New England Regional - Game 9 - May 176, 2003
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Willimanti, CN -- ridgewater State College used a five-run ninth inning and held off a late Wheaton College rally, as the Bears eliminated the Lyons, 8-5 in the losers bracket final of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament Saturday evening at ECSU Stadium. Wheaton completes its season with a record of 27-10-2, while Bridgewater State avenges three previous losses to the Lyons this season and advances to the New England Regional final, where it will meet defending national champion and the currently ranked number-one team in the nation, Eastern Connecticut State University.
Bridgewater jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning, however the Lyons used single runs in the fourth and seventh innings to pull within one. Leading 3-2 in the ninth inning, senior Jeremy Winters drove in two runs with a double, followed by an RBI single from classmates Chad Cambra and a suicide squeeze from Derek Favreau.
Trailing 8-2 in its last at-bat, Wheaton put together a late rally, scoring three runs to pull within 8-5.
However, BSC hurler Jordan Richards settled in and forced a pop fly to end the game and Wheaton's season. Richards was impressive on the mound, scattering nine hits and yielding only two earned runs in a complete game effort.
Junior Trevor Alexander took the loss, as he struck out three in 3.2 innings of work. Junior Matt Parlato pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing only one hit and striking out three.
Offensively for the Blue and White, junior Tim Ziakas was 3-for-5 with two runs scored, while Keith Cooper was 2-for-5 with two RBI, a run scored and a triple.
Bridgewater State 8 (27-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jason Arraiol 2b......... 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 Jim Sullivan lf.......... 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Chad Cambra ss........... 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 Jeremy Winters rf........ 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 Michael Richard cf....... 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 Chris Dargon dh.......... 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Harkins ph.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sean White pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Taormina c....... 3 2 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 Tim LaConte 1b........... 3 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 0 Derek Favreau 3b......... 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 Jordan Richards p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals................... 35 8 11 8 4 9 27 12 6 Wheaton College 5 (27-10-2) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Rafael Castillo ss....... 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 Tim Ziakas 2b............ 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 Rob Cipolla dh........... 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Scott Beattie 3b......... 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Keith Cooper lf.......... 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 John Ablondi rf.......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Brett Edmunds 1b......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 3 0 Jamie Baker cf........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 Jesse Woods ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mike Miller ph/cf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Brown c............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 1 Trevor Alexander p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Parlato p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mark DeMasse p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 5 9 3 3 4 27 12 10 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bridgewater State... 000 300 005 - 8 11 2 Wheaton College..... 000 100 103 - 5 9 0 ------------------------------------------- E - LACONTE, T; FAVREAU, D. LOB - BSC 6; WC 10. 2B - WINTERS, J; CIPOLLA, R. 3B - WINTERS, J; LACONTE, T; COOPER, K. HBP - CIPOLLA, R. SH - LACONTE, T; CIPOLLA, R. SF - DARGON, C. SB - CIPOLLA, R. CS - RICHARD, M. Bridgewater State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jordan Richards..... 9.0 9 5 2 3 4 37 42 Wheaton College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Trevor Alexander.... 3.2 6 3 3 1 3 15 17 Matt Parlato........ 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 12 13 Mark DeMasse........ 1.2 4 5 5 2 3 8 11 Win - RICHARDS, J (6-2). Loss - ALEXANDER, T (1-3). Save - None. WP - ALEXANDER, T; DEMASSE, M 2. HBP - by RICHARDS, J (CIPOLLA, R). BK - RICHARDS, J. Umpires - HP: Joe Caraco 1B: Scott Davis 2B: Brian Troupe 3B: Steve Koneski Start: 6:58 Time: 2:50 Attendance: 75
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bridgewater State... 000 300 005 - 8 11 2 Wheaton College..... 000 100 103 - 5 9 0 ------------------------------------------- Bridgewater State - inning 1 ARRAIOL, J flied out to cf. SULLIVAN, J flied out to cf. CAMBRA, C struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 1 CASTILLO, R flied out to rf. ZIAKAS,T grounded out to p. CIPOLLA, R hit by pitch. CIPOLLA, R stole second. BEATTIE, S reached on an error by 3b; CIPOLLA, R advanced to third. COOPER, K reached on a fielder's choice; BEATTIE, S out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 2 WINTERS, J grounded out to 2b. RICHARD, M singled to right field. DARGON, C struck out. RICHARD, M out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 2 ABLONDI, J grounded out to 2b. EDMUNDS, B struck out. BAKER, J grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 3 TAORMINA, A out at first 1b to 2b. LACONTE, T singled to right field. FAVREAU, D grounded out to 2b; LACONTE, T advanced to second. ARRAIOL, J walked. SULLIVAN, J reached on a fielder's choice; ARRAIOL, J out at second 3b to 2b; LACONTE, T advanced to third. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 3 BROWN, M singled to right field. CASTILLO, R reached on a fielder's choice; BROWN, M out at second p to 2b. ZIAKAS,T flied out to cf. CIPOLLA, R walked; CASTILLO, R advanced to second. BEATTIE, S popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 4 CAMBRA, C singled to center field. CAMBRA, C advanced to second on a wild pitch. WINTERS, J tripled to center field, RBI; CAMBRA, C scored. RICHARD, M struck out. DARGON, C flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; WINTERS, J scored. TAORMINA, A singled to right field. LACONTE, T tripled to right field, RBI; TAORMINA, A scored. PARLATO, M to p for ALEXANDER, T. FAVREAU, D struck out. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 4 COOPER, K singled to center field. ABLONDI, J singled to center field; COOPER, K advanced to second. EDMUNDS, B reached on a fielder's choice; ABLONDI, J out at second p to ss; COOPER, K advanced to third. EDMUNDS, B advanced to second on a balk; COOPER, K scored on a balk. BAKER, J struck out. BROWN, M flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 5 ARRAIOL, J struck out. SULLIVAN, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. CAMBRA, C out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 5 CASTILLO, R walked. ZIAKAS,T singled to left field; CASTILLO, R advanced to second. CIPOLLA, R grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; ZIAKAS,T advanced to second; CASTILLO, R advanced to third. BEATTIE, S popped up to ss. COOPER, K flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 6 WINTERS, J grounded out to 2b. RICHARD, M grounded out to ss. DARGON, C grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 6 ABLONDI, J grounded out to ss. EDMUNDS, B grounded out to ss. BAKER, J struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 7 TAORMINA, A struck out. LACONTE, T lined out to 1b. FAVREAU, D walked. ARRAIOL, J grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 7 BROWN, M grounded out to ss. CASTILLO, R grounded out to ss. ZIAKAS,T singled. No play. No play. CIPOLLA, R doubled, RBI; ZIAKAS,T scored. BEATTIE, S grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 8 SULLIVAN, J grounded out to ss. CAMBRA, C singled to shortstop. DEMASSE, M to p for PARLATO, M. CAMBRA, C advanced to second on a wild pitch. WINTERS, J flied out to cf. CAMBRA, C advanced to third on a wild pitch. RICHARD, M struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 8 COOPER, K grounded out to 2b. ABLONDI, J struck out. EDMUNDS, B singled to right center. WOODS, J pinch hit for BAKER, J. WOODS, J out on batter's interference. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bridgewater State - inning 9 MILLER, M pinch hit for WOODS, J. MILLER, M to cf. HARKINS, J pinch hit for DARGON, C. HARKINS, J walked. WHITE, S pinch ran for HARKINS, J. TAORMINA, A walked; WHITE, S advanced to second. LACONTE, T out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; TAORMINA, A advanced to second; WHITE, S advanced to third. FAVREAU, D singled, bunt, RBI; TAORMINA, A advanced to third; WHITE, S scored. ARRAIOL, J singled, bunt, RBI; FAVREAU, D advanced to second; TAORMINA, A scored. SULLIVAN, J struck out. CAMBRA, C singled to right center, RBI; ARRAIOL, J advanced to third; FAVREAU, D scored. WINTERS, J doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; CAMBRA, C scored; ARRAIOL, J scored. RICHARD, M struck out. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wheaton College - inning 9 BROWN, M popped up to 2b. CASTILLO, R walked. ZIAKAS,T singled to right center; CASTILLO, R advanced to second. CIPOLLA, R flied out to cf. BEATTIE, S reached on an error by 1b, advanced to second on the error; ZIAKAS,T advanced to third; CASTILLO, R scored, unearned. COOPER, K tripled to right center, 2 RBI; BEATTIE, S scored, unearned; ZIAKAS,T scored, unearned. ABLONDI, J popped up to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Updated Sept 2003