Alabama vs Troy (June 4, 2006)



Box score (NCAA)

                           2006 NCAA Tournament Stats
                             #4 Alabama at #27 Troy
                 June 4, 2006 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (THE JOE)

Alabama 14 (44-19)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Salem cf.................  5  2  1  1   1  2  5  0   2
Downs 3b.................  3  1  1  4   1  0  0  2   1
Valverde c...............  6  2  5  2   0  1  8  0   1
Bush 2b..................  5  1  2  0   1  1  1  2   1
Rhoden dh................  6  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   2
Pennington 1b............  4  2  1  1   2  1  5  0   2
Matthes rf...............  4  1  1  1   1  2  2  0   1
Belcher lf...............  5  1  1  1   0  0  3  0   0
Paiml ss.................  2  3  1  2   3  0  2  2   0
Robert p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 McCarter p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 14 14 12   9  9 27  6  10

Troy 5 (47-16)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ramirez 2b...............  4  1  1  0   0  2  2  4   0
 Weidlich ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
King ss..................  4  1  2  1   1  0  3  4   0
Felix rf.................  4  0  1  1   1  0  0  0   1
Dew 1b...................  4  0  0  1   0  1 10  1   4
B. Green lf..............  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
Robinson dh..............  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
Keel 3b..................  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  3   0
Brooks c.................  1  0  0  0   1  1  7  0   1
 Smith ph/c..............  2  1  1  2   0  1  2  0   0
Craze cf.................  4  1  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
Morelock p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Whetsel p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Sabat p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Van Horn p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  5  9  5   3  8 27 13   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 053 011 040 - 14 14  0
Troy................ 000 022 001 -  5  9  4
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E - Ramirez(14); Felix(10); Brooks 2(7). DP - Troy 1. LOB - Alabama 10; Troy
7. 2B - Downs(16); Valverde(17); King(35). HR - Smith(8). HBP - Downs 2. SB
- Salem(36); Paiml(6).

Alabama                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Robert..............  8.0  7  4  4  3  6 31 34
McCarter............  1.0  2  1  1  0  2  5  5

Troy                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Morelock............  1.1  5  5  5  2  3  9 11
Whetsel.............  5.2  7  8  6  5  4 23 29
Sabat...............  0.1  0  1  1  2  1  1  3
Van Horn............  1.2  2  0  0  0  1  7  8

Win - Robert (8-6).  Loss - Morelock (3-1).  Save - None.
HBP - by Whetsel (Downs); by Van Horn (Downs).
Umpires - HP: Perry COSTELLO  1B: Mike RUST  2B: Myron MILLER  3B: Bruce RAVAN
Start: 6:48 PM   Time: 3:03   Attendance: 4928
Game notes:
Alabama wins 2006 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional championship ... Valverde ties
UA record with five hits; also ties UA post-season record w/5 hits ... Sets
NCAA Regional record with 5 hits ...
WEATHER: Cloudy, 77 degrees, 30% rain (WIND: NE 17 mph (GUSTS, 24 MPH)
Whetsel faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: 1BAMA6


Play-by-Play

                           2006 NCAA Tournament Stats
                     #4 Alabama at #27 Troy - Play-by-Play
                 June 4, 2006 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (THE JOE)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama............. 053 011 040 - 14 14  0
Troy................ 000 022 001 -  5  9  4
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Alabama starters: 2/cf Salem; 26/3b Downs; 9/c Valverde; 14/2b Bush; 34/dh
Rhoden; 24/1b Pennington; 22/rf Matthes; 32/lf Belcher; 3/ss Paiml; 45/p
Robert;
Troy starters: 2/2b Ramirez; 3/ss King; 15/rf Felix; 18/1b Dew; 10/lf B. Green;
27/dh Robinson; 21/3b Keel; 7/c Brooks; 6/cf Craze; 31/p Morelock;

Alabama 1st - Salem struck out swinging. Downs grounded out to 3b.
Valverde singled up the middle. Bush struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Troy 1st - Ramirez lined out to p. King walked. Felix reached on a
fielder's choice; King out at second 2b to ss. Dew flied out to cf to left
center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - Rhoden singled through the left side. Pennington singled
to center field; Rhoden advanced to third. Matthes struck out swinging. Belcher
singled to right field, RBI; Pennington advanced to second; Rhoden scored.
Paiml walked; Belcher advanced to second; Pennington advanced to third. Salem
singled to first base, RBI; Paiml advanced to second; Belcher advanced to
third; Pennington scored. Salem's 100th hit of the season ... 7th UA player
w/100 or more hits ... Downs walked, RBI; Salem advanced to second; Paiml
advanced to third; Belcher scored. Whetsel to p for Morelock. Valverde singled
through the left side, 2 RBI; Downs advanced to second, out at second lf to 3b
to 2b; Salem scored; Paiml scored. Bush singled to center field; Valverde
advanced to second. Rhoden grounded out to 3b. 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Troy 2nd - B. Green flied out to cf to left center. Robinson lined out
to lf. Keel struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - Pennington struck out swinging. Matthes singled to right
field. Belcher grounded out to 2b; Matthes advanced to second. Paiml walked.
Salem walked; Paiml advanced to second; Matthes advanced to third. Downs
doubled to left center, 3 RBI; Salem scored; Paiml scored; Matthes scored.
Valverde struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Troy 3rd - Brooks walked. Craze singled through the left side; Brooks
advanced to second. Ramirez struck out swinging. King flied out to rf; Brooks
advanced to third. Felix walked; Craze advanced to second. Dew struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Bush singled to left field. Rhoden grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; Bush out on the play. Pennington lined out to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Troy 4th - B. Green struck out swinging. Robinson singled to right
center. Keel flied out to rf. Brooks struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 5th - Matthes out at first 1b to p. Belcher grounded out to ss.
Paiml walked. Salem reached on a fielding error by 2b; Paiml advanced to
second. Salem stole second, advanced to third; Paiml stole third, scored on a
throwing error by c, unearned. Downs grounded out to ss. 1 run, 0 hits, 2
errors, 1 LOB.

Troy 5th - Craze popped up to 2b. Ramirez singled through the left side.
King singled down the lf line; Ramirez advanced to second. Felix singled to
right center, RBI; King advanced to third; Ramirez scored. Dew grounded out to
2b, RBI; Felix advanced to second; King scored. B. Green grounded out to 3b.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Valverde doubled to center field. Bush grounded out to 2b;
Valverde advanced to third. Rhoden struck out looking. Valverde scored on a
throwing error by c, unearned. Pennington walked. Matthes struck out looking.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Troy 6th - Robinson singled through the right side. Keel flied out to lf
to left center. Smith pinch hit for Brooks. Smith homered to right field, 2
RBI; Robinson scored. Craze flied out to cf. Ramirez struck out swinging. 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 7th - Smith to c. Belcher grounded out to 2b. Paiml grounded out
to 1b unassisted. Salem grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Troy 7th - King popped up to lf. Felix flied out to cf to right center.
Dew grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 8th - Downs hit by pitch. Valverde singled to third base; Downs
advanced to second. Bush walked; Valverde advanced to second; Downs advanced to
third. Sabat to p for Whetsel. Rhoden struck out swinging. Pennington walked,
RBI; Bush advanced to second; Valverde advanced to third; Downs scored. Matthes
walked, RBI; Pennington advanced to second; Bush advanced to third; Valverde
scored. Van Horn to p for Sabat. Belcher infield fly to ss. Paiml singled
through the right side, 2 RBI, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf;
Matthes advanced to third; Pennington scored; Bush scored. Salem struck out
swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Troy 8th - B. Green lined out to ss. Robinson popped up to cf to right
center. Keel grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 9th - Downs hit by pitch. Valverde singled through the left
side; Downs advanced to second. Bush infield fly to ss. Rhoden popped up to cf
to right center. Pennington popped up to lf to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Troy 9th - McCarter to p for Robert. Smith struck out swinging. Craze
singled to right field. Weidlich pinch hit for Ramirez. Weidlich struck out.
King doubled down the lf line, RBI; Craze scored. Felix grounded out to ss.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.