2000 NCAA Division III Championship


NCAA Division III Summary

NCAA Division III Team Statistics

NCAA Division III Individual Statistics


Team Statistics

Emory Univ.
Univ. of St. Thomas
Southern Maine
SUNY-Cortland
Montclair State Univ
Chapman Univ.
Allegheny College
Wartburg College


Game Results

Montclair State Univ 6, Univ. of St. Thomas 2
(5-30-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Univ. of St. Thomas. 000 010 010  -  2  7  1      (36-14)
       Montclair State Univ 014 001 00X  -  6  9  1      (42-7-1)
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       WP-Hamman(8-2)  LP-Honsa(10-4)  T-2:10  A-854
       Game 15:  Start delayed 1:02 due to lightning...MSU wins third title (1987,
       1993)...MSU becomes first team to sweep in championship round since North  
       Carolina Wesleyan swept Cal. State-Stanislaus in 1989...Hamman allowed one 
       earned run and eight hits in 15 2/3 innings in championships to earn MVP.  
Game box score

Montclair State Univ 13, Univ. of St. Thomas 3
(5-30-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Montclair State Univ 301 012 600  - 13 19  0      (41-7-1)
       Univ. of St. Thomas. 020 000 010  -  3 11  2      (36-13)
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       WP-Belson(11-2)  LP-Toov(8-5)  T-2:50  A-854
       HR MSU - Gallagher (10), Ellerson (9)
       Game 14:  Toov ties NCAA III Championship record for most hits allowed     
       against one pitcher...game started 1:12 late due to rain...MSU scored six  
       runs on six hits, a walk and two errors in the seventh inning to break the 
       game open...It was UST worst defeat of the season.                         
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Univ. of St. Thomas 4, Chapman Univ. 3
(5-29-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Univ. of St. Thomas. 000 000 300 1 -  4  8  0      (36-12)
       Chapman Univ........ 001 010 001 0 -  3 12  3      (33-12-1)
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       WP-Marzolf(5-0)  LP-Albright(0-1)  T-2:42  A-972
       Game 13:  CU set an NCAA III Championships record for most consecutive     
       scoreless innings with 23, eclipsing the mark of 22 held by Calif. Lutheran
       in 1992...UST's Brad Bonine reaches base in 31st consecutive game...CU is  
       eliminated from its 4th NCAA III Championships, including 2nd in finals.   
Game box score

Montclair State Univ 10, Allegheny College 3
(5-29-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Montclair State Univ 500 200 021  - 10 18  0      (40-7-1)
       Allegheny College... 002 000 001  -  3  8  3      (38-10)
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       WP-Allan(9-1)  LP-George(3-2)  T-2:11  A-991
       HR MSU - Conway (9)
       MSU's Craig Conway breaks school record for doubles with 27...MSU scored   
       five runs with six consecutive hits in the first inning...Every starter in 
       MSU's line-up had at least one hit (including the pitcher)...AC eliminated 
       from its seventh NCAA III Championship appearance, including 1st in finals.
Game box score

Univ. of St. Thomas 4, Allegheny College 3
(5-29-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Allegheny College... 100 001 100  -  3 10  1      (38-9)
       Univ. of St. Thomas. 120 000 10X  -  4  9  2      (35-12)
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       WP-Honsa(10-3)  LP-Mountain(10-1)  T-2:33  A-1176
       HR UST - Guion (3)
       Game 11:  UST's Brad Bonine reaches base in his 30th consecutive game and  
       broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring single in the seventh...AC scored just  
       once with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the seventh. UST's Mike   
       Honsa earns second victory in two days in the tournament.                  
Game box score

Montclair State Univ 7, Wartburg College 2
(5-28-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Montclair State Univ 100 110 202  -  7 10  0      (39-7-1)
       Wartburg College.... 100 000 100  -  2  6  7      (41-9)
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       WP-Gallagher(6-2)  Save-Kuhlman(3)  LP-Hess(6-1)  T-2:33  A-1015
       Game 10:  Wartburg eliminated from its fourth NCAA III Championship appear-
       ance, including its first in the finals...MSU added two runs to a 5-2 lead 
       with two runs in ninth inning, taking advantage of five WC errors in the   
       inning...Kevin Rakowski-Kuhlman ends WC rally in 7th with double-play.     
Game box score

Chapman Univ. 5, SUNY-Cortland 0
(5-28-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Chapman Univ........ 000 000 302  -  5 13  0      (33-11)
       SUNY-Cortland....... 000 000 000  -  0  6  0      (36-9)
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       WP-Tisdale(3-4)  Save-Albright(13)  LP-Ross(6-3)  T-2:42  A-953
       Game 9: SUNY-Cortland is eliminated from its ninth NCAA III Championship   
       appearance and the fifth in the finals...No runner reach third base for    
       either team through six innings...A two-out single by Tony Serna broke a   
       scoreless tie in the seventh when a walk four singles led to four runs.    
Game box score

Allegheny College 3, Wartburg College 2
(5-28-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Wartburg College.... 110 000 000 0 -  2 10  4      (41-8)
       Allegheny College... 000 100 001 1 -  3 10  2      (38-8)
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       WP-Swinchock(9-2)  LP-Smith(4-1)  T-2:33  A-1037
       Game 8 was postponed from May 27 due to inclement weather. Brian Zorman    
       drives in winning run in the 10th inning with a single to right. AC tied   
       the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out single by Tug    
       Ollock. Scott Swinchock strikes out 11 in complete-game victory.           
Game box score

Univ. of St. Thomas 8, SUNY-Cortland 3
(5-27-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       SUNY-Cortland....... 200 010 000  -  3 14  1      (36-8)
       Univ. of St. Thomas. 004 103 00X  -  8  8  1      (34-12)
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       WP-Honsa(9-3)  LP-Johnson(5-2)  T-2:33  A-934
       Game 7:  UST tied the game at 2-2 in the third inning on a two-run triple  
       by Paul Rafferty. Dan Novak and Steve Aronson followed with back-to-back   
       squeeze bunts to give UST a 4-2 lead...21 of the game's 22 hits were       
       singles. UST added insurance with three runs in the 6th with just two hits.
Game box score

Chapman Univ. 9, Southern Maine 1
(5-27-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Chapman Univ........ 120 011 013  -  9 13  1      (32-11-1)
       Southern Maine...... 100 000 000  -  1  4  7      (35-14)
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       WP-Hayden(7-0)  LP-Russell(6-4)  T-2:41  A-901
       Game 6:  This match-up represents the furthest distance between schools    
       (geographically) in Division III Championship history...CU's Adam Olow     
       reaches base on all six plate appearances, including four hits...USM is    
       eliminated from 14th NCAA III Championship, including five in the finals.  
Game box score

Montclair State Univ 5, Emory Univ. 0
(5-27-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Emory Univ.......... 000 000 000  -  0  3  0      (33-16)
       Montclair State Univ 100 010 03X  -  5  9  0      (38-7-1)
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       WP-Hamman(7-2)  LP-Donegan(9-3)  T-2:25  A-831
       Game 5:  Emory Univ. eliminated from fourth NCAA III Championship,including
       first appearance in the finals...EU held to fewest hit total of the season,
       including first shutout...MSU records school-record 38th victory of season,
       breaking the mark set in 1989 & 1993...MSU threw out four base stealers.   
Game box score

Wartburg College 2, Southern Maine 1
(5-26-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Southern Maine...... 000 000 001  -  1  7  2      (35-12)
       Wartburg College.... 000 020 00X  -  2  7  1      (41-7)
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       WP-Potratz(11-0)  LP-Webber(7-4)  T-1:54  A-518
       Game 4: USM's Jason Dority hit RBI single in ninth inning, but pinch runner
       Jesse Lacroix was thrown out at home plate by center fielder Patrick Lowe  
       to end the game...Wartburg's two runs was its lowest run total of the      
       season...Jude Burger hit a two-run single after dropped pop-up in the fifth
Game box score

Allegheny College 4, Chapman Univ. 2
(5-26-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Allegheny College... 101 000 020  -  4  9  4      (37-8)
       Chapman Univ........ 001 001 000  -  2  6  1      (31-11)
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       WP-Mountain(10-0)  LP-Huff(9-2)  T-2:33  A-776
       HR AC - Davidson (9)
       Game 3:  Allegheny All-American shortstop Brad Hensler broke a 2-2 tie in  
       the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly and Kevin Davidson cracked a solo   
       home run on the next at-bat to provide the margin of victory.              
Game box score

SUNY-Cortland 5, Montclair State Univ 1
(5-26-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       SUNY-Cortland....... 002 000 003  -  5 10  0      (36-7)
       Montclair State Univ 100 000 000  -  1  6  1      (37-7-1)
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       WP-Benante(5-2)  LP-Belson(10-2)  T-2:55  A-621
       Back-to-back doubles by Scott Seabury and Scott Weston in the eighth inning
       ignited a three-run inning to break open a 2-1 Dragons' lead...Dragons'    
       starter Phil Benante allowed just one hit since a one-out single in the    
       third inning until he was relieved in the ninth inning.                    
Game box score

Univ. of St. Thomas 8, Emory Univ. 3
(5-26-00 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Univ. of St. Thomas. 220 001 003  -  8 14  3      (33-12)
       Emory Univ.......... 010 020 000  -  3  6  1      (33-15)
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       WP-Toov(8-4)  LP-J. Lee(5-9)  T-2:29  A-757
       Game 1:  Jake Mauer has reached base on 13 consecutive plate appearances   
       (including an error in the 1st inning) and has a hit in 11 of his last 12  
       at-bats.                                                                   
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