Seton Hall vs RUTGERS (May 10, 2009)



Box Score

                             2009 Rutgers Baseball
                             Seton Hall at RUTGERS
                May 10, 2009 at Piscataway, N.J. (Bainton Field)

Seton Hall 14 (23-22,12-12 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RUSBARSKY, A.J. ss.......  4  2  2  1   2  1  3  2   0
ROGERS, Michael rf.......  6  3  3  1   0  0  2  0   5
SMEDBERG, Matt cf........  3  4  2  2   2  0  3  0   0
AFFINITO, Chris dh.......  4  2  3  5   0  0  0  0   0
GUSRANG, Sean 3b.........  5  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
ESPOSITO, Frank c........  6  0  2  2   0  1  5  1   1
SPAGNUOLO, Chris 1b......  5  1  1  0   0  1 11  1   4
FONTENELLI, Chris 2b.....  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  7   0
WALSH, Will lf...........  4  1  2  2   0  0  2  0   0
DIROCCO, Joe p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MEJIA, Benedy p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SINGER, Matt p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 41 14 16 13   4  5 27 14  10

RUTGERS 10 (20-30,6-18 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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LANG, Michael rf.........  5  2  2  5   0  0  4  0   0
BISERTA, Pat dh..........  3  1  3  1   2  0  0  0   0
BETTERIDGE, Dan ss.......  4  0  1  2   0  1  2  1   2
MATTHEWS, Jaren 1b.......  4  1  1  0   1  0  8  1   2
JIMENEZ, Jarred lf.......  4  1  1  1   0  1  4  0   2
ANDERSONDJ 3b............  2  1  0  1   2  0  0  0   0
FELIZ, Luis cf...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
 KAPP, Ryan ph...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GAETA, Nick c............  3  1  0  0   1  1  4  0   0
 HERNANDEZ, Jayson c.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
BOYKIN, Brandon 2b.......  3  3  3  0   1  0  1  3   0
LAW, Charlie p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 WARGO, Tony p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0
 DOWNEY, Jason p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LILLIS, Kevin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BEARD, Ryan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 33 10 11 10   7  4 27  9   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Seton Hall.......... 340 101 050 - 14 16  3
RUTGERS............. 141 103 000 - 10 11  2
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E - RUSBARSKY(11); GUSRANG(14); ESPOSITO(7); ANDERSONDJ(11); BOYKIN(7). DP -
RUTGERS 2. LOB - Seton Hall 10; RUTGERS 7. 2B - RUSBARSKY 2(6); ROGERS(8);
SMEDBERG(9); WALSH(1); LANG(16); BISERTA 2(18); MATTHEWS(7); BOYKIN(6). 3B -
WALSH(2). HR - SMEDBERG(2); AFFINITO(8). HBP - SMEDBERG; AFFINITO;
FONTENELLI; WALSH; KAPP. SH - GUSRANG(4); JIMENEZ(7). SF - AFFINITO(4);
BETTERIDGE(3); ANDERSONDJ(1). SB - ROGERS(5); FONTENELLI(5); BOYKIN(9). CS -
BETTERIDGE(4).

Seton Hall             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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DIROCCO, Joe........  1.2  4  5  5  2  1  8 10  45
MEJIA, Benedy.......  3.1  6  5  5  3  3 14 19  49
SINGER, Matt........  4.0  1  0  0  2  0 11 15  47

RUTGERS                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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LAW, Charlie........  1.0  7  7  6  0  2 11 11  41
WARGO, Tony.........  6.0  4  3  3  2  2 19 26  83
DOWNEY, Jason.......  0.0  1  2  2  0  0  1  2   4
LILLIS, Kevin.......  1.0  4  2  2  1  1  7  8  32
BEARD, Ryan.........  1.0  0  0  0  1  0  3  4  12

Win - SINGER (6-2).  Loss - DOWNEY (1-2).  Save - None.
WP - LILLIS(4); BEARD, R.(3). HBP - by WARGO (AFFINITO); by WARGO (FONTENELLI);
by WARGO (WALSH); by DOWNEY (SMEDBERG); by SINGER (KAPP). BK - WARGO(2). PB -
ESPOSITO(4); GAETA(1). Pitches/strikes: DIROCCO 45/24; MEJIA 49/29; SINGER
47/28; LAW 41/25; WARGO 83/51; DOWNEY 4/2; LILLIS 32/17; BEARD, R. 12/7.
Umpires - HP: Thomas Beck  1B: Jeff Arthur  3B: Arthur Chapman
Start: 1:00   Time: 3:34   Attendance: 467
Weather: Sunny, 65 Degrees
LAW faced 4 batters in the 2nd.
MEJIA faced 4 batters in the 6th.
WARGO faced 1 batter in the 8th.
DOWNEY faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: 510SHU


Play-by-Play

                             2009 Rutgers Baseball
                      Seton Hall at RUTGERS - Play-by-Play
                May 10, 2009 at Piscataway, N.J. (Bainton Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Seton Hall.......... 340 101 050 - 14 16  3
RUTGERS............. 141 103 000 - 10 11  2
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Seton Hall starters: 5/ss RUSBARSKY; 11/rf ROGERS; 4/cf SMEDBERG; 32/dh
AFFINITO; 12/3b GUSRANG; 27/c ESPOSITO; 20/1b SPAGNUOLO; 7/2b FONTENELLI; 1/lf
WALSH; 18/p DIROCCO;
RUTGERS starters: 6/rf LANG; 1/dh BISERTA; 33/ss BETTERIDGE; 3/1b MATTHEWS;
21/lf JIMENEZ; 25/3b ANDERSONDJ; 15/cf FELIZ; 11/c GAETA; 2/2b BOYKIN; 17/p
LAW;

Seton Hall 1st - RUSBARSKY struck out swinging (0-2). ROGERS doubled to
center field, ground-rule (1-1). SMEDBERG homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1);
ROGERS scored. AFFINITO singled down the lf line (2-2). GUSRANG grounded out to
p unassisted (2-1); AFFINITO advanced to second. ESPOSITO singled down the lf
line, RBI (2-2); AFFINITO scored. SPAGNUOLO struck out swinging (1-2). 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 1st - LANG grounded out to 2b (1-2). BISERTA doubled down the rf
line (2-1). BETTERIDGE singled to center field, RBI (1-2); BISERTA scored.
BETTERIDGE out at second c to ss, caught stealing. MATTHEWS flied out to lf
(3-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Seton Hall 2nd - FONTENELLI reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-0).
FONTENELLI stole second. WALSH tripled to right center, RBI (2-1); FONTENELLI
scored, unearned. RUSBARSKY doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1); WALSH scored.
ROGERS singled up the middle, RBI, advanced to second on the throw (3-1);
RUSBARSKY scored. WARGO to p for LAW. SMEDBERG flied out to lf (0-0). AFFINITO
hit by pitch (0-0). GUSRANG fouled out to lf (1-2). ROGERS stole third.
ESPOSITO singled to right field, RBI (2-2); AFFINITO advanced to second; ROGERS
scored. SPAGNUOLO grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.

RUTGERS 2nd - JIMENEZ singled to center field (0-0). ANDERSONDJ walked
(3-2); JIMENEZ advanced to second. FELIZ flied out to rf (3-2); JIMENEZ
advanced to third. GAETA struck out swinging (1-2). BOYKIN walked (3-2);
ANDERSONDJ advanced to second. LANG doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI (2-0);
BOYKIN scored; ANDERSONDJ scored; JIMENEZ scored. MEJIA to p for DIROCCO.
BISERTA doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-1); LANG scored. BETTERIDGE grounded
out to ss (1-0). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Seton Hall 3rd - FONTENELLI hit by pitch (0-0). WALSH hit by pitch
(1-2); FONTENELLI advanced to second. RUSBARSKY lined into double play p to ss
(1-2); FONTENELLI out on the play. WALSH advanced to second on a passed ball.
ROGERS flied out to lf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 3rd - MATTHEWS doubled to left center (3-1). JIMENEZ grounded
out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); MATTHEWS advanced to third. ANDERSONDJ flied out to
cf, SF, RBI (1-0); MATTHEWS scored. FELIZ struck out looking (0-2). 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Seton Hall 4th - SMEDBERG walked (3-1). AFFINITO singled through the
right side (0-1); SMEDBERG advanced to second. GUSRANG reached on a fielder's
choice to pitcher, SAC, bunt (0-0); AFFINITO advanced to second; SMEDBERG
advanced to third. ESPOSITO grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0);
GUSRANG out on the play; SMEDBERG scored. SPAGNUOLO grounded out to 1b
unassisted (1-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 4th - GAETA grounded out to 2b (0-1). BOYKIN singled to right
center (0-0). BOYKIN stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
LANG grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1); BOYKIN scored. BISERTA singled up the
middle (0-0). BETTERIDGE struck out looking (0-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Seton Hall 5th - FONTENELLI grounded out to 2b (2-2). WALSH grounded out
to p, bunt (0-0). RUSBARSKY walked (3-1). ROGERS grounded out to p (1-1). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 5th - MATTHEWS flied out to rf (0-0). JIMENEZ struck out looking
(1-2). ANDERSONDJ walked (3-0). FELIZ lined out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Seton Hall 6th - SMEDBERG doubled down the rf line (2-2). SMEDBERG
advanced to third on a balk. AFFINITO flied out to lf, SF, RBI (3-2); SMEDBERG
scored. GUSRANG out at first 1b to p (1-1). ESPOSITO struck out swinging (1-2).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

RUTGERS 6th - GAETA walked (3-2). BOYKIN doubled down the lf line (0-0);
GAETA advanced to third. LANG singled to third base, RBI (0-0); BOYKIN advanced
to third; GAETA scored. BISERTA walked (3-1); LANG advanced to second. SINGER
to p for MEJIA. BETTERIDGE flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1); BISERTA advanced to
second on an error by ss; LANG advanced to third; BOYKIN scored. MATTHEWS
intentionally walked (3-0). JIMENEZ reached on a fielder's choice to third
base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, RBI (3-2); MATTHEWS
advanced to third, out at home 1b to c; BISERTA out at third 3b unassisted;
LANG scored. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Seton Hall 7th - SPAGNUOLO lined out to rf (2-1). FONTENELLI struck out
swinging (3-2). WALSH grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

RUTGERS 7th - ANDERSONDJ grounded out to 2b (1-0). FELIZ grounded out to
3b (0-0). GAETA grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Seton Hall 8th - HERNANDEZ to c for GAETA. RUSBARSKY doubled down the lf
line (0-0). DOWNEY to p for WARGO. ROGERS singled to left field (0-0);
RUSBARSKY advanced to third. SMEDBERG hit by pitch (1-1); ROGERS advanced to
second. LILLIS to p for DOWNEY. AFFINITO homered to left center, 4 RBI (1-0);
SMEDBERG scored; ROGERS scored; RUSBARSKY scored. GUSRANG struck out looking
(1-2). ESPOSITO flied out to rf (0-1). SPAGNUOLO singled up the middle (2-1).
FONTENELLI singled to third base (2-2); SPAGNUOLO advanced to second. SPAGNUOLO
advanced to third on a wild pitch. WALSH doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-1);
FONTENELLI advanced to third; SPAGNUOLO scored. RUSBARSKY walked (3-1). ROGERS
flied out to rf (2-1). 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

RUTGERS 8th - BOYKIN singled to left field (2-2). LANG lined out to lf
(0-1). BOYKIN advanced to second on a passed ball. BISERTA walked (3-2).
BETTERIDGE reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-2); BISERTA out at
second 2b to ss; BOYKIN advanced to third. MATTHEWS grounded out to 2b (0-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Seton Hall 9th - BEARD, R. to p for LILLIS. SMEDBERG walked (3-1).
AFFINITO flied out to rf (0-0). SMEDBERG advanced to second on a wild pitch.
GUSRANG lined out to 2b (1-1); SMEDBERG advanced to third on a throwing error
by 2b. ESPOSITO grounded out to p (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 9th - JIMENEZ fouled out to 1b (1-1). ANDERSONDJ lined out to ss
(2-2). KAPP pinch hit for FELIZ. KAPP hit by pitch (0-0). HERNANDEZ out at
first p to ss to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Line score


Seton Hall 14, RUTGERS 10 (May 10, 2009 at Piscataway, N.J.)
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Seton Hall.......... 340 101 050  - 14 16  3      (23-22, 12-12 BIG EAST)
RUTGERS............. 141 103 000  - 10 11  2      (20-30, 6-18 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: Seton Hall - DIROCCO, Joe; MEJIA, Benedy(2); SINGER, Matt(6) and ESPOSITO, Frank.
RUTGERS - LAW, Charlie; WARGO, Tony(2); DOWNEY, Jason(8); LILLIS, Kevin(8); BEARD, Ryan(9) and
GAETA, Nick; HERNANDEZ, Jayson.
Win-SINGER, Matt(6-2)  Loss-DOWNEY, Jason(1-2)  T-3:34  A-467
HR SHU - SMEDBERG, Matt (2); AFFINITO, Chris (8).
Weather: Sunny, 65 Degrees
LAW faced 4 batters in the 2nd.
MEJIA faced 4 batters in the 6th.
WARGO faced 1 batter in the 8th.
DOWNEY faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: 510SHU