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.