Game 7 - May 28, 2005
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater pitcher Greg Reinhard got stronger as the day went along Saturday and so did his offense. Reinhard gave up only two hits after the second inning, and the Warhawks came up with several key hits to edge Chapman University 7-6 in a winner's bracket game of the 2005 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship at Fox Cities Stadium in front of a crowd of 2,280. Whitewater (43-7) advances to play either Rowan University or the College of Wooster in a winner's bracket game Sunday at 7 p.m. Chapman (37-10) takes on the State University of New York-Cortland at noon on Sunday in an elimination game.
"I always feel like I get stronger," said Reinhard (pictured right), who improved to 12-0 on the season. "My best innings, I feel, are my fifth through seventh. The ninth is on adrenaline." Reinhard went the distance, allowing 11 hits while striking out seven and walking two.
He also got homers from Eddie Adamson and Aaron Guilbault to lift the Warhawks to the win. Adamson went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, and Guilbault was 2-for-4.
The Whitewater ace was hit hard in the first two innings, as Chapman jumped to a 5-2 lead. The Panthers scored twice in the first inning, as Justin Hallenbeck led off with a single. Tyler Dean (pictured left) later delivered a two-out single up the middle to score Hallenbeck and moved to second on the throw to the plate. John Alexander followed with a single to center field and Dean scored to put the Panthers up 2-0.
Whitewater came back to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the first. A single by Ross Klawitter started the inning, and Dan Gnatzig and Eric Baldwin both reached on infield errors, with Klawitter coming in to score. Adamson later delivered a two-out single to score Baldwin and tie the game.
The tie didn't last long because the Panthers put three more runs up on the board in the top of the second. Chapman strung together six consecutive hits, with Hallenbeck delivering a key two-run double to left-center field. Jason Mooneyham also had a run-scoring single later in the inning. Reinhard avoided further damage by getting Alexander to ground into an inning-ending double play.
"They (Chapman) are a slap team. They are tough to pitch against," Reinhard said. "It's frustrating because you're trying to be aggressive but they are just waiting for the fastball."
Whitewater started chipping away at the lead and at Chapman starter Buddy Klovstad. The Warhawks got a run in the fourth and the rally started with the third Chapman error of the game.
"We made a few uncharacteristic mistakes defensively and that hurt us," Chapman coach Tom Tereschuk said.
Aaron Soto took advantage of a throwing error by the shortstop and went to second on a ground out. Greg Harder then singled to right field to score Soto and cut the lead to 5-3. Whitewater tied the game in the fifth with a big swing from Adamson (pictured right). Gnatzig led off the inning with a single, and Adamson belted a two-run homer to right field to make the score 5-5. In the seventh, Mooneyham finally slowed down Reinhard, who hadn't given up a hit since the second, with a one-out triple to right-center field on the first pitch of the at-bat.
"The first pitch I'm looking for something to hit," Mooneyham said. "If it's not there, I'm not going to hit it. He just grooved one right down the middle." Dean lined out to center field and Mooneyham tagged up and scored to give Chapman a 6-5 edge.
Guilbault (pictured left) sent Klovstad to the showers when he led off the eighth inning with a towering homer to left field to tie the game at 6-6. Scott Akamine came on in relief and immediately gave up a double down the right field line to Adamson. After a bunt moved him to third, Akamine uncorked a wild pitch and Adamson raced home to put the Warhawks up 7-6.
Chapman did get the tying run on base in the ninth when Matt Ricatto singled to start the inning. A sacrifice bunt moved pinch runner Chase Twedell to second, but Reinhard struck out Scott Zine and got Mooneyham to pop up to end the game.
"Great pitching performance, great hitting," Whitewater coach John Vodenlich said. "Things are starting to come around. You've got to like it. That's a very good team we beat."
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Chapman University 6 (37-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Justin Hallenbeck 2b..... 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 Scott Zine cf............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Jason Mooneyham 1b....... 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 Tyler Dean 3b............ 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 John Alexander c......... 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 2 Brian Brubaker dh........ 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 C.J. Castillo lf......... 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Travis Otott rf.......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Kyle Redding ss.......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jeff Levering ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Ricatto ss......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chase Twedell pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddy Klovstad p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Scott Akamine p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 32 6 11 6 2 7 24 8 6 UW-Whitewater 7 (43-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Ross Klawitter ss........ 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 Dan Gnatzig lf........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Baldwin rf.......... 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 Aaron Guilbault c........ 4 1 2 1 0 2 7 0 0 Eddie Adamson dh......... 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 Aaron Soto cf............ 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Jeff Newcomer 1b......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 0 Greg Harder 3b........... 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Nicholas Teach 2b........ 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 Greg Reinhard p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Totals................... 33 7 9 6 3 8 27 10 6 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Chapman University.. 230 000 100 - 6 11 3 UW-Whitewater....... 200 120 02X - 7 9 0 ------------------------------------------- E - Hallenbeck; Redding 2. DP - Whitewater 2. LOB - Chapman 6; Whitewater 6. 2B - Hallenbeck(6); Adamson(19). 3B - Mooneyham(3). HR - Guilbault(10); Adamson(10). HBP - Mooneyham. SH - Hallenbeck; Zine; Otott; Soto. SF - Dean. SB - Gnatzig(12); Teach(12). CS - Gnatzig. Chapman University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Buddy Klovstad...... 7.0 8 6 3 1 6 30 31 Scott Akamine....... 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 UW-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Greg Reinhard....... 9.0 11 6 6 2 7 32 39 Win - Reinhard (12-0). Loss - Akamine (7-3). Save - None. WP - Akamine. HBP - by Reinhard (Mooneyham). PB - Guilbault. Umpires - HP: Tim Carey 1B: Don Umland 2B: Andre Lanoue 3B: Steve Reinhardt Start: 4:53 pm Time: 2:36 Attendance: 2280 Klovstad faced 1 batter in the 8th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Chapman University.. 230 000 100 - 6 11 3 UW-Whitewater....... 200 120 02X - 7 9 0 ------------------------------------------- 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; 13/p Klovstad; UW-Whitewater starters: 13/ss Klawitter; 15/lf Gnatzig; 31/rf Baldwin; 18/c Guilbault; 14/dh Adamson; 1/cf Soto; 21/1b Newcomer; 2/3b Harder; 3/2b Teach; 19/p Reinhard; Chapman University 1st - Hallenbeck singled to left field. Zine grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Hallenbeck advanced to second. Mooneyham struck out swinging. Dean singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Hallenbeck scored. Alexander singled to center field, RBI; Dean scored. Brubaker struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 1st - Klawitter singled up the middle. Gnatzig reached on a fielding error by 2b, advanced to second; Klawitter advanced to third. Baldwin reached on an error by ss, RBI; Klawitter scored, unearned. Guilbault struck out swinging; Baldwin advanced to second; Gnatzig out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Adamson singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Baldwin scored, unearned. Soto flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 2nd - Castillo struck out swinging. Otott singled to right field. Redding singled to left center; Otott advanced to second. Hallenbeck doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Redding scored; Otott scored. Zine singled to left field; Hallenbeck advanced to third. Mooneyham singled to left field, RBI; Zine advanced to second; Hallenbeck scored. Dean singled to shortstop; Mooneyham advanced to second; Zine advanced to third. Alexander hit into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Dean out on the play. 3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater 2nd - Newcomer lined out to ss. Harder grounded out to 3b. Teach walked. Teach stole second. Klawitter flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 3rd - Brubaker grounded out to 3b. Castillo walked. Otott lined into double play ss to 1b; Castillo out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater 3rd - Gnatzig singled to left field. Baldwin flied out to cf. Guilbault singled to left center; Gnatzig advanced to second. Guilbault out at first p to 1b, picked off. Adamson out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 4th - Redding flied out to cf. Hallenbeck grounded out to ss. Zine struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater 4th - Soto reached on a throwing error by ss. Newcomer grounded out to 2b; Soto advanced to second. Harder singled to right field, RBI; Soto scored, unearned. Teach grounded out to 2b; Harder advanced to second. Klawitter flied out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University 5th - Mooneyham hit by pitch. Mooneyham advanced to second on a passed ball. Dean flied out to cf. Alexander grounded out to 1b unassisted. Brubaker struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 5th - Gnatzig singled to right field. Baldwin flied out to rf. Guilbault struck out looking. Gnatzig stole second. Adamson homered to right field, 2 RBI; Gnatzig scored. Soto flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 6th - Castillo walked. Otott grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt; Castillo advanced to second. Levering pinch hit for Redding. Levering lined out to rf. Hallenbeck grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 6th - Ricatto to ss for Levering. Newcomer struck out swinging. Harder flied out to rf. Teach struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 7th - Zine fouled out to 1b. Mooneyham tripled to right center. Dean lined out to cf, SF, RBI; Mooneyham scored. Alexander flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater 7th - Klawitter struck out looking. Gnatzig grounded out to 2b. Baldwin struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 8th - Brubaker grounded out to ss. Castillo struck out swinging. Otott grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater 8th - Guilbault homered to right field, RBI. Akamine to p for Klovstad. Adamson doubled to right field. Soto out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Adamson advanced to third. Adamson scored on a wild pitch. Newcomer walked. Harder walked; Newcomer advanced to second. Teach struck out looking. Klawitter struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Chapman University 9th - Ricatto singled to center field. Twedell pinch ran for Ricatto. Hallenbeck out at first 1b to p, SAC, bunt; Twedell advanced to second. Zine struck out swinging. Mooneyham flied out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated June 2005