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WPI vs Fitchburg State (Mar 25, 2008)



Box score (newspaper)

                        The Automated ScoreBook - 2008 Baseball
                                 WPI at Fitchburg State
                  Mar 25, 2008 at Worcester, MA (Class of 1893 Field)

WPI 12 (8-6)                                  Fitchburg State 13 (3-8)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
Bryan Watkins 3b...........  5  1  2  2       Matt Slattery ss...........  6  0  1  0
Mark Dignum 2b.............  4  1  2  2       Neil Gendron cf............  6  2  3  0
Ryan Rainone 1b............  5  1  2  0       Kris Breen p/dh............  5  1  2  1
Scott McNee rf.............  4  1  2  3       Jim Abreau 1b..............  5  1  2  0
Mike Swanton dh............  5  1  2  0       Curt Heher rf..............  4  2  2  4
Cody McGregor cf...........  5  1  3  1       Justin Hubbard c...........  3  3  2  0
Paul Galligan ss...........  5  2  1  2       AJ Balderelli lf...........  5  3  3  7
Joe Walsh c................  3  1  1  0       Aaron Granahan 3b..........  5  0  2  0
 Brandon Steacy c..........  3  1  1  1       Troy DiMauro 2b............  4  1  0  0
Ethan Brown lf.............  3  2  1  0        Andrew Sauer p............  0  0  0  0
Ryan Marques p.............  0  0  0  0        Mike Scarmellino p........  0  0  0  0
 Ryan Smalanskas p.........  0  0  0  0        Matt Morrison p...........  0  0  0  0
 Thomas Whiting p..........  0  0  0  0        Nick Ryan p...............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 42 12 17 11       Totals..................... 43 13 17 12

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 040 100 304 - 12 17  3
Fitchburg State..... 110 040 421 - 13 17  4
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Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Watkins; McNee; McGregor; Slattery 2; Balderelli; Granahan. DP - WPI 1; FITCBB
3. LOB - WPI 14; FITCBB 9. 2B - Swanton(4); Steacy(3); Hubbard(2). HR - Dignum(1);
McNee(2); Galligan(1); Breen(2); Heher(2); Balderelli 3(3). HBP - Dignum 2; McNee 2;
T. DiMauro. SF - Heher(1). SB - Dignum(2); Brown 2(2). CS - Swanton; McGregor.

WPI                            IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Ryan Marques ..............   5.0  8  6  5  2  1   0  0  1  0   23 27   9  5  85
Ryan Smalanskas ...........   3.0  8  6  6  1  1   1  0  0  0   17 18   6  1  54
Thomas Whiting  L,0-1......   0.2  1  1  1  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  0   8

Fitchburg State                IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Kris Breen ................   2.0  3  4  2  3  2   0  0  2  0    9 14   2  1  60
Andrew Sauer ..............   2.0  5  1  1  1  0   0  0  1  0    9 11   2  2  38
Mike Scarmellino ..........   2.0  3  3  3  2  1   1  0  1  0    9 12   3  1  52
Matt Morrison .............   2.1  4  3  3  1  1   1  0  0  0   11 12   3  2  47
Nick Ryan  W,1-1...........   0.2  2  1  1  0  0   2  0  0  0    4  4   1  1  11

WP - Smalanskas; Scarmellino; Morrison; Ryan 2. HBP - by Breen (Dignum); by Breen
(McNee); by Marques (T. DiMauro); by Sauer (McNee); by Scarmellino (Dignum). Inherited
runners/scored: Morrison 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Marques 85/52; Smalanskas 54/37; Whiting
8/6; Breen 60/32; Sauer 38/20; Scarmellino 52/27; Morrison 47/30; Ryan 11/7.

Strikeouts - Watkins; Swanton; Walsh; Steacy; Slattery; T. DiMauro 2. Walks -
Watkins; Rainone; Swanton; McGregor; Galligan; Brown 2; Breen; Hubbard 2.

Umpires - HP: James Kelly  1B: John Putala
Start: 3:30pm   Time: 3:20   Attendance: 100

Game notes:
Game played at WPI with Fitchburg State as the home team
Scarmellino faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Game: BB08GM14


Box score (NCAA)

                    The Automated ScoreBook - 2008 Baseball
                             WPI at Fitchburg State
              Mar 25, 2008 at Worcester, MA (Class of 1893 Field)

WPI 12 (8-6)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Bryan Watkins 3b.........  5  1  2  2   1  1  0  2   0  .389
Mark Dignum 2b...........  4  1  2  2   0  0  2  2   3  .321
Ryan Rainone 1b..........  5  1  2  0   1  0  8  0   2  .348
Scott McNee rf...........  4  1  2  3   0  0  3  0   1  .316
Mike Swanton dh..........  5  1  2  0   1  1  0  0   4  .381
Cody McGregor cf.........  5  1  3  1   1  0  2  0   0  .341
Paul Galligan ss.........  5  2  1  2   1  0  1  1   1  .302
Joe Walsh c..............  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0  .240
 Brandon Steacy c........  3  1  1  1   0  1  2  0   1  .353
Ethan Brown lf...........  3  2  1  0   2  0  6  1   2  .333
Ryan Marques p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
 Ryan Smalanskas p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0     -
 Thomas Whiting p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 42 12 17 11   7  4 26  8  14

Fitchburg State 13 (3-8)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
Matt Slattery ss.........  6  0  1  0   0  1  1  5   0  .342
Neil Gendron cf..........  6  2  3  0   0  0  3  0   1  .257
Kris Breen p/dh..........  5  1  2  1   1  0  0  0   0  .500
Jim Abreau 1b............  5  1  2  0   0  0  9  0   3  .400
Curt Heher rf............  4  2  2  4   0  0  0  0   0  .323
Justin Hubbard c.........  3  3  2  0   2  0  5  2   2  .321
AJ Balderelli lf.........  5  3  3  7   0  0  5  1   2  .464
Aaron Granahan 3b........  5  0  2  0   0  0  0  2   0  .269
Troy DiMauro 2b..........  4  1  0  0   0  2  4  3   1  .267
 Andrew Sauer p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .364
 Mike Scarmellino p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Matt Morrison p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .000
 Nick Ryan p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 43 13 17 12   3  3 27 13   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 040 100 304 - 12 17  3
Fitchburg State..... 110 040 421 - 13 17  4
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Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Watkins; McNee; McGregor; Slattery 2; Balderelli; Granahan. DP - WPI 1;
FITCBB 3. LOB - WPI 14; FITCBB 9. 2B - Swanton(4); Steacy(3); Hubbard(2). HR
- Dignum(1); McNee(2); Galligan(1); Breen(2); Heher(2); Balderelli 3(3). HBP
- Dignum 2; McNee 2; T. DiMauro. SF - Heher(1). SB - Dignum(2); Brown 2(2).
CS - Swanton; McGregor.

WPI                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Ryan Marques........  5.0  8  6  5  2  1 23 27  85  8.10
Ryan Smalanskas.....  3.0  8  6  6  1  1 17 18  54  6.19
Thomas Whiting......  0.2  1  1  1  0  1  3  3   8 10.29

Fitchburg State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Kris Breen..........  2.0  3  4  2  3  2  9 14  60  5.06
Andrew Sauer........  2.0  5  1  1  1  0  9 11  38  3.46
Mike Scarmellino....  2.0  3  3  3  2  1  9 12  52     -
Matt Morrison.......  2.1  4  3  3  1  1 11 12  47 19.29
Nick Ryan...........  0.2  2  1  1  0  0  4  4  11 14.54

Win - Ryan (1-1).  Loss - Whiting (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Smalanskas; Scarmellino; Morrison; Ryan 2. HBP - by Breen (Dignum); by
Breen (McNee); by Marques (T. DiMauro); by Sauer (McNee); by Scarmellino
(Dignum). Inherited runners/scored: Morrison 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Marques
85/52; Smalanskas 54/37; Whiting 8/6; Breen 60/32; Sauer 38/20; Scarmellino
52/27; Morrison 47/30; Ryan 11/7.
Umpires - HP: James Kelly  1B: John Putala
Start: 3:30pm   Time: 3:20   Attendance: 100
Game notes:
Game played at WPI with Fitchburg State as the home team
Scarmellino faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Game: BB08GM14


Play-by-Play

                    The Automated ScoreBook - 2008 Baseball
                     WPI at Fitchburg State - Play-by-Play
              Mar 25, 2008 at Worcester, MA (Class of 1893 Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 040 100 304 - 12 17  3
Fitchburg State..... 110 040 421 - 13 17  4
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WPI starters: 4/3b Watkins; 3/2b Dignum; 29/1b Rainone; 6/rf McNee; 13/dh Swanton;
23/cf McGregor; 9/ss Galligan; 19/c Walsh; 1/lf Brown; 27/p Marques;
Fitchburg State starters: 24/ss Slattery; 1/cf Gendron; 20/p Breen; 2/1b Abreau;
7/rf Heher; 14/c Hubbard; 12/lf Balderelli; 8/3b Granahan; 3/2b T. DiMauro;

WPI 1st - Watkins struck out looking (1-2). Dignum hit by pitch (0-2).
Rainone singled to left field (2-2); Dignum advanced to second. McNee hit by pitch
(0-0); Rainone advanced to second; Dignum advanced to third. Swanton grounded into
double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1); McNee out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
2 LOB.

Fitchburg State 1st - Slattery popped up to 2b (3-2). Gendron singled to left
field (0-0). Breen singled to left center (0-2); Gendron advanced to second. Abreau
singled to center field (0-1); Breen advanced to second; Gendron advanced to third.
Heher flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2); Gendron scored. Hubbard fouled out to lf
(0-0). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WPI 2nd - McGregor walked (3-2). Galligan homered to left center, 2 RBI
(2-0); McGregor scored. Walsh reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-0). Brown walked
(3-1); Walsh advanced to second. Watkins flied out to cf (1-1). Dignum flied out to
lf (1-2). Rainone walked (3-1); Brown advanced to second; Walsh advanced to third.
McNee singled to right center, 2 RBI (2-2); Rainone advanced to third; Brown scored,
unearned; Walsh scored, unearned. Swanton struck out swinging (1-2). 4 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Fitchburg State 2nd - Balderelli flied out to lf (1-1). Granahan grounded out
to ss (1-1). T. DiMauro hit by pitch (0-1). Slattery reached on a fielding error by
cf, advanced to second (0-0); T. DiMauro scored, unearned. Gendron fouled out to 1b
(2-0). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

WPI 3rd - Breen to dh. Sauer to p. McGregor singled through the right side
(1-0). McGregor out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Galligan grounded out to 2b
(3-0). Walsh singled through the left side (2-1). Brown walked (3-1); Walsh advanced
to second. Watkins singled to shortstop (0-2); Brown advanced to second; Walsh
advanced to third. Dignum flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

Fitchburg State 3rd - Breen walked (3-1). Abreau grounded out to p (0-0);
Breen advanced to second. Heher flied out to rf (2-1); Breen advanced to third.
Hubbard walked (3-1). Balderelli lined out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.

WPI 4th - Rainone singled up the middle (2-1). McNee hit by pitch (0-0);
Rainone advanced to second. Swanton singled to right center (2-1); McNee advanced to
second; Rainone advanced to third. McGregor grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b
(0-0); Swanton out on the play; McNee advanced to third; Rainone scored. Galligan
flied out to lf (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fitchburg State 4th - Granahan grounded out to 2b (0-0). T. DiMauro struck
out swinging (3-2). Slattery flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

WPI 5th - Scarmellino to p for Sauer. Walsh struck out looking (3-2). Brown
reached on a fielding error by ss (2-1). Watkins lined out to cf (1-0). Brown stole
second. Dignum hit by pitch (2-0). Dignum stole second; Brown stole third. Rainone
fouled out to c (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Fitchburg State 5th - Gendron singled to left field (2-1). Breen out at first
3b to 2b to 1b; Gendron advanced to second. Abreau flied out to lf (0-0). Heher
singled through the left side, RBI (3-2); Gendron scored. Hubbard singled through
the left side (0-0); Heher advanced to second. Balderelli homered to right center, 3
RBI (0-1); Hubbard scored; Heher scored. Granahan singled to center field (2-1). T.
DiMauro grounded out to 3b (1-2). 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WPI 6th - McNee lined out to 2b (1-2). Swanton walked (3-2). Swanton out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. McGregor grounded out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 6th - Steacy to c for Walsh. Smalanskas to p for Marques.
Slattery reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-1). Gendron reached on a fielder's
choice, bunt (1-1); Slattery out at second p to ss. Breen lined into double play lf
to 2b (0-0); Gendron out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

WPI 7th - Galligan walked (3-2). Steacy doubled to left center, RBI (1-1);
Galligan scored. Brown singled to center field (2-2); Steacy advanced to third.
Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch. Watkins singled to right field, 2 RBI
(2-0); Brown scored; Steacy scored. Morrison to p for Scarmellino. Dignum singled up
the middle (1-0); Watkins advanced to second. Rainone flied out to lf (2-1). Dignum
advanced to second on a wild pitch; Watkins advanced to third. McNee flied into
double play lf to 3b to 1b (1-1); Watkins out on the play. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Fitchburg State 7th - Abreau singled through the left side (1-2). Heher
homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Abreau. Hubbard walked (3-2). Balderelli homered
to left center, 2 RBI (1-1); Hubbard scored. Granahan singled to right field (0-0).
T. DiMauro struck out swinging (2-2). Slattery singled to right field (0-0);
Granahan advanced to second on a throwing error by rf. Slattery advanced to second
on a wild pitch; Granahan advanced to third on a wild pitch. Gendron singled through
the left side (2-2). Breen popped up to p (0-0). Abreau flied out to rf (1-1). 4
runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

WPI 8th - Swanton reached on a throwing error by ss (0-0). McGregor singled
to left field (0-1); Swanton advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding
error by lf. Galligan flied out to lf (0-1). Steacy struck out looking (0-2). Brown
grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Fitchburg State 8th - Heher flied out to rf (1-2). Hubbard doubled to center
field (0-0). Balderelli homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Hubbard scored.
Granahan flied out to lf (3-1). T. DiMauro fouled out to 1b (1-2). 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 9th - Watkins walked (3-1). Dignum homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1);
Watkins scored. Rainone grounded out to ss (3-2). McNee homered to left center, RBI
(3-2). Ryan to p for Morrison. Swanton doubled to right center (1-0). McGregor
singled to center field, RBI (0-1); Swanton scored. McGregor advanced to second on a
wild pitch. McGregor advanced to third on a wild pitch. Galligan popped up to 1b
(3-2). Steacy grounded out to ss (0-0). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fitchburg State 9th - Whiting to p for Smalanskas. Slattery struck out
looking (2-2). Gendron fouled out to 1b (0-0). Breen homered to center field, RBI
(0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score


Fitchburg State 13, WPI 12 (Mar 25, 2008 at Worcester, MA)
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WPI................. 040 100 304  - 12 17  3      (8-6)
Fitchburg State..... 110 040 421  - 13 17  4      (3-8)
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Pitchers: WPI - Marques; Smalanskas(6); Whiting(9). Fitchburg State - Breen; Sauer(3);
Scarmellino(5); Morrison(7); Ryan(9).
Win-Ryan(1-1)  Loss-Whiting(0-1)  T-3:20  A-100
HR WPI - Dignum (1); McNee (2); Galligan (1).
HR FITCBB - Breen (2); Heher (2); Balderelli 3 (3).
Game notes:
Game played at WPI with Fitchburg State as the home team
Scarmellino faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Game: BB08GM14