State University of New York-Cortland 5, Carthage College 2 (5/27/07)



Box Score

                    2007 NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship
                    Carthage College vs Cortland State Univ.
               5/27/07 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

Carthage College 2 (37-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Boe Baitinger cf.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   1
Steve Rucks 2b...........  2  1  1  0   1  0  5  1   0
Tyler Yapp 3b............  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  2   0
David Hermes lf..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   1
Chris Sajdak dh..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Anthony Gragnani ph/dh..  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Mike Hughes c............  3  1  1  1   1  2  8  2   0
 Chris Shannon pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ty Heegeman 1b...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  5  0   2
Tyler Creekmore rf.......  2  0  0  0   2  2  1  0   1
Jose Alba ss.............  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   1
Chris Krepline p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Trace Ruffle p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  2  4  1   4  9 24  9   6

Cortland State Univ. 5 (42-6)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Jim Basnight cf..........  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   3
Anthony Coromato lf......  3  2  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
 John Zilnicki lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Mike Zaccardo c..........  3  1  1  0   1  1  9  0   0
Dan Maycock rf...........  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  0   1
Matt Vitalone ss.........  3  0  2  2   1  0  0  3   0
Steve Nickel 3b..........  3  0  2  2   1  0  0  1   0
Travis Robinson 1b.......  4  0  1  0   0  0 11  1   2
Paul Merriweather dh.....  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
Joey Russo 2b............  3  1  1  0   1  1  2  3   1
Mike Zgorzelski p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Ryan Hooper p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 31  5 12  5   4  8 27 10   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Carthage College.... 010 001 000 -  2  4  0
Cortland State Univ. 200 030 00X -  5 12  1
-------------------------------------------

E - M.VITALONE. LOB - Carthage 6; Cortland St. 8. 2B - A.COROMATO 2(9). HR -
Hughes(3). SH - Rucks; J.BASNIGHT; A.COROMATO. SB - M.ZACCARDO(6);
S.NICKEL(21); T.ROBINSON(7). CS - S.NICKEL.

Carthage College       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Krepline......  5.0  8  5  5  3  7 20 24
Trace Ruffle........  3.0  4  0  0  1  1 11 13

Cortland State Univ.   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Mike Zgorzelski.....  5.2  4  2  2  3  7 20 24
Ryan Hooper.........  3.1  0  0  0  1  2 10 11

Win - M.ZGORZELSKI (8-0).  Loss - Krepline (7-2).  Save - R.HOOPER (4).
BK - M.ZGORZELSKI.
Umpires - HP: Carlos Deno  1B: Chris Marshall  2B: Brandon Jackson  3B: Gary
Gilman  Start: 11:59 am   Time: 2:54   Attendance: 1227
Game notes:
CC eliminated from sixth finals appearance and finishes fifth...CSU will
play on 5/28 at noon...CSU's Nickel hits two-out, two-run single in first..
CSU scores three runs on four hits in fifth, including two-run single by
by Vitalone...CC's four hits matches season-low.
Krepline faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: 9


Play-by-Play

                    2007 NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship
            Carthage College vs Cortland State Univ. - Play-by-Play
               5/27/07 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Carthage College.... 010 001 000 -  2  4  0
Cortland State Univ. 200 030 00X -  5 12  1
-------------------------------------------

Carthage College starters: 4/cf Baitinger; 8/2b Rucks; 23/3b Yapp; 24/lf
Hermes; 29/dh Sajdak; 10/c Hughes; 21/1b Heegeman; 18/rf Creekmore; 3/ss Alba;
25/p Krepline;
Cortland State Univ. starters: 9/cf J.BASNIGHT; 5/lf A.COROMATO; 33/c
M.ZACCARDO; 29/rf D.MAYCOCK; 6/ss M.VITALONE; 3/3b S.NICKEL; 32/1b T.ROBINSON;
30/dh MERRIWEATHER; 4/2b J.RUSSO; 7/p M.ZGORZELSKI;

Carthage College 1st - Baitinger reached on a fielding error by ss.
Rucks grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; Baitinger advanced to second.
Yapp struck out swinging. Hermes popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 1st - J.BASNIGHT struck out looking. A.COROMATO
doubled to left center. M.ZACCARDO walked. D.MAYCOCK singled to second base;
M.ZACCARDO out at second 2b unassisted, interference. M.VITALONE walked;
D.MAYCOCK advanced to second; A.COROMATO advanced to third. S.NICKEL singled to
left center, 2 RBI; M.VITALONE advanced to second; D.MAYCOCK scored; A.COROMATO
scored. T.ROBINSON grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Carthage College 2nd - Sajdak grounded out to 2b. Hughes homered to left
field, RBI. Heegeman flied out to lf. Creekmore walked. Alba out at first 1b to
p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 2nd - MERRIWEATHER struck out swinging. J.RUSSO
struck out looking. J.BASNIGHT struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Carthage College 3rd - Baitinger grounded out to ss. Rucks walked. Yapp
flied out to rf. Rucks out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 3rd - A.COROMATO struck out swinging. M.ZACCARDO
struck out swinging. D.MAYCOCK flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Carthage College 4th - Hermes struck out looking. Sajdak struck out
swinging. Hughes struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 4th - M.VITALONE grounded out to 3b. S.NICKEL
walked. T.ROBINSON flied out to cf. S.NICKEL stole second. MERRIWEATHER popped
up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Carthage College 5th - Heegeman grounded out to 2b. Creekmore walked.
Alba popped up to 2b. Baitinger struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 5th - J.RUSSO singled to left field. J.BASNIGHT
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; J.RUSSO advanced to second. A.COROMATO doubled
down the lf line, RBI; J.RUSSO scored. M.ZACCARDO singled through the left
side; A.COROMATO advanced to third. D.MAYCOCK struck out swinging. M.ZACCARDO
stole second. M.VITALONE singled through the left side, out at second lf to 3b
to 2b, 2 RBI; M.ZACCARDO scored; A.COROMATO scored. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Carthage College 6th - Rucks singled to right field. Yapp singled
through the left side; Rucks advanced to second. Hermes singled to right field;
Yapp advanced to second; Rucks advanced to third. Gragnani pinch hit for
Sajdak. Gragnani struck out looking. Hermes advanced to second; Yapp advanced
to third; Rucks scored on a balk. Hughes struck out looking. R.HOOPER to p for
M.ZGORZELSKI. Heegeman grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 6th - S.NICKEL singled to center field. Ruffle to p
for Krepline. S.NICKEL out at second c to ss, caught stealing. T.ROBINSON flied
out to cf. MERRIWEATHER singled up the middle. J.RUSSO grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Carthage College 7th - Creekmore struck out looking. Alba flied out to
rf. Baitinger grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 7th - J.BASNIGHT singled through the left side.
A.COROMATO grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; J.BASNIGHT advanced to second.
M.ZACCARDO flied out to rf; J.BASNIGHT advanced to third. D.MAYCOCK popped up
to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Carthage College 8th - Rucks flied out to lf. Yapp grounded out to 3b.
Hermes grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Cortland State Univ. 8th - M.VITALONE singled to shortstop. S.NICKEL
reached on a fielder's choice; M.VITALONE out at second ss to 2b. T.ROBINSON
singled to left center; S.NICKEL advanced to third. MERRIWEATHER struck out
swinging. T.ROBINSON stole second. J.RUSSO walked. J.BASNIGHT reached on a
fielder's choice; J.RUSSO advanced to second; T.ROBINSON out at third 3b
unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Carthage College 9th - J.ZILNICKI to lf for A.COROMATO. Gragnani to dh.
Gragnani grounded out to 2b. Hughes walked. Shannon pinch ran for Hughes.
Heegeman grounded out to 1b unassisted; Shannon advanced to second. Creekmore
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.