Long Island vs Ball State (03/11/11)



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                               Long Island vs Ball State
                    03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex)

Long Island 3 (5-16)                          Ball State 1 (11-6)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
MEJIA ss...................  1  1  1  2       ROZANSKI cf................  3  0  0  0
CERVANTES lf...............  2  0  0  0       BARKLEY ss.................  4  0  2  0
 SHEAF ph..................  1  0  0  0       GILBERT dh.................  3  0  1  0
KAKUSKA dh.................  3  0  1  0       BICKEL 3b..................  3  0  0  0
RODRIGUEZ 1b...............  4  1  1  0       CARPENTER lf...............  4  1  1  0
HOHAM 2b...................  3  0  0  0       COLLINS rf.................  3  0  1  0
ZYMKOWITZ cf...............  4  1  2  0       RAGER 1b...................  2  0  0  0
MacINTOSH 3b...............  4  0  2  1       ROBERTSON c................  2  0  1  1
WALKER c...................  4  0  3  0       MERCADO 2b.................  2  0  0  0
MELERO rf..................  2  0  0  0        MONTALTO ph...............  1  0  0  0
 YORK ph...................  1  0  0  0       SANDERS p..................  0  0  0  0
WHITE p....................  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 29  3 10  3       Totals..................... 27  1  6  1

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Long Island......... 100 100 1 -  3 10  1
Ball State.......... 000 001 0 -  1  6  1
-----------------------------------------

E - WHITE; MERCADO. LOB - LIU 12; BSU 10. 2B - RODRIGUEZ; ZYMKOWITZ; GILBERT;
CARPENTER. HR - MEJIA. HBP - MEJIA. SH - CERVANTES; HOHAM; MELERO. SF - ROBERTSON.

Long Island                    IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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WHITE  W,1-1...............   7.0  6  1  1  4  4   0  0  0  0   27 32  11  6

Ball State                     IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SANDERS  L,6-4.............   7.0 10  3  3  3  2   0  0  1  0   29 36  12  7

HBP - by SANDERS (MEJIA).

Strikeouts - CERVANTES; MELERO; ROZANSKI; CARPENTER; COLLINS 2. Walks - MEJIA 2;
KAKUSKA; ROZANSKI; GILBERT; BICKEL; RAGER.

Umpires -
Start: 5:25 pm   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 213

Game: LIU21


Box Score

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                           Long Island vs Ball State
                03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex)

Long Island 3 (5-16)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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MEJIA ss.................  1  1  1  2   2  0  2  1   0
CERVANTES lf.............  2  0  0  0   0  1  5  1   0
 SHEAF ph................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
KAKUSKA dh...............  3  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   5
RODRIGUEZ 1b.............  4  1  1  0   0  0  5  0   0
HOHAM 2b.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   3
ZYMKOWITZ cf.............  4  1  2  0   0  0  2  0   0
MacINTOSH 3b.............  4  0  2  1   0  0  2  1   1
WALKER c.................  4  0  3  0   0  0  4  0   0
MELERO rf................  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1
 YORK ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
WHITE p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 29  3 10  3   3  2 21  5  12

Ball State 1 (11-6)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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ROZANSKI cf..............  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   0
BARKLEY ss...............  4  0  2  0   0  0  3  1   0
GILBERT dh...............  3  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
BICKEL 3b................  3  0  0  0   1  0  1  1   2
CARPENTER lf.............  4  1  1  0   0  1  3  0   4
COLLINS rf...............  3  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   0
RAGER 1b.................  2  0  0  0   1  0  5  0   0
ROBERTSON c..............  2  0  1  1   0  0  2  0   0
MERCADO 2b...............  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  2   3
 MONTALTO ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
SANDERS p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 27  1  6  1   4  4 21  7  10

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Long Island......... 100 100 1 -  3 10  1
Ball State.......... 000 001 0 -  1  6  1
-----------------------------------------

E - WHITE; MERCADO. LOB - LIU 12; BSU 10. 2B - RODRIGUEZ; ZYMKOWITZ;
GILBERT; CARPENTER. HR - MEJIA. HBP - MEJIA. SH - CERVANTES; HOHAM; MELERO.
SF - ROBERTSON.

Long Island            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
WHITE...............  7.0  6  1  1  4  4 27 32

Ball State             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
SANDERS.............  7.0 10  3  3  3  2 29 36

Win - WHITE (1-1).  Loss - SANDERS (6-4).  Save - None.
HBP - by SANDERS (MEJIA).
Umpires -
Start: 5:25 pm   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 213
Game: LIU21


Composite Box Score

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                        Long Island vs Ball State - Composite Box Score
                        03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex)

                              Long Island 3 (5-16)

Player            AB  R  H BI  2B 3B HR BB  SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP  PO  A  E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MEJIA ss           1  1  1  2   0  0  1  2   0  0  1  0  0  0   0  0   0   2  1  0
CERVANTES lf       2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1  0  1   0  1   0   5  1  0
SHEAF ph           1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
KAKUSKA dh         3  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
RODRIGUEZ 1b       4  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   5  0  0
HOHAM 2b           3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1  0  0   0  0   0   0  1  0
ZYMKOWITZ cf       4  1  2  0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   2  0  0
MacINTOSH 3b       4  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   2  1  0
WALKER c           4  0  3  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   4  0  0
MELERO rf          2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1  0  1   0  0   0   1  0  0
YORK ph            1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
WHITE p            0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  1  1
Totals......      29  3 10  3   2  0  1  3   0  0  1  3  0  2   0  1   0  21  5  1

                              Ball State 1 (11-6)

Player            AB  R  H BI  2B 3B HR BB  SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP  PO  A  E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROZANSKI cf        3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   3  0  0
BARKLEY ss         4  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   3  1  0
GILBERT dh         3  0  1  0   1  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
BICKEL 3b          3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   1  1  0
CARPENTER lf       4  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   3  0  0
COLLINS rf         3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  2   0  1   0   1  0  0
RAGER 1b           2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   5  0  0
ROBERTSON c        2  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  1  0   0  0   0   2  0  0
MERCADO 2b         2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   3  2  1
MONTALTO ph        1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
SANDERS p          0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  3  0
Totals......      27  1  6  1   2  0  0  4   0  0  0  0  1  4   0  1   0  21  7  1

Long Island            IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI  2B 3B HR  AB BF  FO GO
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WHITE  W,1-1          7.0  6  1  1  4  4   0  0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0  27 32  11  6

Ball State             IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI  2B 3B HR  AB BF  FO GO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SANDERS  L,6-4        7.0 10  3  3  3  2   0  1  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  1  29 36  12  7

Umpires -
Start: 5:25 pm   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 213

Game: LIU21


Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                    Long Island vs Ball State - Play-by-Play
                03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex)


Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Long Island......... 100 100 1 -  3 10  1
Ball State.......... 000 001 0 -  1  6  1
-----------------------------------------

Long Island starters: 13/ss MEJIA; 2/lf CERVANTES; 19/dh KAKUSKA; 22/1b
RODRIGUEZ; 9/2b HOHAM; 10/cf ZYMKOWITZ; 14/3b MacINTOSH; 33/c WALKER; 17/rf
MELERO; 6/p WHITE;
Ball State starters: 3/cf ROZANSKI; 7/ss BARKLEY; 25/dh GILBERT; 16/3b BICKEL;
21/lf CARPENTER; 23/rf COLLINS; 17/1b RAGER; 20/c ROBERTSON; 4/2b MERCADO; 34/p
SANDERS;

Long Island 1st - MEJIA homered, RBI. CERVANTES grounded out to p.
KAKUSKA singled to third base. RODRIGUEZ flied out to ss. HOHAM grounded out to
3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 1st - ROZANSKI walked. BARKLEY grounded out to 2b; ROZANSKI
advanced to second. GILBERT flied out to rf. BICKEL walked. CARPENTER struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Long Island 2nd - ZYMKOWITZ popped up to ss. MacINTOSH flied out to lf.
WALKER singled to left field. MELERO popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Ball State 2nd - COLLINS struck out looking. RAGER flied out to lf.
ROBERTSON singled to center field. MERCADO popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Long Island 3rd - MEJIA walked. CERVANTES grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
MEJIA advanced to second. KAKUSKA walked. RODRIGUEZ reached on a fielder's
choice; KAKUSKA out at second ss to 2b; MEJIA advanced to third. HOHAM grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 3rd - ROZANSKI flied out to lf. BARKLEY singled to left
field. GILBERT flied out to lf. BICKEL flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Long Island 4th - ZYMKOWITZ doubled to left field. MacINTOSH singled to
right field; ZYMKOWITZ advanced to third. WALKER singled to pitcher, bunt;
MacINTOSH advanced to second. MELERO struck out swinging. MEJIA walked, RBI;
WALKER advanced to second; MacINTOSH advanced to third; ZYMKOWITZ scored.
CERVANTES struck out looking. KAKUSKA flied out to lf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.

Ball State 4th - CARPENTER reached on an error by p. COLLINS struck out
swinging. RAGER walked; CARPENTER advanced to second. ROBERTSON flied out to
cf; CARPENTER advanced to third. MERCADO grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Long Island 5th - RODRIGUEZ flied out to lf. HOHAM popped up to 3b.
ZYMKOWITZ singled, bunt. MacINTOSH flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
1 LOB.

Ball State 5th - ROZANSKI struck out swinging. BARKLEY popped up to 3b.
GILBERT walked. BICKEL grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Long Island 6th - WALKER singled to shortstop. MELERO out at first p to
2b, SAC, bunt; WALKER advanced to second. MEJIA hit by pitch. SHEAF pinch hit
for CERVANTES. SHEAF popped up to 2b. KAKUSKA flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ball State 6th - CERVANTES to lf for SHEAF. CARPENTER doubled to left
field. COLLINS singled to shortstop; CARPENTER advanced to third. RAGER
grounded out to p; COLLINS advanced to second. ROBERTSON flied out to lf, SAC,
RBI; COLLINS advanced to third; CARPENTER scored. MONTALTO pinch hit for
MERCADO. MONTALTO flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Long Island 7th - MERCADO to 2b for MONTALTO. RODRIGUEZ doubled to left
field. HOHAM grounded out to 2b, SAC, bunt; RODRIGUEZ advanced to third.
ZYMKOWITZ flied out to rf. MacINTOSH singled to center field, RBI; RODRIGUEZ
scored. WALKER reached on an error by 2b; MacINTOSH advanced to second. YORK
pinch hit for MELERO. YORK flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.

Ball State 7th - MELERO to rf for YORK. ROZANSKI out at first lf to 3b,
picked off. BARKLEY singled to left field. GILBERT doubled to left field;
BARKLEY advanced to third. BICKEL grounded out to 3b. CARPENTER lined out to
ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Plate appearance breakdown


                                                      The Automated ScoreBook
                                       Long Island vs Ball State - Plate Appearance Breakdown
                                          03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex)

                                                        Long Island 3 (5-16)

                  ----Plate appearances---   vs    vs   RBI   With  Adv   With  Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out  Gnd  Fly
Long Island       TPA AB  H BB HP SH SF CI  Left Right  Ops  Runrs  Ops  2outs  Off%  Full On3rd  Adv  LOB  RBI  Out  Out
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MEJIA ss..........  4  1  1  2  1  0  0  0  0-0   1-1   0-0   0-0   1-1   0-0   2-2   0-0   1-1     0    0    0    0    0
CERVANTES lf......  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0-0   0-2   0-1   0-1   1-2   0-0   0-0   0-1   0-1     1    0    0    2    0
SHEAF ph..........  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    1
KAKUSKA dh........  4  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   0-2   0-2   0-2   0-2   0-0   0-1   0-0     0    5    0    0    2
RODRIGUEZ 1b......  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-4   0-1   0-2   1-2   0-0   1-2   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    1    2
HOHAM 2b..........  4  3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0-0   0-3   0-1   0-2   1-3   0-2   0-0   0-0   0-0     1    3    0    3    1
ZYMKOWITZ cf......  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   2-4   0-1   0-1   0-1   1-1   1-2   0-0   0-1     0    0    0    0    2
MacINTOSH 3b......  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   2-4   2-2   2-3   2-3   1-2   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    1    1    0    2
WALKER c..........  4  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   3-4   1-1   1-2   2-2   1-2   1-1   0-0   0-1     0    0    0    0    0
MELERO rf.........  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0-0   0-2   0-1   0-2   1-3   0-1   0-0   0-1   0-1     1    1    0    1    1
YORK ph...........  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    2    0    0    1
WHITE p...........  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    0
Totals............ 36 29 10  3  1  3  0  0  0-0  10-29  3-12  3-17  9-21  3-11  5-7   0-3   1-5     3   12    1    7   12

                     ------Batters faced-----                     vs    vs   With  With  Lead  Gnd  Fly
Long Island           BF AB  H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL  Left Right Runrs 2outs  Off%  Out  Out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHITE...............  32 27  6  4  0  0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  1  5-20  1-7   2-16  1-8   3-7     6   11


The Automated ScoreBook Long Island vs Ball State - Plate Appearance Breakdown 03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla. (EC Moore Complex) Ball State 1 (11-6) ----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly Ball State TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROZANSKI cf....... 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 BARKLEY ss........ 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 GILBERT dh........ 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 BICKEL 3b......... 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 2 1 CARPENTER lf...... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 1 COLLINS rf........ 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RAGER 1b.......... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 ROBERTSON c....... 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 3 0 0 0 2 MERCADO 2b........ 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 1 MONTALTO ph....... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 SANDERS p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals............ 32 27 6 4 0 0 1 0 0-0 6-27 1-9 2-16 7-18 1-8 3-7 0-0 1-3 5 10 0 6 11 ------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly Ball State BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDERS............. 36 29 10 3 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1-6 9-23 3-17 3-11 5-7 7 12

Howe report

Game number LIU21

Long Island 3, Ball State 1 (03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla.)

Time: 2:00      Attendance: 213  DH number: 5




Visitor batting - Long Island

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

MEJIA         ss -  1  1  1  4        1     2           1    2                     2  1
CERVANTES     lf -  2                             1                1               5  1
 SHEAF        ph -  1
KAKUSKA       dh -  3     1  1                               1
RODRIGUEZ     1b -  4  1  1  2  1                                                  5
HOHAM         2b -  3                             1                                   1
ZYMKOWITZ     cf -  4  1  2  3  1                                                  2
MacINTOSH     3b -  4     2  2              1                                      2  1
WALKER        c  -  4     3  3                                                     4
MELERO        rf -  2                             1                1               1
 YORK         ph -  1
WHITE         p  -  0                                                                 1  1
Totals......     - 29  3 10 15  2  0  1     3  0  3  0  1    3  0  2    0  0  0   21  5  1  0     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Long Island

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

WHITE        W    7.0  6 27 32  1  1             1       4     4             1       1
Totals......      7.0  6 27 32  1  1  0    0  0  1  0    4  0  4    0  0     1   0   1   0   0

Game: LIU21

Game number LIU21 Long Island 3, Ball State 1 (03/11/11 at Clearwater, Fla.) Home batting - Ball State AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC ROZANSKI cf - 3 1 1 3 BARKLEY ss - 4 2 2 3 1 GILBERT dh - 3 1 2 1 1 BICKEL 3b - 3 1 1 1 CARPENTER lf - 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 COLLINS rf - 3 1 1 2 1 RAGER 1b - 2 1 5 ROBERTSON c - 2 1 1 1 1 2 MERCADO 2b - 2 3 2 1 MONTALTO ph - 1 SANDERS p - 0 3 Totals...... - 27 1 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 21 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Home pitching - Ball State IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO SANDERS L 7.0 10 29 36 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 Totals...... 7.0 10 29 36 3 3 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Box Proof - Long Island Box Proof - Ball State R 3 AB 29 R 1 AB 27 LOB 12 BB 3 LOB 10 BB 4 PO 21 SH 3 DP: 0 PO 21 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 1 HBP 1 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 36 36 32 32 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Long Island......... 100 100 1 - 3 10 1 Ball State.......... 000 001 0 - 1 6 1 -----------------------------------------