St. Thomas (MN) vs Marietta (May 30, 2012)

 
Box Score
 

2012 DIII Baseball Championship
Marietta 5 (47-8), St. Thomas (MN) 0 (41-10)
May 30, 2012 at Appleton, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

St. Thomas (MN)   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Hogan cf 
Kuzniar lf 
Bruchu 3b 
Thomas dh 
N. Reichert rf 
   Podobinski ph/rf 
D. Reichert 1b 
Dorgan c 
Kinsel ss 
Novak 2b 
   Means ph 
   Miller 2b 
Maher p 
   Ulrich p 
Totals  30  24 
  
Marietta   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Becker 2b 
Saunders ss 
Hopper cf 
Geers lf 
   Demko pr 
   Moormeier lf 
Ungerbuehler dh 
Brockmeier 1b 
Stanislav rf 
   Grilliot ph/rf 
Toth c 
Gregorich 3b 
Mahaffey p 
   Lindquist p 
Totals  35  12  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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St. Thomas (MN)..... 000 000 000 -  0  4  0
Marietta............ 101 000 03X -  5 12  1
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E - Grilliot. LOB - UST 6; MC 6. 2B - Saunders(19); Hopper(23); Grilliot(13). SB - Kinsel(6); Geers(1); Demko(2). CS - Saunders.

St. Thomas (MN)   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Maher L,13-2  7.2  12  34  34 
Ulrich   0.1 
  
Marietta   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Mahaffey W,7-2  8.0  27  28 
Lindquist   1.0 

Win - Mahaffey (7-2). Loss - Maher (13-2). Save - None. WP - Maher 2. BK - Maher.

Umpires - HP: Tom Stallings 1B: John Leeds 2B: Rick Allen 3B: Asa Howard
Start: 11 a.m. Time: 2:20 Attendance: 1100
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 55 degrees Game notes: Marietta advances to title game vs. Wheaton...St. Thomas eliminated... Mahaffey allows one hit in first seven innings...Marietta's Saunders goes 4-for-4 and scores three runs, while Geers totals three hits and two RBI... Marietta will try to become the first repeat national champion since 1979.
Mahaffey faced 1 batter in the 9th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2012 DIII Baseball Championship
Marietta 5 (47-8), St. Thomas (MN) 0 (41-10)
May 30, 2012 at Appleton, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)

St. Thomas (MN) starters: 4/cf Hogan; 5/lf Kuzniar; 2/3b Bruchu; 13/dh Thomas; 23/rf N. Reichert; 15/1b D. Reichert; 14/c Dorgan; 8/ss Kinsel; 3/2b Novak; 17/p Maher;

Marietta starters: 2/2b Becker; 14/ss Saunders; 24/cf Hopper; 11/lf Geers; 21/dh Ungerbuehler; 33/1b Brockmeier; 5/rf Stanislav; 12/c Toth; 35/3b Gregorich; 22/p Mahaffey;

St. Thomas (MN) 1st - Hogan struck out swinging. Kuzniar struck out swinging. Bruchu flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 1st - Becker fouled out to ss. Saunders doubled down the lf line. Hopper grounded out to ss. Geers singled to left field, RBI; Saunders scored. Geers advanced to second on a wild pitch. Ungerbuehler grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 2nd - Thomas struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. N. Reichert grounded out to ss. D. Reichert flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 2nd - Brockmeier flied out to rf. Stanislav struck out looking. Toth struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 3rd - Dorgan struck out swinging. Kinsel singled to right center. Novak flied out to rf. Kinsel stole second. Hogan flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marietta 3rd - Gregorich grounded out to ss. Becker grounded out to 2b. Saunders singled to shortstop. Saunders advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hopper doubled through the left side, RBI; Saunders scored. Geers singled to second base; Hopper advanced to third. Geers stole second. Ungerbuehler flied out to lf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 4th - Kuzniar grounded out to p unassisted. Bruchu flied out to rf. Thomas struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 4th - Brockmeier popped up to 1b. Stanislav singled through the right side. Toth reached on a fielder's choice; Stanislav out at second 3b to 2b. Gregorich popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 5th - Podobinski pinch hit for N. Reichert. Podobinski walked. Podobinski out at first p to 1b, picked off. D. Reichert flied out to cf. Dorgan grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 5th - Podobinski to rf. Becker popped up to 1b, bunt. Saunders singled up the middle. Saunders out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Hopper flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 6th - Kinsel lined out to 2b. Novak grounded out to ss. Hogan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 6th - Geers struck out looking. Ungerbuehler struck out swinging. Brockmeier singled to center field. Stanislav struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 7th - Kuzniar out at first p to 2b to 1b. Bruchu grounded out to 2b. Thomas fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 7th - Toth struck out looking. Gregorich flied out to cf. Becker grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 8th - Podobinski singled to third base. D. Reichert singled through the right side; Podobinski advanced to second. Dorgan struck out swinging. Kinsel flied out to lf. Means pinch hit for Novak. Means out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Marietta 8th - Miller to 2b for Means. Saunders singled to shortstop. Hopper singled to left center; Saunders advanced to third. Geers singled to right field, RBI; Hopper advanced to third; Saunders scored. Demko pinch ran for Geers. Demko stole second. Demko advanced to third on a balk; Hopper scored on a balk. Ungerbuehler grounded out to 3b. Brockmeier popped up to 2b. Grilliot pinch hit for Stanislav. Grilliot doubled down the rf line, RBI; Demko scored. Ulrich to p for Maher. Toth fouled out to 1b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Thomas (MN) 9th - Moormeier to lf for Demko. Grilliot to rf. Hogan singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf. Lindquist to p for Mahaffey. Kuzniar lined out to 1b. Bruchu walked. Thomas struck out swinging. Podobinski walked; Bruchu advanced to second; Hogan advanced to third. D. Reichert flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Marietta 5, St. Thomas (MN) 0 (May 30, 2012 at Appleton, Wis.)
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St. Thomas (MN)..... 000 000 000  -  0  4  0      (41-10)
Marietta............ 101 000 03X  -  5 12  1      (47-8)
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Pitchers: St. Thomas (MN) - Maher; Ulrich(8) and Dorgan. Marietta - Mahaffey; Lindquist(9) and
Toth.
Win-Mahaffey(7-2)  Loss-Maher(13-2)  T-2:20  A-1100
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 55 degrees
Game notes:
Marietta advances to title game vs. Wheaton...St. Thomas eliminated...
Mahaffey allows one hit in first seven innings...Marietta's Saunders goes
4-for-4 and scores three runs, while Geers totals three hits and two RBI...
Marietta will try to become the first repeat national champion since 1979.

Mahaffey faced 1 batter in the 9th.