New York Regional - Game 13 - May 21, 2006
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Auburn, N.Y. -- The Eastern Connecticut Warriors fought through the losers' bracket to claim the eighth and final berth in the Division III World Series, beating Cortland 10-7. The Warriors, 35-18 on the season, will face Chapman in the opening round Friday. Cortland, the 2005 national runner-up, finishes 39-9.
Freshman Shawn Gilblair (Windham/Windham, Conn.), the tournament MVP, hit a second-inning grand slam to break the game open and earned the win with 3.2 innings of three-hit relief. He struck out eight while throwing 71 pitches -- less than two days after a 100-pitch complete-game effort that eliminated St. Lawrence on Friday. Gilblair's grand slam capped a five-run Warrior second.
Garafalo doubled in a run in the first and scored on a wild pitch as Eastern Connecticut jumped out to a 2-1 lead. The Warriors knocked out Cortland junior Jimmy Dougher (Liverpool/Liverpool), who entered the game 9-0 including a complete-game shutout over Eastern Connecticut earlier in the regional.
Eastern Connecticut pushed across a two-out run on an RBI single by junior outfielder Randy Re (Danbury/Danbury, Conn.) that put runners on second and third. Following an intentional walk to senior second baseman Marc Garafolo (South Kingstown/South Kingstown, R.I.), Cortland brought in senior Nick McPartland (Beacon/Beacon) to face Gilblair, who homered on a 1-2 count to give Eastern Connecticut a 7-1 lead.
Cortland chipped away at the lead, pulling to within 10-5 in the fifth. Gilblair, who started the game as the Warriors' designated hitter, came into that inning with runners on first and second and one out. After an infield error scored a run, Gilblair struck out consecutive hitters to end the threat. He worked out of trouble in the sixth despite yielding two runs.
Cortland put two runners on; junior shortstop Mike Rosenberry (Clarence/Clarence) beat out an infield hit and senior center fielder Jimmy Basnight (St. Dominic/East Norwich) doubled down the left field lin. A two-run single by senior outfielder Andy Mead (C.W. Baker/Baldwinsville) brought Cortland to within 10-7, but two more Gilblair strikeouts ended the inning.
Cortland's last gasp came in the eighth as the Red Dragons loaded the bases without a hit; junior reliever Justin Davis (Griswold/Lisbon, Conn.) came in with two outs and the tying runs on and induced an inning-ending groundout. Davis earned his second save in as many days against Cortland.
Junior catcher Matt Cooney (Arlington/Arlington, Mass.) and senior third baseman Zach Mehrbach (Hanover/Lyme, N.H.) each had three hits for the Warriors. Sophomore shortstop Thomas (Xavier/East Haddam, Conn.) hit a two-run double in the fourth. Cooney finished with a tournament-best 14 hits and a .538 batting average. Re's 10 RBI's were a tournament-high.
Mead had three hits for Cortland. Junior catcher Shawn Ensel (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa), Basnight and Rosenberry each added two hits.
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Eastern Conn. St. U. 10 (35-18) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Greg Sullivan lf......... 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 Randy Re cf.............. 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 Marc Garofalo 2b......... 5 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 5 Shawn Gilblair dh/p...... 5 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Chris DeSantis 1b........ 1 1 0 0 3 0 9 0 0 Zack Thomas ss........... 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 2 Zach Mehrbach 3b......... 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Matt Cooney c............ 5 1 3 0 0 1 9 1 2 Tristan Hobbes rf........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Eric O'Toole ph/rf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jimmy Jagodzinski p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Iverson p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Davis p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 40 10 13 9 6 4 27 10 11 SUNY Cortland 7 (39-9) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jim Basnight cf.......... 4 1 2 0 1 0 5 0 2 Joey Russo 2b............ 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Vitalone ph/2b..... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Andrew Mead rf........... 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 Dan Maycock lf........... 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 4 Ricky Piovesan 3b........ 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Mike Zaccardo dh......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zach Tacelli ph/dh...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 John Giametta Jr. 1b..... 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 2 Travis Robinson ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Rosenberry ss....... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 Shawn Ensel c............ 3 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 Jimmy Dougher p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nick McPartland p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jason Chyr p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jon Rockfeld p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Justin Mattes p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 7 12 6 4 9 27 10 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Eastern Conn. St. U. 250 210 000 - 10 13 1 SUNY Cortland....... 101 212 000 - 7 12 4 ------------------------------------------- E - M.GAROFALO; D.MAYCOCK; R.PIOVESAN; N.McPARTLAND; J.ROCKFELD. DP - E. Conn. St. 1. LOB - E. Conn. St. 11; Cortland 9. 2B - G.SULLIVAN(8); M.GAROFALO(7); Z.THOMAS(10); M.COONEY(6); T.HOBBES(7); J.BASNIGHT(6); A.MEAD(9); D.MAYCOCK(12). HR - S.GILBLAIR(2). HBP - C.DeSANTIS; E.O'TOOLE; S.ENSEL. SF - J.RUSSO. SB - E.O'TOOLE(8). Eastern Conn. St. U. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jimmy Jagodzinski... 3.1 6 4 3 1 1 13 15 Sam Iverson......... 0.2 3 1 0 1 0 5 6 Shawn Gilblair...... 3.2 3 2 2 2 8 15 18 Justin Davis........ 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 SUNY Cortland IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jimmy Dougher....... 1.2 4 6 4 3 1 9 12 Nick McPartland..... 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 11 13 Jason Chyr.......... 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 5 5 Jon Rockfeld........ 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 Justin Mattes....... 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 8 11 Win - S.GILBLAIR (8-1). Loss - J.DOUGHER (9-1). Save - J.DAVIS (3). WP - J.DOUGHER; N.McPARTLAND 2. HBP - by N.McPARTLAND (C.DeSANTIS); by S.GILBLAIR (S.ENSEL); by J.MATTES (E.O'TOOLE). PB - M.COONEY. Umpires - Start: 12:01 pm Time: 3:11 Attendance: 175 Game notes: NCAA Div. III Regional - Championship Game Eastern Conn. St. advances to Div. III World Series. Cortland's 39 wins third-highest in school history. Shawn Ensel and Andrew Mead named to the all-tournament team. S.IVERSON faced 2 batters in the 5th.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Eastern Conn. St. U. 250 210 000 - 10 13 1 SUNY Cortland....... 101 212 000 - 7 12 4 ------------------------------------------- Eastern Conn. St. U. starters: 7/lf G.SULLIVAN; 24/cf R.RE; 8/2b M.GAROFALO; 29/dh S.GILBLAIR; 31/1b C.DeSANTIS; 2/ss Z.THOMAS; 13/3b Z.MEHRBACH; 15/c M.COONEY; 41/rf T.HOBBES; 50/p JAGODZINSKI; SUNY Cortland starters: 9/cf J.BASNIGHT; 4/2b J.RUSSO; 3/rf A.MEAD; 29/lf D.MAYCOCK; 20/3b R.PIOVESAN; 33/dh M.ZACCARDO; 27/1b J.GIAMETTA; 7/ss M.ROSENBERRY; 22/c S.ENSEL; 28/p J.DOUGHER; Eastern Conn. St. U. 1st - G.SULLIVAN struck out. R.RE reached on a throwing error by 3b. M.GAROFALO doubled down the lf line, RBI; R.RE scored, unearned. S.GILBLAIR grounded out to 2b; M.GAROFALO advanced to third. C.DeSANTIS walked. C.DeSANTIS advanced to second; M.GAROFALO scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Z.THOMAS flied out to cf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 1st - J.BASNIGHT lined out to cf. J.RUSSO grounded out to ss. A.MEAD doubled to center field. D.MAYCOCK doubled down the rf line, RBI; A.MEAD scored. R.PIOVESAN struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 2nd - Z.MEHRBACH singled to right field. Z.MEHRBACH out at first p to 1b, picked off. M.COONEY singled to left center. T.HOBBES flied out to cf. G.SULLIVAN walked; M.COONEY advanced to second. R.RE singled to left field, RBI, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf; G.SULLIVAN advanced to third; M.COONEY scored. M.GAROFALO intentionally walked. N.McPARTLAND to p for J.DOUGHER. S.GILBLAIR homered to right field, 4 RBI; M.GAROFALO scored; R.RE scored; G.SULLIVAN scored. C.DeSANTIS hit by pitch. C.DeSANTIS advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Z.THOMAS grounded out to p. 5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 2nd - M.ZACCARDO popped up to ss. J.GIAMETTA grounded out to ss. M.ROSENBERRY singled to center field. M.ROSENBERRY out at second c to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 3rd - (Rosenberry out trying to advance on potential passed ball to end inning). Z.MEHRBACH singled to pitcher. Z.MEHRBACH out at first p to 1b, picked off. M.COONEY singled to right center. T.HOBBES flied out to cf. M.COONEY advanced to second on a wild pitch. G.SULLIVAN flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 3rd - S.ENSEL singled through the left side. S.ENSEL advanced to second on a passed ball. J.BASNIGHT singled to center field; S.ENSEL advanced to third. J.RUSSO lined out to rf, SF, RBI; S.ENSEL, unearned. A.MEAD grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; J.BASNIGHT out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 4th - R.RE grounded out to 3b. M.GAROFALO popped up to ss. S.GILBLAIR singled to left field. S.GILBLAIR advanced to second on a wild pitch. C.DeSANTIS walked. Z.THOMAS doubled to left center, 2 RBI; C.DeSANTIS scored; S.GILBLAIR scored. Z.MEHRBACH grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 4th - D.MAYCOCK walked. R.PIOVESAN lined out to cf. M.ZACCARDO singled through the left side; D.MAYCOCK advanced to second. S.IVERSON to p for JAGODZINSKI. J.GIAMETTA walked; M.ZACCARDO advanced to second; D.MAYCOCK advanced to third. M.ROSENBERRY lined out to ss. S.ENSEL singled to left field, 2 RBI; J.GIAMETTA advanced to second; M.ZACCARDO scored; D.MAYCOCK scored. J.BASNIGHT fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 5th - J.CHYR to p for N.McPARTLAND. M.COONEY flied out to lf. T.HOBBES doubled down the lf line. G.SULLIVAN doubled to center field, RBI; T.HOBBES scored. R.RE flied out to cf; G.SULLIVAN advanced to third. M.GAROFALO flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 5th - J.RUSSO singled to left field. A.MEAD singled down the rf line; J.RUSSO advanced to second. S.GILBLAIR to p. / for S.IVERSON. D.MAYCOCK struck out. R.PIOVESAN reached on a fielding error by 2b; A.MEAD advanced to second; J.RUSSO scored, unearned. Z.TACELLI pinch hit for M.ZACCARDO. Z.TACELLI struck out. J.GIAMETTA struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 6th - J.ROCKFELD to p for J.CHYR. S.GILBLAIR flied out to lf. C.DeSANTIS grounded out to p. Z.THOMAS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. SUNY Cortland 6th - M.ROSENBERRY singled to pitcher. S.ENSEL flied out to rf. J.BASNIGHT doubled down the lf line; M.ROSENBERRY. M.VITALONE pinch hit for J.RUSSO. M.VITALONE struck out. A.MEAD singled through the left side, 2 RBI; J.BASNIGHT scored; M.ROSENBERRY scored. D.MAYCOCK struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 7th - M.VITALONE to 2b. Z.MEHRBACH grounded out to 2b. M.COONEY doubled to center field. E.O'TOOLE pinch hit for T.HOBBES. E.O'TOOLE reached on a fielder's choice; M.COONEY out at third ss to 3b. G.SULLIVAN reached on a throwing error by p, bunt, advanced to second; E.O'TOOLE advanced to third. J.MATTES to p for J.ROCKFELD. R.RE walked. M.GAROFALO reached on a fielder's choice; R.RE advanced to second; G.SULLIVAN out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. SUNY Cortland 7th - E.O'TOOLE to rf. R.PIOVESAN grounded out to 3b. Z.TACELLI grounded out to 2b. J.GIAMETTA struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 8th - S.GILBLAIR flied out to lf. C.DeSANTIS walked. Z.THOMAS flied out to rf. Z.MEHRBACH singled through the right side; C.DeSANTIS advanced to third. M.COONEY struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. SUNY Cortland 8th - M.ROSENBERRY struck out. S.ENSEL hit by pitch. J.BASNIGHT walked; S.ENSEL advanced to second. M.VITALONE struck out. A.MEAD walked; J.BASNIGHT advanced to second; S.ENSEL advanced to third. S.GILBLAIR to dh. J.DAVIS to p. D.MAYCOCK grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Eastern Conn. St. U. 9th - E.O'TOOLE hit by pitch. G.SULLIVAN struck out looking. R.RE struck out; E.O'TOOLE stole second. M.GAROFALO grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. SUNY Cortland 9th - R.PIOVESAN flied out to rf. Z.TACELLI to dh. Z.TACELLI grounded out to ss. T.ROBINSON pinch hit for J.GIAMETTA. T.ROBINSON grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated May 2006