Central Regional - Game 3 - May 17, 2006
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St. Louis, Mo., May 17, 2006 –Third-seeded and host Washington University fell to fourth-seeded Aurora University, 9-3, Wednesday at the NCAA Central Region Championship at Kelly Field. With the loss, the Bears fell to 34-6 overall, while Aurora improved to 30-11.
Aurora scored two runs in each of its first three innings. Freshman Josh Damore gave the Spartans a 6-1 lead in the third inning with a two-RBI single to center field. The Spartans added three runs in the fourth inning, when senior Paul Dean and junior Ryan Losacco connected back-to-back doubles to spark the scoring spree and help give AU a 9-1 lead.
Senior Alex Chapple turned in a strong performance on the mound for Aurora. In 7.2 innings, Chapple gave up seven hits and three runs (two earned) to improve to 8-1. WU junior Brent Buffa (10-1) lost for the first time this season, giving up six earned runs in two innings.
Dean finished 4-for-6 with a run and two RBI, and Losacco went 3-for-6 with two runs to lead Aurora.Junior Andy Shields highlighted the Bears offensively with a 2-for-3 effort. In the fourth inning, Shields connected on his eighth triple of the season; that triple--Shields' 14th of his career--also broke the WU career record. Senior Ryan Corning also went 2-for-5 on the day; the two hits brought his 2006 total to 67, which is also a Bears single-season record.
Aurora will face second-seeded Millsaps College at 4 p.m. Thursday, and Washington U. will take on sixth-seeded College of Mount St. Joseph at 1 p.m.
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Aurora University 9 (30-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ John Hopkins cf.......... 5 2 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 Zach Starkey 2b.......... 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 Aaron Thor ss............ 6 1 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 Jay Zimmerman lf......... 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 Paul Dean dh............. 6 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 3 Ryan Losacco 3b.......... 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Nick Weber 1b............ 3 2 0 0 3 1 10 0 2 Chris Forbes c........... 2 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 1 Josh Damore rf........... 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 Alex Chapple p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jonathan Turek p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Fair p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 41 9 17 9 8 7 27 9 16 Washington Univ. 3 (34-6) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Haley, Jim rf............ 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Hahn, Sam 3b............. 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 Corning, Ryan ss......... 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 Germano, Alan c.......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 1 3 Shields, Andy cf......... 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 Hoering, Eddy lf......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Working, Dave pr/lf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kramer, David 2b......... 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 Lehmann, Zander dh....... 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Brown, Bryan 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 3 Buffa, Brent p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wallace, Kent p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hempel, Ross p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 3 9 3 4 8 27 12 11 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Aurora University... 222 300 000 - 9 17 1 Washington Univ..... 100 100 010 - 3 9 2 ------------------------------------------- E - J. Zimmerman; Hoering; Brown. LOB - AURORA 16; WASHU 11. 2B - Z.Starkey; A.Thor; J. Zimmerman; P. Dean; R.Losacco. 3B - Shields. HR - J. Hopkins. SH - C.Forbes; J.Damore. SF - C.Forbes. SB - J. Hopkins. CS - P. Dean. Aurora University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Alex Chapple........ 7.2 7 3 2 2 7 31 33 Jonathan Turek...... 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 Ryan Fair........... 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 5 Washington Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Buffa, Brent........ 2.0 9 6 6 3 0 14 18 Wallace, Kent....... 1.2 2 3 1 3 1 7 11 Hempel, Ross........ 5.1 6 0 0 2 6 20 23 Win - A.Chapple (8-1). Loss - Buffa (10-1). Save - None. WP - Buffa. PB - C.Forbes. Umpires - HP: Mike Contreras 1B: Bob Jenkins 2B: John Garlits 3B: Jim Ellison Start: 4 p.m. Time: 2:44 Attendance: 387 Buffa faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Aurora University... 222 300 000 - 9 17 1 Washington Univ..... 100 100 010 - 3 9 2 ------------------------------------------- Aurora University 1st - J. Hopkins singled to second base. J. Hopkins stole second. Z.Starkey grounded out to ss; J. Hopkins advanced to third. A.Thor doubled, RBI; J. Hopkins scored. J. Zimmerman grounded out to 1b unassisted; A.Thor advanced to third. P. Dean singled to left field, RBI; A.Thor scored. R.Losacco reached on a fielder's choice; P. Dean out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 1st - Haley struck out looking. Hahn singled to right field. Corning singled to right field; Hahn advanced to third. Germano struck out looking. Shields singled to left field, RBI; Corning advanced to second; Hahn scored. Hoering grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Aurora University 2nd - N.Weber walked. C.Forbes grounded out to p, SAC; N.Weber advanced to second. J.Damore grounded out to 2b; N.Weber advanced to third. J. Hopkins homered, 2 RBI; N.Weber scored. Z.Starkey singled to center field. A.Thor singled to center field; Z.Starkey advanced to second. J. Zimmerman walked; A.Thor advanced to second; Z.Starkey advanced to third. P. Dean reached on a fielder's choice; J. Zimmerman out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Washington Univ. 2nd - Kramer struck out. Lehmann grounded out to ss. Brown grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Aurora University 3rd - R.Losacco singled to right field. R.Losacco advanced to second on a wild pitch. N.Weber walked. C.Forbes singled; N.Weber advanced to second; R.Losacco advanced to third. J.Damore singled, 2 RBI; C.Forbes advanced to second; N.Weber scored; R.Losacco scored. Wallace to p for Buffa. J. Hopkins struck out. Z.Starkey flied out to cf. A.Thor flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Washington Univ. 3rd - Haley grounded out to ss. Hahn grounded out to ss. Corning reached on an error by lf. Germano flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Aurora University 4th - J. Zimmerman reached on an error by 1b. P. Dean doubled, RBI; J. Zimmerman scored, unearned. R.Losacco doubled to right field; P. Dean advanced to third. N.Weber walked. C.Forbes flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; P. Dean scored. J.Damore flied out to rf; R.Losacco advanced to third. J. Hopkins walked; N.Weber advanced to second. Z.Starkey walked, RBI; J. Hopkins advanced to second; N.Weber advanced to third; R.Losacco scored, unearned. Hempel to p for Wallace. A.Thor flied out to rf. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Washington Univ. 4th - Shields tripled. Hoering grounded out to 3b. Kramer grounded out to ss, RBI; Shields scored. Lehmann flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Aurora University 5th - J. Zimmerman doubled to center field. P. Dean struck out. R.Losacco flied out to ss. N.Weber grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 5th - Brown walked. Haley struck out. Hahn singled; Brown advanced to second. Corning flied out to lf. Germano struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Aurora University 6th - C.Forbes walked. J.Damore grounded out to 3b, SAC; C.Forbes advanced to second. J. Hopkins struck out looking. Z.Starkey walked. A.Thor singled to left field; Z.Starkey advanced to second; C.Forbes advanced to third. J. Zimmerman struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Washington Univ. 6th - Shields grounded out to 1b unassisted. Hoering singled to center field. Kramer flied out to cf. Lehmann lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Aurora University 7th - P. Dean singled to center field. P. Dean out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. R.Losacco singled, advanced to second on an error by lf. N.Weber grounded out to 3b. C.Forbes grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 7th - Brown grounded out to ss. Haley struck out. Hahn grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Aurora University 8th - J.Damore grounded out to 2b. J. Hopkins flied out to lf. Z.Starkey doubled to right field. A.Thor struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 8th - Corning struck out. Germano grounded out to p unassisted. Shields walked. Hoering singled; Shields advanced to second. Working pinch ran for Hoering. J.Turek to p for A.Chapple. Working advanced to second on a passed ball; Shields advanced to third on a passed ball. Kramer walked. Lehmann walked, RBI; Kramer advanced to second; Working advanced to third; Shields scored, unearned. Brown flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Aurora University 9th - Working to lf. J. Zimmerman struck out. P. Dean singled to right field. R.Losacco grounded out to 3b; P. Dean advanced to second. N.Weber struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 9th - R.Fair to p for J.Turek. Haley lined out to ss. Hahn struck out. Corning singled to left field. Germano singled to left field; Corning advanced to second. Shields flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated May 2006