Game 6 - May 29, 2004
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - It was almost over before it started. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater star Brady Endl (pictured left) belted a grand slam with nobody out in the first inning, and the Warhawks cruised to an 8-1 victory over Salisbury University in an elimination game Saturday at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship at Fox Cities Stadium.
"With the bases juiced there, you're just looking to make good contact," said Endl, who was named the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Player of the Year on Friday.
The Warhawks (38-8) loaded the bases in the first on an infield single by starting pitcher Ryan Callahan(pictured above right) , a single to left field from Dan Gnatzig and an error. Endl, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, then blasted a fastball from Salisbury starter Mac Mollet high and deep over the left field fence to put UW-Whitewater up 4-0. "I thought it was our day when Brady hit the grand slam," UW-Whitewater coach John Vodenlich said.
That was all the support Warhawks starter Ryan Callahan would need. Callahan went eight innings and allowed one run on six hits. He struck out two and walked three. "Today, without a doubt, was a day when (Callahan) didn't have his best stuff," Vodenlich said. Callahan said he really didn't need his best and gave credit to his teammates for staking him to the big lead early.
"If you can get that little boost of momentum, that's huge," Callahan said. "It was a whole team effort where I didn't have to have my best stuff."
UW-Whitewater tacked on a pair of runs in the second, highlighted by catcher Aaron Guilbault's two-run double. Clutch hits were the order of the day early for the Warhawks, and that was something that was missing in their 8-2 loss to Rowan University in the opening round.
"We gave away some at-bats yesterday one through nine (in the batting order), and I think we were eager to get back out there," said Guilbault, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Salisbury (37-13) got its lone run in the fifth when David Sutton (pictured left) singled and scored on Greg Lemon's ground ball.
The Warhawks put up the final runs of the day when they scored a pair of runs in the sixth with the help of two hits, an error and Guilbault's sacrifice fly.
UW-Whitewater, which picked up its first victory in four chances in the finals, advances to play either SUNY-Brockport in an elimination game.
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Wisconsin-Whitewater 8 (38-8)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Ryan Callahan p/dh........ 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
Dan Gnatzig cf............ 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 0
Eric Stangel 3b........... 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 3
Brady Endl 1b............. 4 2 2 4 1 1 11 0
Aaron Guilbault c......... 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 0
Eric Baldwin rf........... 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Steve Jilot lf............ 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Klawitter ss......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
Nic Teach 2b.............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 8
Andrew Bergholz p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 39 8 13 8 3 4 27 14
Salisbury Univ. 1 (37-13)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Greg Lemon 2b............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2
Jason Lively rf........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Rob Kassekert dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nick Pegelow 1b........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Matt Johnson c............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Mike Williams lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Vitale ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Sutton 3b........... 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 3
Galen Morres ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Andrew Jensen cf.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Brandon Mason ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Mac Mollet p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Dunk p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals.................... 31 1 6 1 3 3 27 12
Score by innings: R H E
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Wisconsin-Whitewater 420 002 000 - 8 13 0
Salisbury Univ. 000 010 000 - 1 6 2
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E - Mollet 2.
DP - UWW 2; SU 1. LOB - UWW 9; SU 6.
2B - Guilbault(9); Klawitter(12); Williams(4).
HR - Endl(18).
SB - Baldwin(5).
SH - Klawitter. SF - Guilbault.
Wisconsin-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Ryan Callahan....... 8.0 6 1 1 3 2 28 31
Andrew Bergholz..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Salisbury Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Mac Mollet.......... 5.0 11 8 6 2 2 27 29
Nick Dunk........... 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 12 15
Win - Callahan 7-1. Loss - Mollet 6-1. Save - None.
WP - Callahan 2. PB - Guilbault. BK - Callahan.
Umpires - Home:Manny Salazar 1st:Gary Kalkopf 2nd:Dennis Semph 3rd:Michael Rosen
Start: 1:15 pm Time: 2:19 Attendance: 1724
Mollet faced 3 batters in the 6th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Wisconsin-Whitewater 420 002 000 - 8 13 0 Salisbury Univ. 000 010 000 - 1 6 2 ---------------------------------------------- Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 1 Callahan singled to second base. Gnatzig singled to left field; Callahan advanced to second. Stangel reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Gnatzig advanced to second on a throwing error by p; Callahan advanced to third. Endl homered, 4 RBI; Stangel scored; Gnatzig scored, unearned; Callahan scored. Guilbault flied out to rf. Baldwin singled to center field. Jilot flied out to cf. Klawitter doubled down the rf line; Baldwin advanced to third. Teach lined out to lf. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 1 Lemon grounded out to ss. Lively flied out to rf. Kassekert struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 2 Callahan grounded out to ss. Gnatzig struck out looking. Stangel walked. Endl singled to left field; Stangel advanced to second. Guilbault doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Endl scored; Stangel scored. Baldwin walked. Jilot lined out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 2 Pegelow struck out swinging. Johnson lined out to 2b. Williams doubled to center field. Sutton walked. Jenson fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 3 Klawitter flied out to cf. Teach singled to center field. Callahan grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Teach out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 3 Mason grounded out to 3b. Lemon singled down the lf line. Lively flied out to cf. Lemon advanced to second on a passed ball. Kassekert flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 4 Gnatzig out at first 1b to p. Stangel popped up to 1b. Endl struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 4 Pegelow singled to center field. Johnson grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Pegelow out on the play. Williams grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 5 Guilbault singled to left field. Baldwin reached on a fielder's choice; Guilbault out at second 3b to 2b. Jilot flied out to rf. Baldwin stole second. Klawitter flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 5 Sutton singled to center field. Sutton advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jenson walked. Mason reached on a fielder's choice; Jenson out at second ss to 2b; Sutton advanced to third. Lemon reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Mason out at second 2b to ss; Sutton scored. Lively flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 6 Teach singled to left field. Callahan reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Teach advanced to second on a throwing error by p. Gnatzig singled, bunt; Callahan advanced to second; Teach advanced to third. Dunk to p for Mollet. Stangel reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Gnatzig out at second ss to 2b; Callahan advanced to third; Teach scored, unearned. Endl walked; Stangel advanced to second. Guilbault flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Stangel advanced to third; Callahan scored. Baldwin reached on a fielder's choice; Endl out at second 3b to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 6 Kassekert grounded out to 1b unassisted. Pegelow flied out to cf. Johnson singled to left field. Johnson advanced to second on a balk. Johnson advanced to third on a wild pitch. Williams grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 7 Jilot singled to right field. Klawitter grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Jilot advanced to second. Teach grounded out to ss; Jilot advanced to third. Callahan grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 7 Sutton singled to center field. Jenson lined into double play 2b to 1b; Sutton out on the play. Mason flied out to rf, assist by 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 8 Gnatzig struck out swinging. Stangel singled to left field. Endl popped up to 3b. Guilbault grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 8 Lemon popped up to p. Lively walked. Kassekert grounded out to 2b; Lively advanced to second. Pegelow out at first 2b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wisconsin-Whitewater inning 9 Baldwin flied out to cf. Jilot grounded out to p. Klawitter struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury Univ. inning 9 Callahan to dh. Bergholz to p. Johnson grounded out to ss. Vitale pinch hit for Williams. Vitale grounded out to 3b. Morres pinch hit for Sutton. Morres struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated June 2004