Central Regional - Game 1 - May 17, 2006
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St. Louis, Mo., May 17, 2006 –Sixth-seeded College of Mount St. Joseph upended top-seeded Carthage College, 7-6, Wednesday in the opening game of the NCAA Central Region Championship. With the win, Mount St. Joseph improves to 29-15 overall; Carthage fell to 33-8.
With one out in the top of the ninth, junior Ryan Meyer delivered the game-winning hit, a solo home run to right field. The homer was his first of the season.
Carthage jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Junior Tyler Yapp reached first base on an error by the Lions third baseman. Senior Sergio Simental followed with a base hit to center field, and sophomore Seth Romano added an RBI single to left field that drove in Yapp. Junior David Wuis put down a sacrifice bunt to move Simental and Romano to second and third base, and sophomore Boe Baitinger notched a two-out, two-RBI single to center field.
Mount St. Joseph countered with three runs in the top of the third, courtesy of junior Michael Mayer's three run home run, his sixth round-tripper of the season, to right field that tied the contest. The Lions added two runs in the fourth inning to take their first lead of the game. Freshman Nick Weimer gave MSJ a three-run lead (6-3) with an RBI single to left field in the sixth inning.
CC trimmed its deficit to two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Sophomore Steve Coughlin walked with two outs, and Baitinger lifted a fly ball to right field that was dropped, allowing Coughlin to cross home plate. The Red Men tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh after loading the bases and posting back-to-back sacrifice fly RBI.
Senior Josh Reinhart moved from third base to the pitcher's mound in the seventh inning, pitching the final three innings to improve to 3-1 this season. Senior Scott Evosevich pitched eight innings and picked up the no-decision for Carthage.
Mount St. Joseph returns to action at 1 p.m. Thursday in the second round. Carthage moves to the loser's bracket; it will resume Regional play at 1o a.m. Thursday.
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Mount St. Joseph 7 (29-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Meyer, R. 2b............. 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 4 1 Gamble cf................ 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 Mayer rf................. 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 0 0 Reinhart 3b/p............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 DeBra 1b................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 Bien dh.................. 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Katsetos c............... 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 Hoffmann ss.............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 Weimer lf................ 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 Waite p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Long p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Imhoff 3b............... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 37 7 10 7 1 7 27 11 5 Carthage College 6 (33-8) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Baitinger, Boe cf........ 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 Rucks, Steve 2b.......... 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 Even, Warren 3b.......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 Yapp, Tyler 1b........... 5 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 Simental, Sergio dh...... 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Gragnani, Anthony pr/dh. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romano, Seth ss.......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 Wuis, David c............ 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 Creekmore, Tyler lf...... 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 Coughlin, Steve rf....... 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 Evosevich, Scott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Livek, Jeff p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 32 6 10 5 5 4 27 9 10 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Mount St. Joseph.... 003 201 001 - 7 10 4 Carthage College.... 030 001 200 - 6 10 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Gamble; Mayer; Reinhart 2; Even, Warren. DP - MSJ 4. LOB - MSJ 5; CARTHAGE 10. 2B - Katsetos 2; Rucks, Steve; Yapp, Tyler. HR - Meyer, R.; Mayer. HBP - Baitinger, B; Simental, S. SH - Weimer; Gragnani, A; Wuis, David. SF - Romano, Seth; Wuis, David. SB - Meyer, R.; Imhoff; Gragnani, A. Mount St. Joseph IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Waite............... 5.2 7 4 0 3 2 22 28 Long................ 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 Reinhart............ 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 8 12 Carthage College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Evosevich, Scott.... 8.0 9 6 5 1 4 33 35 Livek, Jeff......... 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 4 4 Win - Reinhart (3-1). Loss - Livek, Jeff (6-2). Save - None. HBP - by Waite (Baitinger, B); by Waite (Simental, S). Umpires - HP: Jamie Still 1B: Mike Contreras 2B: Rollie Madison 3B: John Garlits Start: 10:05 am Time: 2:34 Attendance: Long faced 2 batters in the 7th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Mount St. Joseph.... 003 201 001 - 7 10 4 Carthage College.... 030 001 200 - 6 10 1 ------------------------------------------- Mount St. Joseph 1st - Meyer, R. flied out to rf. Gamble singled to left field. Mayer flied out to lf. Reinhart reached on a fielder's choice; Gamble out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Carthage College 1st - Baitinger, B lined out to rf. Rucks, Steve singled. Even, Warren lined into double play p unassisted; Rucks, Steve out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 2nd - DeBra grounded out to ss. Bien grounded out to 3b. Katsetos doubled to right field. Hoffmann struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Carthage College 2nd - Yapp, Tyler reached on an error by 3b. Simental, S singled to center field; Yapp, Tyler advanced to third. Romano, Seth singled, RBI; Simental, S advanced to second; Yapp, Tyler scored, unearned. Wuis, David out at first p to 2b, SAC; Romano, Seth advanced to second; Simental, S advanced to third. Creekmore, T walked. Coughlin, S flied out to cf. Baitinger, B singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, 2 RBI; Creekmore, T advanced to third; Romano, Seth scored, unearned; Simental, S scored, unearned. Rucks, Steve flied out to lf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 3rd - Weimer struck out looking. Meyer, R. singled. Meyer, R. stole second. Gamble walked. Mayer homered, 3 RBI; Gamble scored; Meyer, R. scored. Reinhart flied out to rf. DeBra grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Carthage College 3rd - Even, Warren grounded out to 2b. Yapp, Tyler doubled to right field. Simental, S reached on an error by 3b; Yapp, Tyler advanced to third. Romano, Seth hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Simental, S out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 4th - Bien singled to left field. Katsetos doubled to left field; Bien advanced to third. Hoffmann singled, RBI; Bien scored. Weimer grounded out to 3b, SAC; Hoffmann advanced to second; Katsetos advanced to third. Meyer, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Hoffmann advanced to third; Katsetos scored. Gamble struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Carthage College 4th - Wuis, David singled. Creekmore, T struck out. Coughlin, S walked; Wuis, David advanced to second. Baitinger, B hit by pitch; Coughlin, S advanced to second; Wuis, David advanced to third. Rucks, Steve hit into double play 3b to 1b; Coughlin, S out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 5th - Mayer flied out to 3b. Reinhart fouled out to c. DeBra lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Carthage College 5th - Even, Warren singled to left field. Yapp, Tyler hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Even, Warren out on the play. Simental, S hit by pitch. Romano, Seth reached on a fielder's choice; Simental, S out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 6th - Bien grounded out to 3b. Katsetos grounded out to p. Hoffmann reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second. Weimer singled, RBI; Hoffmann scored, unearned. Meyer, R. flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Carthage College 6th - Wuis, David out at first 1b to p. Creekmore, T struck out. Coughlin, S walked. Baitinger, B reached on an error by rf, advanced to second; Coughlin, S scored, unearned. Long to p for Waite. Rucks, Steve lined out to ss. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 7th - Gamble grounded out to 2b. Mayer struck out looking. Reinhart lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Carthage College 7th - Even, Warren walked. Yapp, Tyler singled to right field; Even, Warren advanced to third. Reinhart to p. Imhoff to 3b for Long. Imhoff to 3b for Bien. / for Imhoff. Simental, S walked; Yapp, Tyler advanced to second. Romano, Seth flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Yapp, Tyler advanced to third; Even, Warren scored. Gragnani, A pinch ran for Simental, S. Wuis, David flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Yapp, Tyler scored. Gragnani, A stole second. Creekmore, T fouled out to 3b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 8th - DeBra flied out to 2b. Imhoff singled to left field. Katsetos flied out to cf. Imhoff stole second. Hoffmann grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Carthage College 8th - Coughlin, S struck out. Baitinger, B struck out. Rucks, Steve doubled to right field. Even, Warren flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 9th - Livek, Jeff to p for Evosevich, S. Weimer struck out. Meyer, R. homered, RBI. Gamble struck out. Mayer struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Carthage College 9th - Yapp, Tyler singled. Gragnani, A to dh. Gragnani, A grounded out to c, SAC; Yapp, Tyler advanced to second. Romano, Seth flied out to cf; Yapp, Tyler advanced to third. Wuis, David grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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