Game 2 - May 27, 2005
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Jason Mooneyham went 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles, and pitcher Jairo Ochoa struck out nine batters in eight innings of work, as Chapman University scored an 8-1 win over Wartburg College in an NCAA Division III Baseball Championships first-round game on Friday afternoon at Fox Cities Stadium. Chapman (37-9) will advance to play Wisconsin-Whitewater (42-7) in a championship-round game on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., while Wartburg (36-10) will play an elimination game against Trinity (Conn., 35-8) on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Mooneyham (pictured right) reached base all five times he appeared at the plate, with two doubles, a single and intentional walk, while also being hit by a pitch. He scored two runs for the Panthers, the No. 2-ranked team in the last Division III national poll.
In improving to 10-2 on the season, Ochoa (pictured left) allowed just four hits and three walks, while getting nine strikeouts. Reliever Devin Drag pitched the ninth for the Panthers, allowing just one hit and a walk. "I don't think it was really my pitching. I had a lot of help defensively," said Ochoa. "The first couple of innings, there were a lot of big plays that went my way. Once that got going, it put me in a rhythm where I was able to throw any pitch I wanted."
Ochoa started the game strong, retiring the first nine batters he faced in order, including a stretch of four strikeouts in a row in the second and third innings. Wartburg's Aaron Port led off the fourth inning with a walk, but he was caught off guard on the basepaths, as a long fly ball to left on the next at-bat was caught by C.J. Castillo, who was able to double-off Port on a relay play. It was one of two fly-ball double plays for the Panthers in the game.
"We have several good pitchers, and they've been consistent throughout the entire season," said Chapman coach Tom Tereshuck. "I think this was a typical performance from Jairo. He probably stepped it up a little bit here for the World Series. Hopefully we'll continue to keep the consistency level going."
Chapman took the lead for good in the fourth inning. With one out, a fielder's choice and consecutive hit batters loaded the bases, and No. 9 hitter Kyle Redding stroked an opposite-field double to the right-field corner, plating two runs. It was the second opposite-field double of the inning, after John Alexander opened the frame with a double to left. Mooneyham stroked two doubles in his first three plate appearances, a two-bagger to left in the first inning and another to deep center to lead off the fifth. He came across for Chapman's third run on a sacrifice fly to left by Alexander.
"It starts off with him (Ochoa)," Mooneyham said. "If we can get him out there throwing like that, it takes the pressure off of us. We feel if we can get five runs, we've got a win with our pitching staff."
Wartburg cleanup hitter Joel Reynolds (pictured left) stroked the first home run of the championships left field to lead off the fifth inning, his team-leading seventh round-tripper of the season. After the homer, a single to short center by Brian Greiner and a walk by Christopher Robertson put two runners aboard with nobody out. But a double-play grounder and a strikeout ended the biggest threat for the Knights in the game.
In the seventh, two-run doubles by Alexander and Castillo gave the Panthers a 7-1 advantage, as Chapman sent eight batters to the plate, scoring four runs on three hits. Another run came across in the eighth, as Justin Hallenbeck singled and scored on a single by Tyler Dean.
Alexander had two doubles with 3 RBI for the Panthers, while Justin Hallenbeck went 2-for-5 at the plate. Wartburg pitchers hit four Chapman batters, and three of those scored.
Wartburg suffered its most lopsided loss of the season, snapping an eight-game winning streak for the Knights. "I didn't recognize the team that was on the field, to be very honest with you," said Wartburg coach Joel Holst. "That was probably the worst game we played all year. … Hopefully, we can bounce back here. This senior group has played well for an extended period of time. To go out like this would be a shame."
Starter Ryan Moorman lasted six innings for the Knights, striking out three while allowing five hits. Relievers Charles Colvin, Matt Motsenbocker and Aaron Saeugling pitched an inning apiece. "They did a good job of hitting my fastball, when they knew it was coming. That's a tribute to them. They were better than me today, that's basically all I can say," Moorman said.
Reynolds' homer was the lone extra-base hit for the Knights, who entered the championships hitting .316 as a team with a .443 team slugging percentage. "We just didn't hit the ball," Reynolds said. "He (Ochoa) pitched pretty well, but we can hit pitching like that. We've done it all year. I don't know what it was. We just weren't ready to play, I guess, and we need to pull it together and try to put up some runs tomorrow."
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Chapman University 8 (37-9) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Justin Hallenbeck 2b..... 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 Scott Zine cf............ 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 Jason Mooneyham 1b....... 3 2 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 Tyler Dean 3b............ 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 John Alexander c......... 4 1 2 3 0 1 9 0 2 Jarrod Sammet c......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Brubaker dh........ 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 C.J. Castillo lf......... 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 Travis Otott rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Kyle Redding ss.......... 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Jairo Ochoa p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devin Drag p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 8 11 8 2 6 27 8 9 Wartburg College 1 (35-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Aaron Port rf............ 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Marc Numedahl 2b......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Casey Pauli ss........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 1 Joel Reynolds 1b......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 Brian Greiner c.......... 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 2 0 Chris. Robertson 3b...... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 Brandon Steinbrecher dh.. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kyle Blacker lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 Patrick Henderson cf..... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Ryan Moorman p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Charles Colvin p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Motsenbocker p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Saeugling p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 29 1 5 1 4 9 27 13 5 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Chapman University.. 000 210 410 - 8 11 0 Wartburg College.... 000 010 000 - 1 5 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Pauli. DP - Chapman 3. LOB - Chapman 9; Wartburg 5. 2B - Mooneyham 2(18); Alexander 2(15); Castillo(7); Redding(5). HR - Reynolds(7). HBP - Mooneyham; Dean; Castillo; Otott. SF - Alexander. SB - Brubaker(5). Chapman University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jairo Ochoa......... 8.0 4 1 1 3 9 26 29 Devin Drag.......... 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Wartburg College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Ryan Moorman........ 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 23 27 Charles Colvin...... 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 5 8 Matt Motsenbocker... 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 6 6 Aaron Saeugling..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Win - Ochoa (10-2). Loss - Moorman (7-1). Save - None. WP - Moorman. HBP - by Moorman (Castillo); by Moorman (Otott); by Colvin (Mooneyham); by Colvin (Dean). Umpires - HP: Wayne Shelton 1B: Bill Ryan 2B: Tim McIntyre 3B: Bob Lynn Start: 1:56 pm Time: 2:20 Attendance: 1467
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Chapman University.. 000 210 410 - 8 11 0 Wartburg College.... 000 010 000 - 1 5 1 ------------------------------------------- Chapman University starters: 1/2b Hallenbeck; 22/cf Zine; 19/1b Mooneyham; 7/3b Dean; 24/c Alexander; 15/dh Brubaker; 9/lf Castillo; 8/rf Otott; 11/ss Redding; 17/p Ochoa; Wartburg College starters: 43/rf Port; 11/2b Numedahl; 2/ss Pauli; 18/1b Reynolds; 9/c Greiner; 28/3b Robertson; 21/dh Steinbrecher; 16/lf Blacker; 5/cf Henderson; 8/p Moorman; Chapman University 1st - Hallenbeck lined out to 3b. Zine flied out to cf. Mooneyham doubled to left center. Dean grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wartburg College 1st - Port lined out to 2b. Numedahl lined out to rf. Pauli lined out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 2nd - Alexander struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Brubaker singled to center field. Castillo flied out to lf. Brubaker stole second. Otott grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wartburg College 2nd - Reynolds grounded out to ss. Greiner struck out swinging. Robertson struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 3rd - Redding grounded out to p. Hallenbeck reached on a throwing error by ss. Zine grounded out to ss; Hallenbeck advanced to second. Mooneyham intentionally walked. Dean grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Wartburg College 3rd - Steinbrecher struck out looking. Blacker struck out looking. Henderson grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 4th - Alexander doubled down the lf line. Brubaker reached on a fielder's choice; Alexander out at second ss to 2b. Castillo hit by pitch; Brubaker advanced to second. Otott hit by pitch; Castillo advanced to second; Brubaker advanced to third. Redding doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Otott advanced to third; Castillo scored; Brubaker scored. Hallenbeck struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Zine grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wartburg College 4th - Port walked. Numedahl flied into double play lf to 2b to 1b; Port out on the play. Pauli struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 5th - Mooneyham doubled to center field. Mooneyham advanced to third on a wild pitch. Dean grounded out to p. Alexander lined out to lf, SF, RBI; Mooneyham scored. Brubaker flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wartburg College 5th - Reynolds homered to left field, RBI. Greiner singled to center field. Robertson walked; Greiner advanced to second. Steinbrecher grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Robertson out on the play; Greiner advanced to third. Blacker struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 6th - Castillo struck out swinging. Otott fouled out to 1b. Redding grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wartburg College 6th - Henderson struck out swinging. Port struck out swinging. Numedahl singled down the rf line. Pauli struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 7th - Colvin to p for Moorman. Hallenbeck singled to second base. Hallenbeck out at first p to 1b, picked off. Zine struck out swinging. Mooneyham hit by pitch. Dean hit by pitch; Mooneyham advanced to second. Alexander doubled to right field, 2 RBI; Dean scored; Mooneyham scored. Brubaker walked. Castillo doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Brubaker scored; Alexander scored. Otott grounded out to 3b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Wartburg College 7th - Reynolds flied out to cf. Greiner walked. Robertson popped up to 2b. Steinbrecher flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 8th - Motsenbocker to p for Colvin. Redding grounded out to 3b. Hallenbeck singled to shortstop. Zine popped up to ss. Mooneyham singled to center field; Hallenbeck advanced to second. Dean singled to center field, RBI; Mooneyham advanced to second; Hallenbeck scored. Alexander flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Wartburg College 8th - Blacker singled to left field. Henderson flied out to lf. Port flied out to rf. Numedahl grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 9th - Saeugling to p for Motsenbocker. Brubaker struck out swinging. Castillo struck out looking. Otott grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Wartburg College 9th - Sammet to c for Alexander. Drag to p for Ochoa. Pauli singled to center field. Reynolds flied out to cf. Greiner walked; Pauli advanced to second. Robertson flied into double play rf to 1b; Greiner out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated June 2005