Onnidan Online Logo

WVSC Yellow Jackets Headed to NCAA Div II World Series

May 22, 2005

The Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State defeated West Chester 9-2 in the North Atlantic Regional championship game Sunday afternoon in Institute, West Virginia, to advance to the NCAA DII World Series.

Senior Nick Biron (7-3) allowed just three hits and one run in eight innings and Josh Grueser pitched the ninth for WVSU. The Yellow Jackets (43-14) outhit the Rams 14-3 and committed just one error to their four in rolling to the title. WVSU broke open a tight game with a five run eighth with Josh Miller's bases loaded double being the big blow. Ryan Taylor extended his school-record hitting streak to 32 games with a pair of singles. Jonathan McDowell, Justin Gray, Kyle Jones, and Gerald Hager also contributed two hits each to the attack.

Box score (NCAA)

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                         #2 West Chester at #1 WV State
              May 22, 2005 at Institute, WV (Calvin Bailey Field)

West Chester 2 (38-14)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
John Molyneux rf.........  3  1  2  0   1  1  3  0   0
Nate Guers 1b............  3  1  0  0   1  0  9  0   0
Mike LaRosa 2b...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  6   0
Mark Gilliford dh........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Steve Frieze ph.........  1  0  0  1   0  0  0  0   0
Joey Yeager ss...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  3  3   0
Drew Pare lf.............  4  0  0  0   0  2  3  0   3
Brett Wallace c..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
Dan Toner 3b.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   0
Ryan Flynn cf............  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Justin Hanley p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Ryan Adkinson p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Mark Rubini p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Matt Farina p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Rocky Davis p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  2  3  2   2  5 24 12   4

WV State 9 (43-14)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Miller, J cf.............  4  1  1  3   1  0  2  0   1
Goode, K 1b..............  5  1  1  0   0  0  8  0   3
 Brandnbrg, W 1b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Taylor, R 2b.............  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  4   0
McDowell, J c............  5  1  2  0   0  1  5  0   1
Gray, J rf...............  4  1  2  0   1  0  4  0   0
Jones, K dh..............  3  1  2  1   1  0  0  0   0
 Thomas, T pr/dh.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Kidder, C ph............  1  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Flinn, R ss..............  4  0  1  1   0  1  4  3   4
Courts, A lf.............  4  2  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
Hager, G 3b..............  2  1  2  0   1  0  0  1   0
BIRON, N p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Grueser, J p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  9 14  7   4  2 27  9  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
West Chester........ 000 100 001 -  2  3  4
WV State............ 020 001 15X -  9 14  1
-------------------------------------------

E - LaROSA, M.; PARE, D.; TONER, D.; FARINA, M.; Taylor, R. DP - West
Chester 2; WV State 2. LOB - West Chester 4; WV State 11. 2B - Miller, J;
Hager, G. HBP - LaROSA, M. 2; Taylor, R; Courts, A. SH - Flinn, R; Hager, G.
SB - MOLYNEUX, J.. CS - Taylor, R.

West Chester           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Justin Hanley.......  6.0  8  4  2  3  1 25 30
Ryan Adkinson.......  0.1  1  0  0  0  1  2  2
Mark Rubini.........  0.2  0  1  1  1  0  1  3
Matt Farina.........  0.2  5  4  1  0  0  7  8
Rocky Davis.........  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1

WV State               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
BIRON, N............  8.0  3  1  1  1  3 25 28
Grueser, J..........  1.0  0  1  0  1  2  4  5

Win - BIRON, N (7-3).  Loss - HANLEY, J. (5-4).  Save - None.
HBP - by HANLEY, J. (Taylor, R); by BIRON, N (LaROSA, M.); by BIRON, N (LaROSA,
M.); by RUBINI, M. (Courts, A).
Umpires - HP: Kurt Reichenbach  1B: Jay DeSantis  2B: Don Warner  3B: Charlie
Coslett  Start: 12:00 pm   Time: 2:28   Attendance: 511
HANLEY, J. faced 2 batters in the 7th.
RUBINI, M. faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Game: 0522NAG6
Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                 #2 West Chester at #1 WV State - Play-by-Play
              May 22, 2005 at Institute, WV (Calvin Bailey Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
West Chester........ 000 100 001 -  2  3  4
WV State............ 020 001 15X -  9 14  1
-------------------------------------------

West Chester starters: 11/rf MOLYNEUX, J.; 23/1b GUERS, N.; 4/2b LaROSA, M.; 36/dh
GILLIFORD, M; 17/ss YEAGER, J.; 30/lf PARE, D.; 12/c WALLACE, B.; 7/3b TONER, D.;
2/cf FLYNN, R.; 10/p HANLEY, J.;
WV State starters: 13/cf Miller, J; 3/1b Goode, K; 5/2b Taylor, R; 22/c McDowell, J;
29/rf Gray, J; 8/dh Jones, K; 6/ss Flinn, R; 20/lf Courts, A; 9/3b Hager, G; 18/p
BIRON, N;

West Chester 1st - MOLYNEUX, J. singled to left field. GUERS, N. flied out to
lf. LaROSA, M. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; MOLYNEUX, J. out on the
play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 1st - Miller, J flied out to cf. Goode, K grounded out to 2b.
Taylor, R hit by pitch. McDowell, J reached on a fielder's choice; Taylor, R out at
second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 2nd - GILLIFORD, M grounded out to ss. YEAGER, J. popped up to
1b. PARE, D. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 2nd - Gray, J walked. Jones, K singled to shortstop; Gray, J
advanced to second. Flinn, R reached on an error by 2b, SAC, bunt; Jones, K advanced
to second; Gray, J scored. Courts, A popped up to ss. Hager, G walked; Flinn, R
advanced to second; Jones, K advanced to third. Miller, J walked, RBI; Hager, G
advanced to second; Flinn, R advanced to third; Jones, K scored, unearned. Goode, K
grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Miller, J out on the play. 2 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

West Chester 3rd - WALLACE, B. fouled out to 1b. TONER, D. struck out
swinging. FLYNN, R. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 3rd - Taylor, R grounded out to p. McDowell, J singled to left
center. Gray, J singled to right field; McDowell, J advanced to second. Jones, K
singled to left center; Gray, J advanced to second; McDowell, J advanced to third.
Flinn, R grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Jones, K out on the play. 0
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Chester 4th - MOLYNEUX, J. singled down the lf line. MOLYNEUX, J. stole
second. GUERS, N. grounded out to 1b unassisted; MOLYNEUX, J. advanced to third.
LaROSA, M. hit by pitch. GILLIFORD, M popped up to 2b. YEAGER, J. singled to center
field, RBI; LaROSA, M. advanced to third; MOLYNEUX, J. scored. PARE, D. reached on a
fielder's choice; YEAGER, J. out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

WV State 4th - Courts, A grounded out to ss. Hager, G singled to shortstop.
Miller, J flied out to lf. Goode, K reached on a fielder's choice; Hager, G out at
second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 5th - WALLACE, B. grounded out to p. TONER, D. flied out to rf.
FLYNN, R. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 5th - Taylor, R flied out to rf. McDowell, J grounded out to p.
Gray, J grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 6th - MOLYNEUX, J. walked. GUERS, N. grounded into double play
2b to ss to 1b; MOLYNEUX, J. out on the play. LaROSA, M. hit by pitch. GILLIFORD, M
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WV State 6th - Jones, K flied out to rf. Flinn, R struck out swinging.
Courts, A reached on an error by 3b. Hager, G doubled down the lf line, advanced to
third on the error; Courts, A advanced to third, scored on an error by lf, unearned.
Miller, J flied out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 7th - YEAGER, J. lined out to cf. PARE, D. struck out looking.
WALLACE, B. popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 7th - Goode, K singled to left field. Taylor, R singled to left
center; Goode, K advanced to second. ADKINSON, R. to p for HANLEY, J.. McDowell, J
struck out looking. Gray, J singled to left field; Taylor, R advanced to second;
Goode, K advanced to third. RUBINI, M. to p for ADKINSON, R.. Jones, K walked, RBI;
Gray, J advanced to second; Taylor, R advanced to third; Goode, K scored. Thomas, T
pinch ran for Jones, K. Thomas, T advanced to second; Gray, J advanced to third;
Taylor, R out at home c unassisted, caught stealing. Flinn, R grounded out to 3b.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Chester 8th - TONER, D. fouled out to rf. FLYNN, R. popped up to 2b.
MOLYNEUX, J. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WV State 8th - Courts, A hit by pitch. FARINA, M. to p for RUBINI, M..
Thomas, T to dh. Hager, G reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; Courts, A advanced to
second, advanced to third on the error. Miller, J doubled to left field, 2 RBI;
Hager, G scored, unearned; Courts, A scored. Goode, K grounded out to 2b; Miller, J
advanced to third. Taylor, R singled to left field, RBI; Miller, J scored. McDowell,
J singled to center field; Taylor, R advanced to second. Gray, J flied out to rf.
Kidder, C pinch hit for Thomas, T. Kidder, C singled to right field, RBI; McDowell,
J advanced to third; Taylor, R scored, unearned. Flinn, R singled to left field,
RBI; Kidder, C advanced to second; McDowell, J scored, unearned. DAVIS, R. to p for
FARINA, M.. Courts, A flied out to lf. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

West Chester 9th - Brandnbrg, W to 1b for Goode, K. Grueser, J to p for
BIRON, N. GUERS, N. walked. LaROSA, M. reached on an error by 2b; GUERS, N. advanced
to second on the error, advanced to third on the error. FRIEZE, S. pinch hit for
GILLIFORD, M. FRIEZE, S. grounded out to 2b, RBI; LaROSA, M. advanced to second;
GUERS, N. scored, unearned. YEAGER, J. struck out swinging. PARE, D. struck out
swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 


 

Onnidan Owl
Front Page
Paper
Newsroom Index
Sponsored Links
Buy a Link Now