West Regional - Game 9 - May 19, 2006
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ORANGE, Calif. - Last May, Chapman left-hander Billy Sulentor pitched a complete-game shutout against Texas Lutheran in the West Region championship game. This time around, the senior pitched the Panthers into the championship game, tossing a complete game six-hitter as Chapman defeated George Fox 7-1 in the NCAA Division III West Region championships at Hart Park on Friday night.
Chapman (30-10) is 3-0 in the double-elimination tournament and will need to beat Texas Lutheran just once on Saturday to clinch its second straight regional championship and a berth in the Division III World Series in Appleton, Wis. Saturday's championship round begins at 1 p.m.
Of course, the matchup between the Panthers and Texas Lutheran is what the Bulldogs have been dreaming of for 12 months. It was Chapman who defeated TLU twice on the final day of the regional championships in 2005 to advance to the World Series. This year the roles have been reversed entering the last day of the tournament.
Friday night's was Sulentor's first appearance since he failed to make it out of the fourth inning against the same George Fox team in his start on May 6. That day, the lefty was roughed up for seven hits and seven earned runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Bruins. However, on this night Sulentor ruled, striking out six batters and allowing just one eighth inning run.
Once again, Chapman provided plenty of run support, scoring seven runs (for the third straight night) on 11 hits. The Panther offense was paced by leadoff batter Jarrod Sammet, who belted a solo home run to lead off the first inning and finished the game 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored.
The right fielder also earned two assists, throwing out a George Fox runner trying to score on a fly ball, and then teaming with second baseman Kyle Redding to gun down another man trying to score on an extra-base hit. Steve Fraser went 3-for-3 in the game and Brian Brubaker homered in the fourth inning for Chapman.
Marc Mason led George Fox (29-15) with a pair of hits and Kevin Kopple's eighth inning double led to the Bruins' only run.
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George Fox Univ. 1 (29-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Donohue, Bryan 1b........ 3 0 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 Braniff, C.R. 2b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Thunell, Bo ss........... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Tinner, Tye 3b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wentzell, Dan rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 Hagen, Evan cf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Downs, Daniel lf/rf...... 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 Mason, Marc 3b/ss........ 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Wyckoff, Matt dh......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Richins, Gehrig dh...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fobert, Ryan c........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Kopple, Kevin c......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson, Drew cf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin, Andrew ph/lf.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Purdy, Jordan p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Langeliers, Preston p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grierson, Daniel p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeler, Jeff p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 28 1 6 1 0 6 24 11 4 Chapman University 7 (30-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jarrod Sammet rf......... 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 Brian Brubaker lf........ 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tyler Dean 3b............ 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 John Alexander dh........ 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Steven Fraser cf......... 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 Patrick Ohail 1b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 2 Matt Pearson c........... 3 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 0 Kyle Redding 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 Kurt Yacko ss............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Billy Sulentor p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals................... 34 7 11 7 3 3 27 12 8 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- George Fox Univ..... 000 000 010 - 1 6 2 Chapman University.. 102 112 00X - 7 11 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Braniff, C; Johnson, D; Dean. DP - Chapman 1. LOB - George Fox 4; Chapman 8. 2B - Thunell, B; Kopple, K. 3B - Pearson. HR - Sammet(2); Brubaker(5). HBP - Thunell, B; Fobert, R. SH - Johnson, D; Pearson. SF - Donohue, B; Fraser. George Fox Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Purdy, Jordan....... 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 12 14 Langeliers, Preston. 2.2 4 2 2 0 3 12 12 Grierson, Daniel.... 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 4 7 Wheeler, Jeff....... 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 Chapman University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Billy Sulentor...... 9.0 6 1 1 0 6 28 32 Win - Sulentor (5-4). Loss - Purdy, J (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Sulentor (Thunell, B); by Sulentor (Fobert, R). PB - Pearson. Umpires - HP: John Pineda 1B: Dan Ignosci 2B: Bob Lamb 3B: Dave Gimbi Start: 8:00 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 410 Game notes: Game 9 of the NCAA Division III West Region championships Chapman advances to face Texas Lutheran in the West Region championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m. Chapman needs just one win to capture its second straight regionally title. TLU needs to beat Chapman twice to advance.
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- George Fox Univ..... 000 000 010 - 1 6 2 Chapman University.. 102 112 00X - 7 11 1 ------------------------------------------- George Fox Univ. starters: 5/1b Donohue, B; 2/2b Braniff, C; 23/ss Thunell, B; 34/rf Wentzell, D; 24/lf Downs, D; 1/3b Mason, M; 30/dh Wyckoff, M; 19/c Fobert, R; 3/cf Johnson, D; 10/p Purdy, J; Chapman University starters: 15/rf Sammet; 9/lf Brubaker; 7/3b Dean; 24/dh Alexander; 14/cf Fraser; 3/1b Ohail; 25/c Pearson; 11/2b Redding; 1/ss Yacko; 27/p Sulentor; George Fox Univ. 1st - Donohue, B grounded out to 1b unassisted. Braniff, C fouled out to 1b. Thunell, B hit by pitch. Wentzell, D struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 1st - Sammet homered to left center, RBI. Brubaker grounded out to 3b. Dean grounded out to 2b. Alexander lined out to 1b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. 2nd - Downs, D popped up to p. Mason, M singled to right field. Mason, M advanced to second on a passed ball. Mason, M out at second p to ss, picked off. Wyckoff, M struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 2nd - Fraser singled through the left side. Ohail reached on a fielding error by 2b; Fraser advanced to third. Pearson grounded out to p, bunt, SAC; Ohail advanced to second. Redding flied out to rf. Yacko grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. 3rd - Fobert, R hit by pitch. Johnson, D out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC; Fobert, R advanced to second. Donohue, B singled to right field; Fobert, R advanced to third. Braniff, C flied into double play rf to c; Fobert, R out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 3rd - Sammet flied out to lf. Brubaker walked. Dean singled up the middle; Brubaker advanced to second. Alexander singled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Dean scored; Brubaker scored. Fraser singled to left center; Alexander advanced to second. Langeliers to p for Purdy, J. Ohail struck out swinging. Pearson singled through the left side; Fraser advanced to second; Alexander advanced to third. Redding reached on a fielder's choice; Pearson out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. George Fox Univ. 4th - Thunell, B popped up to ss. Wentzell, D struck out swinging. Downs, D struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 4th - Yacko grounded out to 3b. Sammet struck out swinging. Brubaker homered to left field, RBI. Dean struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. 5th - Mason, M grounded out to 2b. Richins, G to dh for Wyckoff, M. Richins, G grounded out to p. Fobert, R grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 5th - Alexander lined out to 1b. Fraser singled through the left side. Ohail flied out to lf. Pearson tripled to right field, RBI; Fraser scored. Redding grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Fox Univ. 6th - Johnson, D fouled out to 1b. Donohue, B flied out to cf. Braniff, C reached on a throwing error by 3b. Thunell, B doubled to right center; Braniff, C advanced to third, out at home rf to 2b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Chapman University 6th - Tinner, T to 3b for Thunell, B. Mason, M to ss. Grierson, D to p for Langeliers. Yacko grounded out to ss. Sammet singled to shortstop. Brubaker singled to center field, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf; Sammet advanced to third. Dean intentionally walked. Alexander walked, RBI; Dean advanced to second; Brubaker advanced to third; Sammet scored. Fraser flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Dean advanced to third; Brubaker scored. Ohail flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. George Fox Univ. 7th - Wentzell, D struck out swinging. Downs, D struck out swinging. Mason, M singled to center field. Richins, G singled through the left side; Mason, M advanced to second. Kopple, K to c for Fobert, R. Richins, G out at first c to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Chapman University 7th - Wheeler, J to p for Grierson, D. Pearson grounded out to 3b. Redding grounded out to p, bunt. Yacko grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. 8th - Kopple, K doubled down the rf line. Martin, A pinch hit for Johnson, D. Martin, A grounded out to 2b; Kopple, K advanced to third. Donohue, B flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Kopple, K scored. Braniff, C grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Chapman University 8th - Hagen, E to cf for Wentzell, D. Downs, D to rf. Martin, A to lf. Sammet flied out to rf. Brubaker grounded out to 1b unassisted. Dean grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Fox Univ. 9th - Tinner, T fouled out to 3b. Hagen, E grounded out to ss. Downs, D popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated May 2006