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WPI vs Wheaton (Apr 25, 2009)



Box Score

                               2009 WPI Baseball
                                 WPI at Wheaton
              Apr 25, 2009 at Worcester, MA (Class of 1893 Field)

WPI 3 (22-11)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Mark Dignum 2b...........  5  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   0  .321
Paul Galligan ss.........  5  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   2  .323
Nick Bean 3b.............  5  1  1  0   0  1  1  2   2  .346
Scott McNee 1b...........  4  0  1  0   0  2  3  1   0  .367
Matt Moreau rf...........  4  1  3  1   0  0  5  0   0  .453
Mitch McClune lf.........  3  0  1  1   1  0  2  0   0  .310
Cody McGregor cf.........  4  1  1  0   0  2  3  0   2  .314
Mike Swanton dh..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1  .186
 Ethan Brown ph/dh.......  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   2  .225
Joe Walsh c..............  3  0  1  0   0  2  4  0   0  .260
 Bryan Watkins ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .360
Nolan Murphy p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0     -
 Thomas Whiting p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0     -
Totals................... 38  3 11  3   1 11 24  5   9

Wheaton 5 (28-8)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Eric Laliberte 2b........  4  1  0  0   0  1  3  2   2  .275
Nick Pecora ss...........  4  2  2  0   0  0  0  5   0  .396
Jeff Lieneck c...........  1  0  1  1   1  0 11  0   0  .364
Sean Munley dh...........  4  0  3  4   0  0  0  0   0  .378
Dan Haugh 3b.............  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   5  .355
Paul Malaguti lf.........  4  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0  .448
Sean Buckley 1b..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   2  .333
 Jason Clucas 1b/ph......  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0  .260
 Dan Demeo 1b............  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0  .297
Hal Landers rf...........  2  1  0  0   2  2  2  0   0  .320
Hadi Raad cf.............  4  1  1  0   0  0  3  0   0  .291
Nick Kostaras p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Jared Barnes p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Karl Olson p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Josh Simmons p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
Totals................... 31  5  9  5   3  4 27  7   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 010 010 010 -  3 11  1
Wheaton............. 001 301 00X -  5  9  1
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E - Murphy; Demeo. LOB - WPI 9; Wheaton 9. 2B - Moreau(2); Walsh(2);
Munley(11). HBP - Laliberte; Pecora. SH - Lieneck(8). SF - Lieneck(2). SB -
Dignum(5); McNee(13); Moreau(8).

WPI                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Nolan Murphy........  3.1  6  4  4  3  1 15 20  74  2.95
Thomas Whiting......  4.2  3  1  1  0  3 16 18  63  3.57

Wheaton                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Nick Kostaras.......  6.0  7  2  2  1  8 25 26  99  3.86
Jared Barnes........  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3   9  3.00
Karl Olson..........  0.0  2  1  1  0  0  2  2   4  4.09
Josh Simmons........  2.0  2  0  0  0  2  8  8  25  0.79

Win - Kostaras (4-1).  Loss - Murphy (5-2).  Save - Simmons (8).
WP - Kostaras. HBP - by Murphy (Pecora); by Whiting (Laliberte). Inherited
runners/scored: Whiting 3/3; Barnes 1/0; Simmons 2/1. Pitches/strikes: Murphy
74/40; Whiting 63/39; Kostaras 99/61; Barnes 9/7; Olson 4/3; Simmons 25/18.
Umpires - HP: Michael Roccia  1B: Dave Tabin  3B: John Young
Start: 9:30am   Time: 2:45   Attendance: 300
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Pleasant
Game notes:
2009 NEWMAC Baseball Tournament - Game #7
#2 seed Wheaton advances to Game #9 on Saturday at 4pm where they will face
#4 seed Babson; #1 seed WPI is eliminated
Kostaras faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Olson faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: BB09GM33


Play-by-Play

                               2009 WPI Baseball
                         WPI at Wheaton - Play-by-Play
              Apr 25, 2009 at Worcester, MA (Class of 1893 Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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WPI................. 010 010 010 -  3 11  1
Wheaton............. 001 301 00X -  5  9  1
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WPI starters: 3/2b Dignum; 9/ss Galligan; 8/3b Bean; 6/1b McNee; 30/rf Moreau;
7/lf McClune; 23/cf McGregor; 13/dh Swanton; 19/c Walsh; 10/p Murphy;
Wheaton starters: 8/2b Laliberte; 4/ss Pecora; 11/c Lieneck; 15/dh Munley;
10/3b Haugh; 5/lf Malaguti; 7/1b Buckley; 9/rf Landers; 43/cf Raad; 2/p
Kostaras;

WPI 1st - Dignum struck out looking (2-2 BFBFK). Galligan fouled out to
3b (0-1 K). Bean flied out to cf (3-2 KBBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Wheaton 1st - Laliberte lined out to cf (1-2 KBK). Pecora singled
through the right side (0-1 K). Lieneck walked (3-1 BBBKB); Pecora advanced to
second. Munley flied out to lf (2-2 FKBB). Haugh grounded out to p (1-1 FB).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WPI 2nd - McNee struck out swinging (1-2 SBSSS). Moreau doubled to right
center (0-0). McClune singled to center field, RBI (2-1 BFB); Moreau scored.
McGregor struck out looking (2-2 KFBBK). Swanton struck out swinging (3-2
BBKSBS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton 2nd - Malaguti singled through the right side (1-1 KB). Buckley
reached on a fielder's choice (3-2 KBBFB); Malaguti out at second 3b to 2b.
Landers walked (3-1 BKBBB); Buckley advanced to second. Raad flied out to rf
(1-1 KB). Laliberte struck out looking (3-2 BKBBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

WPI 3rd - Walsh doubled down the lf line (3-2 BBFFB). Dignum flied out
to cf (2-0 BB). Galligan fouled out to rf (1-1 KB); Walsh advanced to third.
Bean struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Wheaton 3rd - Pecora singled to first base, advanced to second on a
throwing error by p (1-2 FBF). Lieneck out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0);
Pecora advanced to third. Munley singled to second base, RBI (1-1 BK); Pecora
scored. Haugh flied out to lf (1-1 BK). Malaguti singled to right field (2-1
BFB); Munley advanced to second. Buckley flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). 1 run, 3
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

WPI 4th - McNee struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). Moreau grounded out to
ss (0-0). McClune flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Wheaton 4th - Landers walked (3-1 BBKBB). Raad singled to left field
(1-0 B); Landers advanced to second. Laliberte flied out to rf (0-2 FF);
Landers advanced to third. Pecora hit by pitch (2-1 KB); Raad advanced to
second. Whiting to p for Murphy. Lieneck flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1 SBB);
Landers scored. Munley doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Pecora scored;
Raad scored. Haugh popped up to p (1-0 B). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

WPI 5th - McGregor singled to center field (1-1 BK). Swanton grounded
out to 2b (2-2 BKKBF); McGregor advanced to second on a fielder's choice. Walsh
struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). McGregor advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Dignum singled to left field, RBI (3-1 SBBB); McGregor scored. Dignum stole
second. Galligan struck out looking (2-2 SKBBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Wheaton 5th - Malaguti grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 S). Clucas to
1b for Buckley. Clucas pinch hit. Clucas struck out swinging (3-2 BBBFFS).
Landers struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 6th - Clucas to 1b. Bean grounded out to ss (0-0). McNee flied out
to rf (0-1 K). Moreau singled through the left side (1-1 BS). McClune walked
(3-0 BBBB); Moreau advanced to second. McGregor reached on a fielder's choice
(0-0); McClune out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wheaton 6th - Raad popped up to 3b (1-1 SB). Laliberte hit by pitch (3-2
KSBB). Pecora popped up to ss (2-0 BB). Lieneck singled through the left side
(0-0); Laliberte advanced to second. Munley singled to center field, RBI (2-2
KBBF); Lieneck advanced to third; Laliberte scored. Haugh flied out to cf
(0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WPI 7th - E. Brown pinch hit for Swanton. E. Brown singled to center
field (3-2 SFFBBBF). Barnes to p for Kostaras. Walsh struck out swinging (1-2
KKBS). Dignum lined out to cf (0-0). Galligan reached on a fielder's choice
(1-2 SBF); E. Brown out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Wheaton 7th - E. Brown to dh. Malaguti popped up to ss (3-1 FBBB).
Clucas grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKSBF). Landers struck out looking (2-2 SBBKK).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WPI 8th - Olson to p for Barnes. Demeo to 1b for Clucas. Bean singled up
the middle (0-0). McNee singled to right center (1-1 BS); Bean advanced to
second. Simmons to p for Olson. Moreau singled to left field, RBI (0-0); McNee
advanced to second; Bean scored. McClune popped up to p, bunt (0-0). Moreau
stole second; McNee stole third. McGregor struck out swinging (2-2 BBSSFS). E.
Brown struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Wheaton 8th - Raad flied out to rf (0-2 KK). Laliberte out at first 1b
to p (2-2 KBKBF). Pecora lined out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

WPI 9th - Watkins pinch hit for Walsh. Watkins grounded out to ss (1-1
BS). Dropped foul ball, E3. Dignum grounded out to 2b (0-2 KK). Galligan
singled through the left side (2-1 BBF). Bean lined out to 2b (1-0 B). 0
runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Line score


Wheaton 5, WPI 3 (Apr 25, 2009 at Worcester, MA)
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WPI................. 010 010 010  -  3 11  1      (22-11)
Wheaton............. 001 301 00X  -  5  9  1      (28-8)
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Pitchers: WPI - Nolan Murphy; Thomas Whiting(4) and Joe Walsh. Wheaton - Nick Kostaras;
Jared Barnes(7); Karl Olson(8); Josh Simmons(8) and Jeff Lieneck.
Win-Nick Kostaras(4-1)  Save-Josh Simmons(8)  Loss-Nolan Murphy(5-2)  T-2:45  A-300
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Pleasant
Game notes:
2009 NEWMAC Baseball Tournament - Game #7
#2 seed Wheaton advances to Game #9 on Saturday at 4pm where they will face
#4 seed Babson; #1 seed WPI is eliminated
Kostaras faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Olson faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: BB09GM33