Rutgers vs ND (May 24, 2003)



Box Score

                          ** 2003 RUTGERS BASEBALL **
                                 Rutgers vs ND
             May 24, 2003 at Bridgewater, NJ (Commerce Bank Ballpk)

Rutgers 15 (36-19)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BADGER, Graig 2b.........  3  2  3  2   4  0  3  3   0
WOLSKI, Matt dh..........  4  3  2  3   3  0  0  0   6
J. FRAZIER rf............  5  3  2  2   1  1  5  0   4
ESPOSITO, Vinny 3b.......  6  0  2  2   0  3  0  0   0
NORMANE, Steve 1b........  3  2  2  1   3  0  6  0   0
VASQUEZ, Alberto c.......  6  1  1  2   0  0  6  1   1
DEFENDIS, Johnny lf......  6  1  1  1   0  1  3  0   3
CERULO, Nick cf..........  5  1  2  1   1  1  3  0   0
BIONDE, Mike ss..........  2  1  0  0   1  0  1  2   0
 RODRIGUEZ, Cory ph......  2  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
 GROVER, Jason ss........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
PUSTAY, Matt p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 DIAL, Erik p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LILLIS, Chris p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 DECHRISTOFANO, OJ p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ATCHISON, Sean p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 42 15 17 14  13  6 27  6  14

ND 11 (42-16)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Steve Sollmann 2b........  5  1  1  0   1  1  4  2   2
Craig Cooper lf..........  2  1  1  0   1  0  2  0   0
 Brennan Grogan lf.......  1  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
Matt Edwards 3b..........  5  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   5
Kris Billmaier cf........  4  3  2  0   1  0  4  0   0
Matt Bransfield dh.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Steve Andres ph/dh......  2  1  2  3   1  0  0  0   0
Matt Macri ss............  4  1  0  1   0  2  1  3   0
Cody Rizzo rf............  3  1  0  0   1  0  2  0   1
Javi Sanchez c...........  5  1  3  3   0  0  7  3   0
Joe Thaman 1b............  4  0  0  1   0  0  7  0   0
 Alex Nettey ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Peter Ogilvie p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 John Axford p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Tyler Jones p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brandon Viloria p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 J.P. Gagne p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Martin Vergara p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 38 11 11 10   6  4 27 11   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Rutgers............. 210 402 006 - 15 17  1
ND.................. 001 006 220 - 11 11  3
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E - BADGER(6); S. Sollmann; Matt Edwards; Javi Sanchez. LOB - Rutgers 14;
Notre Dame 8. 2B - BADGER 2(10); J. FRAZIER(18); VASQUEZ(6); CERULO(5); K.
Billmaier 2; Steve Andres; Javi Sanchez. 3B - DEFENDIS(5). HBP - Cody Rizzo.
SH - BIONDE(12); Matt Macri. CS - BADGER(7).

Rutgers                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PUSTAY, Matt........  5.0  4  5  4  2  1 20 22
DIAL, Erik..........  0.1  1  2  2  1  0  2  3
LILLIS, Chris.......  1.0  4  2  2  2  0  6 10
DECHRISTOFANO, OJ...  1.0  1  2  2  1  1  4  5
ATCHISON, Sean......  1.2  1  0  0  0  2  6  6

ND                     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Peter Ogilvie.......  3.1  5  4  3  4  2 13 18
John Axford.........  2.1  5  5  4  7  3 12 19
Tyler Jones.........  1.1  0  0  0  0  1  4  4
Brandon Viloria.....  1.0  2  2  2  0  0  5  5
J.P. Gagne..........  0.1  3  4  4  1  0  4  5
Martin Vergara......  0.2  2  0  0  1  0  4  5

Win - ATCHISON (6-1).  Loss - J.P. Gagne (4-5).  Save - None.
WP - John Axford. HBP - by LILLIS (Cody Rizzo). PB - Javi Sanchez.
Umpires -
Start: 3:30 pm   Time: 3:53   Attendance:
PUSTAY faced 4 batters in the 6th.
B. Viloria faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: ND-BE2


Play-by-Play

                          ** 2003 RUTGERS BASEBALL **
                          Rutgers vs ND - Play-by-Play
             May 24, 2003 at Bridgewater, NJ (Commerce Bank Ballpk)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Rutgers............. 210 402 006 - 15 17  1
ND.................. 001 006 220 - 11 11  3
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Rutgers starters: 38/2b BADGER; 28/dh WOLSKI; 35/rf J. FRAZIER; 13/3b ESPOSITO;
37/1b NORMANE; 6/c VASQUEZ; 23/lf DEFENDIS; 12/cf CERULO; 1/ss BIONDE; 36/p
PUSTAY;
ND starters: 3/2b S. Sollmann; 9/lf Craig Cooper; 14/3b Matt Edwards; 8/cf K.
Billmaier; 12/dh Bransfield; 5/ss Matt Macri; 17/rf Cody Rizzo; 15/c Javi
Sanchez; 21/1b Joe Thaman; 20/p P. Ogilvie;

Rutgers 1st - BADGER walked. BADGER out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. WOLSKI walked. J. FRAZIER walked; WOLSKI advanced to second. ESPOSITO
singled up the middle, RBI; J. FRAZIER advanced to second; WOLSKI scored.
NORMANE singled through the right side, RBI; ESPOSITO advanced to third; J.
FRAZIER scored. NORMANE advanced to second; ESPOSITO out at home c to 2b to c.
VASQUEZ grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ND 1st - S. Sollmann flied out to lf. Craig Cooper flied out to rf. Matt
Edwards flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 2nd - DEFENDIS flied out to rf. CERULO struck out swinging.
BIONDE reached on an error by 2b. BADGER walked; BIONDE advanced to second.
WOLSKI singled to right field, RBI; BADGER advanced to third; BIONDE scored,
unearned. J. FRAZIER popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

ND 2nd - K. Billmaier popped up to 2b. Bransfield fouled out to 1b. Matt
Macri flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 3rd - ESPOSITO struck out swinging. NORMANE singled to right
field. VASQUEZ popped up to lf. DEFENDIS popped up to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

ND 3rd - Cody Rizzo popped up to ss. Javi Sanchez doubled down the lf
line. Joe Thaman flied out to cf. S. Sollmann reached on a throwing error by
2b; Javi Sanchez scored, unearned. Craig Cooper walked; S. Sollmann advanced to
second. Matt Edwards flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 4th - CERULO doubled to right center. BIONDE out at first p to
2b, SAC, bunt; CERULO advanced to third. John Axford to p for P. Ogilvie.
BADGER doubled to right field, RBI; CERULO scored. WOLSKI walked. J. FRAZIER
singled to center field, RBI, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b;
WOLSKI scored; BADGER scored. ESPOSITO singled to center field, RBI; J. FRAZIER
scored, unearned. NORMANE walked; ESPOSITO advanced to second. NORMANE advanced
to second on a passed ball; ESPOSITO advanced to third on a passed ball.
VASQUEZ popped up to 2b. DEFENDIS struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.

ND 4th - K. Billmaier flied out to cf. Bransfield flied out to lf. Matt
Macri struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 5th - CERULO popped up to ss. BIONDE grounded out to p. BADGER
singled to center field. WOLSKI walked; BADGER advanced to second. J. FRAZIER
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ND 5th - Cody Rizzo fouled out to c. Javi Sanchez fouled out to c. Joe
Thaman flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 6th - ESPOSITO struck out swinging. NORMANE walked. VASQUEZ
flied out to lf. NORMANE advanced to second on a wild pitch. DEFENDIS tripled
to right center, RBI; NORMANE scored. CERULO walked. BIONDE walked; CERULO
advanced to second. BADGER walked, RBI; BIONDE advanced to second; CERULO
advanced to third; DEFENDIS scored. Tyler Jones to p for John Axford. WOLSKI
flied out to cf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

ND 6th - S. Sollmann singled up the middle. Craig Cooper singled to
right field; S. Sollmann advanced to third. Matt Edwards singled to left field,
RBI; Craig Cooper advanced to second; S. Sollmann scored. K. Billmaier walked;
Matt Edwards advanced to second; Craig Cooper advanced to third. DIAL to p for
PUSTAY. Steve Andres pinch hit for Bransfield. Steve Andres singled to left
field, RBI; K. Billmaier advanced to second; Matt Edwards advanced to third;
Craig Cooper scored. Matt Macri reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Steve
Andres out at second ss to 2b; K. Billmaier advanced to third; Matt Edwards
scored. Cody Rizzo walked; Matt Macri advanced to second. LILLIS to p for DIAL.
Javi Sanchez singled to center field, 2 RBI; Cody Rizzo advanced to second;
Matt Macri scored; K. Billmaier scored. Joe Thaman grounded out to 2b; Javi
Sanchez advanced to second; Cody Rizzo advanced to third. S. Sollmann walked.
B. Grogan to lf for Craig Cooper. B. Grogan singled to second base, RBI; S.
Sollmann advanced to second; Javi Sanchez advanced to third; Cody Rizzo scored.
Matt Edwards fouled out to 1b. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Rutgers 7th - Steve Andres to dh. J. FRAZIER grounded out to c. ESPOSITO
struck out looking. NORMANE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

ND 7th - K. Billmaier doubled down the lf line. Steve Andres walked.
Matt Macri out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; Steve Andres advanced to second; K.
Billmaier advanced to third. Cody Rizzo hit by pitch. Javi Sanchez singled to
left field, RBI; Cody Rizzo advanced to second; Steve Andres advanced to third;
K. Billmaier scored. DECHRISTOFNO to p for LILLIS. Joe Thaman grounded out to
2b, RBI; Javi Sanchez advanced to second; Cody Rizzo advanced to third; Steve
Andres scored. S. Sollmann flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Rutgers 8th - B. Viloria to p for Tyler Jones. VASQUEZ grounded out to
2b. DEFENDIS flied out to cf. CERULO fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

ND 8th - B. Grogan walked. Matt Edwards struck out looking. K. Billmaier
doubled down the lf line; B. Grogan advanced to third. ATCHISON to p for
DECHRISTOFNO. Steve Andres doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; K. Billmaier
scored; B. Grogan scored. Matt Macri struck out swinging. Cody Rizzo grounded
out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rutgers 9th - RODRIGUEZ pinch hit for BIONDE. RODRIGUEZ singled to right
field. BADGER doubled to center field; RODRIGUEZ advanced to third. J.P. Gagne
to p for B. Viloria. WOLSKI singled up the middle, 2 RBI; BADGER scored;
RODRIGUEZ scored. J. FRAZIER doubled to left field, RBI; WOLSKI scored.
ESPOSITO grounded out to p; J. FRAZIER advanced to third. NORMANE intentionally
walked. VASQUEZ doubled, 2 RBI, advanced to third on a throwing error by c;
NORMANE scored; J. FRAZIER scored. M. Vergara to p for J.P. Gagne. DEFENDIS
grounded out to ss. CERULO singled up the middle, RBI; VASQUEZ scored.
RODRIGUEZ singled to right field; CERULO advanced to second. BADGER walked;
RODRIGUEZ advanced to second; CERULO advanced to third. WOLSKI flied out to cf.
6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

ND 9th - GROVER to ss for RODRIGUEZ. Javi Sanchez flied out to rf. Alex
Nettey pinch hit for Joe Thaman. Alex Nettey grounded out to 2b. S. Sollmann
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score

Rutgers 15, ND 11 (May 24, 2003 at Bridgewater, NJ)
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Rutgers............. 210 402 006  - 15 17  1      (36-19)
ND.................. 001 006 220  - 11 11  3      (42-16)
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Pitchers: Rutgers - PUSTAY, Matt; DIAL, Erik(6); LILLIS, Chris(6); DECHRISTOFANO, OJ(7);
ATCHISON, Sean(8) and VASQUEZ, Alberto. ND - Peter Ogilvie; John Axford(4); Tyler Jones(6);
Brandon Viloria(8); J.P. Gagne(9); Martin Vergara(9) and Javi Sanchez.
Win-ATCHISON, Sean(6-1)  Loss-J.P. Gagne(4-5)  T-3:53  A-0
PUSTAY faced 4 batters in the 6th.
B. Viloria faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: ND-BE2