Game 4 - May 28, 2004
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Two pitchers entered the final game of the opening day of the 2004 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, and for the first few innings, it looked like they would battle late into the Wisconsin night. Scott Hyde (pictured left) allowed three runs while scattering five hits in an 8-3 complete-game victory over Salisbury University Friday night at Fox Cities Stadium.
Hyde, a junior right-hander, utilized a pinpoint fastball with well-placed breaking and off-speed pitches in striking out 13 Sea Gulls.
A competitive, yet occasionally sloppy defensive game early, the Bruins held a tentative 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when they finally got to Salisbury starter Greg Lasinski. Leftfielder Scott Hunter led off with a double down the right field line and advanced to third on third baseman Tye Tinner bunt to the mound. Tinner moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from centerfielder Drew Johnson.
A pair of RBI singles from designated hitter Stephen Donohue and second baseman C.R. Braniff (pictured left) put George Fox up, 4-1. Braniff moved into scoring position on a Lasinski wild pitch which allowed Donohoe to score and put the Bruins up, 5-1. With just one out, Lasinski walked shortstop David Petersen to put runners at first and second. Sea Gulls head coach Doug Fleetwood summoned junior righty Brian Shipe from the bullpen. Shipe got first baseman Joshua Sargent (pictured right) to swing at strike three, gave up an RBI single to catcher Greg Dombek (pictured left below), and ended the inning by striking out right fielder Dan Wentzell, giving the Bruins a five-run lead, which was exactly what a tiring Hyde needed.
"I wasn't throwing too well to begin with," Hyde said. "But those last three innings, I had nothing left." Hyde was fortunate throughout the game to have a solid defense playing behind him. The Bruins turned a pair of double plays and showed no fear in getting a little dirt on their white jerseys by diving all over the diamond to make plays. "They saved me tonight," Hyde said. "I wasn't throwing my best stuff, but they made my job out there a lot easier."
Salisbury's defense, on the other hand, played a large part in its undoing. The Sea Gulls allowed the first two batters of the game to reach base on errors, which eventually led to a 1-0 George Fox lead.
"Those two errors don't even tell the story," Fleetwood said. "You can't strike out 13 times and expect to win the ball game. You can't not put the ball into play, and quite honestly, I thought our defense was horrible." While Salisbury's offense struggled,
George Fox's was no machine in its own right. The Bruins were unable to advance runners for much of the game before breaking things open in the seventh. In all, George Fox stranded 10 runners on the day.
Dombek was the Bruins' offense star. He picked up four hits in five trips to the plate and drove in three runs. Sargent, Hunter, and Tinner also picked up two hits apiece, while Braniff collected three hits, scored twice, and drove in three.
Hyde picked up his 12th win of the year against one loss, while Lasinski saw his record drop to 11-3.
With the win, George Fox improved to 36-9, and will advance to face Rowan. Salisbury will take a 37-12 mark into its meeting against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Salisbury Univ. 3 (37-12) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Greg Lemon 2b............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Jason Lively rf........... 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 Rob Kassekert dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Nick Pegelow 1b........... 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 2 Matt Johnson c............ 2 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 BJ Kittle c............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mike Williams lf.......... 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 Nick Dunk pr.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trey Cobb 3b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 David Sutton 3b........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mac Mollet cf............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Brandon Mason ss.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 Greg Lasinski p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brian Shipe p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Bush p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 32 3 5 3 2 13 24 12 George Fox Univ. 8 (36-9) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Stephen Donohue dh........ 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 C.R. Braniff 2b........... 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 7 David Peterson ss......... 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 Joshua Sargent 1b......... 5 1 2 2 0 1 10 2 Greg Dombek c............. 5 0 4 3 0 0 10 2 Dan Wentzell rf........... 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Evan Hagen rf............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Scott Hunter lf........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Tye Tinner 3b............. 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 Drew Johnson cf........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Scott Hyde p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals.................... 35 8 14 7 4 8 27 15 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Salisbury Univ. 000 100 110 - 3 5 2 George Fox Univ. 101 004 02 - 8 14 3 ---------------------------------------------- E - Cobb 2; Braniff; Dombek; Tinner. DP - SU 1; GFU 2. LOB - SU 5; GFU 10. 2B - Lemon(13); Williams(3); Sargent 2(16); Hunter(4). SB - Lively(21); Donohue(19). SH - Tinner; Johnson 2. Salisbury Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Greg Lasinski....... 5.1 11 6 5 3 5 24 30 Brian Shipe......... 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 10 11 Eric Bush........... 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 George Fox Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Scott Hyde.......... 9.0 5 3 3 2 13 32 35 Win - Hyde 12-1. Loss - Lasinski 11-2. Save - None. WP - Lasinski; Hyde. CI - Dombek. Umpires - Home:Rick Lindquist 1st:Ralph Menard 2nd:Dan Eversole 3rd:Bill Ryan Start: 7:53 pm Time: 2:33 Attendance: 2059
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Salisbury Univ. 000 100 110 - 3 5 2 George Fox Univ. 101 004 02 - 8 14 3 ---------------------------------------------- Salisbury Univ. inning 1 Lemon struck out swinging. Lively struck out swinging. Kassekert grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 1 Donohue reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b. Braniff singled to third base, bunt; Donohue advanced to third. Peterson struck out swinging. Sargent reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Braniff out at second 1b to ss; Donohue scored, unearned. Dombek singled to center field; Sargent advanced to second. Wentzell struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 2 Pegelow grounded out to 2b. Johnson struck out swinging. Williams struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 2 Hunter singled to shortstop. Tinner grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Hunter advanced to second. Johnson walked. Donohue grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Johnson out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 3 Cobb out at first 1b to p. Mollet singled to center field. Mason grounded out to 3b; Mollet advanced to second. Lemon grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 3 Braniff singled to right field. Peterson walked; Braniff advanced to second. Sargent reached on a fielder's choice; Peterson out at second 1b to ss; Braniff advanced to third. Dombek singled to center field, RBI; Sargent advanced to second; Braniff scored. Wentzell struck out swinging. Hunter struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 4 Lively singled to center field. Kassekert struck out swinging. Lively stole second. Pegelow singled to center field, RBI; Lively scored. Johnson grounded into double play ss to 1b; Pegelow out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 4 Tinner singled to catcher, bunt. Johnson grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Tinner advanced to second. Donohue grounded out to 2b; Tinner advanced to third. Braniff struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 5 Williams struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. Cobb struck out swinging. Mollet reached on a throwing error by 3b; Williams advanced to second. Mason grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Mollet out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 5 Peterson flied out to cf. Sargent doubled to right center. Dombek grounded out to ss; Sargent advanced to third. Wentzell grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 6 Lemon flied out to cf. Lively struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Kassekert struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 6 Hunter doubled down the rf line. Tinner singled to pitcher, bunt; Hunter advanced to third. Johnson grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Tinner advanced to second. Donohue singled to third base, RBI; Tinner advanced to third; Hunter scored. Braniff singled to right field, RBI; Donohue advanced to third; Tinner scored. Braniff advanced to second on a wild pitch; Donohue scored. Peterson walked. Shipe to p for Lasinski. Sargent struck out swinging. Dombek singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Peterson advanced to third; Braniff scored. Wentzell struck out swinging. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 7 Hagen to rf for Wentzell. Pegelow struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Johnson walked. Williams doubled down the rf line, out at third rf to 2b to 3b, RBI; Johnson scored. Cobb grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 7 Kittle to c for Johnson. Sutton to 3b for Cobb. Hunter flied out to ss. Tinner grounded out to 2b. Johnson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 8 Mollet struck out swinging. Mason walked. Lemon doubled to left center; Mason advanced to third. Lively grounded out to 2b, RBI; Lemon advanced to third; Mason scored. Kassekert lined out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 8 Donohue walked. Braniff lined out to rf. Peterson popped up to 2b. Donohue stole second. Sargent doubled down the lf line, RBI; Donohue scored. Dombek singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Sargent scored. Bush to p for Shipe. Hagen struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 9 Pegelow out at first 1b to p. Kittle reached on a fielding error by 2b. Williams reached on catcher's interference; Kittle advanced to second. Dunk pinch ran for Williams. Sutton struck out looking. Mollet struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated June 2004