NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
First Round
Kean University (N.J.) 8, Trinity College (Conn.) 5
Friday, May 22, 2009
Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium • Grand Chute, Wis.


Box Score

                         NCAA Division III Championship
                         Kean Univ. vs Trinity College
               5/22/09 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

Kean Univ. 8 (39-9)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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D.J. Breckenridge dh.....  4  2  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
Ryan Gibbons lf..........  5  1  1  2   0  2  2  0   0
Michael Moceri 2b........  5  0  2  0   0  0  2  3   0
Dylan Laguna rf..........  3  1  0  0   1  1  2  0   1
Lee Cavico 1b............  4  1  2  0   0  0  8  1   0
Nick Ramagli 3b..........  1  1  0  1   2  0  0  1   1
Mike Manganiello c.......  2  0  1  2   1  0  7  0   0
Dave Zavistoski ss.......  3  1  1  0   1  1  1  3   0
Vinny Galya cf...........  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  0   2
Pedro Rivera p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Brandon Aich p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 31  8 10  6   5  5 27 10   4

Trinity College 5 (33-6)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jack Abbott lf...........  4  2  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
Matt Sullivan cf.........  4  0  0  0   1  2  3  0   0
Sean Killeen c...........  4  1  0  0   1  0  4  3   1
Kent Graham 1b...........  4  0  1  0   1  0 10  1   0
James Wood rf............  5  1  3  2   0  1  1  0   1
Ryan Piacentini 2b.......  3  0  1  0   1  1  3  1   0
Kevin Mortimer dh........  3  0  1  1   1  1  0  0   2
Alex LiDonni 3b..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Sam Simons ph/3b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   3
 Alex Rokicki ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Kevin Collins 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Robert Martin ss.........  3  1  0  0   1  0  4  3   2
Jeremiah Bayer p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 ConorOSullivanPierce p..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  5  7  3   7  7 27 12   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Kean Univ........... 012 001 211 -  8 10  1
Trinity College..... 100 001 300 -  5  7  6
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E - Zavistoski; S. Killeen 2; K. Graham; A. LiDonni; K. Collins; J. Bayer.
DP - TC 3. LOB - KU 4; TC 9. 2B - Zavistoski(4); K. Graham(14); J. Wood(13).
SH - Breckenridge. SF - N. Ramagli; Manganiello. SB - Breckenridge 2(10); R.
Gibbons(2); M. Moceri(10); L. Cavico(7); V. Galya(8); J. Abbott(12). CS -
Manganiello 2.

Kean Univ.             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Pedro Rivera........  6.0  5  4  3  5  5 23 28
Brandon Aich........  3.0  2  1  1  2  2 11 13

Trinity College        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jeremiah Bayer......  8.1 10  8  5  5  5 29 37
ConorOSullivanPierce  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  2  2

Win - P. Rivera (5-0).  Loss - J. Bayer (12-1).  Save - B. Aich (11).
WP - B. Aich.
Umpires - HP: Kevin Wirth  1B: Dan Salce  2B: Chad Eischens  3B: Mike Webster
Start: 1:00 pm   Time: 2:58   Attendance: 1333
Game notes:
First round...TC defending national champion...KU's Beckenridge and Gibbons
hit back-to-back run-scoring singles in seventh...TC's Bayer entered the
game having allowed just five earned runs on the year...TC's six-errors
matched the second-highest season total.
P. Rivera faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Game: 2


Play-by-Play

                         NCAA Division III Championship
                  Kean Univ. vs Trinity College - Play-by-Play
               5/22/09 at Grand Chute, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Kean Univ........... 012 001 211 -  8 10  1
Trinity College..... 100 001 300 -  5  7  6
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Kean Univ. starters: 34/dh Breckenridge; 28/lf R. Gibbons; 11/2b M. Moceri;
25/rf D. Laguna; 44/1b L. Cavico; 15/3b N. Ramagli; 20/c Manganiello; 6/ss
Zavistoski; 37/cf V. Galya; 26/p P. Rivera;
Trinity College starters: 9/lf J. Abbott; 3/cf Ma. Sullivan; 10/c S. Killeen;
6/1b K. Graham; 22/rf J. Wood; 8/2b Piacentini; 18/dh K. Mortimer; 4/3b A.
LiDonni; 17/ss R. Martin; 25/p J. Bayer;

Kean Univ. 1st - Breckenridge struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
R. Gibbons struck out swinging. M. Moceri flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Trinity College 1st - J. Abbott singled to shortstop. J. Abbott stole
second. Ma. Sullivan lined out to rf. S. Killeen flied out to cf; J. Abbott
advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, scored, unearned. K. Graham flied
out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Kean Univ. 2nd - D. Laguna walked. L. Cavico singled to left field; D.
Laguna advanced to second. N. Ramagli walked; L. Cavico advanced to second; D.
Laguna advanced to third. Manganiello grounded out to 2b, RBI; N. Ramagli
advanced to second; L. Cavico advanced to third; D. Laguna scored. Zavistoski
walked. V. Galya lined into double play ss unassisted; N. Ramagli out on the
play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Trinity College 2nd - J. Wood struck out swinging. Piacentini singled to
right center. K. Mortimer walked; Piacentini advanced to second. A. LiDonni
struck out swinging. R. Martin popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Kean Univ. 3rd - Breckenridge reached on a throwing error by 3b.
Breckenridge stole second. Breckenridge stole third. R. Gibbons reached on a
fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b, RBI;
Breckenridge scored, unearned. M. Moceri singled to second base, bunt; R.
Gibbons advanced to third. D. Laguna struck out swinging. M. Moceri stole
second; R. Gibbons stole home, unearned. L. Cavico grounded out to ss; M.
Moceri advanced to third. N. Ramagli grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2
errors, 1 LOB.

Trinity College 3rd - J. Abbott flied out to lf. Ma. Sullivan grounded
out to p, bunt. S. Killeen popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Kean Univ. 4th - Manganiello walked. Zavistoski struck out swinging;
Manganiello out at second c to ss, caught stealing. V. Galya singled down the
lf line. V. Galya out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Trinity College 4th - K. Graham walked. J. Wood singled through the left
side; K. Graham advanced to second. Piacentini struck out swinging. K. Mortimer
struck out looking. S. Simons pinch hit for A. LiDonni. S. Simons reached on a
fielder's choice; J. Wood out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Kean Univ. 5th - S. Simons to 3b. Breckenridge grounded out to ss. R.
Gibbons struck out swinging. M. Moceri grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Trinity College 5th - R. Martin lined out to p. J. Abbott grounded out
to ss. Ma. Sullivan walked. S. Killeen flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Kean Univ. 6th - D. Laguna popped up to 1b. L. Cavico singled through
the left side. L. Cavico stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by
c. N. Ramagli flied out to cf, SF, RBI; L. Cavico scored. Manganiello singled
to right field. Manganiello out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2
hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Trinity College 6th - K. Graham out at first p to 2b to 1b. J. Wood
doubled to left center. Piacentini flied out to cf. K. Mortimer singled up the
middle, RBI; J. Wood scored. S. Simons struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Kean Univ. 7th - Zavistoski doubled to left field. V. Galya flied out to
cf. Breckenridge singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw,
advanced to third on a throwing error by c, RBI; Zavistoski scored. R. Gibbons
singled to left field, RBI; Breckenridge scored. M. Moceri singled to left
field; R. Gibbons advanced to second. D. Laguna grounded into double play 3b to
1b; M. Moceri advanced to second; R. Gibbons out on the play. 2 runs, 4
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Trinity College 7th - R. Martin walked. J. Abbott walked; R. Martin
advanced to second. B. Aich to p for P. Rivera. Ma. Sullivan struck out
swinging. S. Killeen walked; J. Abbott advanced to second; R. Martin advanced
to third. K. Graham fouled out to 1b. S. Killeen advanced to second; J. Abbott
advanced to third; R. Martin scored on a wild pitch. J. Wood singled up the
middle, 2 RBI; S. Killeen scored; J. Abbott scored. Piacentini walked; J. Wood
advanced to second. K. Mortimer out at first 1b to p. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Kean Univ. 8th - L. Cavico popped up to 2b. N. Ramagli walked. N.
Ramagli advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third, failed
pickoff attempt. Manganiello flied out to cf, SF, RBI; N. Ramagli scored,
unearned. Zavistoski out at first 1b to p. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0
LOB.

Trinity College 8th - A. Rokicki pinch hit for S. Simons. A. Rokicki
flied out to lf. R. Martin grounded out to ss. J. Abbott grounded out to 3b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kean Univ. 9th - K. Collins to 3b for A. Rokicki. V. Galya singled to
center field. Breckenridge out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; V. Galya advanced
to second. C. OS-Pierce to p for J. Bayer. V. Galya stole third, scored on an
error by 3b, interference. R. Gibbons grounded out to 1b unassisted. M. Moceri
popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Trinity College 9th - Ma. Sullivan struck out swinging. S. Killeen
grounded out to 2b. K. Graham doubled down the lf line. J. Wood grounded out to
2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.