2006 NCAA Division III Championship
Team Statistics
UW-Stevens Point
Wheaton College
Montclair State Univ
Chapman Univ.
N.C. Wesleyan
E. Conn. State Univ.
Aurora Univ.
Marietta College
Game Results
Marietta College 7, Wheaton College 2
(5/30/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Wheaton College..... 000 000 200 - 2 7 1 (42-10)
Marietta College.... 000 232 00X - 7 15 1 (43-11)
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Pitchers: Wheaton College - McDonough; Simmons(5); Pescosolido(8).
Marietta College - Eisenberg; DeMark(9).
Win-Eisenberg(13-2) Loss-McDonough(8-2) T-2:10 A-1198
HR MC - Steranka 2 (9), Piconke (3)
MC wins fourth NCAA Division III title (also 1981, 1983 & 1986)...WC made
first title game appearance...MC's Piconke hit two-run home run in fourth..
MC's Steranka hit three-run homer in fifth and two-run homer in sixth ...
Tourney Co-Most Outstanding Players: MC's Mike Eisenberg & Justin Steranka.
Wheaton College 4, Chapman Univ. 3
(5/29/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Chapman Univ........ 100 020 000 - 3 7 1 (33-13)
Wheaton College..... 000 000 04X - 4 7 1 (42-9)
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Pitchers: Chapman Univ. - Kitchens; Drag(8). Wheaton College - White; Baker(8).
Win-Baker(4-0) Loss-Drag(10-2) T-2:22 A-1309
HR WC - O'Connor (5)
WC advances to championship game against Marietta on May 30 at noon...CU
eliminated from sixth finals appearance and finishes in third place...WC
scores four runs in eighth on RBI groundout by Yagjian and three-run home
run by O'Connor...WC's Yagjian has 13-game hitting streak snapped.
Wheaton College 13, Montclair State Univ 4
(5/29/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Montclair State Univ 010 000 003 - 4 8 2 (35-19-2)
Wheaton College..... 120 001 54X - 13 11 0 (41-9)
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Pitchers: Montclair State Univ - J. Cook; M. Vicaro(7); R. Anderson(8);
B. Rocco(8). Wheaton College - Moore; Barnes(9).
Win-Moore(8-1) Loss-J. Cook(5-4) T-2:21 A-1287
HR MSU - B. Butler (1)
HR WC - Guillerault (14), Laplante (9)
MSU eliminated from 13th finals appearance and finishes in fourth place...
WC to play CU on May 29 at 3:30 pm...WC's Guillerault has RBI single in
sixth and three-run home run in seventh...Guillerault and Laplante hit
back-to-back HRs in 7th...All five of WC's runs in seventh were unearned.
Marietta College 10, Chapman Univ. 4
(5/28/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Marietta College.... 100 310 302 - 10 15 1 (42-11)
Chapman Univ........ 200 000 200 - 4 7 2 (33-12)
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Pitchers: Marietta College - Dennick; Dunn(8). Chapman Univ. - Sulentor;
Bonfanti(7); Cook(9).
Win-Dennick(8-2) Loss-Sulentor(5-5) T-3:02 A-2016
HR MC - Belanger (1)
MC advances to championship game for 10th time on May 30 at 1 pm...CU will
play on May 29 at 3:30 pm...MC's Belanger hits HR on first pitch of game...
MC's Eschbaugh hits two-run single in 4th and Steranka hits RBI single in
7th...CU leaves bases loaded in 4th, 8th, and 9th innings.
Montclair State Univ 5, E. Conn. State Univ. 4
(5/28/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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E. Conn. State Univ. 002 000 101 00 - 4 11 0 (36-20)
Montclair State Univ 020 000 011 01 - 5 9 2 (35-18-2)
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Pitchers: E. Conn. State Univ. - Jagodzinski; Cremins(4); Davis(8); Tingley(9);
Wendell(10); Iverson(10); Narus(11). Montclair State Univ - E. Gomez;
K. Dalton(7); M. Cabalar(9).
Win-M. Cabalar(4-2) Loss-Iverson(3-2) T-3:18 A-1916
ECSU eliminated from 11th finals appearance and finishes in fifth place...
MSU will play on May 29 at noon...MSU's Nunes scores winning run on wild
pitch during intentional walk attempt...MSU tied game at 4-4 on RBI double
by Nunes...ECSU took 4-3 lead on two-out RBI single by Re.
Wheaton College 5, UW-Stevens Point 4
(5/28/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Wheaton College..... 001 013 000 - 5 11 0 (40-9)
UW-Stevens Point.... 000 010 003 - 4 6 0 (35-18)
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Pitchers: Wheaton College - Bernardini; Baker(9). UW-Stevens Point - Kempf;
Zielke(6).
Win-Bernardini(6-2) Loss-Kempf(5-3) T-2:11 A-1827
HR UWSP - Brehm (16)
UWSP eliminated from second finals appearance and finishes in fifth place..
WC to play May 29 at noon...WC scores three runs on four hits in sixth,
highlighted by Anthoine's two-run single...UWSP has tying run reach first
with 2 outs in ninth, but strikeout ends game...WC's 1st 40-win season.
Marietta College 7, Montclair State Univ 4
(5/27/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Montclair State Univ 000 012 100 - 4 8 1 (34-18-2)
Marietta College.... 320 011 00X - 7 9 0 (41-11)
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Pitchers: Montclair State Univ - T. Stringer; W. Traverso(3); C. Schindler(6).
Marietta College - DeMark; Baumler(7).
Win-DeMark(9-1) Save-Baumler(2) Loss-T. Stringer(4-5) T-2:46 A-1950
HR MC - Steranka (7)
MC will play on May 28 at 7:45 pm, while MSU will play at 4:30 pm...MC's
Steranka hits three-run home run in first inning...MC's DeMark strikes out
season-high 11 and holds MSU hitless for first 5 innings...MC's Klausman
extends hit streak to 20 games...Game completed 5/28 after weather delays.
Chapman Univ. 3, Wheaton College 0
(5/27/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Chapman Univ........ 300 000 000 - 3 10 2 (33-11)
Wheaton College..... 000 000 000 - 0 6 2 (39-9)
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Pitchers: Chapman Univ. - Drag. Wheaton College - C. Martin; Moore(3);
Simmons(6); Pescosolido(8); Barnes(8).
Win-Drag(10-1) Loss-C. Martin(7-2) T-2:18 A-1899
CU to play on May 28 at 7 p.m., while WC will play on May 28 at 12 p.m...
CU scores three runs on two hits and two errors in top of the first inning.
CU's Drag lowers NCAA D-III-leading ERA to 0.72, earns 2nd shutout and 6th
complete-game of season...2nd time WC has been shut out this year.
UW-Stevens Point 12, Aurora Univ. 3
(5/27/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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UW-Stevens Point.... 000 561 000 - 12 14 2 (35-17)
Aurora Univ......... 000 100 002 - 3 7 2 (34-14)
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Pitchers: UW-Stevens Point - Perkins; Lorenz(7). Aurora Univ. - Salter;
Miller(4); Vietoris(4); Friend(5); Fair(9).
Win-Perkins(7-2) Save-Lorenz(1) Loss-Salter(7-3) T-2:51 A-1763
HR UWSP - Zimmermann (7)
AU eliminated from sixth title appearance...UWSP to play May 28 at noon...
UWSP's Zimmermann hits three-run home run in fourth and RBI single in fifth
...UWSP sends 10 batters to plate in fourth and fifth innings...UWSP is
10-0 in postseason elimination games this year...Rain delay of 35 minutes.
E. Conn. State Univ. 9, N.C. Wesleyan 8
(5/27/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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N.C. Wesleyan....... 100 000 322 - 8 12 1 (31-19)
E. Conn. State Univ. 000 130 203 - 9 14 2 (36-19)
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Pitchers: N.C. Wesleyan - Robertson; Moore(6); Strickland(9).
E. Conn. State Univ. - S. Gilblair; Iverson(7); Narus(8); Cremins(8).
Win-Cremins(5-5) Loss-Strickland(0-3) T-2:52 A-1240
NCW eliminated from 12th final appearance...ECSU will play on May 28 at
3:30 pm...ECSU scores winning run on suicide squeeze by Sullivan...ECSU's
Mehrbach tied game at 8-8 on two-run double...NCW took 8-6 lead in ninth on
two-out fielding error by ECSU...NCW finishes 4-9 in one-run games in 2006.
Marietta College 2, UW-Stevens Point 1
(5/26/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Marietta College.... 000 200 000 - 2 4 2 (40-11)
UW-Stevens Point.... 000 100 000 - 1 5 1 (34-17)
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Pitchers: Marietta College - Eisenberg; DeMark(9). UW-Stevens Point - Zimmermann
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Win-Eisenberg(12-2) Save-DeMark(1) Loss-Zimmermann(5-5) T-2:09 A-2467
MC's Steranka hits RBI single in fourth and Litke follows with sacrifice
fly...UWSP's Evanoff has RBI single in fourth...UWSP hit into double plays
in sixth and ninth innings...UWSP now 2-10 in one-run games this season...
Second-largest crowd in history of event at Fox Cities Stadium.
Montclair State Univ 7, Aurora Univ. 2
(5/26/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Aurora Univ......... 100 000 001 - 2 5 0 (34-13)
Montclair State Univ 112 020 10X - 7 14 1 (34-17-2)
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Pitchers: Aurora Univ. - Chapple; Turek(7). Montclair State Univ - M. Vicaro.
Win-M. Vicaro(6-4) Loss-Chapple(8-2) T-2:15 A-1519
MSU's M. Vicaro strikes out career-high 15 batters...MSU's Rodriguez hits
RBI single in first...MSU extends lead to 4-1 in third inning on RBI ground
outs by Clark and A. Vicaro...AU's Losacco extends hitting streak to 20
games with single in ninth...MSU won titles in 1987, 1993 and 2000.
Wheaton College 2, N.C. Wesleyan 0
(5/26/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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Wheaton College..... 100 010 000 - 2 9 0 (39-8)
N.C. Wesleyan....... 000 000 000 - 0 7 1 (31-18)
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Pitchers: Wheaton College - McDonough; Baker(9). N.C. Wesleyan - Rice.
Win-McDonough(8-1) Save-Baker(10) Loss-Rice(10-3) T-1:52 A-1123
WC's Yagjian hits RBI singles in first and fifth innings and has third
four-hit game of season...NCW has just one runner reach third base (fifth
inning)...WC's first game in the finals of the NCAA championship...WC's
McDonough ties school record with eighth win of season.
Chapman Univ. 6, E. Conn. State Univ. 3
(5/26/06 at Grand Chute, Wis.)
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E. Conn. State Univ. 000 001 002 - 3 6 0 (35-19)
Chapman Univ........ 000 101 04X - 6 8 1 (32-11)
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Pitchers: E. Conn. State Univ. - Davis; Esposito(8); LaVorgna(8); Iverson(8).
Chapman Univ. - Klovstad.
Win-Klovstad(13-1) Loss-Davis(7-3) T-2:10 A-1045
HR CU - Brubaker (6)
CU's Fraser hits RBI singles in fourth and eighth...CU's Brubaker leads off
sixth with home run and Dean hits RBI double in eighth...CU's Klovstad
records NCAA III-leading 13th win of season and school record 28th career
victory...CU won title in 2003, ECSU in 1982, 1990, 1998 and 2002.
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