr grounded out to 3b. R. Segear singled to third base. B. Langbord struck out swinging. J. Barrett reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second; R. Segear advanced to third. A. Rosdal grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Chapman University inning 6 B. Sanders grounded out to p. C. Van Camp flied out to rf. J. Levering to dh for B. Brubaker. J. Levering popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Emory University inning 7 J. Gordon singled to left field. J. Gordon stole second. M. Sayegh out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; J. Gordon advanced to third. K. Foster struck out looking. A. Pinckney struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball; J. Gordon scored, unearned. A. Pinckney advanced to second on a passed ball. A. Schorr singled to right center, RBI; A. Pinckney scored, unearned. A. Schorr stole second. R. Segear struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 7 M. Gruber flied out to cf. C.J. Castill singled up the middle. J. Hallenbec flied out to ss. S. Donahoe flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Emory University inning 8 B. Langbord flied out to cf. J. Barrett grounded out to 2b. A. Rosdal singled to pitcher, bunt. A. Rosdal out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 8 A. Taylor flied out to cf. M. Graves grounded out to 3b. B. Sanders hit by pitch. C. Van Camp grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Emory University inning 9 J. Gordon reached on a fielding error by p. J. Gordon stole second. M. Sayegh singled through the right side; J. Gordon advanced to third. K. Foster struck out swinging. A. Pinckney struck out swinging; M. Sayegh stole second. A. Schorr grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Chapman University inning 9 J. Levering flied out to lf. M. Gruber reached on an error by ss. C.J. Castill singled to left field; M. Gruber advanced to second. J. Hallenbec singled to center field; C.J. Castill advanced to second; M. Gruber advanced to third. J.Illius to p for W. Carr. S. Donahoe struck out swinging. A. Taylor singled up the middle, RBI; J. Hallenbec advanced to second; C.J. Castill advanced to third; M. Gruber scored, unearned. M. Graves doubled to left center, 3 RBI; A. Taylor scored, unearned; J. Hallenbec scored, unearned; C.J. Castill scored, unearned. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003