Game 11 - May 29, 2005
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will advance to Tuesday's national championship game for the first time in school history, after topping Wooster College 10-7 late Sunday night at the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships at Fox Cities Stadium. With the win, Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-7) is able to skip the two elimination contests on Monday and advance directly to Tuesday's title game at 1 p.m., facing the survivor of Monday's play. Monday's first game, at noon, will feature Wartburg College (37-10) against the State University of New York-Cortland (41-8-1). The winner of that game will face Wooster (39-8) at 3:30 p.m.
The third game of the day began late, at 10:34 p.m. on Sunday, thanks to weather delays in the first game and an NCAA Division III championships-record 16-inning game in the prior contest. The game ended at 1:35 a.m., marking the second-latest-ending game in championships history.
Mike Jacobson pitched five innings to claim the victory for Whitewater, striking out three. Andrew Keller pitched two innings of relief, as did Kevin Tomasiewicz, who struck out two and allowed just one hit to close the victory.
Eddie Adamson went 3-for-5 to lead the Warhawks, while Eric Baldwin, Aaron Guibault, Aaron Soto and Nicholas Teach had two hits each as part of Whitewater's 13-hit attack. Baldwin had a double.
Dean Palombaro had three hits, including a double, for Wooster, while Jake Frank, Pat Christensen and Ross Yoder had two hits apiece.
Reilly Enos lasted just two innings in his start for Wooster, with Kyle Rawlings taking the loss with five innings of relief, striking out nine while walking only one. Brett Glavan pitched an inning in relief.
Wooster took an early lead in the first inning, taking advantage of two Whitewater errors. Shaun Swearingen scored on a sacrifice fly by Jake Frank. But Whitewater answered in the bottom of the inning, as a two-out single by Adamson scored Dan Gnatzig.
Wooster took the lead in the third inning, as Kurt Kapferer drove home Swearingen on a single to center field. But the Warhawks answered again with two runs in the bottom of the frame, as a Guilbault single drove in Gnatzing and Baldwin.
Wooster's Rob Romick singled and later scored after a throwing error to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth.
In the Whitewater fourth, Teach reached base on a single, and Ross Klawitter was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second with nobody out. A fielding error loaded the bases, and a bases-loaded walk brought Teach home with the go-ahead run. A single by Guilbault, combined with a throwing error, cleared the bases to put the Warhawks ahead 7-3.
Two more runs came across, after a single by Soso and a suicide squeeze bunt by Jeff Newcomer, as 10 batters reached base in the inning. Wooster cut into the lead in the fifth, as Frank walked, Christensen doubled down the left-field line, and Frank scored on a groundout.
In the sixth, Dean Palombaro led off the inning with a double to deep left, and a Yoder single put runners at the corners with nobody out. National Player of the Year Luke Ullman then responded with a three-run homer to left-center to cut the lead to 9-7.
Wooster put two runners on the bases in the seventh and loaded the bases on a single by Yoder. The lead runner was caught at home as result of a wild pitch, and a foul out ended the inning, keeping the Scots off the board.
In the eighth, a Baldwin double plated Gnatzig with the final run for the Warhawks.
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College of Wooster 7 (39-8) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Luke Ullman ss........... 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 Shaun Swearingen cf...... 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Jake Frank 3b............ 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 Kurt Kapferer dh......... 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Pat Christensen rf....... 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 Rob Romick 1b............ 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 Brandon Boesiger c....... 5 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 1 Dean Palombaro lf........ 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Keller ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ross Yoder 2b............ 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 Reilly Enos p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kyle Rawlings p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brett Glavan p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 7 12 6 5 6 24 4 10 UW-Whitewater 10 (44-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Ross Klawitter ss........ 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 Dan Gnatzig lf........... 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Eric Baldwin rf.......... 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 Aaron Guilbault c........ 4 1 2 3 1 1 7 1 0 Eddie Adamson dh......... 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 Aaron Soto cf............ 5 0 2 0 0 1 6 1 2 Jeff Newcomer 1b......... 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 0 2 Greg Harder 3b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Nicholas Teach 2b........ 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 3 1 Mike Jacobson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Andrew Keller p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kevin Tomasiewicz p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 10 13 7 3 12 27 11 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- College of Wooster.. 101 113 000 - 7 12 2 UW-Whitewater....... 102 600 01X - 10 13 4 ------------------------------------------- E - Ullman; Swearingen; Baldwin; Guilbault 2; Jacobson. DP - Whitewater 1. LOB - Wooster 10; Whitewater 9. 2B - Christensen(15); Palombaro(3); Baldwin(17). HR - Ullman(15). HBP - Romick; Klawitter; Gnatzig. SH - Newcomer. SF - Frank. SB - Swearingen(6); Guilbault(9); Adamson(6); Soto. College of Wooster IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Reilly Enos......... 2.0 5 3 3 2 2 11 13 Kyle Rawlings....... 5.0 6 7 6 1 9 21 25 Brett Glavan........ 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 5 UW-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Mike Jacobson....... 5.0 9 7 4 4 3 23 28 Andrew Keller....... 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 7 9 Kevin Tomasiewicz... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 7 7 Win - Jacobson (2-0). Loss - Rawlings (4-1). Save - Tomasiewicz (1). WP - Keller. HBP - by Rawlings (Klawitter); by Keller (Romick); by Rawlings (Gnatzig). BK - Enos; Rawlings 2. PB - Boesiger. Umpires - HP: Bill Ryan 1B: Bob Lynn 2B: Andre Lanoue 3B: Don Umland Start: 10:34 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 1985 Enos faced 3 batters in the 3rd. Jacobson faced 3 batters in the 6th. Rawlings faced 1 batter in the 8th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- College of Wooster.. 101 113 000 - 7 12 2 UW-Whitewater....... 102 600 01X - 10 13 4 ------------------------------------------- College of Wooster starters: 2/ss Ullman; 15/cf Swearingen; 16/3b Frank; 29/dh Kapferer; 9/rf Christensen; 30/1b Romick; 13/c Boesiger; 14/lf Palombaro; 6/2b Yoder; 31/p Enos; 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; 26/p Jacobson; College of Wooster 1st - Ullman flied out to cf. Swearingen reached on a fielding error by p. Swearingen stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Frank flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Swearingen scored, unearned. Kapferer walked. Christensen flied out to lf. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 1st - Klawitter struck out swinging. Gnatzig singled to center field. Baldwin struck out swinging. Gnatzig advanced to second on a balk. Guilbault walked. Adamson singled through the right side, RBI; Guilbault advanced to second; Gnatzig scored. Soto reached on a fielder's choice; Adamson advanced to second; Guilbault out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. College of Wooster 2nd - Romick grounded out to 2b. Boesiger struck out looking. Palombaro singled to right field. Yoder reached on a fielder's choice; Palombaro out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 2nd - Newcomer singled to center field. Harder flied out to rf. Teach grounded out to p; Newcomer advanced to second. Klawitter grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. College of Wooster 3rd - Ullman walked. Swearingen reached on a fielder's choice; Ullman out at second ss to 2b. Frank singled to left field; Swearingen advanced to second. Kapferer singled to center field, RBI; Frank advanced to second; Swearingen scored. Christensen lined into double play cf to 2b to 3b to 2b; Frank out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 3rd - Gnatzig walked. Baldwin singled down the lf line; Gnatzig advanced to third. Guilbault singled to left center, 2 RBI; Baldwin scored; Gnatzig scored. Rawlings to p for Enos. Adamson singled to center field; Guilbault advanced to second. Soto struck out swinging. Newcomer struck out looking. Adamson stole second; Guilbault stole third. Harder struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. College of Wooster 4th - Romick singled up the middle. Boesiger struck out swinging. Palombaro singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw; Romick advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by rf. Yoder flied out to cf. Ullman walked. Swearingen flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater 4th - Teach singled to left field. Teach advanced to second on a passed ball. Klawitter hit by pitch. Gnatzig reached on a fielding error by ss; Klawitter advanced to second; Teach advanced to third. Baldwin walked, RBI; Gnatzig advanced to second; Klawitter advanced to third; Teach scored. Guilbault singled to center field, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, RBI; Baldwin scored; Gnatzig scored, unearned; Klawitter scored. Adamson singled to right field; Guilbault advanced to third. Adamson advanced to second; Guilbault scored on a balk. Soto singled to center field; Adamson advanced to third. Newcomer grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI; Soto advanced to second; Adamson scored. Harder flied out to rf. Teach struck out looking. 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. College of Wooster 5th - Frank walked. Kapferer struck out swinging. Christensen doubled down the lf line; Frank advanced to third. Romick grounded out to 3b, RBI; Frank scored. Boesiger grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 5th - Klawitter out at first rf to 2b. Gnatzig struck out swinging. Baldwin struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. College of Wooster 6th - Palombaro doubled to left field. Yoder singled through the right side; Palombaro advanced to third. Dropped foul ball, E2. Ullman homered to left center, 3 RBI, unearned; Yoder scored, unearned; Palombaro scored. Keller to p for Jacobson. Swearingen flied out to cf. Frank singled to left field. Kapferer struck out swinging. Christensen flied out to cf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. UW-Whitewater 6th - Guilbault struck out swinging. Adamson struck out swinging. Soto grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. College of Wooster 7th - Romick hit by pitch. Boesiger lined out to rf. Palombaro walked; Romick advanced to second. Yoder singled up the middle; Palombaro advanced to second; Romick advanced to third. Yoder advanced to second; Palombaro advanced to third on a wild pitch; Romick out at home c to p. Ullman fouled out to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Whitewater 7th - Newcomer struck out swinging. Harder popped up to 3b. Teach singled through the right side. Klawitter grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. College of Wooster 8th - Tomasiewicz to p for Keller. Swearingen struck out looking. Frank flied out to cf. Kapferer grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. UW-Whitewater 8th - Gnatzig hit by pitch. Gnatzig advanced to second on a balk. Glavan to p for Rawlings. Baldwin doubled to right center, RBI; Gnatzig scored. Guilbault lined out to 2b. Adamson flied out to rf. Soto singled to third base; Baldwin advanced to third. Soto stole second. Newcomer struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. College of Wooster 9th - Christensen singled to left field. Romick struck out swinging. Boesiger flied out to rf. Keller pinch hit for Palombaro. Keller reached on a fielder's choice; Christensen out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated June 2005