May 1, 1997
Armhein Blasts 36th Homer to Lead Notre Dame
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Senior catcher Mike Amrhein
took another step towards the Notre Dame career home run record
while freshman lefthander Tim Kalita turned in a solid seven
innings as the Irish held on to defeat visiting Chicago State,
7-5, in non-conference baseball action at Eck Stadium.
Notre Dame (34-17) improved to 20-2 at home while posting its
57th home run of the season--a solo shot by Amrhein--to move
within seven of the Irish team record (set in 1993). Notre
Dame's 9-for-32 night dropped the team's season batting average
to .3341, just below the two best marks in recorded team history
(.3342 in '93 and .3344 in '89).
Kalita (2-1) allowed just one earned run on four hits and four
walks while striking out seven Cougars batters over the first
seven innings. O'Hagan recorded the final three outs of the game
to pick up his second save of the season.
Chicago State (13-31) rallied in the ninth inning, scoring four
runs on just one hit vs. junior lefthander Pat Davis and
freshman righthander Tom O'Hagan. Davis hit leadoff man Scott
Hordecki with a pitch and then gave up an RBI double to Donny
Powell before issuing walks to David Keltner and Scott
Budesilich. O'Hagan then took the mound but walked Mike Callahan
with the bases loaded, cutting the lead to 7-3.
The Irish finally recorded an out when Bob Boye popped up to
reserve third baseman Matt Nussbaum before O'Hagan hit Mark
Binder with a pitch, plating Keltner and putting the tying run
on base. Brian Naese then hit a run-scoring grounder to
Nussbaum, whose throw to first nearly pulled backup Dan
Leatherman off the base. With the tying run on second, Craig
Majdecki sent a sinking popup to the right side of the infield,
where second baseman Todd Frye was able to dive forward for the
final out of the game.
The visitors opened the game with a run in the first before the
Irish struck for three runs in the second, behind consecutive
singles from Brant Ust, Allen Greene and Jeff Felker. Ust stole
second and scored on Greene's ball up the middle before Felker
went to the opposite left field, moving Greene to second. Frye's
groundout moved the runners up and a wild pitch from senior
lefthander Donny Powell (1-5) allowed Greene to score. J.J.
Brock then hit a slow two-out grounder to the left side but
third baseman Scott Hordecki threw wide of first, with Felker
scoring on the play and Brock scooting all the way to third.
Notre Dame tacked on three more runs in the sixth, with Amrhein
sending a first-pitch, two-out blast over the leftfield fence.
Greene later followed up walks by Jeff Wagner and Ust with a
triple over the head of centerfielder Bob Boye (Greene's fifth
triple of the season), giving the Irish a 6-1 lead.
Amrhein's home run was his 13th of the season and 36th of his
career, leaving him one behind Frank Jacobs (1989-92) on the
Notre Dame career home runs list. Amrhein and Wagner are the
third pair of Irish teamates to both hit 13-plus home runs in a
season (Edwin Hartwell and Eric Danapilis both hit 13 home runs
in 1993 while Jacobs had 20 and Joe Binkiewicz hit 15 in 1991).
The Irish added what proved to be a valuable insurance run in
the seventh. Hot-hitting freshman rightfielder Jeff Perconte hit
a leadoff double to left-center and advanced to third on
Amrhein's flyout. Pinch-hitter John Corbin then drew a walk and
Ust brought home Perconte with a double to the gap in
right-center field.
NOTES: Notre Dame moved senior centerfielder Randall Brooks back
to the leadoff spot, where he opened the season before shifting
to the No. 2 spot in mid-March, when senior rightfielder Pat
O'Keefe moved into the starting lineup (after the ribcage injury
to Justin Scholl) ... Perconte took over the No. 2 spot, going
2-for-4 to give him a .591 batting average (13-for-22) in his
last six games as a starter ... Ust went 2-for-3 with two runs
and RBI, moving into a tie with Wagner for second on the team
with a .376 batting average (Ust has hits in 22 of his last 24
games) ... Greene's 2-for-4 day (which included three RBI and a
run scored) boosted his season average to .339 ... Greene has
hits in 14 of his last 15 games, collecting six doubles, two
triples and two home runs during that stretch ... Felker has
hits in 15 of his last 18 games while going 11-for-24 in his
last seven games ... the entire starting lineup continues to hit
above .300, with Frye dropping to .306 after an 0-for-3 night.
Chicago State 5 (13-31) Univ. of Notre Dame 7 (34-17)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Bob Boye cf............... 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Randall Brooks cf......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Mark Binder ss............ 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Dan Leatherman cf/1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Brian Naese 2b............ 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Jeff Perconte rf.......... 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0
Craig Majdecki c/3b....... 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 Larry Zimont ph/rf........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hordecki 3b/c....... 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mike Amrhein c............ 4 1 1 1 0 1 7 0
Donny Powell p/dh......... 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Mike Knecht c............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Keltner rf.......... 2 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 Jeff Wagner dh............ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Scott Budesilich lf....... 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 John Corbin ph............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Derrick Felton 1b......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Dan Stavisky pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Callahan 1b.......... 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 Brant Ust ss.............. 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1
Dan Jackson p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Paul Turco ss............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Simonetti p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen Greene lf........... 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 1
Joe Bleers p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jeff Felker 1b............ 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0
Pat O'Keefe ph/cf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Todd Frye 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
J.J. Brock 3b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Nussbaum ph/3b....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Tim Kalita p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mark Lapinskas p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Davis p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom O'Hagan p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 30 5 5 5 7 7 24 5 Totals.................... 32 7 9 5 7 7 27 5
Score by innings: R H E
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Chicago State 100 000 004 - 5 5 1
Univ. of Notre Dame 030 003 10 - 7 9 0
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E - S. Hordecki(11).
DP - Irish 1. LOB - Chicago St. 8, Irish 8.
2B - Donny Powell(5), J. Perconte(3), Brant Ust(13). 3B - Allen Greene(5).
HR - Mike Amrhein(13).
SB - Donny Powell(6), D. Keltner(21), D. Felton(1), Brant Ust(4), Jeff Felker(7). CS - Rand. Brooks(7), J. Perconte(2).
SF - C. Majdecki(1).
Chicago State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Univ. of Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Donny Powell........ 2.0 3 3 2 0 2 10 10 Tim Kalita.......... 7.0 4 1 1 4 7 23 28
Dan Jackson......... 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 8 9 Mark Lapinskas...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Dan Simonetti....... 0.1 2 3 3 4 0 3 7 Pat Davis........... 0.0 1 4 4 2 0 1 4
Joe Bleers.......... 2.2 3 1 1 2 1 11 13 Tom O'Hagan......... 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5
Winner - Tim Kalita 2-1. Loser - Donny Powell 1-5. Save - Tom O'Hagan (2).
WP - Donny Powell(5), Pat Davis(3).
HBP - by Pat Davis (S. Hordecki), by Tom O'Hagan (Mark Binder).
Start: 6:00 Time: 2:59 Attendance: 53
Game Notes:
Amrhein's home run was the 36th of his career, one behind Frank Jacobs'
career record of 37.
Pat Davis faced 4 batters in the 9th.
Play-by-play
Chicago State inning 1
Bob Boye flied out to lf. Mark Binder walked. Brian Naese singled to right
center; Mark Binder advanced to third. C. Majdecki flied out to cf, SF,
RBI; Mark Binder scored. S. Hordecki flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 1
Rand. Brooks flied out to rf. J. Perconte struck out. Mike Amrhein flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago State inning 2
Donny Powell singled to center field. D. Keltner struck out. Budesilich
lined out to 2b. D. Felton walked; Donny Powell advanced to second. D.
Felton stole second; Donny Powell stole third. Bob Boye lined out to cf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 2
Jeff Wagner flied out to rf. Brant Ust singled to center field. Brant Ust
stole second, failed pickoff attempt. Allen Greene singled to center field,
RBI; Brant Ust scored. Jeff Felker singled to left field; Allen Greene
advanced to second. Todd Frye grounded out to 1b unassisted; Jeff Felker
advanced to second; Allen Greene advanced to third. Jeff Felker advanced to
third on a wild pitch; Allen Greene scored on a wild pitch. J.J. Brock
reached on an error by 3b, advanced to third on the error; Jeff Felker
scored on the error, unearned. Rand. Brooks struck out. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Chicago State inning 3
Mark Binder struck out looking. Brian Naese flied out to rf. C. Majdecki
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 3
Donny Powell to dh. Dan Jackson to p. J. Perconte singled to shortstop.
J. Perconte out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Mike Amrhein struck
out. Jeff Wagner struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago State inning 4
S. Hordecki flied out to cf. Donny Powell grounded out to ss. D. Keltner
walked. D. Keltner failed pickoff attempt. Budesilich struck out. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 4
M. Callahan to 1b for D. Felton. Brant Ust struck out. Allen Greene
grounded out to 1b unassisted. Jeff Felker struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago State inning 5
M. Callahan flied out to rf. Bob Boye walked. Mark Binder singled to right
field; Bob Boye advanced to second. Brian Naese flied into double play lf
to 2b; Bob Boye out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 5
Todd Frye grounded out to p. J.J. Brock lined out to cf. Rand. Brooks
walked. Rand. Brooks out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago State inning 6
C. Majdecki lined out to cf. S. Hordecki flied out to rf. Donny Powell
struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 6
D. Simonetti to p for Dan Jackson. C. Majdecki to 3b. S. Hordecki to c.
J. Perconte lined out to 2b. Mike Amrhein homered to left field, RBI. Jeff
Wagner walked. Brant Ust walked; Jeff Wagner advanced to second. Allen
Greene tripled to center field, 2 RBI; Brant Ust scored; Jeff Wagner scored.
Jeff Felker walked. Jeff Felker stole second. Todd Frye walked. Joe
Bleers to p for D. Simonetti. J.J. Brock reached on a fielder's choice;
Todd Frye advanced to second; Jeff Felker advanced to third; Allen Greene
out at home p to c. Rand. Brooks grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Chicago State inning 7
Leatherman to cf for Rand. Brooks. D. Keltner struck out. Budesilich
struck out. M. Callahan singled to shortstop. Bob Boye struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 7
J. Perconte doubled to left center. Mike Amrhein flied out to rf; J.
Perconte advanced to third. John Corbin pinch hit for Jeff Wagner. John
Corbin walked. D. Stavisky pinch ran for John Corbin. Brant Ust doubled to
right center, RBI; D. Stavisky advanced to third; J. Perconte scored. Allen
Greene popped up to ss. Pat O'Keefe pinch hit for Jeff Felker. Pat O'Keefe
flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Chicago State inning 8
Leatherman to 1b. Mike Knecht to c for Mike Amrhein. Paul Turco to ss for
Brant Ust. Pat O'Keefe to cf. M. Lapinskas to p for Tim Kalita. Mark
Binder flied out to cf. Brian Naese flied out to cf. C. Majdecki grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame inning 8
Todd Frye popped up to 2b. M. Nussbaum pinch hit for J.J. Brock. M.
Nussbaum walked. Leatherman struck out looking. L. Zimont pinch hit for J.
Perconte. L. Zimont singled to right field; M. Nussbaum advanced to second.
Mike Knecht flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Chicago State inning 9
L. Zimont to rf. M. Nussbaum to 3b. Pat Davis to p for M. Lapinskas. S.
Hordecki hit by pitch. Donny Powell doubled down the lf line, RBI; S.
Hordecki scored. Donny Powell advanced to third on a wild pitch. D.
Keltner walked. D. Keltner stole second. Budesilich walked. Tom O'Hagan
to p for Pat Davis. M. Callahan walked, RBI; Budesilich advanced to second;
D. Keltner advanced to third; Donny Powell scored. Bob Boye popped up to
3b. Mark Binder hit by pitch, RBI; M. Callahan advanced to second;
Budesilich advanced to third; D. Keltner scored. Brian Naese grounded out
to 3b, RBI; Mark Binder advanced to second; M. Callahan advanced to third;
Budesilich scored. C. Majdecki popped up to 2b. 4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
