Wheaton vs Albertus Magnus

New England Regional - Game 2- May 15, 2003


Story | Box score | Play-by-Play

Wheaton 11, Albertus Magnus 2

Willimanti, CN -- Second seed Wheaton College is ranked 22nd nationally and showed it with a solid victory of fifth seed Albertus Magnus.

Leading 4-2, Wheaton broke the game open by scoring seven runs on four hits and one error in the bottom of the seventh. Senior Scott Beattie hit a three-run home run off starting pitcher Vin Caruso, a senior lefty, to drive in the first three runs of the inning after junior Tim Ziakas (walk) and sophomore Rob Cipolla (single) had reached to open the inning.

All-New England senior righty Mike Hunsinger, who has won eight of his team’s 26 games, pitched his fourth complete game in ten starts for Wheaton. After allowing single runs in the third and fourth, he shut out the Falcons on six hits over the final five innings. He fanned nine without a walk in the game.


Boxscore - Wheaton vs Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus 2 (21-10)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Joe Tomasi lf............  4  1  2  1   0  1  1  0   2
Jesse Seto cf............  4  0  1  0   0  2  2  0   1
Jay Wyatt ss.............  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  2   0
Kevin Huff 1b............  4  1  1  0   0  0  7  0   0
Vin Caruso p/dh..........  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
Joe Imperio 2b...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
Vin Rispoli c............  4  0  1  0   0  1  7  0   0
Anthony Accomando 3b.....  4  0  0  0   0  2  2  2   2
Mark Sampieri rf.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
 Bobby Jones p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  2  8  1   0  9 24  7   6

Wheaton College 11 (26-8-2)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Rafael Castillo ss.......  4  1  1  1   1  0  1  1   1
Tim Ziakas 2b............  4  2  0  0   1  1  3  3   0
Rob Cipolla 3b...........  4  2  1  0   1  1  0  2   1
Scott Beattie cf.........  3  2  1  3   1  1  4  0   0
Keith Cooper lf..........  4  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
Bryan Duplissie dh.......  5  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   4
John Ablondi rf..........  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
 Mike Miller rf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
 Jesse Woods ph..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jamie Baker pr/rf.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Brett Edmunds 1b.........  3  1  1  1   1  0  8  0   0
Mark Brown c.............  4  1  1  1   0  1  8  1   0
Mike Hunsinger p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34 11  6  7   6  7 27  7   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Albertus Magnus..... 001 100 000 -  2  8  7
Wheaton College..... 003 010 70X - 11  6  3
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E - SETO, J; WYATT, J; IMPERIO, J 3; ACCOMANDO, A; SAMPIERI, M; ZIAKAS,T;
CIPOLLA, R; EDMUNDS, B. DP - AMC 2; WC 2. LOB - AMC 6; WC 7. 2B - HUFF, K.
HR - TOMASI, J; BEATTIE, S. HBP - BEATTIE, S; WOODS, J. SB - ZIAKAS,T;
COOPER, K; BAKER, J; EDMUNDS, B.

Albertus Magnus        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Vin Caruso..........  6.0  4  8  4  6  5 25 32
Bobby Jones.........  2.0  2  3  3  0  2  9 10

Wheaton College        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mike Hunsinger......  9.0  8  2  1  0  9 35 35

Win - HUNSINGER, M (8-1).  Loss - CARUSO, V (4-3).  Save - None.
WP - CARUSO, V 2. HBP - by CARUSO, V (BEATTIE, S); by JONES, B (WOODS, J). PB -
RISPOLI, V.
Umpires - HP: Joe Caraco  1B: Scott Davis  2B: Brian Troup  3B: Steve Koneski
Start: 3:40   Time: 2:22   Attendance: 125

Game notes:
CARUSO, V faced 4 batters in the 7th.

Play-by-Play - Wheaton vs Albertus Magnus

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Albertus Magnus..... 001 100 000 -  2  8  7
Wheaton College..... 003 010 70X - 11  6  3
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Albertus Magnus - inning 1

   TOMASI, J struck out. SETO, J struck out looking. WYATT, J struck out,
   out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 1

   CASTILLO, R walked. ZIAKAS,T flied out to cf. CIPOLLA, R reached on an
   error by 2b; CASTILLO, R advanced to second. BEATTIE, S walked; CIPOLLA,
   R advanced to second; CASTILLO, R advanced to third. COOPER, K struck out
   looking. DUPLISSIE, B grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 2

   HUFF, K reached on an error by 2b. CARUSO, V struck out. IMPERIO, J
   reached on an error by 3b; HUFF, K advanced to second. RISPOLI, V flied
   out to cf. ACCOMANDO, A struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 2

   ABLONDI, J grounded out to 3b. EDMUNDS, B popped up to 2b. BROWN, M
   struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 3

   SAMPIERI, M flied out to cf. TOMASI, J homered down the lf line, RBI.
   SETO, J struck out. WYATT, J flied out to cf to right center. 1 run, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 3

   CASTILLO, R reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second. ZIAKAS,T
   grounded out to 2b; CASTILLO, R advanced to third. CIPOLLA, R walked;
   CASTILLO, R scored on a wild pitch, unearned. BEATTIE, S hit by pitch;
   CIPOLLA, R advanced to second. COOPER, K fouled out to 3b. DUPLISSIE, B
   singled, RBI, advanced to second on an error by rf; BEATTIE, S scored,
   scored on an error by rf, unearned; CIPOLLA, R scored, unearned. ABLONDI,
   J struck out looking. 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 4

   HUFF, K doubled to center field. CARUSO, V struck out. IMPERIO, J
   grounded out to 3b; HUFF, K advanced to third on the throw, scored on an
   error by 1b, unearned. RISPOLI, V struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0
   LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 4

   EDMUNDS, B singled, bunt. BROWN, M flied into double play rf to 1b;
   EDMUNDS, B out on the play. CASTILLO, R grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 5

   ACCOMANDO, A flied out to cf to right center. SAMPIERI, M popped up to 2b
   down the rf line. TOMASI, J singled to left field. SETO, J popped up to
   2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 5

   ZIAKAS,T reached on an error by ss. ZIAKAS,T stole second. CIPOLLA, R
   reached on an error by 2b; ZIAKAS,T advanced to third. BEATTIE, S struck
   out. CIPOLLA, R advanced to second on a wild pitch; ZIAKAS,T scored on a
   wild pitch, unearned. COOPER, K reached on an error by 2b; CIPOLLA, R
   advanced to third on the throw. DUPLISSIE, B grounded into double play ss
   to 1b; COOPER, K out on the play. 1 run, 0 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 6

   WYATT, J flied out to lf. HUFF, K grounded out to 2b. CARUSO, V fouled
   out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 6

   ABLONDI, J struck out. EDMUNDS, B walked. EDMUNDS, B stole second. BROWN,
   M flied out to rf. CASTILLO, R popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
   1 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 7

   MILLER, M to rf for ABLONDI, J. IMPERIO, J flied out to rf. RISPOLI, V
   singled to right field. ACCOMANDO, A struck out. SAMPIERI, M singled to
   center field; RISPOLI, V advanced to second. TOMASI, J flied out to rf. 0
   runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 7

   ZIAKAS,T walked. CIPOLLA, R singled; ZIAKAS,T advanced to second.
   BEATTIE, S homered to left field, 3 RBI; CIPOLLA, R scored; ZIAKAS,T
   scored. COOPER, K walked. CARUSO, V to dh. JONES, B to p. COOPER, K stole
   second. DUPLISSIE, B grounded out to 2b; COOPER, K advanced to third.
   WOODS, J pinch hit for MILLER, M. WOODS, J hit by pitch. BAKER, J pinch
   ran for WOODS, J. BAKER, J stole second. EDMUNDS, B reached on a
   fielder's choice, RBI; COOPER, K scored. BROWN, M singled to center
   field, RBI, advanced to third on an error by cf; EDMUNDS, B scored on an
   error by cf; BAKER, J scored. CASTILLO, R singled to right center, RBI;
   BROWN, M scored. CASTILLO, R advanced to second on a passed ball.
   ZIAKAS,T struck out looking. CIPOLLA, R struck out. 7 runs, 4 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 8

   BAKER, J to rf. SETO, J singled to left field. WYATT, J singled to center
   field; SETO, J advanced to second. HUFF, K grounded into double play 3b
   to 2b to 1b; WYATT, J out on the play; SETO, J advanced to third. CARUSO,
   V grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton College - inning 8

   BEATTIE, S flied out to lf. COOPER, K flied out to cf. DUPLISSIE, B
   fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Albertus Magnus - inning 9

   IMPERIO, J singled to left field. RISPOLI, V fouled out to 1b. ACCOMANDO,
   A grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; IMPERIO, J out on the play. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Updated Sept 2003