Nebraska vs Eastern Michigan (May 31, 2003)



Box score (newspaper)

                               2003 NCAA Lincoln Regional
                              Nebraska vs Eastern Michigan
                      May 31, 2003 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)

Nebraska 18 (46-17)                           Eastern Michigan 2 (33-28)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Jeff Leise cf..............  6  1  3  3       BIXLER, Brian ss...........  5  1  1  0
Joe Simokaitis ss..........  6  1  0  1       PALAZZOLO, Tony 2b.........  4  1  2  0
Matt Hopper 1b.............  5  3  3  2        JONES, Ben 2b.............  0  0  0  0
Alex Gordon 3b.............  4  3  2  1       PETERSON, Derrick 3b.......  3  0  0  0
Curtis Ledbetter dh........  4  3  1  4       GOLESKI, Ryan rf...........  4  0  1  1
 Joe Gullion ph............  0  1  0  0        KIMLING, Todd pr/rf.......  0  0  0  0
Daniel Bruce rf............  3  3  1  2       OLIVIER, Brent c...........  4  0  0  0
Brandon Fusilier lf........  2  1  0  0       FORD, Ryan 1b..............  3  0  1  0
 Drew Anderson ph/lf.......  2  0  1  1        PATTERSON, Bart ph........  1  0  1  0
Matt Wells c...............  4  0  0  0       BEELER, Luke dh............  4  0  1  0
 Chad Steele ph/c..........  1  1  0  1        HROVAT, Brad pr...........  0  0  0  0
Jake Mullinax 2b...........  6  1  4  3       ARNETT, Ryan cf............  3  0  1  0
Zach Kroenke p.............  0  0  0  0        MOFFETT, Matt ph..........  1  0  0  0
                                              CLOUSE, Tim lf.............  3  0  0  0
                                               COGSWELL, Jesse lf........  1  0  0  0
                                              HAYES, Dale p..............  0  0  0  0
                                               CARPENTER, Trevor p.......  0  0  0  0
                                               PIERON, Dave p............  0  0  0  0
                                               CHAD, Brian p.............  0  0  0  0
                                               OLLILA, Aaron p...........  0  0  0  0
                                               GRAY, Tim p...............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 43 18 15 18       Totals..................... 36  2  8  1

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 004 300 452 - 18 15  1
Eastern Michigan.... 002 000 000 -  2  8  3
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E - Gordon, A.(11); BIXLER(20); FORD(5); HAYES(1). DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Huskers 11;
Eagles 8. 2B - Leise, J.(10); Gordon, A.(13); Mullinax, J.(7). HR - Hopper, M.
2(22); Gordon, A.(7); Ledbetter, C(13); Bruce, D.(5). HBP - Gordon, A.; Fusilier,
B.. SH - Simokaitis(16). SB - Leise, J.(20).

Nebraska                       IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Zach Kroenke  W,6-2........   9.0  8  2  1  1  6   2  0  0  0   36 37   9 12 137

Eastern Michigan               IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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HAYES, Dale  L,5-3.........   3.1  5  7  3  1  3   0  0  2  0   16 19   2  4  80
CARPENTER, Trevor .........   2.2  3  2  2  1  1   2  0  0  0   10 12   2  5  49
PIERON, Dave ..............   1.0  3  3  3  2  0   0  0  0  0    6  8   2  1  25
CHAD, Brian ...............   0.0  0  3  2  2  0   0  0  0  0    1  3   0  0  15
OLLILA, Aaron .............   1.0  3  3  3  4  2   0  0  0  1    6 10   0  1  45
GRAY, Tim .................   1.0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    4  4   2  1  15

WP - Kroenke, Z. 2(7); CARPENTER 2(6). HBP - by HAYES (Gordon, A.); by HAYES (Fusilier,
B.). Inherited runners/scored: CARPENTER 1/1; OLLILA 3/3; GRAY 2/1. Pitches/strikes:
Kroenke, Z. 137/94; HAYES 80/48; CARPENTER 49/27; PIERON 25/12; CHAD 15/6; OLLILA 45/22;
GRAY 15/9.

Strikeouts - Simokaitis; Hopper, M.; Ledbetter, C; Bruce, D.; Fusilier, B.;
Anderson, D.; BIXLER; PALAZZOLO; GOLESKI; FORD; MOFFETT; COGSWELL. Walks - Leise,
J.; Hopper, M.; Gordon, A.; Ledbetter, C; Gullion, J.; Bruce, D. 3; Fusilier, B.;
Steele, C.; PETERSON.

Umpires - HP: Darrel Mason  1B: Tim Clougherty  2B: Kevin Gilmore  3B: Ken Gracner
Start: 8:05p.m.   Time: 3:36   Attendance: 4039

CARPENTER faced 2 batters in the 7th.
PIERON faced 1 batter in the 8th.
CHAD faced 3 batters in the 8th.
OLLILA faced 3 batters in the 9th.
Game: NCAA05


Box score (NCAA)

                           2003 NCAA Lincoln Regional
                          Nebraska vs Eastern Michigan
                  May 31, 2003 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)

Nebraska 18 (46-17)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Jeff Leise cf............  6  1  3  3   1  0  3  0   0  .335
Joe Simokaitis ss........  6  1  0  1   0  1  0  3   6  .287
Matt Hopper 1b...........  5  3  3  2   1  1 11  1   0  .382
Alex Gordon 3b...........  4  3  2  1   1  0  0  1   3  .324
Curtis Ledbetter dh......  4  3  1  4   1  1  0  0   2  .352
 Joe Gullion ph..........  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0  .276
Daniel Bruce rf..........  3  3  1  2   3  1  3  0   0  .306
Brandon Fusilier lf......  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   0  .289
 Drew Anderson ph/lf.....  2  0  1  1   0  1  0  0   0  .238
Matt Wells c.............  4  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0  .196
 Chad Steele ph/c........  1  1  0  1   1  0  4  0   0  .278
Jake Mullinax 2b.........  6  1  4  3   0  0  1  5   0  .325
Zach Kroenke p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0     -
Totals................... 43 18 15 18  10  6 27 11  11

Eastern Michigan 2 (33-28)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
------------------------------------------------------------
BIXLER, Brian ss.........  5  1  1  0   0  1  0  5   2  .322
PALAZZOLO, Tony 2b.......  4  1  2  0   0  1  0  2   0  .306
 JONES, Ben 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .250
PETERSON, Derrick 3b.....  3  0  0  0   1  0  1  1   0  .376
GOLESKI, Ryan rf.........  4  0  1  1   0  1  0  0   0  .324
 KIMLING, Todd pr/rf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .277
OLIVIER, Brent c.........  4  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   1  .299
FORD, Ryan 1b............  3  0  1  0   0  1 15  0   3  .329
 PATTERSON, Bart ph......  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  .259
BEELER, Luke dh..........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   2  .288
 HROVAT, Brad pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .210
ARNETT, Ryan cf..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0  .335
 MOFFETT, Matt ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0  .268
CLOUSE, Tim lf...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0  .277
 COGSWELL, Jesse lf......  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0  .218
HAYES, Dale p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  .000
 CARPENTER, Trevor p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0  .250
 PIERON, Dave p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 CHAD, Brian p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 OLLILA, Aaron p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 GRAY, Tim p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0     -
Totals................... 36  2  8  1   1  6 27 12   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 004 300 452 - 18 15  1
Eastern Michigan.... 002 000 000 -  2  8  3
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E - Gordon, A.(11); BIXLER(20); FORD(5); HAYES(1). DP - Huskers 1. LOB -
Huskers 11; Eagles 8. 2B - Leise, J.(10); Gordon, A.(13); Mullinax, J.(7).
HR - Hopper, M. 2(22); Gordon, A.(7); Ledbetter, C(13); Bruce, D.(5). HBP -
Gordon, A.; Fusilier, B.. SH - Simokaitis(16). SB - Leise, J.(20).

Nebraska               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
--------------------------------------------------------
Zach Kroenke........  9.0  8  2  1  1  6 36 37 137  2.72

Eastern Michigan       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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HAYES, Dale.........  3.1  5  7  3  1  3 16 19  80  6.72
CARPENTER, Trevor...  2.2  3  2  2  1  1 10 12  49  5.99
PIERON, Dave........  1.0  3  3  3  2  0  6  8  25  4.56
CHAD, Brian.........  0.0  0  3  2  2  0  1  3  15  6.44
OLLILA, Aaron.......  1.0  3  3  3  4  2  6 10  45 12.75
GRAY, Tim...........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4  15  9.19

Win - Kroenke, Z. (6-2).  Loss - HAYES (5-3).  Save - None.
WP - Kroenke, Z. 2(7); CARPENTER 2(6). HBP - by HAYES (Gordon, A.); by HAYES
(Fusilier, B.). Inherited runners/scored: CARPENTER 1/1; OLLILA 3/3; GRAY 2/1.
Pitches/strikes: Kroenke, Z. 137/94; HAYES 80/48; CARPENTER 49/27; PIERON 25/12;
CHAD 15/6; OLLILA 45/22; GRAY 15/9.
Umpires - HP: Darrel Mason  1B: Tim Clougherty  2B: Kevin Gilmore  3B: Ken
Gracner  Start: 8:05p.m.   Time: 3:36   Attendance: 4039
CARPENTER faced 2 batters in the 7th.
PIERON faced 1 batter in the 8th.
CHAD faced 3 batters in the 8th.
OLLILA faced 3 batters in the 9th.
Game: NCAA05


Play-by-Play

                           2003 NCAA Lincoln Regional
                  Nebraska vs Eastern Michigan - Play-by-Play
                  May 31, 2003 at Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Nebraska............ 004 300 452 - 18 15  1
Eastern Michigan.... 002 000 000 -  2  8  3
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Nebraska starters: 1/cf Leise, J.; 2/ss Simokaitis; 16/1b Hopper, M.; 3/3b Gordon,
A.; 15/dh Ledbetter, C; 12/rf Bruce, D.; 14/lf Fusilier, B.; 37/c Wells, M.; 5/2b
Mullinax, J.; 34/p Kroenke, Z.;
Eastern Michigan starters: 3/ss BIXLER; 17/2b PALAZZOLO; 26/3b PETERSON; 20/rf
GOLESKI; 8/c OLIVIER; 6/1b FORD; 7/dh BEELER; 2/cf ARNETT; 10/lf CLOUSE; 29/p HAYES;

Nebraska 1st - Leise, J. grounded out to ss (3-2). Simokaitis flied out to lf
(2-1). Hopper, M. singled to third base (2-1). Gordon, A. doubled down the rf line
(0-0); Hopper, M. advanced to third. Ledbetter, C struck out swinging (3-2). 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 1st - BIXLER flied out to rf (0-0). PALAZZOLO singled, bunt
(0-0). PALAZZOLO advanced to second on a wild pitch. PETERSON walked (3-0). GOLESKI
singled to left field (3-1); PETERSON advanced to second; PALAZZOLO advanced to
third. OLIVIER reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); GOLESKI advanced to second;
PETERSON advanced to third; PALAZZOLO out at home c unassisted. FORD struck out
swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Nebraska 2nd - Bruce, D. struck out swinging (3-2). Fusilier, B. struck out
looking (3-2). Wells, M. flied out to lf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Eastern Michigan 2nd - BEELER flied out to rf (2-1). ARNETT grounded out to
2b (0-1). CLOUSE grounded out to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 3rd - Mullinax, J. grounded out to 3b (0-2). Leise, J. grounded out
to 1b unassisted (1-0). Simokaitis reached on a fielding error by p (3-2). Hopper,
M. reached on a fielding error by ss (0-0); Simokaitis advanced to second. Gordon,
A. hit by pitch (2-2); Hopper, M. advanced to second; Simokaitis advanced to third.
Ledbetter, C homered to right center, 4 RBI, unearned (1-0); Gordon, A. scored,
unearned; Hopper, M. scored, unearned; Simokaitis scored, unearned. Bruce, D. walked
(3-0). Bruce, D. picked off, out at first p to 1b. 4 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0
LOB.

Eastern Michigan 3rd - BIXLER singled to shortstop (1-2). PALAZZOLO singled
to right field (0-1); BIXLER advanced to second. PETERSON flied out to cf (0-0);
BIXLER advanced to third. GOLESKI grounded out to ss, RBI (3-2); PALAZZOLO advanced
to second; BIXLER scored. OLIVIER reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-2); PALAZZOLO
scored, unearned. FORD singled to center field (1-2); OLIVIER advanced to second.
BEELER fouled out to 1b (3-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Nebraska 4th - Fusilier, B. hit by pitch (0-2). Wells, M. grounded out to ss
(1-1); Fusilier, B. advanced to second. Mullinax, J. doubled down the lf line, RBI
(1-1); Fusilier, B. scored. Leise, J. singled up the middle, RBI (0-1); Mullinax, J.
scored. CARPENTER to p for HAYES. Leise, J. stole second. Leise, J. advanced to
third on a wild pitch. Simokaitis grounded out to 2b, bunt, SAC, RBI (2-1); Leise,
J. scored. Hopper, M. struck out looking (1-2). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Eastern Michigan 4th - ARNETT out at first 1b to p (1-2). CLOUSE grounded out
to 2b (0-0). BIXLER flied out to rf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 5th - Gordon, A. grounded out to ss (2-2). Ledbetter, C grounded out
to p (3-2). Bruce, D. grounded out to p (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Eastern Michigan 5th - PALAZZOLO grounded out to c unassisted, bunt (1-0).
PETERSON flied out to cf (2-2). GOLESKI grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 6th - Fusilier, B. walked (3-2). Wells, M. lined out to 3b (1-2).
Mullinax, J. fouled out to 1b (0-0). Leise, J. singled to right center (1-2);
Fusilier, B. advanced to third. Leise, J. advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Simokaitis grounded out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 6th - OLIVIER grounded out to 2b (1-1). FORD flied out to lf
(1-2). BEELER grounded out to ss (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 7th - Hopper, M. homered to center field, RBI (2-1). Gordon, A.
homered to right field, RBI (2-1). PIERON to p for CARPENTER. Ledbetter, C walked
(3-1). Bruce, D. homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Ledbetter, C scored. Fusilier,
B. flied out to cf (2-1). Wells, M. grounded out to ss (0-1). Mullinax, J. singled
to second base (0-2). Leise, J. walked (3-1); Mullinax, J. advanced to second.
Simokaitis popped up to 1b (1-1). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 7th - ARNETT singled down the rf line (1-0). CLOUSE grounded
into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1); ARNETT out on the play. BIXLER grounded out
to p (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Nebraska 8th - COGSWELL to lf for CLOUSE. Hopper, M. homered to center field,
RBI (0-1). CHAD to p for PIERON. Gordon, A. walked (3-2). Ledbetter, C reached on a
fielding error by 1b (1-0); Gordon, A. advanced to second. Bruce, D. walked (3-1);
Ledbetter, C advanced to second; Gordon, A. advanced to third. OLLILA to p for CHAD.
Anderson, D. pinch hit for Fusilier, B.. Anderson, D. struck out swinging (3-2).
Steele, C. pinch hit for Wells, M.. Steele, C. walked, RBI (3-1); Bruce, D. advanced
to second; Ledbetter, C advanced to third; Gordon, A. scored. Mullinax, J. singled
to right field, RBI (0-2); Steele, C. advanced to second; Bruce, D. advanced to
third; Ledbetter, C scored, unearned. Leise, J. doubled to left field, 2 RBI (2-0);
Mullinax, J. advanced to third; Steele, C. scored; Bruce, D. scored. Simokaitis
struck out swinging (3-2). Hopper, M. intentionally walked (3-0). Gordon, A.
grounded out to 2b (0-2). 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 8th - Anderson, D. to lf. Steele, C. to c. PALAZZOLO struck
out swinging (1-2). PETERSON flied out to cf (2-1). GOLESKI struck out swinging,
reached first on a wild pitch (2-2). KIMLING pinch ran for GOLESKI. OLIVIER fouled
out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Nebraska 9th - JONES to 2b for PALAZZOLO. KIMLING to rf. Gullion, J. pinch
hit for Ledbetter, C. Gullion, J. walked (3-0). Bruce, D. walked (3-2); Gullion, J.
advanced to second. Anderson, D. singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Bruce, D.
advanced to third; Gullion, J. scored. GRAY to p for OLLILA. Steele, C. flied out to
lf (2-1). Mullinax, J. singled to left field, RBI (3-0); Anderson, D. advanced to
second; Bruce, D. scored. Leise, J. grounded out to p (0-0); Mullinax, J. advanced
to second; Anderson, D. advanced to third. Simokaitis flied out to cf (1-2). 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Eastern Michigan 9th - PATTERSON pinch hit for FORD. PATTERSON singled to
left center (0-0). BEELER singled up the middle (0-1); PATTERSON advanced to second.
HROVAT pinch ran for BEELER. MOFFETT pinch hit for ARNETT. MOFFETT struck out
swinging (0-2). COGSWELL struck out looking (1-2). BIXLER struck out swinging (0-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Line score


Nebraska 18, Eastern Michigan 2 (May 31, 2003 at Lincoln, Neb.)
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Nebraska............ 004 300 452  - 18 15  1      (46-17)
Eastern Michigan.... 002 000 000  -  2  8  3      (33-28)
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Pitchers: Nebraska - Kroenke, Z.. Eastern Michigan - HAYES; CARPENTER(4); PIERON(7); CHAD(8);
OLLILA(8); GRAY(9).
Win-Kroenke, Z.(6-2)  Loss-HAYES(5-3)  T-3:36  A-4039
HR NEBRASKA - Hopper, M. 2 (22); Gordon, A. (7); Ledbetter, C (13); Bruce, D. (5).
CARPENTER faced 2 batters in the 7th.
PIERON faced 1 batter in the 8th.
CHAD faced 3 batters in the 8th.
OLLILA faced 3 batters in the 9th.
Game: NCAA05