Montclair State Univ vs Wartburg College
Box Score
2000 NCAA III Baseball Championship
Montclair State Univ vs Wartburg College
5-28-00 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)
Montclair State Univ 7 (39-7-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dave Wurst 2b............. 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 5
Chris Baran rf............ 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Craig Conway 3b........... 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 4
George Gallagher p/dh..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Brian Ellerson ss......... 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 6
Frank Longo cf............ 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Frank Francia 1b.......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 15 0
George Becker 1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marc Houser lf............ 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Scott Clark lf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Schriber c........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
K. Rakowski-Kuhlman p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 35 7 10 5 5 5 27 17
Wartburg College 2 (41-9)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jude Burger 2b............ 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 4
Zachary Hoover rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Matt Thede c.............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Andy Fischels ss.......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 3
Scott Bantz dh............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Vernon Birmingham 1b...... 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
Patrick Lowe cf........... 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Jay Whannel 3b............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Jay Bollman lf............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ryan Mix ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Licko lf.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Gary Hess p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Kaestner p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals.................... 29 2 6 2 4 4 27 14
Score by innings: R H E
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Montclair State Univ 100 110 202 - 7 10 0
Wartburg College 100 000 100 - 2 6 7
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E - Burger 2, Hoover, Thede, Birmingham, Bollman, Licko.
DP - Montclair St 3, Wartburg 1. LOB - Montclair St 9, Wartburg 5.
2B - Baran(12), Fischels(18).
SB - Wurst(19), Ellerson(9), Francia(7). CS - Ellerson, Houser.
SH - Baran, Hoover.
Montclair State Univ IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
George Gallagher.... 6.1 5 2 2 3 3 21 25
K. Rakowski-Kuhlman. 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 8 9
Wartburg College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Gary Hess........... 4.1 5 3 2 3 1 15 19
Eric Kaestner....... 4.2 5 4 2 2 4 20 24
Win - Gallagher 6-2. Loss - Hess 6-1. Save - Kuhlman (3).
PB - Thede.
HBP - by Hess (Wurst), by Kaestner (Gallagher).
Umpires - Home:Dan Collins 1st:George Drouches 2nd:Jeff Sill 3rd:Frank Leparek
Start: 7:03 pm Time: 2:33 Attendance: 923
Game Notes:
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.
Play-by-play
2000 NCAA III Baseball Championship
Montclair State Univ vs Wartburg College
5-28-00 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)
Score by innings: R H E
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Montclair State Univ 100 110 202 - 7 10 0
Wartburg College 100 000 100 - 2 6 7
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Montclair State Univ inning 1
Wurst hit by pitch. Baran singled to right field; Wurst advanced to second.
Conway flied out to rf. Gallagher flied out to lf. Ellerson singled to
right field, advanced to second on an error by rf, RBI; Baran advanced to
third, out at home rf to 2b to c; Wurst scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Wartburg College inning 1
Burger walked. Hoover grounded out to 2b; Burger advanced to second. Thede
grounded out to ss. Fischels doubled to right center, RBI; Burger scored.
Bantz struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 2
Longo grounded out to ss. Francia singled to left field. Francia stole
second. Houser struck out swinging. Schriber lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 2
Birmingham grounded out to ss. Lowe walked. Whannel grounded into double
play 2b to 1b; Lowe out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 3
Wurst walked. Wurst stole second. Baran singled to center field; Wurst
advanced to third. Conway grounded into double play 3b to 1b; Baran
advanced to second; Wurst out on the play. Gallagher grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 3
Bollman flied out to lf. Burger walked. Hoover grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; Burger advanced to second. Thede grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 4
Ellerson flied out to cf. Longo walked. Longo advanced to second on a
passed ball. Francia flied out to lf; Longo advanced to third. Houser
singled to left field, RBI; Longo scored, unearned. Houser out at second c
to 2b, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 4
Fischels grounded out to ss. Bantz popped up to 3b. Birmingham grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 5
Schriber grounded out to 3b. Wurst walked. Kaestner to p for Hess. Baran
doubled to left center, RBI; Wurst scored. Conway out at first 1b to p;
Baran advanced to third. Gallagher struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 5
Lowe struck out swinging. Whannel singled to third base. Bollman lined
into double play 3b to 1b; Whannel out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 6
Ellerson walked. Longo struck out swinging; Ellerson stole second. Francia
grounded out to 2b; Ellerson advanced to third. Houser grounded out to 2b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 6
Burger grounded out to 2b. Hoover grounded out to 2b. Thede struck out,
out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 7
Schriber singled to right field. Wurst walked; Schriber advanced to second.
Baran out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Wurst advanced to second; Schriber
advanced to third. Conway singled to left field, RBI; Wurst advanced to
third; Schriber scored. Gallagher struck out swinging. Ellerson singled to
right center, RBI; Conway advanced to third; Wurst scored. Ellerson out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 7
Fischels singled to shortstop. Bantz singled to left field; Fischels
advanced to second. Birmingham reached on a fielder's choice; Bantz out at
second 3b to 2b; Fischels advanced to third. Lowe singled to center field,
RBI; Birmingham advanced to second; Fischels scored. Gallagher to dh.
Kuhlman to p. Whannel grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Lowe out on
the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 8
Longo singled to left center. Francia struck out looking. Houser reached
on a fielder's choice; Longo out at second ss to 2b. Schriber reached on an
error by lf; Houser advanced to third. Wurst flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 8
Mix pinch hit for Bollman. Mix struck out swinging. Burger grounded out to
ss. Hoover grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Montclair State Univ inning 9
Licko to lf for Mix. Baran reached on an error by lf. Conway fouled out to
lf. Gallagher hit by pitch; Baran advanced to second. Ellerson reached on
a fielder's choice; Gallagher out at second ss to 2b; Baran advanced to
third. Ellerson advanced to second on a throwing error by c, failed pickoff
attempt; Baran scored on a throwing error by c, unearned, failed pickoff
attempt. Longo reached on a fielding error by 2b; Ellerson advanced to
third. Longo advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b; Ellerson scored
on a throwing error by 2b, unearned. Francia flied out to lf. 2 runs, 0
hits, 5 errors, 1 LOB.
Wartburg College inning 9
Becker to 1b for Francia. Clark to lf for Houser. Thede flied out to cf.
Fischels singled to center field. Bantz fouled out to 3b. Birmingham
walked; Fischels advanced to second. Lowe flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Game Notes:
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.