Rensselaer Poly.Ins. vs Eastern Connecticut



Box Score


2002 NCAA Div. III National Championship
              Rensselaer Poly.Ins. vs Eastern Connecticut
        May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 9 (33-10)

Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
Pat Hughes lf.............  3  0  0  0    1  2  2  0 
Scott Gianoni dh..........  4  0  0  0    0  1  0  0 
 Steven Palmer ph.......... 1  1  1  0    0  0  0  0 
Travis Teeter cf..........  4  2  1  0    1  2  1  0 
Dan Quinn 1b..............  4  3  3  5    1  0 10  0 
Flynn Cochran 2b..........  5  1  2  1    0  1  4  2 
Brian Marine c............  5  1  1  0    0  1  4  1 
David Hubbs 3b............  3  0  0  0    0  1  0  1 
 Ben Meacham ph............ 1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
 Tim Egan 3b............... 1  0  1  1    0  0  0  0 
Matt Faraone rf...........  5  0  1  0    0  0  1  0 
Brendan Witherell ss......  2  1  1  0    2  0  2  4 
Max Miller p..............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1 
 Aaron Seibert p........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
 Brian Rickert p........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1 
 Brian Brzek p............. 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
 Eric Thunell p............ 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
Totals.................... 38  9 11  7    5  8 24 10 


Eastern Connecticut 10 (37-10-1)

Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
Morgan Thompson 2b........  3  2  1  0    0  0  1  4 
Eugene Julien dh..........  5  2  4  1    0  1  0  0 
Dwight Wildman cf.........  5  0  0  1    0  1  2  0 
John Kubachka 1b..........  5  3  4  1    0  1 14  0 
John Hedde lf.............  5  2  3  3    0  0  1  0 
Jared Holowaty rf.........  3  1  0  0    1  0  1  0 
Tom Koch ss...............  4  0  0  0    0  1  0  4 
 Justin Waz ph............. 0  0  0  0    1  0  0  0 
Inaki Ormaechea 3b........  5  0  2  2    0  0  0  1 
Jeff Funaro c.............  4  0  1  0    0  1  8  0 
Matt Fortin p.............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  2 
 Matt Schumey p............ 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
 Thomas Spirito p.......... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
 Jeremy Hall p............. 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0 
Totals.................... 39 10 15  8    2  5 27 11 



Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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Rensselaer Poly.Ins.  103 000 023   -  9 11  2
Eastern Connecticut   002 032 003   - 10 15  2
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Note: None out, 2 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.

E - Quinn, Cochran, Thompson, Funaro. 
DP - RPI 1. LOB - RPI 8, Eastern Conn 10. 
2B - Quinn, Marine, Faraone, Thompson, Kubachka. 3B - Kubachka. 
HR - Quinn(8). 
SB - Cochran, Witherell, Thompson, Julien 2. 
SH - Hughes, Thompson. 

Rensselaer Poly.Ins.   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
Max Miller..........  4.2   9   5   3   1   3  23 24 
Aaron Seibert.......  0.2   1   2   2   0   0   4  5 
Brian Rickert.......  2.0   2   0   0   0   0   7  8 
Brian Brzek.........  0.2   2   2   2   0   2   4  4 
Eric Thunell........  0.0   1   1   1   1   0   1  3 


Eastern Connecticut    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
Matt Fortin.........  7.0   6   4   3   3   6  26 30 
Matt Schumey........  0.1   1   2   0   1   0   2  3 
Thomas Spirito......  1.0   3   3   3   1   2   7  8 
Jeremy Hall.........  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   3  3 



Win - Hall 4-0.  Loss - Thunell 0-1.  Save - None.
WP - Fortin, Spirito. PB - Marine, Funaro. 
HBP - by Seibert (Thompson), by Thunell (Holowaty). 
Umpires - Home:Rich Lindquist  1st:Jim Jackson  2nd:Rod Murphy  3rd:Bob Still  
Start: 1:15 pm   Time: 2:51   Attendance: 1161

Game Notes:
Game 8...ECSU rallied from deficits of 7-4 and 9-7 with 3-run 9th, keyed   
by game-winning, 2-run single by Ormaechea...ECSU's 2nd come-from-behind   
win of tournament...Quinn gave RPI lead in top of 9th with HR to deep CF...
ECSU netted 3 SBs (2 by Julien), team is now 96-for-116 on season.         
Brzek faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Thunell faced 3 batters in the 9th.

Play-by-play


2002 NCAA Div. III National Championship
              Rensselaer Poly.Ins. vs Eastern Connecticut
        May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)


Score by innings:                      R  H  E
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Rensselaer Poly.Ins.  103 000 023   -  9 11  2
Eastern Connecticut   002 032 003   - 10 15  2
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Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 1

  Hughes struck out swinging (2-2).  Gianoni grounded out to 2b (0-0).  Teeter
  singled up the middle (0-1).  Teeter advanced to second on a passed ball. 
  Quinn singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Teeter scored, unearned.  Cochran
  grounded out to p (0-0).  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 1

  Thompson grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2).  Julien singled through the
  left side (2-2).  Wildman flied out to cf (0-1).  Julien stole second. 
  Kubachka struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0
  errors, 1 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 2

  Marine struck out looking (0-2).  Hubbs grounded out to ss (3-2).  Faraone
  grounded out to p (1-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 2

  Hedde lined out to 2b (1-2).  Holowaty walked (3-2).  Koch reached on a
  fielder's choice (0-0); Holowaty out at second ss to 2b.  Ormaechea singled
  to center field (0-1); Koch advanced to second.  Funaro struck out looking
  (2-2).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 3

  Witherell singled up the middle (2-1).  Hughes grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt
  (0-0); Witherell advanced to second.  Gianoni struck out swinging (2-2). 
  Teeter walked (3-2).  Quinn doubled to right field, 2 RBI; Teeter scored;
  Witherell scored.  Cochran singled to right field, RBI (2-0); Quinn scored. 
  Cochran stole second.  Marine flied out to cf (1-1).  3 runs, 3 hits, 0
  errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 3

  Thompson doubled to left center (3-2).  Julien singled up the middle, RBI
  (1-1); Thompson scored.  Wildman grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b
  (0-0); Julien out on the play.  Kubachka doubled to center field (0-0). 
  Hedde singled to right field, RBI (1-1); Kubachka scored.  Holowaty grounded
  out to p (0-0).  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 4

  Hubbs struck out swinging (0-2).  Faraone lined out to 2b (0-0).  Witherell

walked (3-0).  Witherell stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. 
  Hughes walked (3-2).  Gianoni grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2).  0 runs,
  0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 4

  Koch struck out swinging (2-2).  Ormaechea grounded out to 1b unassisted
  (1-2).  Funaro grounded out to 2b (2-1).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 5

  Teeter struck out looking (1-2).  Quinn flied out to lf (1-0).  Cochran
  struck out swinging (2-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 5

  Thompson popped up to ss (1-2).  Julien singled to shortstop.  Wildman flied
  out to rf (0-1).  Kubachka singled to left field (1-1); Julien advanced to
  third.  Hedde singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Kubachka advanced to
  second; Julien scored.  Holowaty reached on an error by 1b (0-1); Hedde
  advanced to third; Kubachka scored, unearned.  Seibert to p for Miller. 
  Koch reached on an error by 2b, advanced to second (0-1); Holowaty advanced
  to third; Hedde scored, unearned.  Ormaechea flied out to lf (0-2).  3 runs,
  3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 6

  Marine flied out to cf (2-0).  Hubbs grounded out to ss (2-1).  Faraone
  doubled to right center (0-1).  Faraone advanced to third on a wild pitch. 
  Witherell grounded out to 2b (3-1).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 6

  Funaro flied out to 2b (1-1).  Thompson hit by pitch (1-1).  Thompson stole
  second.  Julien singled up the middle (3-2); Thompson advanced to third. 
  Rickert to p for Seibert.  Julien stole second.  Wildman grounded out to 3b,
  RBI (1-1); Thompson scored.  Kubachka singled to left field, RBI (1-1);
  Julien scored.  Hedde lined out to ss (0-1).  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
  LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 7

  Hughes grounded out to ss (1-2).  Gianoni grounded out to 1b unassisted
  (0-1).  Teeter grounded out to ss (1-2).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 7

  Holowaty flied out to lf (0-1).  Koch grounded out to ss (0-0).  Ormaechea
  grounded out to ss (1-0).  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 8

  Schumey to p for Fortin.  Quinn walked (3-1).  Cochran flied out to rf

(3-2).  Marine doubled to center field (0-0); Quinn advanced to third. 
  Spirito to p for Schumey.  Meacham pinch hit for Hubbs.  Meacham grounded
  out to 1b unassisted (0-0).  Faraone reached on an error by 2b (3-2); Marine
  scored, unearned; Quinn scored, unearned.  Faraone advanced to second on a
  wild pitch.  Witherell walked (3-2).  Hughes struck out looking (3-2).  2
  runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 8

  Egan to 3b for Meacham.  Funaro singled up the middle (1-0).  Thompson
  grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Funaro advanced to second.  Brzek to p
  for Rickert.  Julien struck out looking (0-2).  Wildman struck out looking
  (2-2).  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. inning 9

  Palmer pinch hit for Gianoni.  Palmer singled to center field (0-2).  Teeter
  struck out swinging (1-2).  Quinn homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-1);
  Palmer scored.  Cochran singled to left center (0-0).  Hall to p for
  Spirito.  Marine grounded out to 2b (1-0); Cochran advanced to second.  Egan
  singled to center field, RBI (3-1); Cochran scored.  Faraone grounded out to
  2b (3-2).  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut inning 9

  Kubachka tripled to center field (2-1).  Hedde singled to right field, RBI
  (0-1); Kubachka scored.  Thunell to p for Brzek.  Holowaty hit by pitch
  (0-0); Hedde advanced to second.  Holowaty advanced to second; Hedde
  advanced to third on a passed ball.  Waz pinch hit for Koch.  Waz
  intentionally walked (3-1).  Ormaechea singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-0);
  Waz advanced to second; Holowaty scored; Hedde scored.  3 runs, 3 hits, 0
  errors, 2 LOB.


Game Notes:
Game 8...ECSU rallied from deficits of 7-4 and 9-7 with 3-run 9th, keyed   
by game-winning, 2-run single by Ormaechea...ECSU's 2nd come-from-behind   
win of tournament...Quinn gave RPI lead in top of 9th with HR to deep CF...
ECSU netted 3 SBs (2 by Julien), team is now 96-for-116 on season.         
Brzek faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Thunell faced 3 batters in the 9th.