TEMPLE, GEORGE WASHINGTON ADVANCE TO FINALS OF 2001 VERIZON ATLANTIC 10 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Lake Buena Vista, FL - Junior Robert Cucinotta snapped a 3-3 seventh inning tie with a two-run double and sophomore Matt Powell allowed just one run in five innings of relief as Temple defeated Massachusetts, 6-3, to advance to the finals of the 23rd annual Verizon Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship.
The third-seeded Owls (26-28), seeking their first conference championship since 1984 and first appearance in the NCAA Baseball Championship since 1978, will face George Washington in Saturday's championship at 12:30 p.m.
The Colonials (37-22) received solid pitching performances from senior Ron Christie (six innings, one run) and reliever Mike O'Connor (three scoreless innings) to eliminate regular season champion Massachusetts, 9-1, in the final contest of the day.
Junior Travis Crowder collected four hits for GW while First team All-Atlantic 10 honoree Mike Bassett added three hits and two RBI for GW, which is vying for its first conference title since 1992.
George Washington defeated Dayton in the first game of the afternoon, 11-10, as the Colonials pounded Flyers pitching for 16 hits, including three home runs. GW starter Jason Baker (7-5) recorded the victory, allowing one run in seven innings while fanning eight, including seven in the first three innings. Trailing 9-1 after seven innings, UD (32-26) erupted for four runs in the top of the eighth, courtesy of a grand slam by Second team All-Atlantic 10 selection Brooks Vogel, and five in the ninth to close within 11-10. With runners on first and second and two outs, GW closer Bryan Beggs retired Dayton's Cory Allen on a groundout to third to record his 10th save of the season.
First pitch for Saturday's championship is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, which serves as the home field for the Orlando Devil Rays (AA) as well as the spring training site of the Atlanta Braves. If Temple falls to GW in the first contest, the two teams will square off 30 minutes later for the championship.
Thursday, May 17
Game 1 - No. 1 Massachusetts 4, No. 4 George Washington 3
Game 2 - No. 3 Temple 3, No. 2 Dayton 2 (10 innings)
Friday, May 18
Game 3 - George Washington 11, Dayton 10
Game 4 - Temple 6, Massachusetts 3
Game 5 - George Washington 9, Massachusetts 1
Saturday, May 19
Game 6 - Championship Game, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7 - If Necessary (30 minutes following Game 6)
GEORGE WASHINGTON VS MASSACHUSETTS
May 18, 2001 at Lake Buena Vista, FL (Wide World of Sports)
George Washington 9 (37-22)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Travis Crowder dh......... 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 0
Tony Dokoupil lf.......... 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Matt Krimmel 3b........... 5 2 1 2 1 1 2 4
Nick Iovacchini 2b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Rouhier 1b............ 4 2 2 2 0 0 10 0
Mike Bassett rf........... 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 0
Chris Barry 2b/3b......... 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Tony Brown cf............. 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 0
Ross Smime c.............. 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Jake Wald ss.............. 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 2
Ron Christie p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mike O'Connor p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 42 9 16 9 4 5 27 8
Massachusetts 1 (27-19)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mike Kulak lf............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Klett dh.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
N. Gorneault cf........... 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Jeff Altieri 1b........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
G. Clark rf............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Aaron Senez 3b............ 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Cullan Maumus ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
Adam Stojanowski 2b....... 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 2
Tom Ellerbrook c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Jesse Santos p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Eric Chown p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals.................... 33 1 7 1 1 5 27 15
Score by innings: R H E
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George Washington 120 000 240 - 9 16 2
Massachusetts 100 000 000 - 1 7 5
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E - Rouhier; Brown; Kulak; Altieri; Maumus; Santos 2.
LOB - GW 12; UMass 7.
2B - Brown; N. Gorneault.
SB - Dokupil; Bassett; G. Clark. CS - Crowder.
SH - Crowder; Klett. SF - Rouhier.
George Washington IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Ron Christie........ 6.0 6 1 1 1 2 22 24
Mike O'Connor....... 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 11 11
Massachusetts IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Jesse Santos........ 7.1 14 9 4 3 5 35 40
Eric Chown.......... 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 7 8
Win - Christie 7-1. Loss - Santos 7-5. Save - None.
Umpires - Home:Glen Hill 1st:Mitch Mele 2nd:Mike Gunter 3rd:Lenny Brickens
Start: 7:46 Time: 2:36 Attendance: 283
Game Notes:
Game Five of the 2001 Verizon Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship
MASSACHUSETTS VS TEMPLE
May 18, 2001 at Lake Buena Vista, FL (Wide World of Sports)
Massachusetts 3 (27-18)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mike Kulak lf............. 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 0
Tim Klett dh.............. 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
N. Gorneault cf........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jeff Altieri 1b........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0
G. Clark rf............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Aaron Senez 3b............ 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 5
Cullan Maumus ss.......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Adam Stojanowski 2b....... 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
Tom Ellerbrook c.......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Nick Skirkanich p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eric Chown p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals.................... 28 3 7 3 3 4 24 12
Temple 6 (26-28)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bob Filler cf............. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Tully ss.............. 4 1 3 1 0 0 5 4
Kyle Sweppenhiser 3b...... 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
Joseph Lyall rf........... 2 2 1 2 2 0 6 1
Robert Cucinotta 1b....... 3 0 2 2 1 0 9 1
Keith Ramsey lf........... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Krusen lf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samuel Sabolchick dh...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Roma c............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Mike Jenkins 2b........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 2
Brian Ursone p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Powell, M p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals.................... 31 6 11 6 3 1 27 15
Score by innings: R H E
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Massachusetts 001 010 100 - 3 7 0
Temple 200 010 30 - 6 11 0
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LOB - UMass 4; Temple 7.
2B - Cucinotta; Jenkins.
HR - Lyall.
SB - Sweppenhiser. CS - G. Clark; Tully.
SH - Kulak; Maumus; Stojanowski; Ramsey; Sabolchick.
SF - Ramsey.
Massachusetts IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Nick Skirkanich..... 6.1 10 5 5 2 1 26 30
Eric Chown.......... 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 5 7
Temple IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Brian Ursone........ 4.0 5 2 2 2 2 13 16
Powell, M........... 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 15 18
Win - Powell, M 2-2. Loss - Skirkanich 3-3. Save - None.
WP - Skirkanich. BK - Ursone.
Umpires - Home:Mike Gunter 1st:Jimmy Ricci 2nd:Glen Hill 3rd:Joe Cacciatore
Start: 4:20 Time: 2:33 Attendance:
Game Notes:
Game Four of the 2001 Verizon Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship
Ursone faced 1 batter in the 5th.
DAYTON VS GEORGE WASHINGTON
May 18, 2001 at Lake Buena Vista, Fl (Wide World of Sports)
Dayton 10 (32-26)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mark Schulte cf........... 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Brent Berigan rf.......... 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 0
Shawn Bolinger dh......... 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
Brooks Vogel lf........... 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 0
Mark Wahl c............... 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 3
Andy Boehmer pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Beasley 1b.......... 5 0 2 2 0 1 9 2
Aaron Reesh 3b............ 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Nate Winkelfoos 2b........ 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
Jeff Bourassa ss.......... 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 3
Scott Kaye ph............. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Quinter pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cory Allen ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Rolih p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Aaron Pahs p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scott Shean p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 40 10 11 10 2 9 24 15
George Washington 11 (36-22)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Travis Crowder dh......... 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Dokoupil lf.......... 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 0
Matt Krimmel 3b........... 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 3
Dan Rouhier 1b............ 4 1 3 2 1 0 10 0
Mike Bassett rf........... 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Barry 2b............ 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 3
Tony Brown cf............. 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 0
Ross Smime c.............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 9 1
Jake Wald ss.............. 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 2
Jason Baker p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Courage p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bryan Beggs p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 40 11 16 11 2 3 27 10
Score by innings: R H E
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Dayton 000 100 045 - 10 11 2
George Washington 023 000 42 - 11 16 3
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E - Winkelfoos; Bourassa; Krimmel 2; Barry.
DP - GW 1. LOB - Dayton 8; GW 7.
2B - Vogel; Rouhier; Barry.
HR - Berigan; Vogel; Dokupil; Barry; Wald.
SB - Crowder. CS - Bassett; Wald.
Dayton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Mike Rolih.......... 2.0 8 5 5 0 0 14 14
Aaron Pahs.......... 4.2 5 4 1 1 1 18 19
Scott Shean......... 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 8 9
George Washington IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Jason Baker......... 7.0 4 1 1 0 8 25 26
Josh Courage........ 1.2 5 8 4 1 1 12 14
Bryan Beggs......... 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 3 5
Win - Baker 7-5. Loss - Rolih 9-6. Save - Beggs (10).
WP - Shean 2.
HBP - by Baker (Schulte); by Courage (Berigan); by Beggs (Winkelfoos).
Umpires - Home:Lenny Brickens 1st:Joe Cacciatore 2nd:Jimmy Ricci 3rd:Mitch Mele
Start: 12:32 Time: 2:50 Attendance:
Game Notes:
Game Three of the 2001 Verizon Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship
Rolih faced 5 batters in the 3rd. |