.jpg) Blue
Hens Rally From Six Runs Down to Upend
Virginia Commonwealth 8-7 in Regular
Season Finale
DATE: May
21, 2005
PETERSBURG,
VA -- Todd Davison, Kelly Buber, and Bryan
Hagerich (right) each delivered
run-scoring hits in the sixth inning as
the University of Delaware baseball team
rallied from an early six-run deficit to
post an 8-7 Colonial Athletic Association
victory over Virginia Commonwealth in the
final regular season game of the season
Saturday afternoon at the Petersburg
Sports Complex.
Down 7-1
after three innings, the Blue Hens (26-29,
13-11 CAA) scored two runs in the fourth
inning, two more in the fifth, and three
in the pivotal sixth to mount the comeback
and defeat the Rams (29-21, 14-10) for the
second straight day.
Delaware's
Mitch Heckert got out of a big jam in the
ninth inning when VCU put runners on first
and third with no out. But VCU's Kwan
Evans lined into a double play to UD third
baseman Brent Rogers and Sergio Miranda
lined out to first baseman Adam Tsakonas
with two runners on to end the
game.
The win
assured Delaware of a fifth place standing
in next week's CAA Championships which
will be held at Brooks Field on the campus
of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, NC.
Virginia Commonwealth will either be the
No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the tournament. The
tournament will begin Wed., May 25 with
the championship game of the double
elimination tournament set for May 28. UNC
Wilmington is the defending champion,
having defeated Delaware in last year's
championship.
VCU jumped
out to the quick 7-1 lead off UD starter
Chris Garrick, who allowed five runs in 1
1/3 innings, and Darrell Lewis, scoring
two runs in the first inning on a two-run
single by Tim St. Clair, three in the
second on a sacrifice fly by Joe Meador, a
bases loaded hit by pitch by St. Clair,
and a based loaded walk by Barrett Ripley,
and two in the third when Evans knocked in
a run on a ground out and Alex Gary scored
on a wild pitch.
While
Delaware relievers Billy Harris, Kevin
Brown, and Heckert blanked VCU on just
three hits the rest of the way, the Blue
Hens offense mounted its comeback.
Tsakonas, who knocked in two runs in
Friday night's 7-3 win, hit his seventh
home run of the season in the second
inning and the Hens followed with two runs
in both the fourth and fifth innings and
three more in the sixth.
Freshman
Dan Richardson blasted a two-run home run
in the fourth, his sixth of the year, to
cut the lead to 7-3 and the Hens cut the
margin in the fifth when Davison led off
with a double and scored when Buber
singled and VCU left fielder Meador
misplayed the ball for an error. Buber
later scored on a groundout by Brock
Donovan.
The Hens
completed the comeback with three runs in
the sixth inning. Dan Kozek led off the
inning with a walk, stole second, moved to
third on a groundout by Rogers, and scored
on Davison's double down the left field
line. Buber then greeted VCU reliever Mick
Mattaliano (2-2) with a run-scoring single
to tie the game at 7-7 and Hagerich
knocked in the game-winner with a
run-scoring double to left field.
Harris
picked up the win, improving to 3-2, as he
did not allow a hit and struck out seven
in 3 2/3 innings. Heckert picked up his
third save of the season as he allowed
just one hit in the final two innings.
VCU
mounted a rally in the ninth inning when
Trai Harris led off the inning with a
double and moved over to third when
Tsakonas mishandled a sacrifice bunt by
Gary to put the runners on the corners.
But Evans lined sharply to Rogers, who
completed the pivotal double play by
tagging out Harris. Meador followed with a
walk to put runners on first and second
but the VCU rally fell short when Miranda
lined out to Tsakonas to end the
game.
Hagerich,
Davison, Buber, and Richardson each
collected two hits in the Hens' 12-hit
attack while VCU's St. Clair went 2 for 4
and knocked in three runs.
AGATE:
2005 VCU Baseball
Delaware at Va. Commonwealth
May 21, 2005 at Petersburg, Va. (Petersburg Complex)
Delaware 8 (26-29,13-11 CAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Ryan Graham 2b........... 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Todd Davison ss.......... 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
Kelly Buber c............ 3 2 2 1 1 0 7 1 0
Bryan Hagerich lf........ 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2
Adam Tsakonas 1b......... 5 1 1 1 0 2 8 2 1
Brock Donovan dh......... 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dan Richardson rf........ 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Dan Kozek cf............. 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brent Rogers 3b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 2
Chris Garrick p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Darrell Lewis p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Billy Harris p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kevin Brown p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mitch Heckert p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 37 8 12 7 4 6 27 12 7
Va. Commonwealth 7 (29-20,14-10 CAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Meador, Joe lf........... 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3
Miranda, Sergio ss....... 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 6 2
Sizemore, Scott 2b....... 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 1
St. Clair, Tim 1b........ 4 0 2 3 0 1 12 0 2
Ripley, Barrett 3b....... 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0
Farina, Pete c........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Anderson, Nate c........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0
Harris, Trai rf.......... 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 0
Gary, Alex cf............ 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
Evans, Kwan dh........... 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Renfrow, Wayne p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis, Marcus p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mattaliano, Mick p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker, Brett p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 29 7 7 6 11 7 27 14 13
Score by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Delaware............ 010 223 000 - 8 12 3
Va. Commonwealth.... 232 000 000 - 7 7 1
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E - Davison, T(23); Tsakonas, A(9); Harris, B(4); Meador(3). DP - Delaware
2. LOB - Delaware 7; VCU 13. 2B - Davison, T 2(18); Hagerich, B(16); St.
Clair(8); Harris(9). HR - Tsakonas, A(7); Richardson,D(6). HBP - Buber, K;
Meador; St. Clair; Evans 2. SH - Ripley(5); Gary(2). SF - Meador(4). SB -
Hagerich, B(15); Richardson,D(12); Kozek, D 2(8); Meador(13); Anderson(1).
CS - Davison, T(2).
Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
--------------------------------------------------
Chris Garrick....... 1.2 4 5 4 3 0 7 14 58
Darrell Lewis....... 0.2 0 2 2 2 0 2 5 20
Billy Harris........ 3.2 0 0 0 5 7 10 16 69
Kevin Brown......... 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 19
Mitch Heckert....... 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 5 7 21
Va. Commonwealth IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
--------------------------------------------------
Renfrow, Wayne...... 4.0 6 5 4 3 4 17 21 72
Davis, Marcus....... 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 7 8 35
Mattaliano, Mick.... 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 8 8 25
Walker, Brett....... 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 13
Win - Harris, B (3-2). Loss - Mattaliano (2-2). Save - Heckert, M (3).
WP - Garrick, C(13); Lewis, D 3(4); Harris, B(6); Renfrow 2(9). HBP - by
Garrick, C (Evans); by Garrick, C (St. Clair); by Renfrow (Buber, K); by Lewis,
D (Meador); by Harris, B (Evans). PB - Buber, K(1); Farina(8). Pitches/strikes:
Garrick, C 58/29; Lewis, D 20/8; Harris, B 69/37; Brown, K 19/12; Heckert, M
21/12; Renfrow 72/40; Davis 35/20; Mattaliano 25/18; Walker 13/10.
Umpires - HP: Jim Stuck 1B: Rich Humphrey 3B: John Thomas
Start: 2:03pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 292
Renfrow faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Mattaliano faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Brown, K faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Delaware............ 010 223 000 - 8 12 3
Va. Commonwealth.... 232 000 000 - 7 7 1
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Delaware starters: 12/2b Graham, R; 7/ss Davison, T; 6/c Buber, K; 22/lf Hagerich,
B; 3/1b Tsakonas, A; 11/dh Donovan, B; 14/rf Richardson,D; 10/cf Kozek, D; 2/3b
Rogers, B; 21/p Garrick, C;
Va. Commonwealth starters: 12/lf Meador; 1/ss Miranda; 22/2b Sizemore; 14/1b St.
Clair; 4/3b Ripley; 7/c Farina; 15/rf Harris; 29/cf Gary; 6/dh Evans; 18/p Renfrow;
Delaware 1st - Graham, R grounded out to ss (1-1). Davison, T walked (3-0).
Davison, T out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Buber, K walked (3-1). Buber, K
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Buber, K advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Hagerich, B popped up to 2b (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 1st - Meador walked (3-2). Meador out at second p to 1b to
2b, picked off. Miranda walked (3-1). Sizemore reached on an error by ss (3-2);
Miranda advanced to second. Sizemore advanced to second on a wild pitch; Miranda
advanced to third on a wild pitch. St. Clair singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-2);
Sizemore scored, unearned; Miranda scored. Ripley grounded out to p, SAC, bunt
(0-0); St. Clair advanced to second. Farina grounded out to 3b (2-2). 2 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Delaware 2nd - Tsakonas, A homered to left field, RBI (1-0). Donovan, B
struck out (1-2). Richardson,D singled to right center (3-2). Richardson,D stole
second. Richardson,D advanced to third on a passed ball. Kozek, D struck out (1-2).
Rogers, B grounded out to ss (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 2nd - Harris singled to left center (2-2). Gary singled to
left field (1-0); Harris advanced to second. Evans hit by pitch (2-2); Gary advanced
to second; Harris advanced to third. Meador flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-2); Harris
scored. Miranda singled to left field (1-1); Evans advanced to second; Gary advanced
to third. Sizemore popped up to lf (1-1). St. Clair hit by pitch, RBI (2-2); Miranda
advanced to second; Evans advanced to third; Gary scored. Ripley walked, RBI (3-0);
St. Clair advanced to second; Miranda advanced to third; Evans scored. Lewis, D to p
for Garrick, C. Farina out at first 1b to p (2-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Delaware 3rd - Anderson to c for Farina. Graham, R grounded out to 3b (2-1).
Davison, T grounded out to 3b (0-0). Buber, K hit by pitch (0-1). Hagerich, B
reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Buber, K out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 3rd - Harris walked (3-0). Harris advanced to second on a
wild pitch. Harris advanced to third on a wild pitch. Gary walked (3-2). Gary
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Evans grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-1); Gary
advanced to third; Harris scored. Meador hit by pitch (0-0). Harris, B to p for
Lewis, D. Miranda struck out (2-2); Meador stole second. Meador advanced to third on
a wild pitch; Gary scored on a wild pitch. Sizemore walked (3-2). St. Clair grounded
out to 3b (0-1). 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Delaware 4th - Tsakonas, A struck out (1-2). Donovan, B walked (3-0).
Richardson,D homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-0); Donovan, B scored. Kozek, D
singled to center field (1-2). Kozek, D stole second. Rogers, B struck out looking
(1-2). Graham, R lined out to ss (1-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 4th - Ripley flied out to lf (0-0). Anderson walked (3-0).
Harris struck out, grounded out to c unassisted (0-2). Anderson stole second. Gary
walked (3-2). Gary advanced to second on a passed ball; Anderson advanced to third
on a passed ball. Evans hit by pitch (0-0). Meador struck out looking (2-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Delaware 5th - Davison, T doubled down the rf line (0-1). Buber, K singled to
left field (0-0); Davison, T advanced to third, scored on an error by lf, unearned.
Davis to p for Renfrow. Hagerich, B singled to left field (1-2); Buber, K advanced
to second. Tsakonas, A flied out to rf (1-0); Buber, K advanced to third. Hagerich,
B stole second. Donovan, B grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2); Hagerich, B advanced to
third; Buber, K scored. Richardson,D grounded out to ss (2-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 5th - Miranda grounded out to p, bunt. Sizemore walked
(3-2). Sizemore advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third. St.
Clair struck out (2-2). Ripley walked (3-0). Sizemore out at third c to 3b, picked
off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Delaware 6th - Kozek, D walked (3-2). Kozek, D stole second. Rogers, B
grounded out to 3b (1-2); Kozek, D advanced to third. Graham, R struck out (3-2).
Davison, T doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-1); Kozek, D scored. Mattaliano to p for
Davis. Buber, K singled down the lf line, RBI (2-2); Davison, T scored. Hagerich, B
doubled to left center, RBI (1-0); Buber, K scored. Tsakonas, A struck out looking
(1-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 6th - Anderson struck out looking (1-2). Harris struck out
(3-2). Gary struck out (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware 7th - Donovan, B singled to center field (2-2). Richardson,D popped
up to 2b (0-2). Kozek, D flied out to lf (0-0). Rogers, B reached on a fielder's
choice (1-1); Donovan, B out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 7th - Brown, K to p for Harris, B. Evans grounded out to 2b
(0-2). Meador singled to shortstop (3-2). Miranda grounded out to ss (1-1); Meador
advanced to second. Sizemore fouled out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Delaware 8th - Graham, R singled (0-0). Walker to p for Mattaliano. Davison,
T flied out to cf (0-0). Graham, R out at first p to 1b, picked off. Buber, K
grounded out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 8th - St. Clair doubled down the lf line (1-0). Heckert, M
to p for Brown, K. Ripley hit into double play p to ss (1-1); St. Clair out on the
play. Anderson fouled out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware 9th - Hagerich, B grounded out to ss (0-0). Tsakonas, A grounded out
to 3b (0-1). Donovan, B grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Va. Commonwealth 9th - Harris doubled to right center (1-1). Gary reached on
an error by 1b, SAC, bunt (1-1); Harris advanced to third. Evans lined into double
play 3b unassisted (0-0); Harris out on the play. Meador walked (3-0); Gary advanced
to second. Miranda lined out to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
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