ND vs Rutgers (May 10, 2003)



Box Score

                          ** 2003 RUTGERS BASEBALL **
                                 ND at Rutgers
              May 10, 2003 at Piscataway, NJ (Class of 53 Complex)

ND 2 (37-13,15-6 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Steve Sollmann 2b........  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   3
Craig Cooper lf..........  4  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
Matt Edwards 1b..........  3  1  1  0   1  0  6  0   0
 Joe Thaman 1b...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Kris Billmaier cf........  3  1  0  0   2  2  2  0   2
Cody Rizzo rf/c..........  3  0  1  0   0  2  2  1   0
Matt Macri ss............  4  0  2  1   0  0  3  3   0
Matt Bransfield dh.......  4  0  2  0   0  1  0  0   2
Javi Sanchez c...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   2
 Alex Nettey rf..........  2  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
Greg Lopez 3b............  2  0  0  1   1  0  0  0   2
 Tim Murray ph/3b........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
John Axford p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Tom Thornton p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Martin Vergara p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Tyler Jones p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  2  7  2   5  8 24  7  11

Rutgers 10 (29-16,16-4 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BADGER, Graig 2b.........  2  2  0  1   2  0  2  2   0
WOLSKI, Matt dh..........  1  2  0  0   2  1  0  0   0
J. FRAZIER rf............  4  0  1  3   0  0  3  0   0
ESPOSITO, Vinny 3b.......  2  0  1  0   2  1  0  0   0
 RODRIGUEZ, Cory pr/3b...  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
NORMANE, Steve 1b........  5  0  1  1   0  1  8  0   2
GAYNOR, Colin c..........  4  1  1  0   1  0  8  0   5
CERULO, Nick cf..........  2  2  1  0   1  1  3  0   0
DEFENDIS, Johnny lf......  3  2  2  2   0  0  2  0   0
BIONDE, Mike ss..........  4  1  1  1   0  1  1  3   1
PARKER, Shaun p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 DECHRISTOFANO, OJ p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28 10  9  8   8  5 27  6   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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ND.................. 000 001 100 -  2  7  2
Rutgers............. 201 311 20X - 10  9  1
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E - Craig Cooper; Javi Sanchez; PARKER. DP - Notre Dame 1. LOB - Notre Dame
11; Rutgers 8. 2B - GAYNOR(2). 3B - DEFENDIS(4). HBP - S. Sollmann; Cody
Rizzo; WOLSKI 2. SH - CERULO(6). SF - BADGER(3); J. FRAZIER(6); DEFENDIS(5).
SB - S. Sollmann(28); BADGER(32); WOLSKI(7); CERULO 2(5); DEFENDIS(5);
BIONDE(1).

ND                     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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John Axford.........  3.2  3  6  6  6  4 12 21
Tom Thornton........  1.1  2  1  1  0  0  4  6
Martin Vergara......  2.0  3  3  2  2  1  8 11
Tyler Jones.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4

Rutgers                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PARKER, Shaun.......  5.2  5  1  1  4  3 21 27
DECHRISTOFANO, OJ...  3.1  2  1  1  1  5 12 13

Win - PARKER (3-2).  Loss - John Axford (9-2).  Save - DECHRISTOFNO (1).
WP - John Axford 2. HBP - by PARKER (S. Sollmann); by John Axford (WOLSKI); by
John Axford (WOLSKI); by PARKER (Cody Rizzo). PB - Cody Rizzo; GAYNOR.
Umpires -
Start: 2:40 pm   Time: 2:30   Attendance: 500
Game: ND-2


Play-by-Play

                          ** 2003 RUTGERS BASEBALL **
                          ND at Rutgers - Play-by-Play
              May 10, 2003 at Piscataway, NJ (Class of 53 Complex)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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ND.................. 000 001 100 -  2  7  2
Rutgers............. 201 311 20X - 10  9  1
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ND starters: 3/2b S. Sollmann; 9/lf Craig Cooper; 14/1b Matt Edwards; 8/cf K.
Billmaier; 17/rf Cody Rizzo; 5/ss Matt Macri; 12/dh Bransfield; 15/c Javi
Sanchez; 4/3b Greg Lopez; 49/p John Axford;
Rutgers starters: 38/2b BADGER; 28/dh WOLSKI; 35/rf J. FRAZIER; 13/3b ESPOSITO;
37/1b NORMANE; 15/c GAYNOR; 12/cf CERULO; 23/lf DEFENDIS; 1/ss BIONDE; 22/p
PARKER;

ND 1st - S. Sollmann grounded out to 2b. Craig Cooper flied out to cf to
left center. Matt Edwards grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Rutgers 1st - BADGER walked. WOLSKI walked; BADGER advanced to second.
WOLSKI advanced to second on a wild pitch; BADGER advanced to third on a wild
pitch. WOLSKI advanced to third on a wild pitch; BADGER scored on a wild pitch.
J. FRAZIER grounded out to ss, RBI; WOLSKI scored. ESPOSITO walked. NORMANE
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; ESPOSITO out on the play. 2 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ND 2nd - K. Billmaier walked. Cody Rizzo struck out swinging. Matt Macri
flied out to cf. Bransfield singled to pitcher, advanced to second on a
throwing error by p; K. Billmaier advanced to third. Javi Sanchez struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 2nd - GAYNOR walked. GAYNOR advanced to second on a throwing
error by c, failed pickoff attempt. CERULO struck out looking. DEFENDIS popped
up to ss. BIONDE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ND 3rd - Greg Lopez grounded out to 2b. S. Sollmann hit by pitch. Craig
Cooper walked; S. Sollmann advanced to second. S. Sollmann stole third. Matt
Edwards singled to second base; Craig Cooper out at second 2b unassisted. K.
Billmaier fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 3rd - BADGER walked. BADGER stole second. WOLSKI hit by pitch.
J. FRAZIER singled to left field, RBI; WOLSKI advanced to second; BADGER
scored. ESPOSITO struck out swinging. NORMANE struck out swinging. GAYNOR
grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ND 4th - Cody Rizzo struck out swinging. Matt Macri singled to
shortstop. Bransfield singled through the left side; Matt Macri advanced to
second. Javi Sanchez popped up to ss. Bransfield advanced to second on a passed
ball; Matt Macri advanced to third on a passed ball. Greg Lopez grounded out to
p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 4th - CERULO walked. CERULO stole second. DEFENDIS tripled to
right field, RBI; CERULO scored. BIONDE singled through the right side, RBI;
DEFENDIS scored. BIONDE stole second. BADGER grounded out to 1b unassisted;
BIONDE advanced to third. WOLSKI hit by pitch. J. FRAZIER flied out to rf, SF,
RBI; WOLSKI advanced to second; BIONDE scored. Tom Thornton to p for John
Axford. ESPOSITO singled to second base; WOLSKI advanced to third. NORMANE
lined out to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ND 5th - S. Sollmann grounded out to ss. Craig Cooper flied out to lf.
Matt Edwards grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 5th - Cody Rizzo to c. Alex Nettey to rf for Javi Sanchez.
GAYNOR doubled to left field. CERULO grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; GAYNOR
advanced to third. DEFENDIS fouled out to lf, SF, RBI; GAYNOR scored. BIONDE
popped up to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ND 6th - K. Billmaier walked. Cody Rizzo hit by pitch; K. Billmaier
advanced to second. Matt Macri fouled out to 1b. Bransfield popped up to 2b.
Alex Nettey singled to third base; Cody Rizzo advanced to second; K. Billmaier
advanced to third. Greg Lopez walked, RBI; Alex Nettey advanced to second; Cody
Rizzo advanced to third; K. Billmaier scored. DECHRISTOFNO to p for PARKER. S.
Sollmann flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Rutgers 6th - M. Vergara to p for Tom Thornton. BADGER grounded out to
2b. WOLSKI walked. J. FRAZIER flied out to rf. WOLSKI stole second. ESPOSITO
walked. RODRIGUEZ pinch ran for ESPOSITO. NORMANE singled through the left
side, RBI; RODRIGUEZ advanced to second; WOLSKI scored. GAYNOR fouled out to
2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ND 7th - RODRIGUEZ to 3b. Craig Cooper popped up to lf. Matt Edwards
walked. K. Billmaier struck out looking. Cody Rizzo singled to left field; Matt
Edwards advanced to second. Matt Macri singled through the left side, RBI; Cody
Rizzo advanced to second; Matt Edwards scored. Bransfield struck out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 7th - CERULO singled through the left side. DEFENDIS singled to
right field; CERULO advanced to second. BIONDE flied out to cf. CERULO stole
third. DEFENDIS stole second. BADGER flied out to cf, SF, RBI; DEFENDIS
advanced to third; CERULO scored. DEFENDIS scored on a passed ball, unearned.
WOLSKI struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ND 8th - Alex Nettey flied out to rf. Tim Murray pinch hit for Greg
Lopez. Tim Murray struck out swinging. S. Sollmann flied out to rf. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 8th - Tim Murray to 3b. Joe Thaman to 1b for Matt Edwards. Tyler
Jones to p for M. Vergara. J. FRAZIER grounded out to 2b. RODRIGUEZ singled to
left field, advanced to second on a throwing error by lf. NORMANE popped up to
lf. GAYNOR fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ND 9th - Craig Cooper struck out swinging. Joe Thaman flied out to cf.
K. Billmaier struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score


Rutgers 10, ND 2 (May 10, 2003 at Piscataway, NJ)
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ND.................. 000 001 100  -  2  7  2      (37-13, 15-6 BIG EAST)
Rutgers............. 201 311 20X  - 10  9  1      (29-16, 16-4 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: ND - John Axford; Tom Thornton(4); Martin Vergara(6); Tyler Jones(8) and Javi Sanchez
; Cody Rizzo. Rutgers - PARKER, Shaun; DECHRISTOFANO, OJ(6) and GAYNOR, Colin.
Win-PARKER, Shaun(3-2)  Save-DECHRISTOFANO, OJ(1)  Loss-John Axford(9-2)  T-2:30  A-500
Game: ND-2