NCAA Division III Championship First Round
Chapman Univ. (Calif.) 4, Kean Univ. (N.J.) 2
Friday, May 23, 2008
Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium Grand Chute, Wis.



Box Score

                      NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship
                          Chapman Univ. vs Kean Univ.
               5/23/08 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

Chapman Univ. 4 (40-3)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ryan Prechtl cf..........  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   4
Kurt Yacko ss/p..........  4  1  1  0   1  0  1  4   0
Mike Vass rf.............  5  0  1  2   0  4  3  0   1
 James Godfrey rf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Stuart Hyman dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Jake Hurst 2b...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Patrick Ohail 1b.........  5  1  1  0   0  0 10  1   1
Tristan Phillips 3b......  2  0  1  0   2  0  0  2   0
Ryan Hall lf.............  2  1  1  0   2  0  2  0   0
Matt Pearson c...........  3  0  0  1   1  1  4  1   1
Kyle Redding 2b/ss.......  4  0  2  1   0  1  5  4   3
Wayde Kitchens p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
Totals................... 34  4  8  4   6  8 27 16  10

Kean Univ. 2 (39-10)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Maikel De La Rosa ss.....  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  3   0
Chris Carrano 3b.........  4  0  1  1   1  0  2  1   0
Eric Ammirata lf.........  4  0  3  0   0  0  1  0   1
Derek Gianakas rf........  3  0  0  0   1  0  2  0   2
Michael Moceri 2b........  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  4   2
Nick Nolan 1b............  1  0  0  0   2  0  7  0   0
Dan Mattonelli dh........  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Bryan Burke cf...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  2  1   3
Kevin O'Neill c..........  4  1  1  0   0  1  8  0   1
Joe Bartlinski p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Brandon Aich p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  2  7  2   5  3 27 10   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Chapman Univ........ 002 100 010 -  4  8  0
Kean Univ........... 000 011 000 -  2  7  1
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E - C. Carrano. DP - CU 2. LOB - CU 10; KU 9. 2B - Vass(11); Ohail(9); K.
O'Neill(11). HBP - M. DeLaRosa; N. Nolan. SH - Prechtl; D.Mattonelli. SB -
Yacko(9); Hall(6); B. Burke(28). CS - C. Carrano.

Chapman Univ.          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Wayde Kitchens......  6.2  7  2  2  5  3 24 31
Kurt Yacko..........  2.1  0  0  0  0  0  6  7

Kean Univ.             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Joe Bartlinski......  7.1  7  4  4  4  5 28 33
Brandon Aich........  1.2  1  0  0  2  3  6  8

Win - Kitchens (9-0).  Loss - Bartlinski (8-3).  Save - Yacko (15).
WP - Bartlinski 2. HBP - by Kitchens (N. Nolan); by Yacko (M. DeLaRosa).
Umpires - HP: Dan Ignosci  1B: Chuck Adya  2B: Gary Shingleton  3B: Don Goller
Start: 10:03 am   Time: 2:54   Attendance: 969
Game notes:
First round game...CU's Vass hits two-run double in third and Redding hits
two-out, run-scoring single in fourth...KU's Carrano hits run-scoring
single in fifth and Burke hits run-scoring single in sixth...CU's Yacko
earns nation-leading 15th save...KU has 12-game winning streak snapped.
Game: 1


Play-by-Play

                      NCAA Div. III Baseball Championship
                   Chapman Univ. vs Kean Univ. - Play-by-Play
               5/23/08 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Chapman Univ........ 002 100 010 -  4  8  0
Kean Univ........... 000 011 000 -  2  7  1
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Chapman Univ. starters: 5/cf Prechtl; 1/ss Yacko; 7/rf Vass; 29/dh Hyman; 3/1b
Ohail; 12/3b Phillips; 15/lf Hall; 25/c Pearson; 11/2b Redding; 53/p Kitchens;
Kean Univ. starters: 1/ss M. DeLaRosa; 14/3b C. Carrano; 11/lf E. Ammirata;
24/rf D. Gianakas; 25/2b M. Moceri; 12/1b N. Nolan; 28/dh D.Mattonelli; 5/cf B.
Burke; 18/c K. O'Neill; 7/p Bartlinski;

Chapman Univ. 1st - Prechtl grounded out to ss. Yacko grounded out to
ss. Vass struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kean Univ. 1st - M. DeLaRosa struck out swinging. C. Carrano flied out
to rf. E. Ammirata singled down the rf line. D. Gianakas grounded out to 3b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 2nd - Hyman struck out swinging. Ohail popped up to 2b.
Phillips walked. Phillips advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hall walked.
Pearson reached on a throwing error by 3b; Hall advanced to second; Phillips
advanced to third. Redding lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3
LOB.

Kean Univ. 2nd - M. Moceri flied out to rf. N. Nolan walked.
D.Mattonelli out at first p to ss to 1b; N. Nolan advanced to second. B. Burke
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 3rd - Prechtl singled down the lf line. Yacko singled
through the left side; Prechtl advanced to second. Vass doubled to left center,
out at third cf to 2b to 3b, 2 RBI; Yacko scored; Prechtl scored. Hyman flied
out to rf. Ohail flied out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kean Univ. 3rd - K. O'Neill struck out swinging. M. DeLaRosa flied out
to lf. C. Carrano walked. E. Ammirata popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 4th - Phillips flied out to rf. Hall walked. Hall stole
second. Pearson flied out to cf; Hall advanced to third. Redding singled to
shortstop, RBI; Hall scored. Prechtl grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Kean Univ. 4th - D. Gianakas out at first p to 3b to 1b. M. Moceri
grounded out to ss. N. Nolan hit by pitch. D.Mattonelli walked; N. Nolan
advanced to second. B. Burke grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Chapman Univ. 5th - Yacko popped up to ss. Vass struck out swinging.
Hyman out at first 2b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kean Univ. 5th - K. O'Neill doubled to left field. M. DeLaRosa flied out
to cf; K. O'Neill advanced to third. C. Carrano singled down the rf line, RBI;
K. O'Neill scored. C. Carrano out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. E.
Ammirata singled up the middle. D. Gianakas fouled out to 1b. 1 run, 3 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 6th - Ohail grounded out to 1b unassisted. Phillips
singled to center field. Hall fouled out to 1b. Phillips advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Pearson struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Kean Univ. 6th - M. Moceri singled to left field. N. Nolan walked; M.
Moceri advanced to second. D.Mattonelli out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; N.
Nolan advanced to second; M. Moceri advanced to third. B. Burke singled to
right field, RBI; N. Nolan advanced to third; M. Moceri scored. B. Burke stole
second. K. O'Neill popped into double play 2b to c; N. Nolan out on the play.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 7th - Redding singled to left field. Prechtl out at first
p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Redding advanced to second. Yacko grounded out to 3b. Vass
struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kean Univ. 7th - M. DeLaRosa flied out to cf. C. Carrano grounded out to
p. E. Ammirata singled to right field. D. Gianakas walked; E. Ammirata advanced
to second. Yacko to p. Hurst to 2b for Hyman. /  for Kitchens. Redding to ss.
M. Moceri out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 8th - Hurst grounded out to 2b. Ohail doubled down the lf
line. Phillips walked. B. Aich to p for Bartlinski. Hall singled to center
field; Phillips advanced to second; Ohail advanced to third. Pearson walked,
RBI; Hall advanced to second; Phillips advanced to third; Ohail scored. Redding
struck out looking. Prechtl reached on a fielder's choice; Pearson out at
second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Kean Univ. 8th - N. Nolan flied out to rf. D.Mattonelli flied out to lf.
B. Burke grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Chapman Univ. 9th - Yacko walked. Vass struck out swinging; Yacko stole
second. Hurst struck out swinging. Ohail flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Kean Univ. 9th - Godfrey to rf for Vass. K. O'Neill grounded out to p.
M. DeLaRosa hit by pitch. C. Carrano grounded into double play p to ss to 1b;
M. DeLaRosa out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.