2004 NCAA Division III Championship
Team Statistics
Aurora Univ.
E. Connecticut State
Rowan Univ.
George Fox Univ.
Manchester College
Salisbury Univ.
Wisconsin-Whitewater
SUNY-Brockport
Game Results
George Fox Univ. 6, E. Connecticut State 3
(June 1, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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George Fox Univ..... 021 200 100 - 6 14 0 (40-10)
E. Connecticut State 021 000 000 - 3 5 2 (43-11)
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WP-Hyde(14-1) LP-DiPietro(11-1) T-2:37 A-1409
HR GFU - Jones (4)
HR ECSU - Wildman (20)
Game #15 (Championship Game)...GFU wins first national title in first
appearance in finals...GFU's Hyde named tournament's Most Valuable Player
after winning three tourney games, including two against ECSU...ECSU scores
two runs in fourth, including two-out, run-scoring single by Braniff.
E. Connecticut State 12, George Fox Univ. 7
(June 1, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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E. Connecticut State 001 722 000 - 12 14 2 (43-10)
George Fox Univ..... 240 010 000 - 7 9 3 (39-10)
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WP-Maruska(2-1) LP-Beck(7-1) T-2:40 A-1409
HR ECSU - Re (4)
Game #14...Same two teams will play for national championship at 4:30...
ECSU rallies from 6-1 deficit in fourth, scoring seven runs on five hits,
highlighted by Galemba's two-out, two-run double...Julien ties ECSU single-
game record with three doubles...GFU's Beck has first loss in 21 decisions.
George Fox Univ. 12, Aurora Univ. 6
(May 31, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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George Fox Univ..... 024 000 024 - 12 15 1 (39-9)
Aurora Univ......... 101 200 011 - 6 12 2 (28-19)
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WP-Hammon(2-2) LP-G. Creviston(4-4) T-3:07 A-1641
HR GFU - Dombek (10)
Game #13...GFU to play Eastern Conn. State on June 1 for national title...
AU eliminated from fifth appearance in finals...GFU's Dombek hits two-run
home run in second...Peterson's two-run triple highlights four-run third
for GFU...GFU scores four runs on six hits in the ninth.
E. Connecticut State 2, Wisconsin-Whitewater 1
(May 31, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Wisconsin-Whitewater 000 100 000 - 1 7 1 (39-9)
E. Connecticut State 000 000 002 - 2 5 1 (42-10)
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WP-DiPietro(11-0) LP-Kuecker(1-1) T-2:12 A-1636
HR ECSU - Wildman (19)
Game #12...UWW eliminated from second finals appearance...ECSU to play
June 1 at 1:00 pm vs Aurora Univ or George Fox Univ...ECSU's Wildman hits
walk-off two-run home run with nobody out...UWW's Klawitter hits two-out,
run-scoring double in fourth.
George Fox Univ. 9, E. Connecticut State 8
(May 31, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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E. Connecticut State 020 230 010 - 8 9 5 (41-10)
George Fox Univ..... 210 310 02X - 9 12 1 (38-9)
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WP-Hyde(13-1) LP-Serfass(10-1) T-3:01 A-1571
HR ECSU - Wildman (18)
HR GFU - Peterson (4)
Game #11...GFU advances to the title game...ECSU will play Wis.-Whitewater
in elimination game at 5:45 pm on May 31...GFU scores game-winning run on
Jones' two-out single in eighth...GFU's Hyde strikes out side in ninth for
second win of tournament...ECSU's Serfass loses first game in 23 decisions.
Aurora Univ. 7, Rowan Univ. 4
(May 30, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Rowan Univ.......... 100 000 300 - 4 6 1 (41-8)
Aurora Univ......... 111 110 02X - 7 11 1 (28-18)
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WP-A. Hutten(5-4) Save-G. Creviston(2) LP-McLaughlin(6-3) T-2:29 A-1571
HR RU - McFarland (6)
Game #10...RU eliminated from fifth appearance in finals...AU's Chelgren
hits run-scoring double in eighth and Zimmerman adds pinch-hit, two-out RBI
single...Chelgren hits sacrifice fly in first and RBI infield single in the
fourth...RU's McFarland hits solo home run in first.
Wisconsin-Whitewater 4, SUNY-Brockport 3
(May 30, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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SUNY-Brockport...... 000 003 000 - 3 9 2 (34-15)
Wisconsin-Whitewater 011 000 11X - 4 12 2 (39-8)
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WP-Bergholz(3-0) Save-Kuecker(6) LP-Mahoney(7-2) T-2:30 A-1527
HR SUNY-B - Petersen (2)
Game #9...SUNY-B eliminated from first finals appearance...Game delayed
at start 2:49 due to rain...UWW's Gnatzig hits two-out run-scoring single
in eighth...UWW's Guilbault has run-scoring singles in third and seventh...
SUNY-B's Petersen hits three-run home run in sixth.
George Fox Univ. 6, Rowan Univ. 2
(May 29, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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George Fox Univ..... 101 110 020 - 6 14 1 (37-9)
Rowan Univ.......... 000 001 010 - 2 7 2 (41-7)
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WP-Dixon(7-4) LP-McCullen(11-2) T-2:11 A-1795
HR RU - McFarland (5)
Game #8...GFU will face Eastern Conn. State on May 30 at 7:00 pm, while RU
will play Aurora University at 3:30 pm...GFU's Dombek has two-out
run-scoring single in third, while Hunter and Donohue have RBI singles in
eighth...GFU's Dixon records season-high 10 stikeouts.
E. Connecticut State 2, SUNY-Brockport 1
(May 29, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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SUNY-Brockport...... 000 001 000 - 1 2 2 (34-14)
E. Connecticut State 000 100 01X - 2 8 2 (41-9)
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WP-Serfass(10-0) LP-J. Wilson(4-6) T-1:55 A-1773
HR SUNY-B - T. Wilson (2)
Game #7...ECSU will play winner of Rowan University/George Fox University
on May 30 at 7:00 pm, while SUNY-B will face Wis.-Whitewater at 12:00 pm...
ECSU scores game-winning run on suicide squeeze bunt by Hevenor with one
out in eighth...SUNY-B's Wilson tied game at 1-1 with solo home run.
Wisconsin-Whitewater 8, Salisbury Univ. 1
(May 29, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Wisconsin-Whitewater 420 002 000 - 8 13 0 (38-8)
Salisbury Univ...... 000 010 000 - 1 6 2 (37-13)
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WP-Callahan(7-1) LP-Mollet(6-1) T-2:19 A-1747
HR UWW - Endl (18)
Game #6...UWW will play loser of Eastern Conn. State/SUNY-Brockport on
May 30 at 12:00 pm...SU eliminated from second finals appearance...
UWW's Endl hits grand slam in first...UWW's Guilbault hits two-run double
in 2nd and sac fly in 6th...UWW wins first finals game in four tries.
Aurora Univ. 7, Manchester College 6
(May 29, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Manchester College.. 000 200 040 - 6 10 2 (35-12)
Aurora Univ......... 013 102 00X - 7 10 2 (27-18)
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WP-R. Fontana(8-4) Save-R. Baird(1) LP-Augustine(9-3) T-2:35 A-1504
HR MC - Hollenbaugh (2)
Game #5...AU will play on May 30 at 3:30 pm...MC eliminated from first
appearance in finals...With the bases loaded and one out in top of the
ninth, MC grounds into game-ending double-play...AU's Gregory hits two-run
single in sixth and run-scoring triple in third.
George Fox Univ. 8, Salisbury Univ. 3
(May 28, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Salisbury Univ...... 000 100 110 - 3 5 2 (37-12)
George Fox Univ..... 101 004 02X - 8 14 3 (36-9)
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WP-Hyde(12-1) LP-Lasinski(11-3) T-2:33 A-2074
Game #4...GFU will face Rowan on May 29 at 7:45 pm, while SU will face UWW
at 1:15 pm...GFU scores four runs on five hits in sixth on run-scoring
singles by Donohue, Braniff and Dombek...Dombek has career-high four hits
...GFU's Hyde registers school-record 12th victory.
Rowan Univ. 8, Wisconsin-Whitewater 2
(May 28, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Rowan Univ.......... 000 010 250 - 8 12 0 (41-6)
Wisconsin-Whitewater 010 000 001 - 2 7 3 (37-8)
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WP-Schwartz(13-0) LP-Endl(10-2) T-2:19 A-1976
HR RU - Ciconte (6), Dempsey, B. (4)
HR UWW - Baldwin (10)
Game #3...RU will play on May 29 at 7:45 pm, while UWW will play at 1:15 pm
...RU's Urbanovich hits two-run single in seventh for 3-1 lead...RU's
Dempsey and Ciconte hit two-run homeruns in eighth...Urbanovich's sixth
game with three hits...RU's Schwartz wins 24th straight decision.
E. Connecticut State 10, Manchester College 0
(May 28, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Manchester College.. 000 000 000 - 0 3 1 (35-11)
E. Connecticut State 100 040 05X - 10 9 0 (40-9)
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WP-DiPietro(10-0) LP-Wolfe, T.(10-3) T-2:08 A-1446
HR ECSU - Julien (4), Wildman (17)
Game #2...ECSU will play on May 29 at 4:30 pm against SUNY-Brockport, while
MC will face Aurora at 10:00 am...ECSU's Julien hits three-run homerun to
highlight four-run fifth...ECSU's Wildman blasts two-out three-run homerun
in five-run eighth...MC's three hits are a season low.
SUNY-Brockport 5, Aurora Univ. 2
(May 28, 2004 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Aurora Univ......... 100 000 010 - 2 10 0 (26-18)
SUNY-Brockport...... 200 000 30X - 5 8 1 (34-13)
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WP-Kimball(9-1) Save-Mahoney(2) LP-J. Salzmann(8-3) T-2:19 A-1217
Game #1...SUNY-B will play on May 29 at 4:30 pm, while AU will play at
10:00 am...SUNY-B's Wilson hits two-run triple to highlight three-run
seventh...Ranalli follows with suicide-squeeze single...Johnson and
Petersen hit back-to-back run-scoring singles in SUNY-B first.
NCAA Summary