Midwest Regional - Game 6 - May 17, 2003
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Oshkosh, WI -- Jeremy Jirschele's two-out double in the bottom of the 11th inning drove in the winning run as UW-Oshkosh defeated conference-rival UW-Whitewater, 3-2, on Saturday (May 17) at Tiedemann Field to win the Oshkosh Regional of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The victory advances UW-Oshkosh (36-6) to the NCAA Division III World Series, where the Titans will meet Chapman University (34-11) of Orange, Calif., on Friday (May 23) at 7:45 p.m. in Grand Chute's Fox Cities Stadium.
UW-Oshkosh, now a 17-time participant in the NCAA Division III World Series, is co-hosting the double-elimination event for the fourth consecutive season. UW-Oshkosh, which went unbeaten in three games of the Oshkosh Regional, defeated UW-Whitewater to gain its 100th NCAA Division III post-season win.
UW-Oshkosh's eighth meeting of the year with UW-Whitewater (35-9) was a pitching duel between Brian Gerl, Jeremiah Gowey, Phil Glinski and Jordan Timm of the Titans and Ryan Callahan of the Warhawks. The four UW-Oshkosh hurlers combined to scatter 14 hits while yielding just two runs and one walk. Gerl pitched the first-five innings for the Titans before being relieved by Gowey in the sixth, Glinski in the eighth and Timm in the 10th. Timm retired all four batters he faced, including a pair by strikeouts, to record his 11th win of the season against no defeats.
Callahan (5-4) pitched the distance for UW-Whitewater, allowing just seven hits and no earned runs in 10.2 innings. Callahan's effort included a stretch where he retired 19 of the 21 batters he faced.
Aided by two UW-Whitewater errors, UW-Oshkosh took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Vince Mancuso's mishandled ground ball and Evan Peterson's run-scoring single.
UW-Whitewater evened the count at 2-2 as Eric Stangel recorded a run-scoring double in the fifth inning and a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
UW-Oshkosh held off two UW-Whitewater scoring threats late in the game by turning double plays in the sixth and eighth innings. The Titan pitchers also left two Warhawks on base in both the second and sixth frames.
In the 11th inning, UW-Whitewater was retired in order before Jirschele became the hero for the Titans with his run-scoring double. Jirschele's third hit of the game drove in pinch-runner Craig Winske. Prior to Jirschele's hit, Mike Mau placed a perfectly executed two-out, bunt down the third base foul line to move Winske to second base.
UW-Oshkosh's seven hits in the game also included two by Peterson.
The Warhawks' 14 hits featured three by Josh Shere and two each by Stangel, Brad Endl, Dan Schrum and Rob Misora.
Timm, who recorded a complete-game victory in UW-Oshkosh's win over Ripon College on Thursday (May 15), was named the Most Valuable Player of the Oshkosh Regional.
UW-Whitewater 2 (35-9) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Travis Van Zile cf........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Eric Stangel ss........... 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 D.J. Cartledge lf......... 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Brady Endl dh............. 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Schrum 1b............. 5 0 2 0 0 0 14 1 Josh Shere 3b............. 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 Dan Gnatzig rf............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Aaron Guilbault c......... 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Rob Misora 2b............. 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 Ryan Callahan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Totals.................... 42 2 14 2 1 4 32 17 UW-Oshkosh 3 (36-6) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jeremy Jirschele ss....... 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 Kyle Heckendorf rf........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Vince Mancuso lf.......... 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Lucas Lechnir 3b.......... 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Korey Feiner c............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Evan Peterson 2b.......... 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 Brian Foley dh............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eric Holdorf dh........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Winske pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Stewart 1b........... 5 0 0 0 0 2 13 1 Mike Mau cf............... 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Brian Gerl p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremiah Gowey p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Phil Glinski p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Timm p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 38 3 7 3 4 4 33 15 Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------------ UW-Whitewater 000 010 100 00 - 2 14 3 UW-Oshkosh 200 000 000 01 - 3 7 1 ------------------------------------------------ Note: 2 outs, 2 runner(s) LOB when the game ended. E - Van Zile; Schrum; Shere; Mau. DP - UWO 2. LOB - UWW 10; UWO 11. 2B - Stangel(12); Jirschele(10); Peterson(9). SH - Van Zile; Heckendorf 2; Holdorf. SF - Stangel. UW-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Ryan Callahan....... 10.2 7 3 0 4 4 38 46 UW-Oshkosh IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Brian Gerl.......... 5.0 6 1 1 1 2 20 21 Jeremiah Gowey...... 2.0 6 1 1 0 0 9 11 Phil Glinski........ 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 Jordan Timm......... 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 Win - Timm 11-0. Loss - Callahan 5-4. Save - None. PB - Guilbault. BK - Callahan. HBP - by Callahan (Feiner). Umpires - Home:Gary Kalkopf 1st:Rick Lindquist 2nd:Dennis Sempf 3rd:Steve Reinhardt Start: 3:15 pm Time: 2:34 Attendance: 472 Game Notes: Gowey faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------------ UW-Whitewater 000 010 100 00 - 2 14 3 UW-Oshkosh 200 000 000 01 - 3 7 1 ------------------------------------------------ UW-Whitewater inning 1 Van Zile struck out swinging. Stangel fouled out to 1b. Cartledge walked. Endl grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 1 Jirschele singled. Heckendorf grounded out to p, SAC; Jirschele advanced to second. Jirschele advanced to third on a passed ball. Mancuso reached on an error by 3b, RBI; Jirschele scored, unearned. Lechnir grounded out to ss; Mancuso advanced to second. Feiner hit by pitch. Peterson singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, RBI; Feiner advanced to third; Mancuso scored, unearned. Foley grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 2 Schrum lined out to 3b. Shere singled. Gnatzig singled; Shere advanced to second. Guilbault singled, advanced to second; Gnatzig advanced to third; Shere advanced to third, out at home cf to 1b. Misora grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 2 Stewart struck out swinging. Mau lined out to cf. Jirschele struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 3 Van Zile flied out to 1b. Stangel struck out swinging. Cartledge fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 3 Heckendorf grounded out to 2b. Mancuso grounded out to 3b. Lechnir grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 4 Endl singled. Schrum flied out to rf. Shere flied out to cf. Gnatzig grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 4 Feiner grounded out to ss. Peterson doubled. Foley struck out swinging. Stewart out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 5 Guilbault flied out to cf. Misora singled. Van Zile flied out to cf. Stangel doubled, RBI; Misora scored. Cartledge lined out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 5 Mau flied out to rf. Jirschele lined out to lf. Heckendorf grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 6 Gowey to p for Gerl. Endl singled. Schrum singled; Endl advanced to second. Shere singled; Schrum advanced to second; Endl advanced to third. Gnatzig grounded into double play p to c to 1b; Shere advanced to second; Schrum advanced to third; Endl out on the play. Guilbault grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 6 Mancuso grounded out to ss. Lechnir grounded out to p. Feiner singled. Peterson reached on a fielder's choice; Feiner out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 7 Misora singled, advanced to second on an error by cf. Van Zile out at first p to 2b, SAC; Misora advanced to third. Stangel flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Misora scored. Cartledge singled. Endl reached on a fielder's choice; Cartledge out at second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 7 Foley grounded out to 3b. Stewart struck out swinging. Mau grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 8 Schrum singled. Glinski to p for Gowey. Shere singled; Schrum advanced to second. Gnatzig reached on a fielder's choice; Shere advanced to second; Schrum out at second 1b to ss. Guilbault grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Gnatzig out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 8 Jirschele walked. Heckendorf grounded out to p unassisted, SAC; Jirschele advanced to second. Mancuso flied out to cf. Lechnir intentionally walked. Feiner flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 9 Misora lined out to 2b. Van Zile lined out to cf. Stangel singled. Cartledge flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 9 Peterson walked. Holdorf to dh for Foley. Holdorf out at first 3b to 2b, SAC; Peterson advanced to second. Stewart grounded out to 1b unassisted; Peterson advanced to third. Mau flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 10 Endl grounded out to ss. Schrum fouled out to rf. Timm to p for Glinski. Shere struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 10 Jirschele singled. Jirschele advanced to second on a balk. Heckendorf intentionally walked. Mancuso flied out to 1b. Lechnir flied out to rf. Feiner flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater inning 11 Gnatzig struck out swinging. Guilbault grounded out to ss. Misora grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Oshkosh inning 11 Peterson reached on an error by 1b, assist by p. Holdorf reached on a fielder's choice; Peterson out at second p to ss. Winske pinch ran for Holdorf. Stewart popped up to p. Mau singled; Winske advanced to second. Jirschele doubled, RBI; Mau advanced to third; Winske scored, unearned. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003