DeSales University head coach offered no excuses
for his team’s 7-0 loss to Emory University
in a 2003 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
Series losers’ bracket game at Fox Cities
Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The
Bulldogs connected off Emory starter Reed Harvey
for 11 of their 12 hits, and drew a walk as
well, but finished the day – and their
first trip to the championship – with
14 runners left on base.
“We
left a small nation out there today,”
DeSales head coach Tim Neiman said. “I
kept thinking the boat would hit the dock eventually,
and we’d get a few runs in.”
DeSales
left a runner on base in every inning of the
contest and stranded runners in scoring position
eight times.
Credit
a lot of that to the efficient pitching of Harvey.
The senior righty used a collection of off-speed
throws mixed in with an effective fastball to
work out of multiple jams.
Emory’s
offense also made the most of its opportunities.
The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of
the third when Justin Gordon stole home. They
added four more in the bottom of the fourth
inning.
Andrew
Pickney led off the frame with a double to right
center. Catcher Adam Schorr followed with a
double of his own to the opposite field to drive
in Pickney. Schorr stole third and scored on
shortstop Rob Segear’s single to left
field to make the score 3-0.
Segear
was picked off at first to give DeSales starter
Chris Ross his first out of the inning. But
an error on third baseman Dan Fratantoro allowed
Bryan Langbord to reach and advance to second.
Josh Barrett flew out to right for the second
out. Aaron Rosdal laid a bunt down the third
base line to put two on with two out. Another
error by Fratantoro allowed both Rosdahl and
Langbord to score before Michael Sayegh flew
out to end the inning.
The
Eagles added a pair of insurance runs in the
seventh and rode the relief pitching of Steve
Zaycjhik and John Illius through the eighth
and ninth to improve to 37-14 and move on to
another elimination game Sunday against either
the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh or Trinity
College.
After
being eliminated from its first championship
appearance, DeSales finished with a 30-14 mark.
Written By Andrew
Wagner
Photos By Lehigh Photo
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