Eastern Connecticut vs Marietta College
Box Score
2002 NCAA Div. III National Championship
Eastern Connecticut vs Marietta College
May 28, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)
Eastern Connecticut 8 (39-11-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Morgan Thompson 2b........ 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 4
Justin Waz dh............. 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
Dwight Wildman cf......... 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
John Kubachka 1b.......... 5 1 3 1 0 0 11 0
John Hedde lf............. 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jared Holowaty rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Inaki Ormaechea 3b........ 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Tom Koch ss............... 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 4
Jeff Funaro c............. 4 2 1 0 0 1 6 0
Joey Serfass p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals.................... 41 8 14 6 0 9 27 12
Marietta College 0 (41-9-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Chris Sidick cf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Todd Yoder dh............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Brent Curtin 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jay Coakley c............. 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
Kevin May 1b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 0
Matt McLuckey rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Derek Pauley lf........... 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Dusty Childress 2b........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 5
Nate Brown ss............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Trey Lamb p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals.................... 32 0 5 0 2 6 27 8
Score by innings: R H E
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Eastern Connecticut 050 010 002 - 8 14 1
Marietta College 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
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E - Thompson, Childress.
DP - Eastern Conn 1. LOB - Eastern Conn 6, Marietta 8.
2B - Waz 2, Pauley. 3B - Waz.
CS - Koch.
Eastern Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Joey Serfass........ 9.0 5 0 0 2 6 32 35
Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Trey Lamb........... 9.0 14 8 3 0 9 41 41
Win - Serfass 10-1. Loss - Lamb 9-2. Save - None.
HBP - by Serfass (Curtin).
Umpires - Home:George Drouches 1st:John Ramsey 2nd:Jim Jackson 3rd:Rod Murphy
Start: 4:30 pm Time: 1:57 Attendance: 988
Game Notes:
Game 15, National Championship Game...ECSU wins 4th national title (1982,
1990, 1998, 2002)...Marietta finishes 2nd for 6th time, 9th time in finals.
Fourth shutout in a D-III championship game (27 years)...Tournament drew
19,575 paid attendance, new NCAA Division III tournament record.
Play-by-play
2002 NCAA Div. III National Championship
Eastern Connecticut vs Marietta College
May 28, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)
Score by innings: R H E
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Eastern Connecticut 050 010 002 - 8 14 1
Marietta College 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
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Eastern Connecticut inning 1
Thompson grounded out to 2b (1-1). Waz grounded out to 2b (0-1). Wildman
struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Marietta College inning 1
Sidick reached on an error by 2b (0-1). Yoder reached on a fielder's choice
(2-1); Sidick out at second ss to 2b. Curtin fouled out to lf (1-2).
Coakley lined out to p (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 2
Kubachka singled to left center (2-2). Hedde flied out to cf (0-0).
Holowaty singled up the middle (2-0); Kubachka advanced to second.
Ormaechea singled through the right side (0-0); Holowaty advanced to second;
Kubachka advanced to third. Koch struck out swinging (0-2). Funaro reached
on an error by 2b (3-2); Ormaechea advanced to third; Holowaty scored,
unearned; Kubachka scored, unearned. Thompson singled through the right
side, RBI (0-1); Funaro advanced to second; Ormaechea scored, unearned. Waz
tripled to right center, 2 RBI (1-0); Thompson scored, unearned; Funaro
scored, unearned. Wildman flied out to rf (3-1). 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Marietta College inning 2
K.May grounded out to 3b (1-0). McLuckey singled to shortstop (1-0).
Pauley out at first p to ss to 1b (2-1); McLuckey advanced to second.
Childress struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 3
Kubachka fouled out to 1b (1-1). Hedde flied out to 2b (0-1). Holowaty
struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Marietta College inning 3
Brown grounded out to 2b (2-1). Sidick grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0).
Yoder singled to first base (2-2). Curtin grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 4
Ormaechea grounded out to 2b (2-2). Koch singled through the right side
(2-1). Koch out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Funaro struck out
swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Marietta College inning 4
Coakley walked (3-2). K.May struck out swinging (0-2). McLuckey popped up
to ss (0-1). Pauley doubled down the rf line (0-2); Coakley advanced to
third. Childress grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 5
Thompson struck out swinging (3-2). Waz doubled to left center (2-1).
Wildman grounded out to 2b (0-2); Waz advanced to third. Kubachka singled
to right field, RBI (2-2); Waz scored. Hedde grounded out to 2b (2-2). 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Marietta College inning 5
Brown grounded out to ss (1-0). Sidick struck out swinging (2-2). Yoder
grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 6
Holowaty struck out looking (1-2). Ormaechea struck out looking (0-2).
Koch singled up the middle (3-1). Funaro flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Marietta College inning 6
Curtin struck out swinging (0-2). Coakley walked (3-1). K.May flied out to
lf (0-2). McLuckey struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 7
Thompson grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). Waz singled through the left
side (1-1). Wildman flied out to rf (1-2). Kubachka singled to left field
(0-0); Waz advanced to second. Hedde grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Marietta College inning 7
Pauley flied out to cf (1-2). Childress grounded out to 2b (2-2). Brown
fouled out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 8
Holowaty flied out to lf (1-0). Ormaechea struck out swinging (3-2). Koch
struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Marietta College inning 8
Sidick grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1). Yoder struck out swinging
(3-2). Curtin hit by pitch (0-1). Coakley flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 9
Funaro singled to center field (0-2). Thompson flied out to cf (0-2). Waz
doubled to center field, RBI (2-2); Funaro scored. Wildman singled through
the right side, RBI (0-0); Waz scored. Kubachka flied out to lf (2-1).
Hedde grounded out to p (0-0). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Marietta College inning 9
K.May singled to second base (3-2). McLuckey lined into double play 2b to
1b (1-2); K.May out on the play. Pauley singled to right field (0-2).
Childress reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Pauley out at second ss to
2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Game Notes:
Game 15, National Championship Game...ECSU wins 4th national title (1982,
1990, 1998, 2002)...Marietta finishes 2nd for 6th time, 9th time in finals.
Fourth shutout in a D-III championship game (27 years)...Tournament drew
19,575 paid attendance, new NCAA Division III tournament record.