New York Regional - Game 2- May 17, 2006
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Auburn, N.Y. -- The second-seeded Ithaca Bombers emerged from a 93-minute rain delay to rally for a 7-3 win over the Endicott Gulls Wednesday in the NCAA New York Regional at Falcon Park in Auburn. With the win, Ithaca advances to third-seeded Rensselaer Thursday at 1 p.m. Endicott falls into the losers' bracket and will face sixth-seeded Centenary in an elimination game Thursday at 10 a.m.
The seventh-seeded Gulls jumped out to a 3-0 lead with three runs in the top of the second. Ithaca, seeded second, began its rally with two runs in the bottom of the inning.
The rest of their rally was spread out over both ends of a 1:33 rain delay. Sophomore third baseman Josh Smith (Pulaski/Richland) was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the third, then went to second on a wild pitch. Umpires halted play and the field was covered with play resuming 1:33 later. The Bombers tied the game on an RBI single by freshman Drew Ash (Morris Knolls/Denville, N.J.). After sophomore first baseman Eric Ferguson (Columbia/East Greenbush) was hit by a pitch, the inning's third wild pitch put runners on second and third. Run-scoring singles by senior outfielder PJ Canestrari (Randolph/Ironia, N.J.) and senior second baseman Bryan Stamboly (Thomas R. Proctor/New Hartford) put Ithaca up 5-2.
Sophomore Nick Sottung (Pulaski/Pulaski) earned the win, improving to 8-1 on the season and 15-3 in his career. He struck out five and did not walk a batter. Outside of Endicott's three-run second, Sottung only allowed one Gull as far as second base (Endicott led off the sixth with two singles).
Endicott used four hits, a squeeze bunt and a Bomber error to open a 3-0 lead. Junior left fielder Steve Vidmosko (Fairfield Prep/Shelton, Conn.) and sophomore third baseman Gavin Softic (Athol/Cushing Academy/Athol, Mass.) hit consecutive doubles, Vidmosko scored on an infield error and shortstop Adam Labbe (Oak Hill Regional/Litchfield, Mass.), who reached on an infield hit, came home on a safety squeeze bunt put down by sophomore center fielder Tom Warner (Hopkinton/Hopkinton, Mass.).
The Bombers extended their lead to 7-3 in the seventh on a two-run double by senior outfielder Kyle Rutherford (Milford [Conn.]/Katy, Texas).
Senior Matt Bishop (Woburn/Woburn, Mass.) took the loss for Endicott. He gave up Ithaca's first five runs (two were unearned), struck out three and allowed five hits and two walks.
Junior Jeremy Peters (Thomas R. Proctor/Utica) pitched the eighth and ninth for the Bombers; the only baserunner he allowed -- on an eighth-inning single -- was picked off.
The loss was Endicott's fourth straight (the Gulls closed the season with three non-league games after winning the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship tournament).
The Bombers improved to 91-61 in their 40th NCAA playoff appearance (Ithaca's 30 trips to the NCAA Division III playoffs are the most by any school).
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Endicott 3 (23-21) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Erik Fields 1b........... 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 1 Kevin Donahue 2b......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 Matt Bishop p/dh......... 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 Joe Orlando rf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Dan Gomez c.............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 Steve Vidmosko lf........ 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gavin Softic 3b.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Adam Labbe ss............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Tom Warner cf............ 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 Joe Paciello ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ian Parkinson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 3 11 2 0 6 24 8 7 Ithaca College 7 (32-9) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Rob LITZ ss.............. 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Jeremy PETERS cf/p....... 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Josh SMITH 3b............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Rob RAUX c............... 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 Drew ASH dh.............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matt SAMELA pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric FERGUSON 1b......... 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 1 0 P.J. CANESTRARI rf....... 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 Kyle RUTHERFORD lf....... 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 Bryan STAMBOLY 2b........ 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 Nick SOTTUNG p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Eric MAYA cf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals................... 35 7 10 6 2 5 27 9 8 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Endicott............ 030 000 000 - 3 11 2 Ithaca College...... 023 000 20X - 7 10 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Labbe(17); Warner(3); SMITH(17). LOB - Endicott 7; Ithaca 8. 2B - Vidmosko(5); Softic(3); RUTHERFORD(10). HBP - Warner; SMITH; FERGUSON. SH - Warner(7). SB - CANESTRARI 2(9); STAMBOLY(3). Endicott IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Matt Bishop......... 5.0 6 5 3 2 3 22 26 92 Ian Parkinson....... 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 13 13 32 Ithaca College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Nick SOTTUNG........ 7.0 10 3 2 0 5 29 31 89 Jeremy PETERS....... 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 20 Win - N. SOTTUNG (8-1). Loss - Bishop (6-3). Save - None. WP - Bishop 4(4); N. SOTTUNG(9). HBP - by Bishop (SMITH); by Bishop (FERGUSON); by N. SOTTUNG (Warner). PB - Gomez(7). Pitches/strikes: Bishop 92/57; Parkinson 32/19; N. SOTTUNG 89/61; PETERS 20/12. Umpires - HP: Robin Hartry 1B: Jeff Burt 2B: Chris Marshall 3B: Joe DiPietro Start: Time: Attendance: Game notes: NCAA New York Regional Game two. Rain delay of 1:33 during third inning. Ithaca advances to play Rensselaer/Centenary winner Thursday at 1 p.m. Endicott falls into the losers' bracket and will play Rensselaer/Centenary loser Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Endicott............ 030 000 000 - 3 11 2 Ithaca College...... 023 000 20X - 7 10 1 ------------------------------------------- Endicott 1st - Fields flied out to lf to left center (1-1). Donahue singled up the middle (0-1). Bishop struck out swinging (0-2). Orlando grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca College 1st - LITZ grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). PETERS out at first 1b to p (1-1). SMITH singled to left field (1-1). RAUX fouled out to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Endicott 2nd - Gomez out at first 1b to p (1-2). Vidmosko doubled to left center (2-2). Softic doubled to right center, RBI (2-1); Vidmosko scored. Labbe singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b; Softic scored. Labbe advanced to third on a wild pitch. Warner grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI (2-1); Labbe scored, unearned. Fields singled up the middle. Donahue flied out to rf down the rf line (0-1). 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Ithaca College 2nd - ASH grounded out to ss up the middle (0-2). FERGUSON popped up to ss to center field (2-1). CANESTRARI struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball (0-2). CANESTRARI stole second. RUTHERFORD walked (3-2). STAMBOLY singled to shortstop (2-2); RUTHERFORD advanced to second; CANESTRARI advanced to third. LITZ singled to pitcher, RBI (1-1); STAMBOLY advanced to second; RUTHERFORD advanced to third; CANESTRARI scored, unearned. LITZ advanced to second; STAMBOLY advanced to third; RUTHERFORD scored on a wild pitch, unearned. PETERS grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Endicott 3rd - Bishop struck out swinging (1-2). Orlando struck out looking (0-2). Gomez singled to right field (0-2). Vidmosko reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Gomez out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca College 3rd - SMITH hit by pitch (3-0). SMITH advanced to second on a wild pitch. RAUX lined out to cf (2-1). ASH singled up the middle, RBI; SMITH scored. ASH advanced to second on a wild pitch. FERGUSON hit by pitch (1-1). FERGUSON advanced to second; ASH advanced to third on a wild pitch. CANESTRARI singled to center field, RBI; FERGUSON advanced to third; ASH scored. CANESTRARI stole second. RUTHERFORD struck out swinging (2-2). STAMBOLY singled to second base, RBI (0-1); CANESTRARI advanced to third, out at home 1b to c; FERGUSON scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Endicott 4th - Softic flied out to rf (3-2). Labbe grounded out to p (2-1). Warner hit by pitch (1-1). Fields grounded out to 3b (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca College 4th - LITZ lined out to 3b (1-0). PETERS flied out to cf to right center (2-1). SMITH reached on a throwing error by ss (2-2). RAUX grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Endicott 5th - Donahue singled to shortstop, out at second c to ss (1-1). Bishop struck out swinging (1-2). Orlando popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca College 5th - ASH popped up to 2b to right field (0-2). FERGUSON struck out swinging (0-2). CANESTRARI walked (3-1). RUTHERFORD grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Endicott 6th - Gomez singled to right center. Vidmosko singled up the middle (2-0); Gomez advanced to second. Softic grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1); Vidmosko advanced to second; Gomez. Labbe struck out looking (1-2). Warner flied out to cf to right center (3-1). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca College 6th - Bishop to dh. Parkinson to p. STAMBOLY singled up the middle (1-0). LITZ grounded out to c unassisted, bunt. PETERS struck out swinging (2-2); STAMBOLY stole second. SMITH grounded out to ss (2-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Endicott 7th - Fields popped up to rf (0-2). Donahue grounded out to 3b (1-1). Bishop singled up the middle. Orlando flied out to lf to left center (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca College 7th - RAUX grounded out to 2b up the middle. ASH singled through the left side. SAMELA pinch ran for ASH. FERGUSON struck out looking (0-2). Warner to cf. CANESTRARI singled through the left side, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf (2-1); SAMELA advanced to third. RUTHERFORD doubled to right center, 2 RBI (3-1); CANESTRARI scored; SAMELA scored. STAMBOLY grounded out to ss (0-1). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Endicott 8th - PETERS to p. MAYA to cf for N. SOTTUNG. Gomez flied out to cf (1-1). Vidmosko singled up the middle. Vidmosko out at first p to 1b, picked off. Softic lined out to rf (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca College 8th - LITZ grounded out to ss (1-0). PETERS popped up to 2b (1-1). SMITH flied out to cf to left center (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Endicott 9th - Labbe grounded out to ss (2-1). Paciello pinch hit for Warner. Paciello struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Fields flied out to cf to left center (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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