Mid-Atlantic Regional - Game 5 - May 18, 2006
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Boyertown, PA (May 18, 2006) – Senior Brian Butler (Wyckoff, N.J.) knocked in two of his game-high five RBIs in a six-run fifth as second-seeded Montclair St. defeated #6 Alvernia, 13-8 in game five of the 2006 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional Thursday morning at Bear Stadium. Montclair advances in the losers bracket and will face #5 Franklin & Marshall Thursday afternoon. Alvernia is eliminated from the regional tournament.
Both teams plated single runs in the first signaling what would clearly not be a pitcher’s duel. MSU senior Danny Rodriguez (South Brunswick, N.J.) reached on a fielder’s choice and took off for second with Butler at the plate. Alvernia catcher Dan Myers (Mount Joy, Pa.) could not get a good grip on the ball and his throw skipped off the mound and into centerfield allowing Rodriguez to take third. Butler then drove a one-out single to center to bring home the first run of the day.
Alvernia answered in the bottom of the first. Tim Carroll (Bensalem, Pa.) and Eric Focht (Emmaus, Pa.) both reached and stole second and third. Jason Zeigler (Shillington, Pa.) grounded out to shortstop to bring home Carroll and tie the game.
The Red Hawks (28-17-2) answered back with four runs in the top half of the second inning. A double, a walk, and a single brought home the first run, and Alvernia starter Tim Frisch (New Freedom, Pa.) could see his way out of the inning after getting Michael Nunes (Hazlet, N.J.) on a pop out to second, but Rodriguez followed with an RBI single and Butler’s two-run double put the Red Hawks up 5-1.
Alvernia put two runs on the board in the home half of the second on a pair of bases loaded, fielder’s choice ground balls. The Crusaders (30-13) had loaded the bases with just one out when Focht hit a 30-foot dribbler that brought home Myers. Eric Bonds (Lancaster, Pa.) followed with an RBI-groundout and Zeigler’s groundball ended the second with the home team down 5-3.
Both teams went scoreless for the first time in the third inning and Alvernia sent nine batters to the plate in the fourth inning and scored five runs on three hits and an error. Myers double to the left center gap and with two on, Gomez fielded a Focht bunt and threw wild to first putting two on with one out. Bonds followed with a two-run double that put Alvernia up 6-5 and Raniere hit a two-out, two-run homer to left for a three-run cushion.
MSU wasted no time answering back as it sent 11 men to the plate as part of a six-run fifth inning. Frisch set down the first two batters, but walked Lou Politan (Livingston, N.J.) and gave up a run-scoring double to Scott Evangelist (Northfield, N.J.). Two straight singles, a walk, and a two-run single by Butler signaled the end of the day for Frisch. With runners at the corner and two out, the Red Hawks executed the double steal with Rodriguez swiping home for a 10-8 lead. Alvernia reliever Jeremy Hess (Orwigsburg, Pa.) had Rob Bowness (Sparta, N.J.) picked off first, but his throw bounced to first allowing MSU’s 11th run to cross.
The Red Hawks tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning for the 13-8 final.
Alvernia threatened, loading the bases with one out, but a pop up by pinch hitter Zach Lutz (Mohnton, Pa.) and a fly out to right by Bonds ended the game.
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Montclair St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Michael Nunes cf......... 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 Danny Rodriguez 2b....... 5 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 Brian Butler lf.......... 6 1 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 Rob Bowness dh........... 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Robert Clark 3b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Andrew Vicaro c.......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 2 Thomas Meyer rf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Lou Politan 1b........... 2 3 2 0 3 0 9 1 0 Michael Ocejo 1b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Evangelist rf...... 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Matt Hartwick c......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kevin Cuozzi ss.......... 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 3 James Scelzo ss......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Enrique Gomez p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marty Cabalar p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 41 13 15 11 6 4 27 12 8 Alvernia College AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Tim Carroll cf........... 4 2 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 Eric Focht 3b............ 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Zach Lutz ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Bonds ss............ 6 1 2 3 0 1 1 3 5 Jason Zeigler dh......... 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ryan Mark dh............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Raniere 1b......... 4 1 2 2 1 0 7 2 0 Steve Burdan lf.......... 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 Ben Reifsnyder rf........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 Ryan Zimmerman rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Myers c.............. 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 Matt Frymyer pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwin Tavarez 2b......... 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 3 0 Tim Frisch p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jeremy Hess p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Doug Fritchman p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Long p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 40 8 14 7 7 5 27 10 13 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair St........ 140 062 000 - 13 15 1 Alvernia College.... 120 500 000 - 8 14 3 ------------------------------------------- E - E. Gomez; D Myers; T Frisch; J Hess. DP - Montclair St 2; Alvernia 2. LOB - Montclair St 8; Alvernia 13. 2B - A. Vicaro; S. Evangelis; E Bonds; S Burdan; D Myers; E Tavarez. HR - C Raniere. HBP - R. Clark. SH - E Focht. SB - M. Nunes; D. Rodriguez 3; B. Butler; T Carroll; E Focht. Montclair St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Enrique Gomez....... 3.2 8 8 5 4 2 19 24 Marty Cabalar....... 5.1 6 0 0 3 3 21 24 Alvernia College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Tim Frisch.......... 4.2 12 11 10 3 1 27 30 Jeremy Hess......... 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 9 11 Doug Fritchman...... 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Andrew Long......... 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 Win - M. Cabalar (3-2). Loss - T Frisch (6-3). Save - None. WP - E. Gomez; J Hess. HBP - by J Hess (R. Clark). PB - D Myers. Umpires - HP: Mark Whitman 1B: Bruce Petro 2B: Carlos Deno 3B: Bill Reuter Start: 9:30 am Time: 3:17 Attendance: 325 Game notes: Game Five of the 2006 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional #2 Montclair St. will face #5 Franklin & Marshall Thursday at 4:30 pm #6 Alvernia is eliminated D Fritchman faced 2 batters in the 8th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Montclair St........ 140 062 000 - 13 15 1 Alvernia College.... 120 500 000 - 8 14 3 ------------------------------------------- Montclair St. starters: 13/cf M. Nunes; 3/2b D. Rodriguez; 7/lf B. Butler; 1/dh R. Bowness; 36/3b R. Clark; 11/c A. Vicaro; 14/1b L. Politan; 31/rf S. Evangelis; 19/ss K. Cuozzi; 26/p E. Gomez; Alvernia College starters: 31/cf T Carroll; 10/3b E Focht; 4/ss E Bonds; 24/dh J Zeigler; 20/1b C Raniere; 18/lf S Burdan; 9/rf B Reifsnyder; 22/c D Myers; 6/2b E Tavarez; 28/p T Frisch; Montclair St. 1st - M. Nunes singled to right center. D. Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice; M. Nunes out at second 1b to ss. D. Rodriguez stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. B. Butler singled to center field, RBI; D. Rodriguez scored. R. Bowness flied out to rf. R. Clark popped up to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Alvernia College 1st - T Carroll singled to second base, bunt. E Focht walked; T Carroll advanced to second. E Bonds struck out looking; E Focht stole second; T Carroll stole third. J Zeigler grounded out to ss, RBI; E Focht advanced to third; T Carroll scored. C Raniere walked. S Burdan reached on a fielder's choice; C Raniere out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair St. 2nd - A. Vicaro doubled to left center. L. Politan walked. S. Evangelis flied out to lf. K. Cuozzi singled through the left side, RBI; L. Politan advanced to third; A. Vicaro scored. K. Cuozzi advanced to second on a passed ball. M. Nunes popped up to 2b. D. Rodriguez singled to center field, RBI; K. Cuozzi advanced to third; L. Politan scored. D. Rodriguez stole second. B. Butler singled through the right side, 2 RBI; D. Rodriguez scored; K. Cuozzi scored. B. Butler advanced to second on the throw. R. Bowness flied out to rf. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Alvernia College 2nd - B Reifsnyder singled to third base. D Myers struck out looking. E Tavarez walked; B Reifsnyder advanced to second. T Carroll singled, bunt; E Tavarez advanced to second; B Reifsnyder advanced to third. E Focht reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; T Carroll advanced to second; E Tavarez advanced to third; B Reifsnyder scored. E Bonds reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; E Focht out at second 2b unassisted; T Carroll advanced to third; E Tavarez scored. J Zeigler grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair St. 3rd - R. Clark flied out to rf. A. Vicaro struck out swinging. L. Politan singled to left field. S. Evangelis singled to center field; L. Politan advanced to second. K. Cuozzi flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Alvernia College 3rd - C Raniere grounded out to 3b. S Burdan singled up the middle. B Reifsnyder grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; S Burdan out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair St. 4th - M. Nunes reached on a throwing error by p, bunt. D. Rodriguez flied out to lf. M. Nunes stole second. B. Butler grounded out to 2b; M. Nunes advanced to third. R. Bowness fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Alvernia College 4th - D Myers doubled to left center. E Tavarez grounded out to 3b; D Myers advanced to third. T Carroll walked; D Myers scored on a wild pitch. E Focht reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt, advanced to second on the throw; T Carroll advanced to third. E Bonds doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; E Focht scored, unearned; T Carroll scored. J Zeigler grounded out to 2b; E Bonds advanced to third. C Raniere homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; E Bonds scored, unearned. S Burdan doubled to center field. M. Cabalar to p for E. Gomez. B Reifsnyder flied out to rf. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 5th - R. Clark popped up to p. A. Vicaro grounded out to ss. L. Politan walked. S. Evangelis doubled to left field, RBI; L. Politan scored. K. Cuozzi singled to left center, RBI; S. Evangelis scored. M. Nunes singled to center field; K. Cuozzi advanced to second. D. Rodriguez walked; M. Nunes advanced to second; K. Cuozzi advanced to third. B. Butler singled to right center, 2 RBI; D. Rodriguez advanced to third; M. Nunes scored; K. Cuozzi scored. J Hess to p for T Frisch. B. Butler stole second; D. Rodriguez stole home. R. Bowness walked. R. Bowness advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third; B. Butler scored, unearned. R. Clark hit by pitch. A. Vicaro reached on a fielder's choice; R. Clark out at second 3b to 2b. 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Alvernia College 5th - D Myers grounded out to 3b. E Tavarez walked. T Carroll struck out swinging. E Focht struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 6th - L. Politan singled to center field. S. Evangelis singled to third base, bunt; L. Politan advanced to second. K. Cuozzi struck out swinging; S. Evangelis advanced to second on a wild pitch; L. Politan advanced to third. M. Nunes singled through the right side, 2 RBI; S. Evangelis scored; L. Politan scored. D. Rodriguez grounded into double play p to 1b to 3b, bunt; M. Nunes advanced to second, out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Alvernia College 6th - E Bonds singled to center field. J Zeigler grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; E Bonds out on the play. C Raniere singled to center field. S Burdan singled to left center; C Raniere advanced to second. B Reifsnyder lined out to lf. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair St. 7th - B. Butler grounded out to ss. R. Bowness grounded out to 2b. R. Clark struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Alvernia College 7th - D Myers flied out to rf. E Tavarez struck out swinging. T Carroll singled to right field. E Focht singled to right field; T Carroll advanced to second. E Bonds grounded out to p, bunt. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Montclair St. 8th - D Fritchman to p for J Hess. A. Vicaro walked. L. Politan walked; A. Vicaro advanced to second. A Long to p for D Fritchman. S. Evangelis grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; L. Politan out on the play; A. Vicaro advanced to third. K. Cuozzi lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Alvernia College 8th - T. Meyer to rf for A. Vicaro. M. Hartwick to c for S. Evangelis. J. Scelzo to ss for K. Cuozzi. R Mark to dh for J Zeigler. R Mark popped up to ss. C Raniere flied out to cf. S Burdan fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair St. 9th - R Zimmerman to rf for B Reifsnyder. M. Nunes struck out looking. D. Rodriguez flied out to cf. B. Butler grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Alvernia College 9th - M. Ocejo to 1b for L. Politan. R Zimmerman flied out to rf. D Myers walked. M Frymyer pinch ran for D Myers. E Tavarez doubled to right field; M Frymyer advanced to third. T Carroll walked. Z Lutz pinch hit for E Focht. Z Lutz popped up to ss. E Bonds flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Updated May 2006