Central Regional - Game 5 - May 18, 2006
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St. Louis, Mo., May 18, 2006 -Third-seeded Washington University fell just short to sixth-seeded College of Mount St. Joseph, 7-6, at the NCAA Central Region Championship at Kelly Field. With the loss, the Red and Green end their season with a 34-7 overall record.
Mount St. Joseph jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Junior Ryan Meyer led off with a base hit, and classmate Neil Gamble followed with a single to right center field. Meyer scored on junior Michael Mayer's fielder's choice; Mayer later scored on a fielder's choice. The Lions added two runs in the fourth inning to give starter Todd Schwertman a four-run cushion.
Schwertman held the Bears hitless in their first four-plus innings. WU reached base nine times before notching its first hit. Senior Ryan Corning came through with the bases loaded in the fifth, taking an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall for a grand slam. The home run, Corning's 18th of his career, tied the shortstop for third on the Bears' career list. Corning added an RBI single to give the Red and Green a 6-5 lead in the sixth, but MSJ tied the game again in the bottom half of the inning.
The Lions put together a two-out rally to plate the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Meyer walked and Gamble was intentionally walked before Mayer lined the go-ahead-RBI single to left field. Corning led off the top of the ninth with a double to right center field for the Bears, but WU could not convert as MSJ senior closer Mike Elsasser picked up his 13 th save of the season.
Meyer scored three runs and Gamble went 3-for-4, while Mayer finished 1-for-5 with one run and one RBI. Corning finished 3-for-5 with five RBI. Junior Andy Shields fell to 8-4 on the mound.
Mount St. Joseph (30-15) will face the winner of the Aurora University/Millsaps College game.
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Washington Univ. 6 (34-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Haley, Jim rf............ 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hahn, Sam 3b............. 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 Corning, Ryan ss......... 5 1 3 5 0 0 5 4 0 Germano, Alan c.......... 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 1 Shields, Andy p/dh....... 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Hoering, Eddy lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Working, Dave pr/lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Kramer, David 2b......... 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Lehmann, Zander cf....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 Brown, Bryan 1b.......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 Butler, Daniel p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 6 5 6 5 7 24 9 9 Mount St. Joseph 7 (30-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Meyer, R. 2b............. 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 Gamble cf................ 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 Mayer rf................. 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 Reinhart 3b.............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 DeBra 1b................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 Katsetos c............... 3 1 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 Bien dh.................. 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 Hoffmann ss.............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 Weimer lf................ 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 Schwertman p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Long p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Elsasser p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 7 12 4 4 6 27 9 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Washington Univ..... 000 051 000 - 6 5 4 Mount St. Joseph.... 200 211 01X - 7 12 5 ------------------------------------------- E - Haley; Hahn; Shields; Brown; Meyer, R.; Reinhart; DeBra 2; Hoffmann. DP - WASHU 1. LOB - WASHU 9; MSJ 9. 2B - Haley; Corning; Lehmann; Reinhart. HR - Corning. HBP - Haley 2; Reinhart. SB - Meyer, R.. Washington Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Shields, Andy....... 6.0 10 6 4 2 5 27 30 Butler, Daniel...... 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 8 10 Mount St. Joseph IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Schwertman.......... 5.0 1 5 3 5 1 19 26 Long................ 3.0 3 1 1 0 4 12 12 Elsasser............ 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 Win - Long (4-2). Loss - Butler (3-1). Save - Elsasser (13). HBP - by Shields (Reinhart); by Schwertman (Haley); by Schwertman (Haley). Umpires - HP: Bob Jenkins 1B: Jamie Still 2B: Jim Ellison 3B: Rollie Madison Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:18 Attendance: 389
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Washington Univ..... 000 051 000 - 6 5 4 Mount St. Joseph.... 200 211 01X - 7 12 5 ------------------------------------------- Washington Univ. starters: 15/rf Haley; 20/3b Hahn; 5/ss Corning; 9/c Germano; 2/p Shields; 16/lf Hoering; 1/2b Kramer; 34/cf Lehmann; 24/1b Brown; Mount St. Joseph starters: 9/2b Meyer, R.; 4/cf Gamble; 23/rf Mayer; 16/3b Reinhart; 31/1b DeBra; 7/c Katsetos; 30/dh Bien; 8/ss Hoffmann; 11/lf Weimer; 14/p Schwertman; Washington Univ. 1st - Haley grounded out to 2b. Hahn walked. Corning flied out to rf. Germano reached on an error by 2b; Hahn advanced to second. Shields fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 1st - Meyer, R. singled to pitcher. Gamble singled to center field; Meyer, R. advanced to third. Mayer reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Gamble out at second cf to ss; Meyer, R. scored. Reinhart hit by pitch; Mayer advanced to second. DeBra reached on a fielder's choice; Reinhart out at second ss to 2b; Mayer scored. Katsetos singled; DeBra advanced to second. Bien struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Washington Univ. 2nd - Hoering flied out to cf. Kramer walked. Lehmann grounded out to 2b; Kramer advanced to second. Brown grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 2nd - Hoffmann struck out. Weimer struck out. Meyer, R. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Washington Univ. 3rd - Haley hit by pitch. Haley out at first p to 1b, picked off. Hahn walked. Corning flied out to lf. Germano walked; Hahn advanced to second. Shields flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 3rd - Gamble singled to left field. Mayer popped up to ss. Reinhart singled to left field; Gamble advanced to third. DeBra grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Reinhart out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 4th - Hoering grounded out to ss. Kramer grounded out to 2b. Lehmann popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 4th - Katsetos walked. Bien singled to left field; Katsetos advanced to second. Hoffmann singled, bunt; Bien advanced to second; Katsetos advanced to third. Weimer reached on an error by 1b, advanced to second, RBI; Hoffmann out at second 2b to ss; Bien scored, unearned; Katsetos scored. Meyer, R. fouled out to 3b. Gamble reached on an error by p; Weimer advanced to third, out at home 1b to c. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 5th - Brown walked. Haley hit by pitch; Brown advanced to second. Hahn reached on an error by ss; Haley advanced to second; Brown advanced to third. Corning homered, 4 RBI; Hahn scored, unearned; Haley scored; Brown scored. Germano lined out to rf. Shields reached on an error by 1b. Shields advanced to second on an error by 1b. Hoering reached on an error by 3b; Shields advanced to third. Working pinch ran for Hoering. Kramer grounded out to 2b, RBI; Working advanced to second; Shields scored, unearned. Lehmann struck out looking. 5 runs, 1 hit, 4 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 5th - Working to lf. Mayer flied out to ss. Reinhart doubled to right field. DeBra flied out to rf; Reinhart advanced to third. Katsetos singled, RBI; Reinhart scored. Bien flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 6th - Long to p for Schwertman. Brown grounded out to 3b. Haley doubled to center field. Hahn struck out. Corning singled to right field, RBI; Haley scored. Germano reached on a fielder's choice; Corning out at second 2b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 6th - Hoffmann struck out. Weimer struck out. Meyer, R. walked. Gamble singled, advanced to second on an error by rf; Meyer, R. scored, unearned. Mayer flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 7th - Shields flied out to ss. Working struck out looking. Kramer out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 7th - Shields to dh. Butler to p. Dropped foul ball, E5. Reinhart lined out to cf. DeBra singled to right field. Katsetos flied out to 2b. Bien struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Washington Univ. 8th - Lehmann doubled to left field. Brown struck out. Haley flied out to ss. Hahn struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mount St. Joseph 8th - Hoffmann lined out to cf. Weimer grounded out to ss. Meyer, R. walked. Meyer, R. stole second. Gamble intentionally walked. Mayer singled, advanced to second, RBI; Gamble advanced to third; Meyer, R. scored. Reinhart grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Washington Univ. 9th - Elsasser to p for Long. Corning doubled to center field. Germano struck out. Shields flied out to cf; Corning advanced to third. Working struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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