Game 12 - May 26, 2003
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Jairo Ochoa wasn’t happy with his pitching performance in his 2003 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Series debut Sunday night. So he really had no problem taking the mound for Chapman University less than 24 hours later in an elimination game with Anderson University Monday at Fox Cities Stadium. Defying laws of probability, and even possibly those of human physical nature, Ochoa pitched all nine innings – including 8 1/3 scoreless – as Chapman advanced with a 6-2 victory.
Ochoa (left) was brilliant on the hill, giving up just five hits. He mixed the occasional fastball – with some often surprising zip to it – with his usual assortment of off-speed offerings – to strike out four and walk none. “He kept us on our heels today,” Anderson head coach Don Brandon said. Just once in the first eight innings did the Ravens advance a player into scoring position, a feat that came a night after collecting 11 hits in a 12-inning marathon and managing just to score one run in a 2-1 loss to Christopher Newport.
“Yesterday, we couldn’t get the runs in,” Brandon said. “Today we just couldn’t get the hits. “Our mood was fine [after the loss], but I think that [Ochoa] helped change our mood quite a bit.” Anderson starter Greg Cauble had been impressive himself early on, as the two right-handers engaged in an old-fashioned pitchers' duel.
After allowing a lead-off single to Panthers first baseman Justin Hallenbeck (right), Cauble retired the next 10 batters he faced before allowing an Alex Taylor (left) single in the fourth inning. The Panthers finally broke through in the sixth inning with a two-run single from Taylor, and a clutch, two-out, two-run single to center off the bat of shortstop Brian Sanders. The rally got started when Anderson first baseman Travis Davis misplayed a Shaun Donahoe infield hit to load the bases with nobody out. “He kept all of us off-speed with his changeup the first few times out,” said Sanders of Cauble’s performance. “You play long enough and play enough innings like we do, and you just take advantage of other team’s mistakes. “We didn’t need much, so we made the most of the hits we got.”
The Ravens finally got to Ochoa in the bottom of the ninth inning, getting a pair of runs as Ochoa was finally showing signs of fatigue. “I just wanted to get [the inning] over with,” Ochoa said. “I just wanted to get to that ice real bad.” Ochoa’s performance put the 37-12 Panthers into a potential championship game Tuesday against Christopher Newport University. The Panthers need to defeat the Captains twice for the national title.
With the option of throwing his top two pitchers – including series opener Ryan France – on nearly full rest, Tereschuk was impressed and grateful for Ochoa’s outing. “We had a lot of confidence in Jairo,” Chapman head coach Tom Tereschuk said. “We had a lot of confidence in him to be ready to go. We needed it out of him, and he was just awesome from start to finish.” “He’s a physical guy, he takes care of himself and he can bounce back pretty quick. He threw a significant amount. I don’t think it wasn’t enough to keep him from coming out today.”
Anderson completed its season, and its fourth trip to the tournament, with a 37-12 record.
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Chapman 6 (37-12) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Justin Hallenbeck 1b...... 5 1 2 0 0 1 12 1 Shaun Donahoe rf.......... 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 Alex Taylor 2b............ 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 Matt Graves c............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Brian Sanders ss.......... 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 Chris Van Camp cf......... 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Jeff Levering dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Gruber 3b............. 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 C.J. Castillo lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Jairo Ochoa p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Totals.................... 36 6 10 6 1 4 27 11 Anderson 2 (35-16) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brent Hodges 3b........... 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 John Buckner 2b........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Troy Loyd dh.............. 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Travis Davis 1b........... 4 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 Aaron Woolsey ss.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 Adam Bollier lf/rf........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Duke Behr rf/cf........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Kyle Rayl c............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Brandon Dillon cf......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Kabe Flanagan ph/lf....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Greg Cauble p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ben Munce p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaon Zagorski p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Labus p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 30 2 5 2 0 4 27 12 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Chapman 000 004 020 - 6 10 0 Anderson 000 000 002 - 2 5 3 ---------------------------------------------- E - T. Davis; A. Woolsey; K. Rayl. DP - AU 1. LOB - CU 6; AU 3. 2B - J. Buckner(9); D. Behr(9). SB - C. Van Camp(11). CS - C. Van Camp. SH - C.J. Castill. SF - T. Loyd. Chapman IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Jairo Ochoa......... 9.0 5 2 2 0 4 30 32 Anderson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Greg Cauble......... 7.0 7 4 4 0 2 27 28 Ben Munce........... 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 3 4 Jaon Zagorski....... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Brandon Labus....... 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 Win - J. Ochoa 9-1. Loss - G. Cauble 10-4. Save - None. HBP - by J. Ochoa (B. Hodges); by B. Labus (M. Gruber). Umpires - Home:Gary Kalkopf 1st:George Drouches 2nd:Rick Lindquist 3rd:Eric Pavlovich Start: 12:00 pm Time: 2:23 Attendance: 1593
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Chapman University 000 004 020 - 6 10 0 Anderson University 000 000 002 - 2 5 3 ---------------------------------------------- Chapman University inning 1 J. Hallenbec singled to right field. S. Donahoe fouled out to 1b. A. Taylor grounded out to ss; J. Hallenbec advanced to second. M. Graves grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Anderson University inning 1 B. Hodges hit by pitch. J. Buckner flied out to lf. B. Hodges out at first p to 1b, picked off. T. Loyd popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 2 B. Sanders struck out swinging. C. Van Camp lined out to lf. J. Levering popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Anderson University inning 2 T. Davis grounded out to 1b unassisted. A. Woolsey flied out to cf. A. Bollier grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 3 M. Gruber grounded out to ss. C.J. Castill struck out swinging. J. Hallenbec grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Anderson University inning 3 D. Behr doubled down the rf line. K. Rayl grounded out to 3b; D. Behr advanced to third. B. Dillon grounded out to p. B. Hodges flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 4 S. Donahoe flied out to cf. A. Taylor singled to pitcher. M. Graves grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; A. Taylor out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Anderson University inning 4 J. Buckner flied out to rf. T. Loyd grounded out to p. T. Davis grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 5 B. Sanders flied out to rf. C. Van Camp singled to right field. J. Levering flied out to lf. C. Van Camp out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Anderson University inning 5 A. Woolsey flied out to cf. A. Bollier singled to left field. D. Behr popped up to 1b. K. Rayl grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 6 M. Gruber singled up the middle. C.J. Castill lined out to ss. J. Hallenbec singled to center field; M. Gruber advanced to second. S. Donahoe reached on an error by 1b; J. Hallenbec advanced to second; M. Gruber advanced to third. A. Taylor singled down the rf line, 2 RBI; S. Donahoe advanced to third; J. Hallenbec scored; M. Gruber scored. M. Graves fouled out to 3b; A. Taylor advanced to second. B. Sanders singled to center field, 2 RBI; A. Taylor scored; S. Donahoe scored. C. Van Camp grounded out to 3b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Anderson University inning 6 B. Dillon singled through the right side. B. Hodges popped up to 2b. J. Buckner fouled out to rf. T. Loyd flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University inning 7 J. Levering out at first 1b to p. M. Gruber reached on an error by ss. C.J. Castill grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; M. Gruber advanced to second. J. Hallenbec grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Anderson University inning 7 T. Davis struck out swinging. A. Woolsey grounded out to p. A. Bollier struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 8 B. Munce to p for G. Cauble. S. Donahoe grounded out to ss. A. Taylor walked. M. Graves singled to right center; A. Taylor advanced to third. B. Sanders singled up the middle, RBI; M. Graves advanced to third; A. Taylor scored. J. Zagorski to p for B. Munce. C. Van Camp reached on a fielder's choice to second base, bunt, RBI; B. Sanders out at second 2b unassisted; M. Graves scored. C. Van Camp stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. J. Levering flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Anderson University inning 8 D. Behr grounded out to 3b. K. Rayl struck out looking. K. Flanagan pinch hit for B. Dillon. K. Flanagan struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University inning 9 A. Bollier to rf. D. Behr to cf. K. Flanagan to lf. B. Labus to p for J. Zagorski. M. Gruber hit by pitch. C.J. Castill singled to second base; M. Gruber advanced to second. J. Hallenbec struck out looking. S. Donahoe struck out swinging. A. Taylor flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Anderson University inning 9 B. Hodges singled to right field. J. Buckner doubled to left field; B. Hodges advanced to third. T. Loyd flied out to rf, SF, RBI; J. Buckner advanced to third; B. Hodges scored. T. Davis out at first 1b to p, RBI; J. Buckner scored. A. Woolsey grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003