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WPI vs Fitchburg State (Mar 18, 2009)



Box Score

                               2009 WPI Baseball
                             WPI at Fitchburg State
                  Mar 18, 2009 at Fitchburg, MA (Falcon Field)

WPI 14 (7-5)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Paul Galligan ss.........  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  4   0  .395
Mark Dignum 2b...........  4  1  1  0   1  1  3  5   0  .321
Mike Swanton dh..........  5  1  0  1   0  1  0  0   3  .146
Scott McNee rf...........  5  2  3  2   0  0  1  0   0  .410
Nick Bean 3b.............  5  1  1  0   0  2  0  1   0  .333
Matt Moreau lf/cf........  5  2  2  5   0  1  2  0   0  .476
Jameson Kokolis 1b.......  5  2  2  0   0  1 11  1   0  .316
Cody McGregor cf.........  4  2  2  0   0  0  0  0   0  .333
 Ryan Brown ph/lf........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .200
Joe Walsh c..............  4  2  2  3   0  1  6  0   0  .258
Bryan Watkins p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0  .200
 Alex Hansen p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
 Jason Forte p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
 Kyle Boucher p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0     -
 Thomas Whiting p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Totals................... 42 14 15 12   1  7 27 15   3

Fitchburg State 8 (6-4)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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John Phelan ss...........  5  0  2  0   0  1  0  3   1  .386
Aaron Granahan 2b........  3  1  1  1   1  0  1  2   3  .455
Andy Sauer lf............  5  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2  .378
Kris Breen 1b............  5  1  1  0   0  2 12  1   2  .412
Richard Graham rf........  5  1  2  1   0  1  6  0   0  .433
Chris Smart dh...........  5  2  2  1   0  1  0  0   0  .333
Matt Morrison cf.........  3  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0  .280
Will Comerford c.........  4  1  2  1   0  0  7  1   0  .167
Tom Dolan 3b.............  4  0  1  3   0  0  1  2   0  .304
Jake Barbarotta p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0     -
 Marshall Miller, III p..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Dennis Jennette p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Totals................... 39  8 13  7   3  6 27 12   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 000 063 302 - 14 15  1
Fitchburg State..... 024 110 000 -  8 13  4
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E - Galligan; Phelan; Granahan; Morrison; Comerford. DP - WPI 2; Fitchburg
1. LOB - WPI 3; Fitchburg 8. 2B - McNee(7); McGregor(1); Phelan(3);
Smart(2). HR - Moreau 2(2); Granahan(1). HBP - Granahan. SF - Galligan(1).
SB - McNee(6); Phelan(7); Comerford(2). CS - McNee.

WPI                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Bryan Watkins.......  2.1  7  6  5  1  0 14 15  46  4.70
Alex Hansen.........  1.0  3  1  1  1  2  7  8  34  8.44
Jason Forte.........  1.2  2  1  1  1  1  6  7  34 13.50
Kyle Boucher........  3.0  1  0  0  0  3  9 10  31 11.05
Thomas Whiting......  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  13  5.40

Fitchburg State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Jake Barbarotta.....  4.0  6  6  5  1  3 21 22  78  8.18
Marshall Miller, III  2.0  3  3  3  0  2  7  8  36  3.24
Dennis Jennette.....  3.0  6  5  5  0  2 14 14  42 11.05

Win - Forte (1-0).  Loss - Miller, III (1-1).  Save - None.
WP - Watkins; Hansen; Forte; Miller, III; Jennette. HBP - by Boucher (Granahan).
PB - Walsh. Inherited runners/scored: Hansen 2/2; Forte 1/0; Miller, III 2/1.
Pitches/strikes: Watkins 46/29; Hansen 34/20; Forte 34/20; Boucher 31/22;
Whiting 13/9; Barbarotta 78/49; Miller, III 36/23; Jennette 42/31.
Umpires - HP: Rich Gaitane  1B: Stephen Vantre
Start: 3:30pm   Time: 3:10   Attendance: 100
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Breezy and Mild
Barbarotta faced 7 batters in the 5th.
Game: BB09GM12


Play-by-Play

                               2009 WPI Baseball
                     WPI at Fitchburg State - Play-by-Play
                  Mar 18, 2009 at Fitchburg, MA (Falcon Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 000 063 302 - 14 15  1
Fitchburg State..... 024 110 000 -  8 13  4
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WPI starters: 9/ss Galligan; 3/2b Dignum; 13/dh Swanton; 6/rf McNee; 8/3b Bean;
30/lf Moreau; 28/1b Kokolis; 23/cf McGregor; 19/c Walsh; 4/p Watkins;
Fitchburg State starters: 5/ss Phelan; 8/2b Granahan; 15/lf Sauer; 20/1b Breen;
23/rf Graham; 21/dh Smart; 9/cf Morrison; 11/c Comerford; 2/3b Dolan; 17/p
Barbarotta;

WPI 1st - Galligan flied out to rf (1-1 BK). Dignum grounded out to 3b
(3-1 BBBK). Swanton grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Fitchburg State 1st - Phelan singled through the left side (1-2 KKB).
Granahan flied out to 2b (2-0 BB). Sauer grounded out to p unassisted (2-1
BKB); Phelan advanced to second. Breen grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WPI 2nd - McNee grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). Bean grounded out
to p (0-1 K). Moreau struck out looking (2-2 BKSBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 2nd - Graham grounded out to ss (0-2 KF). Smart singled
up the middle (1-2 FFB). Smart advanced to second on a wild pitch. Morrison
walked (3-2 SBSBBB). Comerford singled, bunt (0-0); Morrison advanced to
second; Smart advanced to third. Dolan grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-0 B);
Comerford advanced to second; Morrison advanced to third; Smart scored.
Comerford advanced to third on a passed ball; Morrison scored on a passed ball,
unearned. Phelan flied out to lf (2-2 BBKFF). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

WPI 3rd - Kokolis reached on an error by cf, advanced to second (1-2
SBK). McGregor grounded out to p (3-2 BSBBFF). Walsh lined out to rf (2-2
BKFB). Galligan reached on an error by ss (0-1 K); Kokolis advanced to third.
Dignum walked (3-1 KBBBB); Galligan advanced to second. Swanton struck out
swinging (0-2 KSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Fitchburg State 3rd - Granahan homered, RBI (0-0). Sauer flied out to lf
(2-2 BBKK). Breen singled through the left side (0-0). Graham singled up the
middle (0-0); Breen advanced to second. Smart doubled to left center, RBI (1-0
B); Graham advanced to third; Breen scored. Hansen to p for Watkins. Morrison
walked (3-1 BFBBB). Comerford singled to right field, RBI (1-2 BKF); Morrison
advanced to second; Smart advanced to third; Graham scored. Dolan reached on an
error by ss, RBI (2-2 BKBF); Comerford advanced to second; Morrison advanced to
third; Smart scored. Phelan struck out looking (2-2 BBFKK). Granahan out at
first 1b to p (1-2 FBK). 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

WPI 4th - McNee flied out to rf (3-2 FBBKB). Bean struck out looking
(1-2 FKBK). Moreau grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Fitchburg State 4th - Sauer singled to right field (1-0 B). Sauer
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Breen struck out looking (3-2 BBKKBFK).
Graham singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Sauer scored. Forte to p for
Hansen. Smart hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 K); Graham out on the
play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 5th - Kokolis singled (2-1 KBB). McGregor doubled to left center
(1-0 B); Kokolis advanced to third. Walsh singled through the left side, 2 RBI
(0-1 K); McGregor scored; Kokolis scored. Galligan singled to right field (0-1
F); Walsh advanced to second. Dignum singled to left field (3-1 BBKB); Galligan
advanced to second; Walsh advanced to third. Swanton reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI (2-2 FBFB); Dignum advanced to second on an error by 2b; Galligan
advanced to third; Walsh scored. McNee singled to right field, 2 RBI (1-0 B);
Swanton advanced to third; Dignum scored, unearned; Galligan scored. Miller,
III to p for Barbarotta. McNee out at second c to 2b, caught stealing; Swanton
scored. Bean struck out swinging (3-2 BBKKFBFS). Moreau grounded out to ss (3-2
KBBKBF). 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 5th - Morrison singled down the lf line (1-0 B).
Comerford reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (2-1 FBB); Morrison out at second
p to ss. Comerford stole second. Dolan singled to right center, RBI (3-2
KFBBB); Comerford scored. Phelan reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 KBS); Dolan
out at second 2b to ss. Phelan stole second. Granahan walked (3-2 BKBSBFFB).
Granahan advanced to second on a wild pitch; Phelan advanced to third on a wild
pitch. Sauer struck out swinging (3-2 KKFFBBBS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

WPI 6th - Kokolis singled through the left side (3-2 BKBKB). McGregor
singled to left field (1-1 KB); Kokolis advanced to second. McGregor advanced
to second on an error by c; Kokolis advanced to third on an error by c. Walsh
singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-2 BKBSF); McGregor advanced to
third; Kokolis scored. Galligan flied out to rf, SAC, RBI (0-0); Walsh advanced
to third; McGregor scored. Walsh scored on a wild pitch. Dignum struck out
looking (1-2 KBFK). Swanton grounded out to 2b (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 6th - Boucher to p for Forte. Breen struck out looking
(1-2 FSBK). Graham struck out looking (1-2 BSFFFK). Smart struck out swinging
(1-2 BFKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 7th - Jennette to p for Miller, III. McNee singled through the left
side (0-2 KF). McNee advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bean singled to right
center (2-1 BKB); McNee advanced to third. Moreau homered, 3 RBI (1-2 BSK);
Bean scored; McNee scored. Kokolis struck out looking (1-2 FBSK). McGregor
grounded out to p (1-1 KB). Walsh struck out looking (1-2 KKFBK). 3 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 7th - Morrison grounded out to p (0-1 F). Comerford
grounded out to p (0-0). Dolan lined out to 1b (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 8th - Galligan singled down the lf line (0-0). Dignum hit into
double play 3b to 1b to 3b (2-1 KBB); Galligan out on the play. Swanton
grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 8th - Phelan doubled to center field (0-0). Granahan hit
by pitch (3-1 BKB). Sauer flied out to rf (0-0). Breen hit into double play ss
to 2b to 1b (2-2 BKFB); Granahan out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

WPI 9th - McNee doubled to center field (0-1 F). Bean grounded out to ss
(0-2 KK). McNee stole third. Moreau homered, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); McNee scored.
Kokolis flied out to rf (1-0 B). R. Brown pinch hit for McGregor. R. Brown
flied out to rf (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Fitchburg State 9th - Moreau to cf. R. Brown to lf. Whiting to p for
Boucher. Graham grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB). Smart grounded out to p (2-2
BKSBF). Morrison grounded out to ss (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Line score


WPI 14, Fitchburg State 8 (Mar 18, 2009 at Fitchburg, MA)
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WPI................. 000 063 302  - 14 15  1      (7-5)
Fitchburg State..... 024 110 000  -  8 13  4      (6-4)
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Pitchers: WPI - Bryan Watkins; Alex Hansen(3); Jason Forte(4); Kyle Boucher(6);
Thomas Whiting(9) and Joe Walsh. Fitchburg State - Jake Barbarotta; Marshall Miller, III(5);
Dennis Jennette(7) and Will Comerford.
Win-Jason Forte(1-0)  Loss-Marshall Miller, III(1-1)  T-3:10  A-100
HR WPI - Matt Moreau 2 (2).
HR FITBB - Aaron Granahan (1).
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Breezy and Mild
Barbarotta faced 7 batters in the 5th.
Game: BB09GM12