New England Regional - Game 5 - May 18, 2006
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HARWICH, MA- Middlebury won its first NCAA Tournament game as they picked up a 10-8 win over Bowdoin in their second game at the NCAA Regional in Harwich, Massachusetts. The Panthers advance to take on Salem State on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Middlebury improves on its school record with 25 wins on the season with 10 losses.
The Polar Bears pieced together a rally in the bottom of the first, keyed by a pair of Middlebury errors. Chris McCann led off the inning by reaching on an Gabe Broughton error. After stealing second, Lawrie attempted to sacrifice him to second, but pitcher Jack Britton's throw to first was off-target, setting the Polar Bears up with runners on the corners. McCann came home on a groundball to first by Ricky Leclerc to give Bowdoin a 1-0 lead, but Britton escaped further trouble by getting Joe Berte on a flyball to right to end the threat.
The Panthers deadlocked the score with back-to-back baserunners in the second inning, as Walker earned a base-on-balls and went to second on a Mark Shimrock single to center. Walker stole third and came home on a Alex Casnocha fly to left, making it a 1-1 ballgame. The Panthers took the lead in the second inning when Nick Lefeber led off the frame with a solo home-run. The sophomore catcher took a 1-0 delivery from Trevor Powers over the left-field fence for his third homer of the season and a 2-1 Middlebury lead. Head Coach Bob Smith congratulates Nick Lefeber on his home run.
Middlebury looked to add to their total in the fourth frame, as a walk and hit set the Panthers up with runners on the corners with one away. A sacrifice fly by Broughton plated Casnocha for a 3-1 Panther advantage.
Bowdoin evened the score in the bottom of the fourth after Middlebury appeared to be out of the inning. Leclerc reached base on a dropped pop-fly, but Britton responded by getting Jon Koperniak swinging for what should of been the third out of the frame. But the ball got past Lafeber and to the screen, allowing Koperniak to reach on a passed ball. The next batter, Nick Lawler, rifled a double down the left field line and into the corner, scoring both runs and tying the game at three apiece.
Middlebury regained the lead right away in the fifth inning, as Panther captain Ryan Armstrong took a 1-0 delivery from Powers over the right-center field fence for his second round-tripper of the year and a 4-3 lead.
Bowdoin responded in the bottom of the fifth, as Chris Bucci laced a double over the head of right-fielder Joe Ramoin to lead-off the inning. After McCann was retired, Bucci moved to third when John Lawrie reached on an error. Then, in a bizarre play, Lemieux grounded back to Britton. Britton attempted to get Bucci off third, but the throw got tipped off the glove of third-baseman John Lanahan, allowing Bucci to come home with the tying run. A throw to home plate got past Lefeber, and Lawrie scampered home to give Bowdoin the lead. Lemieux ended up at third after the play and came home on a sacrifice fly by Leclerc to give the Polar Bears a 6-4 edge. Bowdoin added a run as Joe Berte came home later in the inning on a wild pitch to push the lead to 7-4 heading into the sixth.
In the top of the seventh, Armstrong reached on a single and Lanahan walked with one away for the Panthers. Armstrong moved to third on a flyball and came home on a single by Noah Walker to cut the lead to 7-5. The next batter, Mark Shimrock, slapped a single to center that fell just beyond the reach of Lemieux and that scored Lanahan and Walker to even the game at seven apiece.
Middlebury opened the eighth frame with consecutive singles by Gabe Broughton and Nick Lefeber. Tyler Turgeon struck out Ryan Armstrong for the first out of the inning before hitting Lanahan with a pitch, loading the bases for Ramoin. Turgeon whiffed Ramoin on a 3-2 pitch for the second out, but Walker lofted a soft single to left-center with two strikes, scoring two runs to regain the lead for the Panthers, 9-7. An error by McCann allowed another run to score, giving Middlebury a 10-7 edge.
Mark Bulger came in to close out the inning, keeping the Bowdoin deficit at three runs. Bowdoin loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, as McCann singled before Lawrie and Lemieux reached on errors. Ricky Leclerc grounded into a double-play, scoring McCann and cutting the lead to 10-8. Joe Berte grounded out to first base to end the game, as Middlebury held on to win, despite making a season-high eight errors.
Britton (6-2) allowed no earned runs to get the win for Middlebury, while Wright earned the save- his first of the season. Wright saw his first action in 19 days, after being sidelined with an injury. The Panthers got three hits apiece from Broughton and Lefeber, while Walker had three runs-batted-in.
Bowdoin got two hits from McCann, while Leclerc and Lawler had two runs-batted-in apiece.
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Middlebury 10 (25-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Gabe Broughton 2b........ 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 Nick Lefeber c........... 6 2 3 1 0 2 5 0 1 Ryan Armstrong lf........ 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 John Lanahan 3b.......... 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Joe Ramoin rf............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 Noah Walker ss........... 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 5 1 Mark Shimrock dh......... 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 Alex Casnocha 1b......... 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 3 2 Dom DiDomenico cf........ 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 Jack Britton p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Justin Wright p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 42 10 15 9 3 9 27 11 12 Bowdoin 8 (28-10-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ C. McCann ss............. 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 J. Lawrie rf............. 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 J. Lemieux cf............ 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 R. Leclerc dh............ 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 J. Berte 1b.............. 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 Jo.Koperniak lf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 N. Lawler 2b............. 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 J. Rosenthal c........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 1 C. Bucci 3b.............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 T. Powers p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Turgeon p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 8 7 4 1 6 27 2 6 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Middlebury.......... 011 110 330 - 10 15 8 Bowdoin............. 100 240 001 - 8 7 4 ------------------------------------------- E - G. Broughton; J. Lanahan; N. Walker 3; A. Casnocha; J. Britton 2; C. McCann 3; J. Berte. DP - Middlebury 1. LOB - Middlebury 12; Bowdoin 6. 2B - N. Lawler; C. Bucci. HR - N. Lefeber; R. Armstrong. HBP - J. Lanahan; J. Ramoin. SH - J. Lawrie. SF - G. Broughton; A. Casnocha; R. Leclerc. SB - N. Walker; C. McCann; J. Lawrie; R. Leclerc. Middlebury IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jack Britton........ 7.0 5 7 0 1 4 29 32 Justin Wright....... 2.0 2 1 0 0 2 9 9 Bowdoin IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- T. Powers........... 6.2 9 7 7 3 5 28 34 T. Turgeon.......... 2.1 6 3 2 0 4 14 15 Win - J. Britton (6-2). Loss - T. Turgeon (2-2). Save - J. Wright (1). WP - J. Britton. HBP - by T. Powers (J. Ramoin); by T. Turgeon (J. Lanahan). PB - N. Lefeber. Umpires - HP: Steve Konseki 1B: Joe Caraco 2B: Tim Carey 3B: Brian Troupe Start: 9:30 am Time: 2:36 Attendance: 201
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Middlebury.......... 011 110 330 - 10 15 8 Bowdoin............. 100 240 001 - 8 7 4 ------------------------------------------- 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; 14/p J. Britton; Bowdoin starters: 1/ss C. McCann; 4/rf J. Lawrie; 24/cf J. Lemieux; 7/dh R. Leclerc; 30/1b J. Berte; 15/lf Jo.Koperniak; 8/2b N. Lawler; 31/c J. Rosenthal; 12/3b C. Bucci; 5/p T. Powers; Middlebury 1st - G. Broughton singled to left field. N. Lefeber struck out swinging. R. Armstrong flied out to lf. J. Lanahan flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bowdoin 1st - C. McCann reached on an error by 2b. C. McCann stole second. J. Lawrie reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; C. McCann advanced to third. J. Lawrie stole second. J. Lemieux struck out looking. R. Leclerc out at first 1b to p, RBI; J. Lawrie advanced to third; C. McCann scored, unearned. J. Berte flied out to rf. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Middlebury 2nd - J. Ramoin struck out swinging. N. Walker walked. M. Shimrock singled to center field; N. Walker advanced to second. N. Walker stole third. A. Casnocha flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; N. Walker scored. D.DiDomenico singled to shortstop, bunt; M. Shimrock advanced to second. G. Broughton struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bowdoin 2nd - Jo.Koperniak grounded out to ss. N. Lawler flied out to cf. J. Rosenthal struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Middlebury 3rd - N. Lefeber homered to left field, RBI. R. Armstrong grounded out to 2b. J. Lanahan flied out to cf. J. Ramoin hit by pitch. Dropped foul ball, E3. N. Walker lined out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Bowdoin 3rd - C. Bucci flied out to rf. C. McCann singled to left field. C. McCann out at first p to 1b, picked off. J. Lawrie grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Middlebury 4th - M. Shimrock struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. A. Casnocha walked. D.DiDomenico singled through the left side; A. Casnocha advanced to third. G. Broughton flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; A. Casnocha scored. N. Lefeber struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Bowdoin 4th - J. Lemieux struck out swinging. R. Leclerc reached on an error by p. J. Berte grounded out to 1b unassisted; R. Leclerc advanced to second. Jo.Koperniak struck out, reached first on a passed ball; R. Leclerc advanced to third. N. Lawler doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Jo.Koperniak scored, unearned; R. Leclerc scored, unearned. J. Rosenthal grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Middlebury 5th - R. Armstrong homered to right field, RBI. J. Lanahan flied out to cf. J. Ramoin flied out to rf. N. Walker flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Bowdoin 5th - C. Bucci doubled to right field. C. McCann out at first 1b to 2b, bunt. J. Lawrie reached on an error by 1b; C. Bucci advanced to third. J. Lemieux reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to third; J. Lawrie advanced to third, scored on an error by ss, unearned; C. Bucci scored on a muffed throw by 3b, assist by p, unearned. R. Leclerc flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; J. Lemieux scored, unearned. J. Berte walked. Jo.Koperniak singled to center field; J. Berte advanced to third. Jo.Koperniak advanced to third; J. Berte scored on a wild pitch, unearned. N. Lawler grounded out to ss. 4 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Middlebury 6th - M. Shimrock flied out to lf. A. Casnocha flied out to 3b. D.DiDomenico reached on an error by ss. G. Broughton flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Bowdoin 6th - J. Rosenthal fouled out to 1b. C. Bucci flied out to ss. C. McCann flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Middlebury 7th - N. Lefeber flied out to ss. R. Armstrong singled to center field. J. Lanahan walked; R. Armstrong advanced to second. J. Ramoin flied out to cf; J. Lanahan advanced to second; R. Armstrong advanced to third. N. Walker singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; J. Lanahan advanced to third; R. Armstrong scored. M. Shimrock singled to center field, 2 RBI; N. Walker scored; J. Lanahan scored. T. Turgeon to p for T. Powers. A. Casnocha singled to center field; M. Shimrock advanced to second. D.DiDomenico flied out to cf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bowdoin 7th - J. Lawrie out at first 1b to p. J. Lemieux flied out to cf. R. Leclerc singled to center field. R. Leclerc stole second. J. Berte grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Middlebury 8th - G. Broughton singled to right field. N. Lefeber singled to center field; G. Broughton advanced to second. R. Armstrong struck out swinging. J. Lanahan hit by pitch; N. Lefeber advanced to second; G. Broughton advanced to third. J. Ramoin struck out swinging. N. Walker singled to left field, 2 RBI; J. Lanahan advanced to second; N. Lefeber scored; G. Broughton scored. M. Shimrock reached on an error by ss; N. Walker advanced to third; J. Lanahan scored, unearned. M. Shimrock advanced to second on an error by ss. A. Casnocha flied out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Bowdoin 8th - J. Wright to p for J. Britton. Jo.Koperniak flied out to cf. N. Lawler struck out swinging. J. Rosenthal singled to left field. C. Bucci struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Middlebury 9th - D.DiDomenico struck out looking. G. Broughton singled to left field. N. Lefeber singled; G. Broughton advanced to second. R. Armstrong struck out swinging. J. Lanahan flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Bowdoin 9th - C. McCann singled to center field. J. Lawrie reached on an error by ss; C. McCann advanced to second. J. Lemieux reached on an error by ss; J. Lawrie advanced to second; C. McCann advanced to third. R. Leclerc grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; J. Lemieux out on the play; J. Lawrie advanced to third; C. McCann scored, unearned. J. Berte grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated May 2006