Mid-Atlantic Regional - Game 7 - May 18, 2006
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Boyertown, PA (May 18, 2006) – Second-seeded Montclair St. scored 13 runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to a 19-10 win over #5 Franklin & Marshall Thursday evening in the 2006 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at Bear Stadium. MSU (29-17-2) advances in the losers bracket to face the winner of the #4 Gwynedd-Mercy/#7 Frostburg St. game Friday at 7:00 p.m. Franklin & Marshall is eliminated from the tournament and concludes its season with a record of 29-11.
After waiting nearly 3 ½ hours for a rain delay, the Red Hawks hit the ground running as the first seven batters of the game reached and scored for the Red Hawks. Rob Bowness (Sparta, N.J.) picked up his first hit of the tournament when he cracked a bases loaded double down the rightfield line to plate a pair. Back-to-back RBI groundballs ensued and when the Diplomat defense could not retire Lou Poulitan (Livingston, N.J.) on the sacrifice bunt attempt it ended a short outing for F&M starter Jeff Rowand (York, Pa.).
Freshman reliever Brad Andres (Belle Mead, N.J.) recorded the first out of the game on a pop out, but Kevin Cuozzi (Langhorne, Pa.), the ninth batter of the inning, singled home two more runs for MSU. The top three batters in the Red Hawks’ order all singled and scored for the second time in the inning as nine more batters followed Cuozzi to the plate before the top half of the first was over. In all, the Red Hawks sent 18 batters to the plate and scored 13 runs on nine hits and a pair of F&M errors.
MSU starter Jay Cook (Westfield, N.J.), more than a half hour removed from his pregame warmups struggled a bit to find the plate as he walked two of the first three batters he faced. Sophomore Pat O’Reilly (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) knocked in a run for the Diplomats with a ground ball to third and Cook got out of the inning inducing a groundout to second.
The Red Hawks got the run back when Dan Rodriguez (South Brunswick, N.J.) singled and scored his third run of the night in the second inning. The visiting team tacked on two more runs in the third inning on a two-out, two-run single by Rodriguez to take a 16-1 lead after three innings.
MSU pushed across three more runs in the top of the fifth inning on two walks and three hits. Pinch hitter Tommy Meyer (Edison, N.J.) opened the frame with a free pass and scored on Brian Butler’s (Wyckoff, N.J.) single down the leftfield line. Bowness followed with a bases loaded walk and pinch hitter Matt Hartwick (Ringwood, N.J.) was hit to force home the Red Hawks’ 19th run.
F&M got all three runs back in the bottom of the fifth on three hits, the big blow a two-run double down the rightfield line off the bat of Gary Kruger (East Islip, N.Y.). Four more runs for the Diplomats in the home half of the sixth cut the gap to 19-8. Four singles brought in the first run of the sixth and left the bases loaded for leadoff hitter Eric Milavsky (Medford, N.J.) who drove a ball over the centerfielder’s head to plate a pair. Rob Stern (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) knocked in the Diplomats’ eighth run with a groundout and reliever Matt Zeigler (Swarthmore, Pa.) kept up the F&M momentum setting down the Red Hawks in order in the sixth and seventh innings.
Cook allowed a two-out baserunner in the seventh, but easily stranded him on a groundball to third. Matt Metsch (East Brunswick, N.J.) relieved Zeigler to start the ninth and stranded a runner after giving up a leadoff single. Franklin & Marshall put two runners on in the ninth, but ended the game with a groundout to third.
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Montclair St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Michael Nunes cf......... 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 Danny Rodriguez 2b....... 3 3 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 James Scelzo ss......... 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 Brian Butler lf.......... 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 Rob Bowness dh........... 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 Michael Ocejo dh........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Clark 3b.......... 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 Andrew Vicaro c.......... 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 Matt Hartwick c......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Lou Politan 1b........... 3 2 0 0 2 0 13 0 4 Scott Evangelist rf...... 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Thomas Meyer rf......... 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kevin Cuozzi ss/2b....... 6 2 2 2 0 1 4 6 2 Jay Cook p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brian Rocco p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals................... 44 19 18 17 7 9 27 20 9 Franklin & Marshall AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Eric Milavsky cf......... 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 Rob Stern 2b............. 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 Gary Kruger 3b........... 4 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 Pat O'Reilly 1b.......... 5 0 1 1 0 0 12 0 2 Corey Caruthers rf....... 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Stephen Frederick c...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 Billy McGuire c......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Matt Donahue ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Dan Hanecak lf........... 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 Jon Compitello dh........ 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Lawrence pr/dh..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Miller ss............ 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andrew Hanson ph/ss..... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 Jeff Rowand p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Andres p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Goman p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 EJ Leary p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Ziegler p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Metsch p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 41 10 14 10 4 3 27 9 8 Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Montclair St........ (13)12 030 000 - 19 18 2 Franklin & Marshall. 1 00 034 020 - 10 14 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - J. Scelzo(16); R. Clark(9); G Kruger(14); T Miller(14). DP - Montclair St 2; F&M 1. LOB - Montclair St 9; F&M 8. 2B - R. Bowness 3(11); E Milavsky 2(13); G Kruger(9). HBP - B. Butler; R. Clark; M. Hartwick. SH - L. Politan(4). SB - D. Rodriguez(12); B. Butler(7); R Stern(15); G Kruger(14). Montclair St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jay Cook............ 7.0 11 8 5 3 2 31 34 Brian Rocco......... 2.0 3 2 0 1 1 10 11 Franklin & Marshall IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jeff Rowand......... 0.0 3 7 4 1 0 4 7 Brad Andres......... 0.2 4 5 0 1 0 6 7 Robert Goman........ 2.1 7 4 3 3 4 14 17 EJ Leary............ 2.0 3 3 3 2 3 9 12 Matthew Ziegler..... 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 8 9 Matthew Metsch...... 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 Win - J. Cook (5-3). Loss - J Rowand (1-2). Save - None. WP - J. Cook(5); J Rowand(2); B Andres(1). HBP - by J Rowand (B. Butler); by EJ Leary (M. Hartwick); by M Ziegler (R. Clark). BK - B. Rocco(1). Umpires - HP: Charles Coslett 1B: Bill Reuter 2B: Mark Whitman 3B: Carlos Deno Start: 8:25 pm Time: 2:56 Attendance: 175 Game notes: Game Seven of the 2006 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional #2 Montclair St. will face winner of Gwynedd-Mercy/Frostburg St. Fri 7 pm #5 Franklin & Marshall is eliminated J Rowand faced 7 batters in the 1st. R Goman faced 1 batter in the 4th.
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Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Montclair St........ (13)12 030 000 - 19 18 2 Franklin & Marshall. 1 00 034 020 - 10 14 2 ---------------------------------------------- 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; 9/p J. Cook; Franklin & Marshall starters: 12/cf E Milavsky; 4/2b R Stern; 20/3b G Kruger; 7/1b P O'Reilly; 16/rf C Caruthers; 3/c S Frederick; 21/lf D Hanecak; 8/dh J Compitello; 11/ss T Miller; 25/p J Rowand; Montclair St. 1st - M. Nunes singled to right field. M. Nunes advanced to second on a wild pitch. D. Rodriguez walked. B. Butler hit by pitch; D. Rodriguez advanced to second; M. Nunes advanced to third. R. Bowness doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; B. Butler advanced to third; D. Rodriguez scored; M. Nunes scored. R. Clark reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI; R. Bowness advanced to third; B. Butler scored. A. Vicaro singled to shortstop, RBI; R. Clark advanced to second; R. Bowness scored. L. Politan reached on a throwing error by 3b, SAC, bunt; A. Vicaro advanced to second; R. Clark advanced to third. B Andres to p for J Rowand. L. Politan advanced to second on a wild pitch; A. Vicaro advanced to third; R. Clark scored, unearned. S. Evangelis popped up to 3b. K. Cuozzi singled to left center, 2 RBI; L. Politan scored, unearned; A. Vicaro scored, unearned. M. Nunes singled to third base, bunt; K. Cuozzi advanced to second. D. Rodriguez singled down the lf line; M. Nunes advanced to second; K. Cuozzi advanced to third. B. Butler singled up the middle, 2 RBI; D. Rodriguez advanced to second; M. Nunes scored, unearned; K. Cuozzi scored, unearned. R. Bowness flied out to rf; D. Rodriguez advanced to third. B. Butler stole second; D. Rodriguez stole home, unearned. R. Clark walked. R Goman to p for B Andres. A. Vicaro singled through the left side, RBI; R. Clark advanced to second; B. Butler scored, unearned. L. Politan walked; A. Vicaro advanced to second; R. Clark advanced to third. S. Evangelis singled up the middle, 2 RBI; L. Politan advanced to third; A. Vicaro scored, unearned; R. Clark scored, unearned. K. Cuozzi grounded out to 1b unassisted. 13 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 1st - E Milavsky walked. R Stern reached on a fielder's choice; E Milavsky out at second ss to 2b. R Stern stole second. R Stern advanced to third on a wild pitch. G Kruger walked. G Kruger stole second. P O'Reilly grounded out to 3b, RBI; R Stern scored. C Caruthers grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 2nd - M. Nunes struck out looking. D. Rodriguez singled to right field. B. Butler grounded out to p; D. Rodriguez advanced to second. R. Bowness doubled to right field, RBI; D. Rodriguez scored. R. Clark struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 2nd - S Frederick singled to right center. D Hanecak struck out swinging. J Compitello grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; S Frederick out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair St. 3rd - A. Vicaro singled to third base. L. Politan walked; A. Vicaro advanced to second. Fog delay 9:31 pm - 9:37 pm. S. Evangelis walked; L. Politan advanced to second; A. Vicaro advanced to third. K. Cuozzi struck out swinging. M. Nunes struck out swinging. D. Rodriguez singled up the middle, 2 RBI; S. Evangelis advanced to third; L. Politan scored; A. Vicaro scored. B. Butler reached on a fielder's choice; D. Rodriguez out at second 2b to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 3rd - T Miller out at first p to ss to 1b. E Milavsky grounded out to p. R Stern walked. G Kruger lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 4th - B McGuire to c for S Frederick. R. Bowness doubled to left center. EJ Leary to p for R Goman. R. Clark struck out swinging. A. Vicaro struck out looking. L. Politan grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 4th - J. Scelzo to ss for D. Rodriguez. M. Hartwick to c for A. Vicaro. T. Meyer to rf for S. Evangelis. K. Cuozzi to 2b. P O'Reilly singled up the middle. C Caruthers reached on a fielder's choice; P O'Reilly out at second 2b to ss. B McGuire grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; C Caruthers out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Montclair St. 5th - T. Meyer walked. K. Cuozzi singled to center field; T. Meyer advanced to second. M. Nunes struck out looking. J. Scelzo singled to right center; K. Cuozzi advanced to second; T. Meyer advanced to third. B. Butler singled down the lf line, RBI; J. Scelzo advanced to second; K. Cuozzi advanced to third; T. Meyer scored. R. Bowness walked, RBI; B. Butler advanced to second; J. Scelzo advanced to third; K. Cuozzi scored. M. Ocejo to dh for R. Bowness. R. Clark popped up to 2b. M. Hartwick hit by pitch, RBI; M. Ocejo advanced to second; B. Butler advanced to third; J. Scelzo scored. L. Politan flied out to lf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 5th - D Hanecak reached on a fielding error by ss. J Compitello flied out to rf. T Miller reached on a fielder's choice; D Hanecak out at second 3b to 2b. E Milavsky doubled to center field, RBI; T Miller scored, unearned. R Stern singled to third base; E Milavsky advanced to third. G Kruger doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; R Stern scored, unearned; E Milavsky scored, unearned. P O'Reilly grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 6th - M Ziegler to p for EJ Leary. T. Meyer struck out swinging. K. Cuozzi grounded out to 2b. M. Nunes grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 6th - C Caruthers singled up the middle. B McGuire grounded out to 3b; C Caruthers advanced to second. D Hanecak singled to center field; C Caruthers advanced to third. J Compitello singled to left field, RBI; D Hanecak advanced to second; C Caruthers scored. A Hanson pinch hit for T Miller. A Hanson singled to right center; J Compitello advanced to second; D Hanecak advanced to third. E Milavsky doubled to center field, 2 RBI; A Hanson advanced to third; J Compitello scored; D Hanecak scored. R Stern grounded out to ss, RBI; E Milavsky advanced to third; A Hanson scored. G Kruger struck out looking. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 7th - A Hanson to ss. J. Scelzo struck out swinging. B. Butler grounded out to 1b unassisted. M. Ocejo lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 7th - P O'Reilly popped up to ss. C Caruthers grounded out to 2b. B McGuire singled down the lf line. D Hanecak reached on a fielder's choice; B McGuire out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 8th - R. Clark hit by pitch. M. Hartwick grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; R. Clark out on the play. L. Politan grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 8th - B. Rocco to p for J. Cook. J Compitello reached on a throwing error by 3b. J Lawrence pinch ran for J Compitello. A Hanson popped up to p, bunt. E Milavsky singled to center field; J Lawrence advanced to second. E Milavsky advanced to second on a balk; J Lawrence advanced to third. R Stern grounded out to ss, RBI; E Milavsky advanced to third; J Lawrence scored, unearned. G Kruger singled to left field, RBI; E Milavsky scored, unearned. P O'Reilly grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Montclair St. 9th - M Metsch to p for M Ziegler. J Lawrence to dh. T. Meyer singled up the middle. K. Cuozzi grounded out to 1b unassisted; T. Meyer advanced to second. M. Nunes grounded out to 2b; T. Meyer advanced to third. T. Meyer out at home 3b to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Franklin & Marshall 9th - C Caruthers walked. M Donahue pinch hit for B McGuire. M Donahue struck out swinging. D Hanecak singled down the rf line; C Caruthers advanced to second. J Lawrence reached on a fielder's choice; D Hanecak out at second ss to 2b; C Caruthers advanced to third. A Hanson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated May 2006