Southern Maine vs Middlebury

New England Regional - Game 10 - May 19, 2006


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Southern Maine Edges Middlebury 12-10 to Continue Play in NCAA Regional

Harwich, Massachusetts (May 19, 2006) – In the 2006 NCAA Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference Baseball Regional, No. 5 University of Southern Maine (31-16) defeated No. 3 Middlebury College (26-11) by a score of 12-10. With the win, Southern Maine will take on No. 6 Western New England College at approximately 8:20 p.m. this evening, May 19.

University of Southern Maine took an early 4-0 lead with the help of a double from Chris Burleson and Ryan Borque’s first of four RBI.

Middlebury’s bats heated up in the bottom of the third and the Panthers plated five runs on four hits. Alex Casnocha led off the inning with a homer to left and four others touched home plate to take the lead 5-4.

The Huskies tied it up in the sixth when Bourque hit a 3-run homerun and regained the lead with the help of Eddie Skeffington’s triple. By the time the Panthers took the plate in the bottom of the eighth, USM led 12-8.

Middlebury battled back in the bottom of the inning, and closed the gap 12-10 when Ryan Armstrong landed a triple and John Lanahan tagged an RBI triple. But the Panthers went quietly in the ninth and could not close the gap.


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Boxscore - Southern Maine vs Middlebury

Southern Maine 12 (31-16)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Mike D'Andrea 2b.........  2  1  0  0   1  1  0  2   0
 Joe Ganley ph/2b........  3  2  2  0   0  0  2  1   0
 Pat Kinslow 2b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Chris Burleson cf........  5  4  3  2   1  1  5  0   0
Ryan Bourque rf..........  6  1  2  4   0  1  1  0   1
Eddie Skeffington dh.....  4  1  3  4   0  0  0  0   0
Max Arsenault 3b.........  4  0  2  0   0  0  0  2   1
Jeff Skillin lf..........  4  1  0  0   1  0  5  0   1
Josh Stowell 1b..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  8  1   1
Jordan Yanni c...........  5  0  1  1   0  1  5  0   3
Nick Vardaro ss..........  4  2  1  0   1  0  0  4   2
Peter Bergeron p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Andrew Portwine p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Andrew Stacy p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Pat Foley p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Josh Connors p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 40 12 14 11   4  5 27 10   9

Middlebury 10 (26-11)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gabe Broughton 2b........  5  1  1  0   0  0  5  3   2
Nick Lefeber c...........  4  1  1  0   1  0  6  1   0
Ryan Armstrong lf........  5  2  2  1   0  1  2  0   1
John Lanahan 3b..........  5  2  4  3   0  0  1  1   1
Joe Ramoin rf............  4  1  2  0   1  1  5  0   0
Noah Walker ss...........  5  0  1  2   0  0  2  3   2
Mark Shimrock dh.........  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   3
Alex Casnocha 1b.........  5  2  3  2   0  1  3  0   0
Dom DiDomenico cf........  5  1  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
Robert Palladino p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Christian Hansen p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Gary Roosa p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 43 10 17  9   2  5 27  9   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Maine...... 220 004 040 - 12 14  1
Middlebury.......... 005 120 020 - 10 17  3
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E - Bergeron; D.DiDomenico 2; R. Palladino. DP - So. Maine 1. LOB - So.
Maine 9; Middlebury 9. 2B - Burleson 2; R. Armstrong; J. Lanahan; J. Ramoin;
A. Casnocha. 3B - Skeffington; R. Armstrong. HR - Bourque; A. Casnocha. HBP
- Arsenault; Stowell 2. SH - G. Broughton. SF - Skeffington. SB - Burleson;
Bourque; Skeffington; Arsenault. CS - Arsenault.

Southern Maine         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Peter Bergeron......  2.0  5  5  4  1  1 11 13
Andrew Portwine.....  2.1  4  3  3  0  1 11 11
Andrew Stacy........  1.1  3  0  0  1  1  7  8
Pat Foley...........  2.0  5  2  2  0  0 10 10
Josh Connors........  1.1  0  0  0  0  2  4  4

Middlebury             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Robert Palladino....  2.0  4  4  4  2  0 10 14
Christian Hansen....  5.0  8  6  6  1  3 23 24
Gary Roosa..........  2.0  2  2  2  1  2  7 10

Win - Foley (5-0).  Loss - C. Hansen (3-1).  Save - Connors (3).
WP - Bergeron. HBP - by R. Palladino (Stowell); by G. Roosa (Arsenault); by G.
Roosa (Stowell). PB - Yanni.
Umpires - HP: Steve Koneski  1B: Joe Caraco  2B: Tim Carey  3B: Brian Troupe
Start: 4:30 pm   Time: 3:38   Attendance: 301
Bergeron faced 6 batters in the 3rd.
C. Hansen faced 2 batters in the 8th.

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Play-by-Play - Southern Maine vs Middlebury

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Maine...... 220 004 040 - 12 14  1
Middlebury.......... 005 120 020 - 10 17  3
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Southern Maine starters: 5/2b D'Andrea; 25/cf Burleson; 10/rf Bourque; 32/dh
Skeffington; 24/3b Arsenault; 29/lf Skillin; 30/1b Stowell; 17/c Yanni; 4/ss
Vardaro; 19/p Bergeron;
Middlebury starters: 8/2b G. Broughton; 1/c N. Lefeber; 22/lf R. Armstrong; 24/3b J.
Lanahan; 2/rf J. Ramoin; 13/ss N. Walker; 21/dh M. Shimrock; 18/1b A. Casnocha; 7/cf
D.DiDomenico; 26/p R. Palladino;

Southern Maine 1st - D'Andrea walked. Burleson doubled through the right
side; D'Andrea advanced to third. Bourque grounded out to 2b, RBI; Burleson advanced
to third; D'Andrea scored. Skeffington singled to left field, RBI; Burleson scored.
Arsenault singled to center field; Skeffington advanced to second. Arsenault stole
second; Skeffington stole third. Skillin reached on a fielder's choice; Arsenault
advanced to third; Skeffington out at home p to c. Stowell hit by pitch; Skillin
advanced to second. Yanni flied out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Middlebury 1st - G. Broughton singled through the right side. N. Lefeber
flied out to rf. R. Armstrong struck out swinging. J. Lanahan flied out to cf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southern Maine 2nd - Vardaro walked. D'Andrea reached on a fielder's choice;
Vardaro advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third. Burleson reached on
a fielder's choice, RBI; D'Andrea out at second ss to 2b; Vardaro scored. Bourque
singled to center field; Burleson advanced to second. Bourque stole second; Burleson
stole third. Skeffington flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Bourque advanced to third;
Burleson scored. Arsenault flied out to rf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Middlebury 2nd - J. Ramoin grounded out to ss. N. Walker grounded out to 3b.
M. Shimrock grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern Maine 3rd - C. Hansen to p for R. Palladino. Skillin grounded out to
ss. Stowell flied out to cf. Yanni flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Middlebury 3rd - A. Casnocha homered to left field, RBI. D.DiDomenico singled
to left field. G. Broughton reached on an error by p, advanced to second, SAC;
D.DiDomenico scored. G. Broughton advanced to third on a wild pitch. N. Lefeber
walked. R. Armstrong doubled through the left side, RBI; N. Lefeber advanced to
third; G. Broughton scored, unearned. J. Lanahan doubled to right center, 2 RBI; R.
Armstrong scored; N. Lefeber scored. Portwine to p for Bergeron. J. Ramoin struck
out looking. N. Walker flied out to cf; J. Lanahan advanced to third. M. Shimrock
grounded out to 2b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Southern Maine 4th - Vardaro flied out to rf. D'Andrea struck out swinging.
Burleson singled to left field. Bourque grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Middlebury 4th - A. Casnocha doubled to right field. A. Casnocha advanced to
third on a passed ball. D.DiDomenico grounded out to ss, RBI; A. Casnocha scored. G.
Broughton flied out to cf. N. Lefeber singled, bunt. R. Armstrong flied out to lf.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southern Maine 5th - Skeffington singled to center field. Arsenault reached
on a fielder's choice; Skeffington out at second 3b to 2b. Skillin flied out to 2b.
Stowell reached on a fielder's choice; Arsenault out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Middlebury 5th - J. Lanahan singled to center field. J. Ramoin doubled
through the right side; J. Lanahan advanced to third. N. Walker grounded out to ss,
RBI; J. Lanahan scored. Stacy to p for Portwine. M. Shimrock struck out swinging. A.
Casnocha singled to left field, RBI; J. Ramoin scored. D.DiDomenico singled to third
base; A. Casnocha advanced to second. G. Broughton flied out to lf. 2 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Southern Maine 6th - Yanni struck out looking. Vardaro singled to left field.
Ganley pinch hit for D'Andrea. Ganley singled to right field; Vardaro advanced to
second. Burleson doubled to center field, RBI; Ganley advanced to third; Vardaro
scored. Bourque homered to left field, 3 RBI; Burleson scored; Ganley scored.
Skeffington flied out to ss. Arsenault singled to center field, advanced to second
on an error by cf, advanced to third. Skillin flied out to lf. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

Middlebury 6th - Ganley to 2b. N. Lefeber flied out to lf. R. Armstrong flied
out to lf. J. Lanahan singled to left field. J. Ramoin walked; J. Lanahan advanced
to second. Foley to p for Stacy. N. Walker flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Southern Maine 7th - Stowell struck out swinging. Yanni flied out to rf.
Vardaro flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Middlebury 7th - M. Shimrock singled to left field. A. Casnocha grounded into
double play 3b to 2b to 1b; M. Shimrock out on the play. D.DiDomenico flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern Maine 8th - Ganley singled to left center. Burleson walked; Ganley
advanced to second. G. Roosa to p for C. Hansen. Bourque flied out to rf.
Skeffington tripled, scored on an error by cf, scored, 2 RBI; Burleson scored;
Ganley scored. Arsenault hit by pitch. Arsenault out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. Skillin walked. Stowell hit by pitch; Skillin advanced to second. Yanni
singled to left field, RBI; Stowell advanced to third; Skillin scored. Vardaro
reached on a fielder's choice; Yanni advanced to second; Stowell out at third 3b
unassisted. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Middlebury 8th - G. Broughton flied out to 2b. N. Lefeber flied out to cf. R.
Armstrong tripled to center field. J. Lanahan singled up the middle, RBI; R.
Armstrong scored. J. Ramoin singled up the middle; J. Lanahan advanced to third. N.
Walker singled to right field, RBI; J. Ramoin advanced to second; J. Lanahan scored.
Connors to p for Foley. M. Shimrock out at first 1b to p. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Southern Maine 9th - Ganley out at first 2b to p. Burleson struck out
swinging. Bourque struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Middlebury 9th - Kinslow to 2b for Ganley. A. Casnocha struck out swinging.
D.DiDomenico struck out looking. G. Broughton grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Updated May 2006