2002 NCAA Division III Championship


NCAA Summary

NCAA Team Statistics

NCAA Individual Statistics


Team Statistics

Carthage College
Christopher Newport
Concordia-Austin
Eastern Connecticut
Lakeland College
Marietta College
Rensselaer Poly.Ins.
Coll. of New Jersey


Game Results

Eastern Connecticut 8, Marietta College 0
(May 28, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Eastern Connecticut. 050 010 002  -  8 14  1      (39-11-1)
       Marietta College.... 000 000 000  -  0  5  1      (41-9-1)
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       WP-Serfass(10-1)  LP-Lamb(9-2)  T-1:57  A-988
       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.           
Game box score

Marietta College 9, Christopher Newport 6
(May 28, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Marietta College.... 100 250 001  -  9 12  0      (41-8-1)
       Christopher Newport. 222 000 000  -  6  9  4      (38-16)
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       WP-Stocker(5-2)  LP-Dye(11-5)  T-2:37  A-961
       HR CNU - Phaup (15)
       Game 14...Marietta rallies from 6-1, 3rd-inning deficit to claim win and   
       move to national title game for 2nd straight year and 9th time overall...  
       CNU's Phaup hits 3rd HR of tourney...MC's Stocker now 1-1, 13.2 IP, 10Ks...
       Christopher Newport eliminated from first trip to D-III national tourney.  
Game box score

Christopher Newport 6, Eastern Connecticut 5
(May 27, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Eastern Connecticut. 200 001 200  -  5 11  2      (38-11-1)
       Christopher Newport. 001 101 111  -  6  8  0      (38-15)
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       WP-Dye(11-4)  LP-Spirito(2-2)  T-2:59  A-1149
       HR ECSU - Kubachka (14)
       HR CNU - Phaup 2 (13)
       Game 13...Christopher Newport will play Marietta on Tuesday at 1 p.m., with
       winner to play Eastern Connecticut State for national championship at 4:30.
       Tignor hits game-winning double with 2 outs in bottom of 9th...CNU's Phaup 
       hits 2 HRs, both solo shots to left...ECSU's Kubachka hits 2-run HR in 1st.
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Marietta College 3, Coll. of New Jersey 1
(May 27, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Marietta College.... 000 000 300  -  3  9  1      (40-8-1)
       Coll. of New Jersey. 010 000 000  -  1 10  1      (36-14)
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       WP-Papania(7-0)  LP-Szustowicz(7-3)  T-2:18  A-1129
       Game 12, Elimination Game...Papania picks up 2nd win of tournament, both   
       over TCNJ; now has 10 Ks, 2 BBs and only 2 ER allowed...Sidick now 7-for-7 
       stolen bases in tournament...Yoder hits 2-run double in 3-run 7th inning...
       College of New Jersey eliminated in second trip to national championships. 
Game box score

Eastern Connecticut 4, Marietta College 2
(May 27, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Eastern Connecticut. 010 002 100  -  4 10  1      (38-10-1)
       Marietta College.... 000 101 000  -  2  6  1      (39-8-1)
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       WP-Czerwinski(8-4)  Save-Hall(1)  LP-Stocker(4-2)  T-2:43  A-1052
       Game 11...Eastern Connecticut advances to title game of championship series
       for 4th time in school history...Marietta to play College of New Jersey at 
       3:45 p.m. today...Koch's fielder's choice and Funaro's single in 6th give  
       ECSU lead to stay ...Czerwinski throws 119 pitches to pick up win.         
Game box score

Coll. of New Jersey 6, Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 5
(May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Coll. of New Jersey. 103 200 000  -  6 12  2      (36-13)
       Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 221 000 000  -  5  8  2      (33-11)
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       WP-CasaGrande(8-0)  Save-Maddalena(10)  LP-Thunell(0-2)  T-3:19  A-1450
       Game 10--Elimination Game...Game-ending 4-6-3 double play, TCNJ's 3rd of   
       game...TCNJ rallied from 5-4 deficit with 2-run 4th, SF by Capaldo and HBP.
       Maddalena's 31st relief appearance of year, new D-III single-season record.
       RPI eliminated from its second appearance in NCAA Championship Series.     
Game box score

Christopher Newport 10, Lakeland College 1
(May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Christopher Newport. 100 001 404  - 10 17  1      (37-15)
       Lakeland College.... 000 000 001  -  1  6  3      (34-16-1)
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       WP-Cosby(6-2)  LP-Thousand(5-4)  T-2:20  A-1434
       Game 9, Elimination Game...CNU scored 8 runs in final 3 innings...         
       Lakeland did not have a runner reach 2nd base until the 8th inning...      
       Tignor had 2-run single in 7th, Larson had RBI double in 8th.              
       Lakeland eliminated from first appearance in NCAA Championship Series.     
Game box score

Eastern Connecticut 10, Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 9
(May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 103 000 023  -  9 11  2      (33-10)
       Eastern Connecticut. 002 032 003  - 10 15  2      (37-10-1)
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       WP-Hall(4-0)  LP-Thunell(0-1)  T-2:51  A-1161
       HR RPI - Quinn (8)
       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.         
Game box score

Marietta College 6, Christopher Newport 5
(May 26, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Christopher Newport. 002 020 010  -  5  8  0      (36-15)
       Marietta College.... 004 100 001  -  6  9  0      (39-7-1)
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       WP-Lamb(9-1)  LP-Wester(9-5)  T-2:10  A-1008
       HR CNU - Turner (17)
       HR MARI - Coakley (14)
       Game 7, Winners Bracket...Yoder's bases-loaded single in 9th wins game for 
       Marietta...Coakley's team-high 14th HR in 3rd was 4th career grand slam,   
       2nd this season and first HR of postseason...Turner's HR was team-high 17th
       and 1st of postseason...Lamb pitches 3rd complete-game of season.          
Game box score

Lakeland College 3, Concordia-Austin 2
(May 25, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Lakeland College.... 020 001 000  -  3 12  1      (34-15-1)
       Concordia-Austin.... 020 000 000  -  2 10  1      (35-13)
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       WP-Heinemeyer(5-2)  LP-Chavez(10-3)  T-2:30  A-1367
       HR LAKE - Frelich (10)
       Game 6, Elimination Game...Frelich hit solo homer, team-high 10th of year, 
       Gustman doubled and Kluck hit RBI groundout in 2nd to give Lakeland lead;  
       took lead again on Kluck's RBI double in 6th. Concordia scored 2 in 2nd.   
       Concordia-Austin eliminated in first trip to national championships.       
Game box score

Coll. of New Jersey 15, Carthage College 5
(May 25, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Coll. of New Jersey. 033 032 400  - 15 21  3      (35-13)
       Carthage College.... 310 000 001  -  5 12  0      (34-11)
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       WP-Shaffer(6-2)  LP-Lorum(5-3)  T-2:43  A-1161
       HR CART - Goin (3)
       Game 5, Elimination Game...TCNJ nets season-high runs (21) to record win...
       Shaffer throws 128 pitches, all but 1 of TCNJ's pitches in game in 8.2 inn.
       Goin's 9th-inning HR was first round-tripper of tournament...TCNJ will     
       play Eastern Conn./Rensselaer PI loser on Sunday at 7:45 p.m.              
Game box score

Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 2, Lakeland College 1
(May 24, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Lakeland College.... 000 001 000  -  1  2  1      (33-15-1)
       Rensselaer Poly.Ins. 002 000 00X  -  2  7  2      (33-9)
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       WP-Teeter(9-2)  LP-Plucinski(9-3)  T-1:53  A-2537
       Game 4...2-run 3rd for RPI, RBI double by Hughes and RBI single by Teeter..
       Lakeland scored on RBI double by Frelich in 6th...RPI's Teeter gets 9 Ks to
       notch 6th complete-game win of season...Also Plucinski's 6th complete game.
       Lakeland's 8-game winning streak snapped...RPI has won 5 in a row.         
Game box score

Eastern Connecticut 5, Concordia-Austin 4
(May 24, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Concordia-Austin.... 000 102 010 0 -  4  9  2      (35-12)
       Eastern Connecticut. 010 000 030 1 -  5 13  2      (36-10-1)
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       WP-Spirito(2-1)  LP-Razook(1-3)  T-3:31  A-1806
       Game included 29-minute delay after ESCU head coach Bill Holowaty suffered 
       a hip injury in the 2nd inning...Thompson's 1-out, bases-loaded infield    
       hit in bottom of 10th was game-winner...ESCU tied game with 3-run 8th,     
       highlighted by pinch-hitter Julien's 2-run double.                         
Game box score

Christopher Newport 12, Carthage College 4
(May 24, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Carthage College.... 000 200 1   01  -  4  8  5      (34-10)
       Christopher Newport. 000 000 (12)0X  - 12 11  2      (36-14)
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       WP-Dye(10-4)  LP-Roth(6-2)  T-2:36  A-1464
       Game 2...Game turned with 18-batter, 6-hit, 12-run 7th inning for          
       Christopher Newport, the only inning in which Captains scored in contest...
       Jeff Eicher had two hits and scored two runs in 7th...Carthage scored 2 in 
       4th, on 2-run single by Dennis Jackson...Dye's 6th complete game of year.  
Game box score

Marietta College 5, Coll. of New Jersey 3
(May 24, 2002 at Grand Chute, Wis.)

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       Marietta College.... 210 100 100  -  5  9  1      (38-7-1)
       Coll. of New Jersey. 000 010 011  -  3  9  1      (34-13)
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       WP-Papania(6-0)  Save-Lamb(2)  LP-Downs(3-2)  T-2:35  A-837
       Game 1...Marietta advances to face Carthage/Chr. Newport winner Saturday at
       4:30 pm, TCNJ moves to face Carthage/Chr. Newport loser Saturday at 10 am. 
       TCNJ left bases loaded with winning run at first in bottom of ninth inning.
       TCNJ's Maddalena's 30th relief appearance, ties D-III single-season record.
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