Wheaton College vs Eastern Connecticut State University
Box Score
2002 NCAA Div. III New England Regionals
Wheaton vs Eastern Connecticut May 20, 2002 at Harwich, MA
Wheaton 2 (37-8-1) Eastern Connecticut 3 (34-10-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Will Bissonnette ss....... 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 Morgan Thompson 2b........ 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 1
Scott Beattie 3b.......... 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Justin Waz dh............. 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Denorfia cf......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Dwight Wildman cf......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
Damon Whalen 1b........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 John Kubachka 1b.......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 10 2
Joe DeMartino c........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 Inaki Ormaechea 3b........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Keith Cooper dh........... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Eugene Julien pr/ss....... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Zachariah Brown lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jared Holowaty rf......... 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
Ron Raymond lf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Hedde lf............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
John Ablondi ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Koch ss/3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
Ryan O'Shea lf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Funaro c............. 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Marc Senia rf............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Joey Serfass p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Tim Ziakas 2b............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
Matt Ponte p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Spavento p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 37 2 7 2 1 5 28 11 Totals.................... 33 3 8 3 6 3 30 11
Score by innings: R H E
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Wheaton 000 002 000 0 - 2 7 0
Eastern Connecticut 100 010 000 1 - 3 8 1
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Note: 1 out, 3 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
E - Julien.
DP - Eastern Conn 1. LOB - Wheaton 6, Eastern Conn 10.
HR - Hedde(4).
SB - Denorfia(32), Thompson(13). CS - Holowaty.
SH - Wildman. SF - Wildman.
Wheaton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Eastern Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Matt Ponte.......... 8.0 6 2 2 4 3 28 33 Joey Serfass........ 10.0 7 2 2 1 5 37 38
Mike Spavento....... 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 5 8
Winner - Serfass 9-1. Loser - Spavento 3-1. Save - None.
WP - Ponte.
Umpires - Home:Scott Davis 1st:Joe Caraco 2nd:Brian Troupe 3rd:Dick Fossa
Start: 12 p.m. Time: 2:24 Attendance: 500
Game Notes:
Eastern Connecticut forces second regional championship game
Game #11 - Eastern Connecticut (34-10-1) vs. Wheaton (37-8-1)
Serfass (ECSU) - Complete-game seven-hitter, 105 pitches
Ponte faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Play-by-play
2002 NCAA Div. III New England Regionals
Wheaton vs Eastern Connecticut May 20, 2002 at Harwich, MA
Score by innings: R H E
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Wheaton 000 002 000 0 - 2 7 0
Eastern Connecticut 100 010 000 1 - 3 8 1
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Wheaton inning 1
Bissonnette singled to right field (1-0). Beattie struck out looking (0-2).
Denorfia reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); Bissonnette out at second ss
to 2b. Whalen grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 1
Thompson singled to first base, bunt (0-0). Thompson stole second. Waz
flied out to rf (3-2); Thompson advanced to third. Wildman flied out to rf,
SF, RBI (0-2); Thompson scored. Kubachka struck out looking (1-2). 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wheaton inning 2
DeMartino singled to left field (1-0). Cooper reached on a fielder's choice
(0-1); DeMartino out at second 1b to ss. Brown lined out to cf (0-1).
Senia flied out to rf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 2
Ormaechea flied out to ss (2-0). Holowaty singled to right field (0-0).
Holowaty out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Hedde grounded out to 2b
(3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wheaton inning 3
Ziakas grounded out to ss (1-1). Bissonnette struck out looking (1-2).
Beattie grounded out to ss (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 3
Koch grounded out to 3b (2-1). Funaro walked (3-0). Thompson flied out to
lf (1-2). Waz flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheaton inning 4
Denorfia singled to center field (2-2). Denorfia stole second. Whalen
flied out to lf (3-1). DeMartino lined out to 1b (0-1). Cooper grounded
out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 4
Wildman flied out to cf (0-0). Kubachka singled to center field (2-1).
Ormaechea grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2); Kubachka advanced to second.
Holowaty flied out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheaton inning 5
Brown grounded out to 3b (0-1). Senia grounded out to p unassisted (0-0).
Ziakas struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 5
Hedde homered to left field, RBI (1-1). Koch struck out looking (1-2).
Funaro grounded out to 3b (0-2). Thompson grounded out to 2b (1-1). 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wheaton inning 6
Bissonnette walked (3-2). Beattie singled to right field (0-1); Bissonnette
advanced to second. Denorfia flied out to rf (0-1); Bissonnette advanced to
third. Whalen singled to center field, RBI (1-0); Beattie advanced to
second; Bissonnette scored. DeMartino fouled out to 1b (1-1). Cooper
singled to center field, RBI (0-1); Whalen advanced to second; Beattie
scored. Brown flied out to 2b (0-1). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 6
Raymond to lf for Brown. Waz grounded out to 2b (1-1). Wildman singled to
right field (2-0). Kubachka reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Wildman
out at second cf to 2b. Ormaechea fouled out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Wheaton inning 7
Senia grounded out to ss (0-0). Ziakas grounded out to 2b (1-0).
Bissonnette flied out to lf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 7
Holowaty walked (3-2). Hedde flied out to rf (1-2). Koch out on batter's
interference (1-1). Holowaty advanced to second on a wild pitch. Funaro
walked (3-2). Thompson flied out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Wheaton inning 8
Beattie struck out (0-2). Denorfia lined out to 2b (2-2). Whalen flied out
to cf (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 8
Waz struck out (0-2). Wildman grounded out to 3b (2-1). Kubachka flied out
to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wheaton inning 9
DeMartino struck out (1-2). Cooper singled to right field (1-0). Ablondi
pinch hit for Raymond. Ablondi hit into double play 1b to ss to p (0-0);
Cooper out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 9
O'Shea to lf for Ablondi. Ormaechea walked (3-2). Julien pinch ran for
Ormaechea. Holowaty singled to first base, bunt (1-0); Julien advanced to
second. Spavento to p for Ponte. Hedde flied out to 2b (0-2). Koch
grounded out to 2b (0-0); Holowaty advanced to second; Julien advanced to
third. Funaro grounded out to ss (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Wheaton inning 10
Julien to ss. Koch to 3b. Senia reached on an error by ss (2-2). Ziakas
flied out to lf (0-0). Bissonnette flied out to cf (2-2). Beattie grounded
out to p, bunt (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Eastern Connecticut inning 10
Thompson walked (3-2). Waz singled to shortstop (0-0); Thompson advanced to
second. Wildman out at first c to 2b, SAC (2-1); Waz advanced to second;
Thompson advanced to third. Kubachka intentionally walked. Julien singled
to right field, RBI (0-1); Kubachka advanced to second; Waz advanced to
third; Thompson scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Game Notes:
Eastern Connecticut forces second regional championship game
Game #11 - Eastern Connecticut (34-10-1) vs. Wheaton (37-8-1)
Serfass (ECSU) - Complete-game seven-hitter, 105 pitches
Ponte faced 2 batters in the 9th.