Wheaton vs Western New England

New England Regional - Game 9 - May 19, 2006


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Wheaton Advances to the NCAA Regional Finals

Harwich, Massachusetts (May 19, 2006) – In the 2006 NCAA Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference Baseball Regional, No. 1 Wheaton College (37-8) defeated No. 6 Western New England College (35-11) by a score of 6-0. With the win, Wheaton moves to the regional final tomorrow Saturday, May 20 at noon and Western New England will take the field this evening May 19 in Game 11 at 8 p.m.

Wheaton and Western New England aced each other four times throughout the season, and with today’s win, the Lyons have stolen three of the four games. The loss marks is the Golden Bears first shutout-loss of the season.

Chris Martin got the win for the Lyons pitching seven innings and striking out six. He maintained a no-hitter for 4.1 innings.

Scott Guillerault started the offense off in the top of the third when he hit a double to score Travis Anthoine. The fourth inning proved to be big for the Lyons as they scored three runs to improve their lead 4-0.

Jason Yagjian went 4-for-5 from the plate including a single to center field to score Brandon Leonard and Mark Baumer in the top of the fourth and a double in the eighth. Leonard chipped in hitting 2-for-4 for the game.

The Golden Bears could not get their bats going, as they were out hit 13-5. Jason Connelly went 2-for-4 for Western New England.


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Boxscore - Wheaton vs Western New England

Wheaton 6 (37-8)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Rafael Castillo ss.......  5  0  2  1   0  0  3  4   1
Jake Yagjian 2b..........  5  1  4  2   0  1  5  6   0
Andy Koocher 1b..........  2  0  0  0   1  0  7  0   0
Scott Guillerault 3b.....  4  0  1  1   1  1  1  2   2
Adam Laplante c..........  5  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   4
Pat O'Connor rf..........  4  2  1  0   1  1  1  0   4
Mark Baumer dh...........  5  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
Brandon Leonard cf.......  4  1  2  1   0  1  0  0   0
Travis Anthoine lf.......  5  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   1
Chris Martin p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Josh Simmons p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Keith Pescosolido p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 39  6 13  5   3  7 27 13  12

Western New England 0 (35-11)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Chris Newell rf..........  1  0  0  0   3  1  4  0   0
Eric Smolin lf...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Garrison Ward cf.........  3  0  0  0   1  2  1  0   0
Josh Jacobs 3b...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   3
Jason Connelly 2b........  4  0  2  0   0  0  3  1   0
Tom Horgan 1b............  4  0  1  0   0  1  7  1   2
Ryan Kravontka ss........  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  1   0
Steve Hanjack c..........  2  0  0  0   1  1  7  0   1
Bobby Zoller dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
Jason Pizzoferrato p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Mike Richardson p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Rick Muir p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 27  0  5  0   6  9 27  6   6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Wheaton............. 001 310 010 -  6 13  0
Western New England. 000 000 000 -  0  5  1
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E - Jacobs. DP - Wheaton 4. LOB - Wheaton 12; WNEC 6. 2B - Yagjian;
Guillerault; Smolin. 3B - O'Connor. HBP - Leonard. SH - Koocher 2. SB -
Leonard.

Wheaton                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Chris Martin........  7.0  3  0  0  6  6 20 26
Josh Simmons........  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2
Keith Pescosolido...  1.0  2  0  0  0  2  5  5

Western New England    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jason Pizzoferrato..  6.0 10  5  5  3  5 28 33
Mike Richardson.....  2.0  3  1  1  0  0  8  9
Rick Muir...........  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3

Win - C. Martin (7-1).  Loss - Pizzoferrato (10-2).  Save - None.
WP - Richardson 2. HBP - by Pizzoferrato (Leonard).
Umpires -
Start: 1:00pm   Time: 2:10   Attendance: 410
C. Martin faced 1 batter in the 8th.

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Play-by-Play - Wheaton vs Western New England

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Wheaton............. 001 310 010 -  6 13  0
Western New England. 000 000 000 -  0  5  1
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Wheaton starters: 2/ss Castillo; 9/2b Yagjian; 18/1b Koocher; 19/3b Guillerault;
14/c Laplante; 33/rf O'Connor; 24/dh Baumer; 6/cf Leonard; 8/lf Anthoine; 25/p C.
Martin;
Western New England starters: 33/rf Newell; 13/lf Smolin; 7/cf Ward; 9/3b Jacobs;
2/2b Connelly; 19/1b Horgan; 14/ss Kravontka; 3/c Hanjack; 8/dh Zoller; 17/p
Pizzoferrato;

Wheaton 1st - Castillo singled to left field. Yagjian struck out swinging.
Koocher walked; Castillo advanced to second. Guillerault struck out looking.
Laplante lined out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western New England 1st - Newell walked. Smolin grounded into double play ss
to 2b to 1b; Newell out on the play. Ward flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton 2nd - O'Connor flied out to rf. Baumer flied out to 2b. Leonard flied
out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western New England 2nd - Jacobs flied out to ss. Connelly grounded out to
2b. Horgan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton 3rd - Anthoine singled to center field. Castillo lined out to 3b.
Yagjian singled to right field; Anthoine advanced to third. Koocher flied out to 2b.
Guillerault doubled to second base, RBI; Yagjian advanced to third; Anthoine scored.
Laplante flied out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western New England 3rd - Kravontka walked. Hanjack grounded out to 2b;
Kravontka advanced to second. Zoller struck out swinging. Kravontka out at second p
to ss, picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton 4th - O'Connor walked. Baumer singled to center field; O'Connor
advanced to second. Leonard hit by pitch; Baumer advanced to second; O'Connor
advanced to third. Anthoine struck out swinging. Castillo singled to center field,
RBI; Leonard advanced to second; Baumer advanced to third; O'Connor scored. Yagjian
singled to center field, 2 RBI; Castillo advanced to second; Leonard scored; Baumer
scored. Koocher out at first 1b to p; Yagjian advanced to second; Castillo advanced
to third. Guillerault flied out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western New England 4th - Newell walked. Smolin grounded out to 3b; Newell
advanced to second. Ward walked. Jacobs grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b;
Ward out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton 5th - Laplante grounded out to 3b. O'Connor tripled to center field.
Baumer struck out swinging. Leonard singled to left field, RBI; O'Connor scored.
Leonard stole second. Anthoine flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Western New England 5th - Connelly flied out to lf. Horgan singled to right
field. Kravontka struck out swinging. Hanjack struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton 6th - Castillo reached on a fielding error by 3b. Yagjian singled to
first base; Castillo advanced to second. Koocher out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Yagjian advanced to second; Castillo advanced to third. Guillerault intentionally
walked. Laplante flied out to 1b. O'Connor struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 3 LOB.

Western New England 6th - Zoller struck out swinging. Newell walked. Smolin
doubled to center field; Newell advanced to third. Ward struck out swinging. Jacobs
lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wheaton 7th - Richardson to p for Pizzoferrato. Baumer grounded out to 2b.
Leonard singled to left field. Leonard advanced to second on a wild pitch. Anthoine
flied out to 1b. Castillo lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western New England 7th - Connelly singled to left field. Horgan reached on a
fielder's choice; Connelly out at second 3b to 2b. Kravontka grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; Horgan out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton 8th - Yagjian doubled to center field. Koocher grounded out to p,
SAC, bunt; Yagjian advanced to third. Yagjian scored on a wild pitch. Guillerault
flied out to lf. Laplante singled to left field. O'Connor flied out to rf. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western New England 8th - Hanjack walked. Simmons to p for C. Martin. Zoller
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Hanjack out on the play. Newell struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Wheaton 9th - Muir to p for Richardson. Baumer struck out swinging. Leonard
struck out swinging. Anthoine grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Western New England 9th - Pescosolido to p for Simmons. Smolin struck out
swinging. Ward struck out swinging. Jacobs singled to left field. Connelly singled
to left field; Jacobs advanced to second. Horgan flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.

Updated May 2006