New York Regional - Game 1 - May 17, 2006
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Auburn, N.Y. -- The Eastern Connecticut State Warriors withstood a late rally by the St. Lawrence Saints to win the first game at the NCAA New York Regional Wednesday at Falcon Park in Auburn. With the win, the fourth-seeded Saints improve to 30-17 and advance to play top-seeded Cortland in Wednesday's final game. Fifth-seeded St. Lawrence falls to 23-13 and will play an elimination game Thursday at 7 p.m. against an opponent to be determined.
The Warriors broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of sixth-inning runs. Senior second baseman Marc Garafalo (South Kingstown/South Kingstown, R.I.) tripled to lead off the inning and scored on a one-out double by senior first baseman Chris DeSantis (Saint John's/Shrewsbury, Mass.). DeSantis scored on a a two-out single by sophomore shortstop Zack Thomas (Xavier/East Haddam, Conn.) that was just out of the reach of the leaping St. Lawrence shortstop. A two-out seventh-inning home run by senior left fielder Greg Sullivan (Needham/Needham, Mass.) put Eastern Connecticut up 4-1 and the insurance run -- which came on Sullivan's first home run of the season -- became decisive when St. Lawrence posted a two-out rally in the ninth.
After Warrior sophomore Joe Esposito (East Haven/East Haven, Conn.) got two outs -- including his third strikeout in his 2.1-inning relief stint -- the Saints strung together three hits: a double off the wall by senior third baseman Tim Malisa (Onondaga/Syracuse), a triple off the wall by senior first baseman Jeff DiGeronimo (Tantasqua Regional/Sturbridge, Mass.) and a line-drive single by right fielder Andy Engbretson (Orono/Long Lake, Minn.). Esposito induced a groundout to end the game and put the Warriors in the winners' bracket.
Esposito had also worked out of trouble in his first two innings; he entered the seventh with the bases loaded and struck out DiGeronimo on three pitches. In the eighth, St. Lawrence drew a pair of walks , but Espostio retired the potential tying run on a groundout.
Garafolo led Eastern Connecticut with three hits, including a double and a triple. Junior Justin Davis (Griswold/Lisbon, Conn.) was the winning pitcher, scattered nine hits and fanning four to improve to 7-2.
Eastern Connecticut scored the game's first run without benefit of a hit. Freshman first baseman Tristan Hobbes (Notre Dame/Utica) reached on an infield error to lead off the inning. He stole second and scored on the play after the catcher's throw went into centerfield (with no one covering second) and was bobbled by the center fielder.
St. Lawrence tied the game in the top of the sixth on an RBI double down the right-field line by Malisa that scored sophomore shortstop Andrew Ford (Fabius-Pompey/Fabius). DiGeronimo and senior designated hitter Joe Regolinski (Wayland/Wayland, Mass.) followed with singles but Ford could only advance as far as third and Davis picked up a strikeout to retire the side.
Eastern Connecticut's 30-win season is the program's 23rd. The Warriors are making their 27th NCAA playoff appearance in the last 31 years. St. Lawrence falls to 0-3 in NCAA tournament play; the Saints lost to Staten Island and Montclair State in the 1991 NCAA NY Regional in their only previous appearance.
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St. Lawrence 3 (23-13) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Matt Yaworsky cf......... 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 Tim Malisa 3b............ 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 Jeff DiGeronimo 1b....... 5 1 3 1 0 1 11 0 3 Andy Engebretson rf...... 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 Joe Regonlinski dh....... 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ryan Kimber 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 Matt Carrigg lf.......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 Jake Garrow c............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Mike Root ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Joel Kocan c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andrew Ford ss........... 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 Christian Spicer ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Kerr p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mike Gipson p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 3 12 3 3 7 24 7 11 Eastern Connecticut 4 (30-17) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Greg Sullivan lf......... 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Marc Garofalo 2b......... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 Randy Re cf.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Chris DeSantis 1b........ 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 2 1 Shawn Gilblair dh........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zack Thomas ss........... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Zach Mehrbach 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Matt Cooney c............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 Tristan Hobbes rf........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Justin Davis p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Joe Esposito p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals................... 32 4 7 3 0 3 27 16 5 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- St. Lawrence........ 000 001 002 - 3 12 4 Eastern Connecticut. 001 002 10X - 4 7 0 ------------------------------------------- E - M Yaworsky(4); J. Garrow(1); A Ford 2(15). DP - Eastern Conn 1. LOB - St. Lawrence 11; Eastern Conn 5. 2B - T Malisa 2(4); Garofalo(5); DeSantis(7). 3B - J DiGeronimo(3); Garofalo(4). HR - Sullivan(1). HBP - Engebretson. SH - Thomas(9). SB - Hobbes(2). St. Lawrence IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Chris Kerr.......... 6.2 7 4 3 0 2 28 29 69 Mike Gipson......... 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 15 Eastern Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Justin Davis........ 6.2 9 1 1 1 4 27 29 88 Joe Esposito........ 2.1 3 2 2 2 3 10 12 31 Win - Davis (7-2). Loss - C Kerr (4-3). Save - Esposito (2). HBP - by Davis (Engebretson). Pitches/strikes: C Kerr 69/45; M Gipson 15/11; Davis 88/59; Esposito 31/17. Umpires - HP: Joe DiPietro 1B: Rick Pavlovich 2B: Jeff Burt 3B: Carmen Perotti Start: Time: Attendance: Game notes: NCAA NY Regional game one. Eastern Connecticut advances to play top-seeded Cortland Wednesday at 7 p.m St. Lawrence will play in an elimination game Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- St. Lawrence........ 000 001 002 - 3 12 4 Eastern Connecticut. 001 002 10X - 4 7 0 ------------------------------------------- St. Lawrence starters: 23/cf M Yaworsky; 11/3b T Malisa; 24/1b J DiGeronimo; 27/rf Engebretson; 9/dh Regonlinski; 6/2b R Kimber; 7/lf M Carrigg; 16/c J. Garrow; 30/ss A Ford; 14/p C Kerr; Eastern Connecticut starters: 7/lf Sullivan; 8/2b Garofalo; 24/cf Re; 31/1b DeSantis; 29/dh S. Gilblair; 2/ss Thomas; 13/3b Mehrbach; 15/c Cooney; 41/rf Hobbes; 25/p Davis; St. Lawrence 1st - M Yaworsky grounded out to 2b. T Malisa grounded out to 3b (2-2). J DiGeronimo singled through the left side (1-1). Engebretson lined out to lf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 1st - Sullivan struck out swinging (1-2). Garofalo singled through the right side (2-2). Re popped up to 1b to pitcher (1-1). DeSantis flied out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Lawrence 2nd - Regonlinski flied out to cf to right center (1-0). R Kimber struck out looking (0-2). M Carrigg singled up the middle (2-2). J. Garrow grounded out to 3b down the lf line. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 2nd - S. Gilblair singled to left center (0-1). Thomas grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; S. Gilblair advanced to second. Mehrbach flied out to rf (0-1). Cooney struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Lawrence 3rd - A Ford struck out (0-2). M Yaworsky singled to third base. M Yaworsky picked off, out at first p to 1b. T Malisa struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 3rd - Hobbes reached on a throwing error by ss up the middle (1-0). Hobbes stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Hobbes scored on a fielding error by cf, unearned. Sullivan flied out to cf to left center (1-1). Garofalo popped up to ss (0-0). Re popped up to cf (2-2). 1 run, 0 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. St. Lawrence 4th - J DiGeronimo grounded out to 3b (1-1). Engebretson hit by pitch (1-2). Regonlinski grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1); Engebretson out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 4th - DeSantis grounded out to 2b (1-0). S. Gilblair grounded out to 2b (2-2). Thomas grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. St. Lawrence 5th - R Kimber lined out to 3b (2-0). M Carrigg grounded out to p (0-1). J. Garrow grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 5th - Mehrbach reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1). Cooney flied out to cf to right center. Hobbes grounded out to 2b through the right side (2-1); Mehrbach advanced to second. Sullivan grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. St. Lawrence 6th - A Ford singled down the rf line (1-0). M Yaworsky grounded out to p (0-2); A Ford advanced to second. T Malisa doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-2); A Ford scored. J DiGeronimo singled to shortstop (2-2); T Malisa no advance. Engebretson flied out to cf to left center. Regonlinski singled through the right side; J DiGeronimo advanced to second; T Malisa advanced to third. R Kimber struck out swinging (3-2). 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 6th - Garofalo tripled to center field (0-1). Re popped up to 1b (2-1). DeSantis doubled to left field, RBI; Garofalo scored. S. Gilblair flied out to lf. Thomas singled to right field, RBI (2-0); DeSantis scored. Mehrbach grounded out to 3b, bunt. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Lawrence 7th - M Carrigg grounded out to ss (0-1). J. Garrow flied out to rf to right center. A Ford singled up the middle (3-1). M Yaworsky singled to right center (1-2); A Ford advanced to third. T Malisa walked (3-2); M Yaworsky advanced to second. Esposito to p for Davis. J DiGeronimo struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 7th - Cooney grounded out to 2b (1-2). Hobbes flied out to cf. Sullivan homered to left field, RBI. Garofalo doubled down the lf line (1-0). M Gipson to p for C Kerr. Re fouled out to c (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St. Lawrence 8th - Engebretson walked (3-0). Regonlinski struck out looking (1-2). R Kimber reached on a fielder's choice; Engebretson out at second ss to 2b. M Carrigg walked (3-1); R Kimber advanced to second. M Root pinch hit for J. Garrow. M Root out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Eastern Connecticut 8th - J Kocan to c for M Root. DeSantis lined out to cf (1-1). S. Gilblair grounded out to ss (1-2). Thomas struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. St. Lawrence 9th - C. Spicer pinch hit for A Ford. C. Spicer grounded out to 3b. M Yaworsky struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). T Malisa doubled to right center (3-2). J DiGeronimo tripled to center field, RBI (1-0); T Malisa scored. Engebretson singled to left center, RBI (0-1); J DiGeronimo scored. Regonlinski out at first 1b to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Updated May 2005