New England Regional - Game 6 - May 18, 2006
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HARWICH, Mass. - Junior designated hitter Chris Fredericks (Wallingford, CT) singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift sixth-seeded Western New England College to an exciting 11-10 victory over second-seeded St. Joseph's College, Maine in a winners' bracket game Thursday (May 18) in the second day of competition at the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship at Whitehouse Field. The Golden Bears, who defeated third-seeded Middlebury 14-2 on Wednesday, will face top-seeded Wheaton (35-8) at noon Friday (May 19) in a winners' bracket game.
Freshman Jason Pizzoferrato (Windsor, CT) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the win. He gave up one hit and struck out two without allowing a walk in raising his record to 10-1. Pizzoferrato came in with runners on first and second with no outs in the top of the ninth and after a sacrifice bunt fanned the next two hitters.
Western New England College (35-10) led 4-2 after three innings and 7-3 after six before the Monks scored three runs in seventh and four times in the eighth to take an 10-8 lead. The Golden Bears tied the contest on a RBI triple by junior center fielder Garrison Ward (Wyckoff, NJ) and sacrifice fly by sophomore shortstop Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, CT).Ward had also a single, double, two RBI, and two runs to cap a 3-for-5 afternoon.
The Golden Bears had 15 hits as freshman right fielder Chris Newell (Wallingford, CT) went 3-for-4 with three runs and a RBI. Junior catcher Steve Hanjack (Enfield, CT) was 2-for-4 with a run while junior first baseman Tom Horgan (Westfield, MA) was 2-for-5 with a RBI. Senior second baseman Jason Connelly (Scituate, MA) had a double and three RBI. St. Joseph's, Maine (34-9-1) rapped out 16 hits, including three homers, with senior first baseman Ben Muniz (Readfield, ME) went 3-for-4 with a solo homer leading off the sixth and two-run shot with two out in the eighth that gave the Monks the two-run lead.
Three SJC hurlers had five wild pitches, 10 strikeouts, and nine walks (including four intentional passes) in the three hour, 44 minute contest.
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St. Joseph's (ME) 10 (34-9-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Oliver rf/lf............. 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 Clapp 3b................. 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Enman-L 2b............... 6 1 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 Muniz 1b................. 4 2 3 4 1 1 9 1 0 Wood c................... 5 0 2 0 0 1 8 0 2 Rodden c................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Doughty cf/rf............ 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Furbush dh............... 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 Gorsun pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin lf................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 Spiller ph/cf........... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schools ss............... 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 Hughes p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Stout p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tupper p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals................... 41 10 16 10 4 8 28 11 10 Western New England 11 (35-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Newell rf................ 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 Smolin lf................ 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 Ward cf.................. 5 2 3 2 1 2 5 0 0 Jacobs 3b................ 4 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 Connelly 2b.............. 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 6 3 Horgan 1b................ 5 0 2 1 0 1 9 1 3 Beck pr................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kravontka ss............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 Hanjack c................ 4 1 2 0 2 1 10 1 0 Zoller dh................ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Fredericks ph/dh........ 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Anderson p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Blanchard p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pizzoferrato p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 39 11 15 11 9 10 30 13 15 Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------------- St. Joseph's (ME)... 002 001 340 0 - 10 16 1 Western New England. 103 012 120 1 - 11 15 2 --------------------------------------------- Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended. E - Martin; Smolin; Blanchard. LOB - St. Joseph's 10; WNEC 15. 2B - Clapp; Martin; Ward; Connelly. 3B - Ward. HR - Muniz 2; Schools. HBP - Smolin; Jacobs; Horgan. SH - Muniz; Spiller; Schools; Kravontka. SF - Clapp; Doughty; Connelly; Kravontka. SB - Oliver; Enman-L; Newell; Smolin 2. CS - Enman-L; Newell. St. Joseph's (ME) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Hughes.............. 5.2 7 7 7 5 8 23 31 Stout............... 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 7 8 Tupper.............. 2.1 4 1 1 3 2 9 15 Western New England IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Anderson............ 7.0 11 6 6 3 6 29 34 Blanchard........... 1.0 4 4 1 1 0 6 9 Pizzoferrato........ 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 7 Win - Pizzoferrato (10-1). Loss - Tupper (4-1). Save - None. WP - Hughes 5; Tupper; Anderson. HBP - by Hughes (Smolin); by Hughes (Jacobs); by Tupper (Horgan). Umpires - HP: Dan Salce 1B: Tim Carey 2B: Brian Troupe 3B: Kevin Joyce Start: 1:00 pm Time: 3:44 Attendance: 346 Stout faced 2 batters in the 8th. Blanchard faced 2 batters in the 9th.
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Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------------- St. Joseph's (ME)... 002 001 340 0 - 10 16 1 Western New England. 103 012 120 1 - 11 15 2 --------------------------------------------- St. Joseph's (ME) 1st - Oliver singled to center field. Clapp singled to first base, bunt; Oliver advanced to second. Enman-L fouled out to 1b. Muniz struck out looking. Wood grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Western New England 1st - Newell walked. Newell advanced to second on a wild pitch. Newell advanced to third on a wild pitch. Smolin struck out swinging. Ward doubled to right field, RBI; Newell scored. Jacobs struck out swinging. Connelly flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 2nd - Doughty struck out swinging. Furbush struck out swinging. Martin flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Western New England 2nd - Horgan grounded out to 2b. Kravontka singled to shortstop. Kravontka advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hanjack struck out looking. Zoller struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 3rd - Schools walked. Oliver reached on a fielder's choice; Schools out at second 2b to ss. Clapp singled to left field; Oliver advanced to third. Enman-L singled to left field, RBI; Clapp advanced to third; Oliver scored. Muniz reached on an error by lf, SAC, RBI; Enman-L advanced to third; Clapp scored. Muniz advanced to second; Enman-L out at home p to 1b to c, caught stealing. Wood singled to left field; Muniz advanced to third, out at home lf to c. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Western New England 3rd - Newell singled to center field. Newell stole second. Newell advanced to third on a wild pitch. Smolin struck out swinging. Ward struck out swinging. Jacobs singled to left field, RBI; Newell scored. Connelly doubled to left field, RBI; Jacobs scored. Horgan singled to right field, RBI; Connelly scored. Kravontka flied out to lf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 4th - Doughty grounded out to 3b. Furbush flied out to cf. Martin doubled to right field. Martin advanced to third on a wild pitch. Schools struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Western New England 4th - Hanjack walked. Zoller grounded out to 3b; Hanjack advanced to second. Newell grounded out to 3b. Smolin flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 5th - Oliver grounded out to 2b. Clapp flied out to cf. Enman-L struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Western New England 5th - Ward singled, advanced to second on an error by lf. Jacobs intentionally walked. Jacobs advanced to second; Ward advanced to third on a wild pitch. Connelly flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Ward scored. Horgan struck out looking. Kravontka out at first p to 2b to 1b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 6th - Muniz homered to right field, RBI. Wood struck out swinging. Doughty grounded out to 2b. Furbush walked. Martin flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Western New England 6th - Hanjack grounded out to 2b. Zoller walked. Newell walked; Zoller advanced to second. Smolin hit by pitch; Newell advanced to second; Zoller advanced to third. Ward struck out looking. Jacobs hit by pitch, RBI; Smolin advanced to second; Newell advanced to third; Zoller scored. Stout to p for Hughes. Connelly walked, RBI; Jacobs advanced to second; Smolin advanced to third; Newell scored. Horgan flied out to cf. 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 7th - Schools homered to right field, RBI. Oliver grounded out to 2b. Clapp doubled to left field. Enman-L singled to center field, RBI; Clapp scored. Enman-L stole second. Muniz walked. Wood singled to right field; Muniz advanced to second; Enman-L advanced to third. Doughty flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Enman-L scored. Furbush flied out to cf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Western New England 7th - Kravontka grounded out to 1b unassisted. Hanjack singled to right field. Fredericks pinch hit for Zoller. Fredericks grounded out to 1b unassisted; Hanjack advanced to second. Newell singled to center field, RBI; Hanjack scored. Newell out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 8th - Blanchard to p for Anderson. Spiller pinch hit for Martin. Spiller singled to center field. Schools reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; Spiller advanced to second. Oliver singled to pitcher, bunt; Schools advanced to second; Spiller advanced to third. Clapp flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Oliver no advance; Schools advanced to third; Spiller scored. Oliver stole second. Enman-L grounded out to 2b, RBI; Oliver advanced to third; Schools scored, unearned. Muniz homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; Oliver scored, unearned. Wood flied out to cf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Western New England 8th - Oliver to lf. Rodden to c for Wood. Doughty to rf. Spiller to cf. Smolin singled to left field. Smolin stole second. Ward tripled to right field, RBI; Smolin scored. Tupper to p for Stout. Jacobs struck out swinging. Connelly intentionally walked. Connelly advanced to second on a wild pitch. Horgan hit by pitch. Kravontka flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Horgan no advance; Connelly no advance; Ward scored. Hanjack singled to center field; Horgan advanced to second; Connelly advanced to third. Fredericks reached on a fielder's choice to third base; Hanjack advanced to second; Horgan advanced to third; Connelly out at third 3b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 9th - Doughty singled to right field. Furbush walked; Doughty advanced to second. Gorsun pinch ran for Furbush. Pizzoferrato to p for Blanchard. Spiller out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC; Gorsun advanced to second; Doughty advanced to third. Schools struck out, out at first c to 1b. Oliver struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Western New England 9th - Newell singled through the right side. Smolin reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher, bunt; Newell out at second p to ss. Smolin stole second. Ward intentionally walked. Jacobs struck out swinging. Connelly grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. St. Joseph's (ME) 10th - Clapp popped up to c. Enman-L grounded out to 2b. Muniz singled to left center. Rodden flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Western New England 10th - Horgan singled to left field. Beck pinch ran for Horgan. Kravontka grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Beck advanced to second. Hanjack intentionally walked. Fredericks to dh. Fredericks singled to right field, RBI; Hanjack advanced to third; Beck scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated May 2006