Midwest Regional - Game 12 - May 20, 2006
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UW-Stevens Point relievers Jeff Zielke and Josh Perkins both worked out of tight jams and stranded 12 Ripon baserunners as the Pointers stayed alive in the NCAA Division III regional with a 7-4 win over the Red Hawks in the regional final round on Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. The Pointers’ win set up a second championship game later on Saturday and snapped Ripon’s 13-game winning streak.
Zielke entered the game with his team trailing 2-1 in the fourth inning and got a pair of outs to escape a bases-loaded, one-out jam. The Pointers then put together a pair of three run innings before another Red Hawks’ rally in the eighth. Zielke hit the first batter and then three straight hits plated a pair of runs and put runners at first and second with one out. Perkins came on to get a pop out and then struck out Red Hawks’ sluggers Tyler Haddock and Eric Schwendimann to end the threat.
Ripon’s Bob Abel opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Pointers’ starter Mike Thrun in the second inning. The Pointers got a sacrifice fly from Nat Richter in the third inning to cut the lead to 2-1.
Zielke then held the Red Hawks without another run until the eighth, striking out seven in three and two-thirds innings for the victory. In fact, UW-Stevens Point’s pitchers struck out 13 batters in the game.
The Pointers rallied in the fifth as Jordan Zimmermann tied the game with a leadoff home run. Brandon Scheidler walked and scored on an error later in the inning and Ryan Byrnes hit a sacrifice fly for a 4-2 advantage.
UW-Stevens Point tallied three more runs in the sixth with a pair of clutch two-out hits. Jake Frombach lofted a single into shallow left field to drive home the first run and then Richter ripped a two-run single to right-center for a 7-2 advantage.
Perkins, pitching on one day’s rest, retired all six batters faced and struck out three for his third save of the season.
The Red Hawks, whose most recent defeat came to UW-Stevens Point in a doubleheader sweep on April 25, were led by Bob Abel at three-for-three with three RBI’s.
Frombach was three-for-five for the Pointers. Nick Collins pitched a complete game for Ripon, allowing 10 hits and five earned runs.
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UW-Stevens Point 7 (33-16) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jake Frombach ss......... 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 Nat Richter 2b........... 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 Ryan Byrnes lf........... 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 Doug Coe c............... 5 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 3 Chuck Brehm cf........... 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Adam Evanoff 1b.......... 5 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 1 Tim Schlosser 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Stewart Larsen ph/3b.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Jordan Zimmermann dh..... 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Scheidler rf..... 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 Mike Thrun p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Zielke p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Perkins p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 7 10 6 5 2 27 6 8 Ripon 4 (34-6) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Chad Olson 2b............ 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 1 Andy Monigal cf.......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 Tyler Haddock 3b......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Eric Schwendiman c....... 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 Kyle McFarland ss........ 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 Bo Johnson 1b............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 3 Trent Haldiman 1b....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Chevy Schultz rf......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Mac Shumann dh........... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bob Abel lf.............. 3 1 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 Nick Collins p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 4 9 4 3 13 27 13 12 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- UW-Stevens Point.... 001 033 000 - 7 10 3 Ripon............... 020 000 020 - 4 9 3 ------------------------------------------- E - Frombach; Schlosser 2; Haddock; McFarland; Johnson. DP - RC 2. LOB - UWSP 8; RC 12. 2B - Scheidler(4); Shumann(8). HR - Zimmermann(6); Abel(4). HBP - Schultz. SH - Schultz. SF - Richter; Byrnes. SB - Frombach(16); Zimmermann(6). UW-Stevens Point IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Mike Thrun.......... 3.1 3 2 0 2 3 15 18 Jeff Zielke......... 3.2 6 2 2 1 7 17 19 Josh Perkins........ 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 Ripon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Nick Collins........ 9.0 10 7 5 5 2 35 42 Win - Zielke (2-2). Loss - Collins (6-1). Save - Perkins (3). HBP - by Zielke (Schultz). Umpires - HP: Brandon Jackson 1B: Steve Reinhardt 2B: Chad Eischens 3B: Robin Johnson Start: 11:59 am Time: 2:25 Attendance: 750 Game notes: Game 12...Teams will meet again for Regional Championship...RC has 13-game winning streak snapped...RC had bases loaded with one out in fourth when Zielke retired next two batters...RC had two on and none out in eighth and Perkins set down next three hitters. Zielke faced 4 batters in the 8th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- UW-Stevens Point.... 001 033 000 - 7 10 3 Ripon............... 020 000 020 - 4 9 3 ------------------------------------------- UW-Stevens Point starters: 4/ss Frombach; 6/2b Richter; 21/lf Byrnes; 15/c Coe; 8/cf Brehm; 22/1b Evanoff; 13/3b Schlosser; 12/dh Zimmermann; 20/rf Scheidler; 34/p Thrun; Ripon starters: 3/2b Olson; 27/cf Monigal; 50/3b Haddock; 4/c Schwendiman; 15/ss McFarland; 34/1b Johnson; 25/rf Schultz; 7/dh Shumann; 11/lf Abel; 2/p Collins; UW-Stevens Point 1st - Frombach grounded out to ss. Richter grounded out to 2b. Byrnes walked. Coe lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ripon 1st - Olson struck out. Monigal struck out looking. Haddock walked. Schwendiman singled to left field; Haddock advanced to second. McFarland flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 2nd - Brehm popped up to 2b. Evanoff reached on a fielding error by 3b. Schlosser grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Evanoff out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Ripon 2nd - Johnson reached on a throwing error by 3b. Schultz flied out to lf. Shumann struck out looking. Abel homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; Johnson scored, unearned. Olson grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 3rd - Zimmermann flied out to lf. Scheidler reached on a fielding error by ss. Frombach singled to right center; Scheidler advanced to third. Richter flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Scheidler scored, unearned. Frombach stole second. Byrnes walked. Coe grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ripon 3rd - Monigal grounded out to ss. Haddock flied out to rf. Schwendiman reached on a throwing error by ss. McFarland flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 4th - Brehm fouled out to 1b. Evanoff flied out to lf. Schlosser grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ripon 4th - Johnson singled to right field. Schultz grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC; Johnson advanced to second. Shumann reached on a throwing error by 3b. Abel walked; Shumann advanced to second; Johnson advanced to third. Zielke to p for Thrun. Olson fouled out to 1b. Monigal struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 5th - Zimmermann homered to left center, RBI. Scheidler walked. Frombach singled down the lf line; Scheidler advanced to second. Richter reached on a fielding error by 1b, advanced to second; Frombach advanced to third; Scheidler scored. Byrnes flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Richter advanced to third; Frombach scored, unearned. Coe struck out. Brehm struck out. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Ripon 5th - Haddock singled to right center. Schwendiman struck out. McFarland fouled out to 1b. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice; Haddock out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 6th - Evanoff singled to pitcher. Schlosser grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Evanoff out on the play. Zimmermann singled through the left side. Zimmermann stole second. Scheidler walked. Frombach singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Scheidler advanced to third; Zimmermann scored. Richter singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Frombach scored; Scheidler scored. Byrnes singled to left field; Richter advanced to third, out at home lf to 3b to c. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ripon 6th - Schultz struck out looking. Shumann struck out. Abel singled to left field. Olson struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 7th - Coe lined out to cf. Brehm lined out to cf. Evanoff singled up the middle. Larsen pinch hit for Schlosser. Larsen flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ripon 7th - Larsen to 3b. Monigal singled to left center. Haddock grounded out to ss; Monigal advanced to second. Schwendiman walked. McFarland struck out looking. Johnson struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 8th - Haldiman to 1b for Johnson. Zimmermann fouled out to 1b. Scheidler doubled down the lf line. Frombach flied out to lf. Richter grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ripon 8th - Schultz hit by pitch. Shumann doubled down the lf line; Schultz advanced to third. Abel singled to left center, RBI; Schultz scored. Olson singled up the middle, RBI; Abel advanced to second; Shumann scored. Perkins to p for Zielke. Monigal fouled out to 1b. Haddock struck out. Schwendiman struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. UW-Stevens Point 9th - Byrnes grounded out to 2b. Coe grounded out to ss. Brehm walked. Evanoff lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ripon 9th - McFarland struck out looking. Haldiman grounded out to 3b. Schultz flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated May 2006