Central Regional - Game 10 - May 20, 2006
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St. Louis, Mo., May 20, 2006 -Fourth-seeded Aurora University upended second-seeded Millsaps College, 8-6, Saturday at Kelly Field in St. Louis to force a decisive game 11 at the NCAA Central Region Championship.
Aurora (33-12) scored one run in each of its first four innings to bat. In the first, AU junior Jay Zimmerman notched an RBI single to center field; in the third inning he added a sacrifice fly. Senior Chris Forbes picked up the other two RBI with a groundout in the second and a single to left field in the fourth to make it a 4-3 game.
Millsaps (37-12), which led 2-1 in the second inning, regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning. MC junior Jason Hadley led off the inning with a walk. Hadley then stole second and third base, though he did not need to. Senior Garner Wetzel stepped to the plate with one out and Hadley on third, and Wetzel took a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall for his third home run of the Central Regional. Wetzel, who has 13 homers and 88 RBI on the season, also has 12 RBI in Regional play.
The Spartans struck again in their half of the fifth. Senior John Hopkins led off the frame with a single up the middle, and he scored on an RBI single by classmate Aaron Thor. Aurora loaded the bases with one out on three straight walks in the bottom of the sixth. Hopkins then posted a two-RBI single and freshman Zach Starkey followed with an RBI single to give AU an 8-5 advantage.
Millsaps threatened in the top of the eighth, plating one run. With two outs and runners on first and second base, Aurora brought its closer, junior Ryan Fair, into the game. Fair shut the door in the eighth and went on to pick up his third save of the Regional and 11th of the season. The 11 saves tie the AU career record.
Starkey finished 3-for-3 for Aurora, while Hopkins went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
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Millsaps College 6 (37-12) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Nick Crawford 2b......... 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 Jason Hadley lf.......... 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 Justin Carter ss......... 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 Garner Wetzel rf......... 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 Hunter Abrams 3b......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 Derrik Boland dh......... 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Luke Morrow 1b........... 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 John Pacillo cf.......... 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 Nicky Prather c.......... 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 Taylor Jones pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russ Boyd pr/c.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Quinn Salmon ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 John Fox p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Tal Hendrix p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Maddox p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 34 6 7 5 9 0 24 10 12 Aurora University 8 (33-12) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ John Hopkins cf.......... 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 Zach Starkey 2b.......... 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Aaron Thor ss............ 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 2 Jay Zimmerman lf......... 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 Paul Dean dh............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ryan Losacco 3b.......... 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 0 Nick Weber 1b............ 3 1 0 0 1 2 14 0 0 Chris Forbes c........... 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Josh Damore rf........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Adam Hutten p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Casey Friend p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Turek p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ryan Fair p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 31 8 12 8 4 4 27 16 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Millsaps College.... 020 120 010 - 6 7 1 Aurora University... 111 113 00X - 8 12 3 ------------------------------------------- E - Pacillo; Z.Starkey; A.Thor; J. Zimmerman. LOB - MAJORS06 12; AURORA 7. 2B - Boland; R.Losacco. HR - Wetzel. HBP - Morrow 2; R.Losacco. SH - Z.Starkey 2. SF - J. Zimmerman. SB - Hadley 3; Abrams; A.Thor; R.Losacco. CS - Z.Starkey; A.Thor. Millsaps College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- John Fox............ 5.0 8 5 5 1 3 19 23 Tal Hendrix......... 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 3 6 Drew Maddox......... 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 9 10 Aurora University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Adam Hutten......... 4.1 6 5 5 3 0 19 23 Casey Friend........ 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 Jonathan Turek...... 2.1 1 1 0 3 0 8 12 Ryan Fair........... 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 Win - J.Turek (4-0). Loss - Tal Hendrix (5-7). Save - R.Fair (11). HBP - by A.Hutten (Morrow); by J.Turek (Morrow); by Maddox (R.Losacco). Umpires - HP: John Garlits 1B: Rollie Madison 2B: Mike Contreras 3B: Jamie Still Start: 10 a.m. Time: 12:50 Attendance: 123
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Millsaps College.... 020 120 010 - 6 7 1 Aurora University... 111 113 00X - 8 12 3 ------------------------------------------- Millsaps College starters: 1/2b Crawford; 6/lf Hadley; 15/ss Carter; 13/rf Wetzel; 11/3b Abrams; 3/dh Boland; 8/1b Morrow; 14/cf Pacillo; 29/c Prather; 99/p Fox; Aurora University starters: 1/cf J. Hopkins; 28/2b Z.Starkey; 43/ss A.Thor; 6/lf J. Zimmerman; 8/dh P. Dean; 20/3b R.Losacco; 24/1b N.Weber; 14/c C.Forbes; 23/rf J.Damore; 27/p A.Hutten; Millsaps College 1st - Crawford grounded out to 3b. Hadley walked. Hadley stole second. Carter grounded out to ss; Hadley advanced to third. Wetzel flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Aurora University 1st - J. Hopkins grounded out to 2b. Z.Starkey singled to center field. A.Thor grounded out to 3b; Z.Starkey advanced to second. J. Zimmerman singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, RBI; Z.Starkey scored. P. Dean flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Millsaps College 2nd - Abrams singled to right field. Boland doubled to left field, RBI; Abrams scored. Morrow singled, RBI; Boland scored. Pacillo reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 2b; Morrow out at second 3b to 2b. Prather grounded out to ss; Pacillo advanced to third. Crawford grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Aurora University 2nd - R.Losacco singled to right field. R.Losacco stole second. N.Weber grounded out to p; R.Losacco advanced to third. C.Forbes grounded out to ss, RBI; R.Losacco scored. J.Damore flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Millsaps College 3rd - Hadley grounded out to 3b. Carter grounded out to 3b. Wetzel grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Aurora University 3rd - J. Hopkins walked. Z.Starkey grounded out to 3b, SAC; J. Hopkins advanced to second. A.Thor singled to left center; J. Hopkins advanced to third. J. Zimmerman flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; J. Hopkins scored. A.Thor out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Millsaps College 4th - Abrams grounded out to 3b. Boland walked. Morrow hit by pitch; Boland advanced to second. Pacillo singled to left field; Morrow advanced to second; Boland advanced to third. Prather reached on an error by ss, RBI; Pacillo advanced to second; Morrow advanced to third; Boland scored. Morrow picked off, out at third p to 3b. Crawford grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Aurora University 4th - P. Dean flied out to lf. R.Losacco doubled to left field. N.Weber struck out. C.Forbes singled to left field, RBI; R.Losacco scored. J.Damore reached on a fielder's choice; C.Forbes out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Millsaps College 5th - Hadley walked. Carter flied out to cf. Hadley stole second. Hadley stole third. Wetzel homered, 2 RBI; Hadley scored. Abrams singled to pitcher. C.Friend to p for A.Hutten. Boland flied out to ss. Abrams stole second. Morrow grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Aurora University 5th - J. Hopkins singled to center field. Z.Starkey grounded out to p, SAC; J. Hopkins advanced to second. A.Thor singled, RBI; J. Hopkins scored. A.Thor stole second. J. Zimmerman struck out. P. Dean struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Millsaps College 6th - Pacillo lined out to 2b. Prather walked. Jones pinch ran for Prather. Crawford walked; Jones advanced to second. J.Turek to p for C.Friend. Hadley walked; Crawford advanced to second; Jones advanced to third. Carter flied out to ss. Wetzel grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Aurora University 6th - Boyd pinch ran for Jones. Boyd to c. Tal Hendrix to p for Fox. R.Losacco flied out to cf. N.Weber walked. C.Forbes walked; N.Weber advanced to second. J.Damore walked; C.Forbes advanced to second; N.Weber advanced to third. J. Hopkins singled to center field, 2 RBI; J.Damore advanced to second; C.Forbes scored; N.Weber scored. Z.Starkey singled to right field, RBI; J. Hopkins advanced to third; J.Damore scored. Maddox to p for Tal Hendrix. Z.Starkey out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. A.Thor flied out to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Millsaps College 7th - Abrams lined out to ss. Boland flied out to lf. Morrow hit by pitch. Pacillo lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Aurora University 7th - J. Zimmerman grounded out to 2b. P. Dean singled down the rf line. R.Losacco hit by pitch; P. Dean advanced to second. N.Weber struck out. C.Forbes flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Millsaps College 8th - Boyd grounded out to p. Crawford grounded out to 3b. Hadley walked. Carter singled, advanced to second on an error by lf; Hadley scored, unearned. Wetzel intentionally walked. R.Fair to p for J.Turek. Abrams lined out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Aurora University 8th - J.Damore flied out to cf. J. Hopkins lined out to ss. Z.Starkey singled to center field. A.Thor flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Millsaps College 9th - Boland fouled out to lf. Morrow lined out to rf. Pacillo walked. Salmon pinch hit for Boyd. Salmon grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated May 2006