Game 11 - May 30, 2004
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - George Fox University right fielder Derrick Jones hit an eighth inning run-scoring single to give the Bruins a 9-8 victory over Eastern Connecticut State University in the finals of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Sunday at Fox Cities Stadium.
Eastern Connecticut All-America pitcher Joey Serfass gave up a single to designated hitter Stephen Donohoe to open the inning. Serfass then muffed the play on C.R. Braniff's sacrifice bunt to put two on with no outs. The runners advanced one base on a double steal, and Serfass walked first baseman Josh Sargent to load the bases. Catcher Greg Dombek sent a sacrifice fly to right to score Donohoe, and Braniff moved up to third, which set the stage for Jones' game-winning hit.
Third baseman Tye Tinner, Peterson, and Braniff each collected a pair of hits, while the latter two drove in a pair of runs each and combined for four runs scored. The loss was Serfass' first of the season, and it snapped Eastern Connecticut's six-game NCAA Tournament winning streak.
Adam Hevenor led the Warriors at the plate, with two hits and four driven in.
The win went to All-America pitcher Scott Hyde, who allowed one hit over the final two innings and struck out four. He improved his record to 13-1.
It was a see-saw affair from the get-go. After a Braniff single in the first inning, shortstop David Peterson homered to left to give George Fox a 2-0 lead. But Eastern Connecticut came right back with two runs of its own in the second. With one out, Bruins starter Mike Beck plunked Marc Garofalo and Randy Re. After getting first baseman Chris DeSantis to pop out to shortstop, Hevenor smacked a 1-2 offering into left field for a game-trying triple.
George Fox took the lead back in the bottom of the second, and neither team scored in the third before the Warriors again took the lead back in the fourth, and gave it up again in the same inning.
Finally, in the fifth, it looked as if the Warriors would pull away. Dwight Wildman led the inning off with a home run deep to leftcenter field. With one out, Garofalo lined a double into left field. DeSantis followed a Re strikeout with a walk to put runners at first and second with two out before Hevenor ripped a double into right to make it a 7-6 affair.
The Bruins are now guaranteed a berth in the championship game. Eastern Connecticut will face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in the next game, while George Fox will face Aurora University.
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E. Connecticut State 8 (41-10) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jason Pekrul lf........... 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 Eugene Julien 2b.......... 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Dwight Wildman rf......... 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Leon Galemba dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zach Mehrbach ph/dh....... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Marc Garofalo 3b.......... 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Randy Re cf............... 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Chris DeSantis 1b......... 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 Adam Hevenor c............ 4 1 2 4 1 1 8 1 Tom Koch ss............... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Jeremy Hall p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ben O'Brien p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joey Serfass p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 35 8 9 7 4 8 24 4 George Fox Univ. 9 (38-9) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Stephen Donohue dh........ 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 C.R. Braniff 2b........... 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 David Peterson ss......... 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 4 Joshua Sargent 1b......... 4 0 1 1 1 2 9 0 Greg Dombek c............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 Derrick Jones rf.......... 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 Scott Hunter lf........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Dan Wentzell ph/lf........ 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Tye Tinner 3b............. 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Drew Johnson cf........... 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 Mike Beck p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peder Rauen p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Purdy p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Scott Hyde p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 35 9 12 8 4 7 27 14 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- E. Connecticut State 020 230 010 - 8 9 5 George Fox Univ. 210 310 02 - 9 12 1 ---------------------------------------------- E - Julien; Hevenor; Koch; O'Brien; Serfass; Braniff. DP - GFU 2. LOB - ECSU 9; GFU 10. 2B - Wildman(21); Garofalo(9); Hevenor(9); Dombek(7). 3B - Hevenor(2). HR - Wildman(18); Peterson(4). SB - Donohue(20); Braniff(7); Jones(3); Hunter(3). CS - Peterson. SH - Braniff; Tinner; Johnson. SF - Dombek. E. Connecticut State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Jeremy Hall......... 3.2 9 6 4 2 4 19 22 Ben O'Brien......... 3.1 1 1 1 1 2 12 14 Joey Serfass........ 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 4 7 George Fox Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Beck........... 3.2 3 4 2 1 2 13 19 Peder Rauen......... 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 7 8 Jordan Purdy........ 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 8 Scott Hyde.......... 2.0 1 1 1 2 4 7 9 Win - Hyde 13-1. Loss - Serfass 10-1. Save - None. WP - Hall 2; Hyde. HBP - by Beck (Garofalo); by Beck (Re); by Beck (Koch); by Beck (Wildman); by Beck (Koch). Umpires - Home:Gary Kalkopf 1st:Bill Ryan 2nd:Ralph Minard 3rd:Manny Salazar Start: 2:07 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 1571
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- E. Connecticut State 020 230 010 - 8 9 5 George Fox Univ. 210 310 02 - 9 12 1 ---------------------------------------------- E. Connecticut State inning 1 Pekrul struck out swinging. Julien grounded out to 3b. Wildman struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 1 Donohue fouled out to 1b. Braniff singled to left field. Peterson homered to center field, 2 RBI; Braniff scored. Sargent struck out. Dombek lined out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 2 Galemba popped up to 2b. Garofalo hit by pitch. Re hit by pitch; Garofalo advanced to second. DeSantis popped up to ss. Hevenor tripled to left field, 2 RBI; Re scored; Garofalo scored. Koch hit by pitch. Pekrul lined out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 2 Jones singled to right field. Hunter struck out swinging. Tinner singled to right center; Jones advanced to third. Johnson grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI; Tinner advanced to second; Jones scored. Donohue walked. Braniff lined out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 3 Julien flied out to lf. Wildman hit by pitch. Galemba grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Wildman out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 3 Peterson singled to left field. Peterson out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Sargent struck out looking. Dombek doubled to right center. Jones walked. Hunter struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 4 Garofalo reached on a fielding error by 2b. Re singled to left center; Garofalo advanced to third. DeSantis grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Re out on the play; Garofalo scored, unearned. Hevenor walked. Koch hit by pitch; Hevenor advanced to second. Pekrul singled to left center, RBI; Koch advanced to second; Hevenor scored, unearned. Rauen to p for Beck. Julien reached on a fielder's choice; Pekrul out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 4 Tinner singled to right field. Johnson reached on a fielding error by 2b; Tinner advanced to second. Johnson advanced to second on a wild pitch; Tinner advanced to third. Donohue grounded out to 3b. Braniff singled to center field, 2 RBI; Johnson scored, unearned; Tinner scored. Peterson popped up to 2b. Braniff advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sargent singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Braniff scored, unearned. O'Brien to p for Hall. Dombek popped up to 1b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 5 Wildman homered to left center, RBI. Mehrbach pinch hit for Galemba. Mehrbach flied out to rf. Garofalo doubled to left field. Re struck out swinging. DeSantis walked. Hevenor doubled to right field, 2 RBI; DeSantis scored; Garofalo scored. Koch flied out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 5 Jones singled to right field. Hunter reached on a throwing error by ss; Jones advanced to second. Hunter stole second; Jones stole third, scored on an error by c. Tinner reached on a throwing error by p, SAC, bunt; Hunter advanced to third. Johnson struck out swinging. Donohue struck out swinging. Braniff flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 6 Purdy to p for Rauen. Pekrul singled through the left side. Julien flied out to cf. Wildman doubled down the lf line; Pekrul advanced to third. Mehrbach to dh. Mehrbach grounded out to p. Garofalo flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 6 Peterson lined out to 2b. Sargent lined out to cf. Dombek fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 7 Re flied out to lf. DeSantis struck out swinging. Hevenor grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 7 Jones flied out to cf. Wentzell pinch hit for Hunter. Wentzell walked. Tinner popped up to ss. Johnson fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 8 Wentzell to lf. Hyde to p for Purdy. Koch struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Pekrul walked. Pekrul advanced to second on a wild pitch. Julien lined out to cf. Wildman intentionally walked. Mehrbach singled to center field, RBI; Wildman advanced to third; Pekrul scored. Garofalo reached on a fielder's choice; Mehrbach out at second p to ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. inning 8 Serfass to p for O'Brien. Donohue singled to right center. Braniff reached on a fielding error by p, SAC, bunt; Donohue advanced to second. Braniff stole second; Donohue stole third. Peterson grounded out to p. Sargent intentionally walked. Dombek flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Braniff advanced to third; Donohue scored. Jones singled to right field, RBI; Sargent advanced to third; Braniff scored, unearned. Wentzell struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. E. Connecticut State inning 9 Re struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. DeSantis struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Hevenor struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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