Game 3 - May 27, 2005
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Rowan University pitcher Josh Schwartz tossed a four-hit shutout, his 37th consecutive win, as the Profs beat Hampden-Sydney College 10-0 Friday in a first-round game at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship at Fox Cities Stadium. Rowan (42-8) advances to play either SUNY-Cortland or the College of Wooster at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Hampden-Sydney (27-14) will take on either Cortland or Wooster in an elimination game at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday.
"That's just Josh Schwartz being Josh Schwartz," Rowan coach John Cole said. "He's one step ahead of (opposing hitters). He goes after their weaknesses." Schwartz, who is 13-0 this season, struck out a career-high 13 and retired 12 consecutive batters at one point. "He had something up his sleeve for everything we tried to do," Hampden-Sydney coach Jeff Kinne said of Schwartz. "He just knows how to pitch. He set our batters up very well."
Schwartz (pictured right), whose 37 straight wins is a record in all NCAA divisions, gave up singles in both the second and third innings. After walking the lead-off batter in the fourth, Schwartz struck out the next four hitters on his way to retiring 12 straight Tigers. He struck out nine of the first 16 batters in the game. "I feel like I'm a power pitcher even though I'm not," Schwartz said with a laugh. "Those strikeouts get me going." Schwartz said when he's on a roll the game goes by at a rapid pace. "The feeling to me is that goes very quickly, and I'm always ahead (in the count)," he said.
Schwartz got all the offense he would need in the first inning. The first Rowan hitter of the game, Frank Galeota (pictured above left), reached on an infield single. After a stolen base and hit batsman, Jesse Pappler (pictured left) singled through the left side to score Galeota and give the Profs a 1-0 lead. Rowan made it 2-0 in the second without the benefit of a hit. Matt Johnson drew a one-out walk, and Tigers pitcher John Schoenholtz fielded Galeota's sacrifice bunt but threw the ball into center field. Matt Enuco followed with a sacrifice fly to score Johnson.
Hampden-Sydney's only good scoring chances against Schwartz came in the second and third. Mike Clark led off the second with a single and advanced to second on a failed pick-off attempt by Schwartz. After the next two batters struck out, Clark was thrown out at third trying to steal. The Tigers had runners at first and second in the third with one out, but Schwartz struck out Jay Lilley and got John Apperson to hit into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
Rowan put the game away when it sent 11 men to the plate and scored seven times in the sixth inning. Irv McFarland, who went 2-for-5 with two runs batted in, started the rally with a double. Johnson delivered a run-scoring double, and Michael Rucci (pictured left), who was 3-for-4, had a run-scoring single. That was the end for Schoenholtz, who gave up eight hits and eight runs in 5 2/3 innings to fall to 11-2 on the season. Pappler greeted reliever Daniel Hadra with with a run-scoring double, and McFarland finished the onslaught with a two-run double.
"They made good adjustments. They put the bat on the ball," Kinne said. "I thought that inning was never going to end."
The Profs added their final run in the seventh when Brian McLaughlin was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. He stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out.
Cole was pleased with what his team did on Friday but knows the work is just beginning for the Profs, who had a 1-2 record in last year's finals. "It's going to get very tough from here," Cole said. "I like our performance tonight."
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Hampden-Sydney College 0 (27-14) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jay Lilley ss............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 John Apperson rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 Chris Padgett cf......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 Mike Clark 2b............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Jason Bour c............. 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 David Cameron ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Joe Knowles dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 David Toney ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Burk 1b............ 3 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 0 Todd Harrell 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Luke Brankley lf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 John Schoenholtz p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Hadra p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 30 0 4 0 2 13 24 8 5 Rowan University 10 (42-8) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Frank Galeota 2b......... 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 Matt Enuco 3b............ 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 Michael Rucci c.......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 11 2 1 Dan Krause pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Fox c............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jesse Pappler dh......... 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Roger Turley pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Irv McFarland 1b......... 5 1 2 2 0 1 7 0 0 Bryan Ciconte rf......... 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Brian McLaughlin cf...... 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 Jim Comprelli lf......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Hasenauer lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Johnson ss.......... 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 Josh Schwartz p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals................... 35 10 11 9 3 7 27 11 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Hampden-Sydney...... 000 000 000 - 0 4 3 Rowan Univ.......... 110 007 10X - 10 11 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Lilley; Harrell; Schoenholtz; Schwartz. LOB - HSC 5; Rowan 9. 2B - Pappler(10); McFarland 2(13); Johnson(12). HBP - Rucci; McLaughlin. SH - Galeota. SF - Enuco; McLaughlin. SB - Padgett(4); Galeota(26); McLaughlin(7). CS - Clark. Hampden-Sydney IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- John Schoenholtz.... 5.2 8 8 3 1 5 25 30 Daniel Hadra........ 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 10 13 Rowan Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Josh Schwartz....... 9.0 4 0 0 2 13 30 32 Win - Schwartz (13-0). Loss - Schoenholtz (11-2). Save - None. WP - Hadra. HBP - by Schoenholtz (Rucci); by Hadra (McLaughlin). Umpires - HP: Andre Lanoue 1B: Steve Reinhardt 2B: Tim Carey 3B: Don Umland Start: 7:47 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance: 1678
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Hampden-Sydney...... 000 000 000 - 0 4 3 Rowan Univ.......... 110 007 10X - 10 11 1 ------------------------------------------- Hampden-Sydney starters: 8/ss Lilley; 24/rf Apperson; 19/cf Padgett; 7/2b Clark; 30/c Bour; 33/dh Knowles; 14/1b Burk; 5/3b Harrell; 1/lf Brankley; 29/p Schoenholtz; Rowan Univ. starters: 3/2b Galeota; 18/3b Enuco; 9/c Rucci; 22/dh Pappler; 26/1b McFarland; 5/rf Ciconte; 44/cf McLaughlin; 7/lf Comprelli; 1/ss Johnson; 23/p Schwartz; Hampden-Sydney 1st - Lilley grounded out to 2b. Apperson struck out swinging. Padgett struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rowan Univ. 1st - Galeota singled to second base. Galeota stole second. Enuco grounded out to 2b; Galeota advanced to third. Rucci hit by pitch. Pappler singled through the left side, RBI; Rucci advanced to second; Galeota scored. McFarland struck out swinging. Ciconte reached on a fielding error by 3b; Pappler advanced to second; Rucci advanced to third. McLaughlin lined out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 2nd - Clark singled through the right side. Clark advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Bour struck out swinging. Knowles struck out swinging. Clark out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rowan Univ. 2nd - Comprelli grounded out to 3b. Johnson walked. Galeota reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt, advanced to second; Johnson advanced to third. Enuco flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Galeota advanced to third; Johnson scored, unearned. Rucci flied out to rf. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 3rd - Burk singled up the middle. Harrell reached on a fielder's choice; Burk out at second p to ss. Brankley walked; Harrell advanced to second. Lilley struck out looking. Apperson reached on a fielder's choice; Brankley out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rowan Univ. 3rd - Pappler flied out to rf. McFarland grounded out to ss. Ciconte fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 4th - Padgett walked. Clark struck out swinging. Padgett stole second. Bour struck out swinging. Knowles struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rowan Univ. 4th - McLaughlin struck out swinging. Comprelli struck out swinging. Johnson struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 5th - Burk struck out swinging. Harrell grounded out to 2b. Brankley struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rowan Univ. 5th - Galeota lined out to 1b. Enuco struck out swinging. Rucci singled through the right side. Pappler flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 6th - Lilley fouled out to 1b. Apperson grounded out to 3b. Padgett popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rowan Univ. 6th - McFarland doubled down the lf line. Ciconte grounded out to ss; McFarland advanced to third. McLaughlin flied out to rf, SF, RBI; McFarland scored. Comprelli singled to shortstop. Johnson doubled to left field, RBI; Comprelli scored. Galeota reached on a fielding error by ss; Johnson scored, unearned. Enuco singled to right field; Galeota advanced to third. Rucci singled to third base, RBI; Enuco advanced to third; Galeota scored, unearned. Hadra to p for Schoenholtz. Pappler doubled down the lf line, RBI; Rucci advanced to third; Enuco scored, unearned. McFarland doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Pappler scored, team unearned; Rucci scored, unearned. Ciconte flied out to cf. 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 7th - Clark grounded out to ss. Bour struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Toney pinch hit for Knowles. Toney flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rowan Univ. 7th - McLaughlin hit by pitch. McLaughlin stole second. Comprelli walked. Comprelli advanced to second; McLaughlin advanced to third on a wild pitch. Johnson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Galeota out at first p to 2b to 1b, RBI; Comprelli advanced to third; McLaughlin scored. Enuco grounded out to ss. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 8th - Burk singled to third base. Harrell reached on a fielder's choice; Burk out at second ss to 2b. Brankley popped up to p. Lilley struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rowan Univ. 8th - Rucci singled to left field. Krause pinch ran for Rucci. Pappler walked; Krause advanced to second. Turley pinch ran for Pappler. McFarland flied out to lf. Ciconte struck out swinging. McLaughlin flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Hampden-Sydney 9th - Fox to c for Krause. Hasenauer to lf for Comprelli. Apperson grounded out to 2b. Padgett singled up the middle. Clark reached on a fielder's choice; Padgett out at second ss to 2b. Cameron pinch hit for Bour. Cameron struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated June 2005