Recap
Univ. of Notre Dame vs Connecticut (May 9, 2004)
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#8 Univ. of Notre Dame at Connecticut (Game 2)
May 9, 2004 at Storrs, Conn. (Christian Field)
Univ. of Notre Dame 11
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Matt Macri 3b/ss......... 5 4 4 2 1 0 2 1 0
Steve Sollmann 2b........ 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2
Tim Murray 2b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Andres lf.......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1
Alex Nettey pr/cf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Bransfield dh/1b.... 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Javi Sanchez c........... 5 0 2 0 0 0 10 1 1
Craig Cooper rf.......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Chris Fournier ph/lf.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Edwards 1b/3b....... 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 2
Cody Rizzo cf/rf......... 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
Danny Dressman ph/rf.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Lopez ss............ 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 0
Zach Sisko ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Jones p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rico Bertucci p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Johnson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Samardzija p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 39 11 15 10 2 1 27 11 8
Connecticut 4 (0-23,6-13 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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K. Messineo cf........... 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Marc Peluso 1b........... 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 0
Russ D'Argento lf........ 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Mallozzi lf........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Tim Dempsey rf........... 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 0
Jeff Hourigan dh......... 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3
Matt Untiet 3b........... 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2
Mike Mocerino ss......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0
David Tokarz 2b.......... 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Larry Day c.............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1
Mike James p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Joe Smeraglino p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 34 4 8 3 3 10 27 10 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Univ. of Notre Dame. 130 204 100 - 11 15 3
Connecticut......... 002 010 001 - 4 8 3
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E - Matt Macri(8); Matt Edwards(3); Cody Rizzo(5); M. Mocerino; Larry Day; J
Smeraglino. DP - IRISH 1; HUSKIES 1. LOB - IRISH 8; HUSKIES 8. 2B - Matt
Macri 2(11); Greg Lopez(12); J. Hourigan. HR - Matt Macri(8); Matt
Edwards(7). HBP - Steve Andres; Cody Rizzo; K. Messineo. SH - S.
Sollmann(1); Greg Lopez(6). SF - Bransfield(2); Marc Peluso. SB - Matt
Macri(8); S. Sollmann 2(8); Steve Andres(4); Matt Edwards(4); K. Messineo 2;
R. D'Argento. CS - K. Messineo.
Univ. of Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Grant Johnson....... 5.0 4 3 1 3 6 20 24 95
Jeff Samardzija..... 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 10 10 30
Tyler Jones......... 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 14
Rico Bertucci....... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Mike James.......... 5.1 10 9 7 2 1 24 29 99
Joe Smeraglino...... 3.2 5 2 1 0 0 15 17 51
Win - G. Johnson. Loss - Mike James. Save - None.
HBP - by G. Johnson (K. Messineo); by Mike James (Cody Rizzo); by J Smeraglino
(Steve Andres). Inherited runners/scored: R. Bertucci 2/1; J Smeraglino 2/2.
Pitches/strikes: G. Johnson 95/61; J Samardzija 30/22; Tyler Jones 14/9; R.
Bertucci 4/4; Mike James 99/57; J Smeraglino 51/35.
Umpires -
Start: 4:15 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance:
Game: UCONN-2
Play-by-Play
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#8 Univ. of Notre Dame at Connecticut (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
May 9, 2004 at Storrs, Conn. (Christian Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Univ. of Notre Dame. 130 204 100 - 11 15 3
Connecticut......... 002 010 001 - 4 8 3
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Univ. of Notre Dame starters: 5/3b Matt Macri; 3/2b S. Sollmann; 36/lf Steve Andres;
12/dh Bransfield; 15/c Javi Sanchez; 9/rf Craig Cooper; 14/1b Matt Edwards; 17/cf
Cody Rizzo; 4/ss Greg Lopez; 22/p G. Johnson;
Connecticut starters: 37/cf K. Messineo; 25/1b Marc Peluso; 24/lf R. D'Argento; 3/rf
Tim Dempsey; 26/dh J. Hourigan; 13/3b Matt Untiet; 4/ss M. Mocerino; 9/2b David
Tokarz; 10/c Larry Day; 20/p Mike James;
Univ. of Notre Dame 1st - Matt Macri doubled down the lf line (0-1). S.
Sollmann grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Matt Macri advanced to third. Steve
Andres popped up to ss (2-2). Bransfield singled through the left side, RBI (1-1);
Matt Macri scored. Javi Sanchez popped up to ss (3-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Connecticut 1st - K. Messineo grounded out to ss (0-1). Marc Peluso reached
on a dropped fly by cf, out at second cf to 1b to 3b (2-2). R. D'Argento reached on
a dropped fly by 1b (2-2). R. D'Argento stole second. Tim Dempsey walked (3-2). J.
Hourigan grounded out to 3b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 2nd - Craig Cooper walked (3-2). Matt Edwards singled to
left field (0-0); Craig Cooper advanced to third. Matt Edwards stole second. Cody
Rizzo grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1); Matt Edwards advanced to third; Craig Cooper
scored. Greg Lopez grounded out to 3b, RBI (0-1); Matt Edwards scored. Matt Macri
singled up the middle (1-0). Matt Macri stole second. S. Sollmann singled to right
field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0); Matt Macri scored. Steve Andres
out at first 1b to p (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Connecticut 2nd - Matt Untiet struck out looking (1-2). M. Mocerino flied out
to lf (2-2). David Tokarz flied out to rf to right center (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 3rd - Bransfield flied out to cf to left center (1-2).
Javi Sanchez singled to left center (0-1). Craig Cooper singled to shortstop (1-0);
Javi Sanchez advanced to second. Matt Edwards struck out looking (1-2). Cody Rizzo
fouled out to lf (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Connecticut 3rd - Larry Day grounded out to ss (1-2). K. Messineo walked
(3-0). K. Messineo stole second. Marc Peluso struck out swinging (2-2); K. Messineo
stole third. R. D'Argento reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on
the error (2-1); K. Messineo scored, unearned. Tim Dempsey singled to left center,
RBI (0-2); R. D'Argento scored, unearned. J. Hourigan struck out swinging (0-2).
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 4th - T. Mallozzi to lf for R. D'Argento. Greg Lopez
doubled down the rf line (0-0). Matt Macri homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-1); Greg
Lopez scored. S. Sollmann singled to second base (2-2). Steve Andres fouled out to
rf (1-1). S. Sollmann stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
Bransfield lined into double play 3b unassisted (3-1); S. Sollmann out on the play.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Connecticut 4th - Matt Untiet struck out swinging (2-2). M. Mocerino struck
out swinging (1-2). David Tokarz walked (3-1). Larry Day struck out looking (0-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 5th - Javi Sanchez grounded out to p, bunt (1-0). Craig
Cooper grounded out to 3b (3-2). Matt Edwards fouled out to lf (2-1). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Connecticut 5th - K. Messineo hit by pitch (1-2). Marc Peluso flied out to cf
(1-0). K. Messineo out at second c to ss, caught stealing. T. Mallozzi singled to
shortstop (1-1). Tim Dempsey singled to shortstop (1-0); T. Mallozzi advanced to
second. J. Hourigan doubled to left center, RBI (2-1); Tim Dempsey advanced to
third; T. Mallozzi scored. Matt Untiet grounded out to 2b (0-1). 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 6th - Cody Rizzo hit by pitch (2-2). Greg Lopez grounded
out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Cody Rizzo advanced to second. Matt Macri intentionally
walked (3-0). S. Sollmann reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Matt Macri advanced
to second on a fielding error by ss, advanced to third on the error; Cody Rizzo
advanced to third, scored on the error. J Smeraglino to p for Mike James. S.
Sollmann stole second. Steve Andres singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); S.
Sollmann advanced to third; Matt Macri scored, unearned. Steve Andres stole second,
failed pickoff attempt, advanced to third on a throwing error by p; S. Sollmann
scored on the error, unearned. Bransfield flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Steve
Andres scored, unearned. Javi Sanchez popped up to ss (1-0). 4 runs, 1 hit, 2
errors, 0 LOB.
Connecticut 6th - J Samardzija to p for G. Johnson. M. Mocerino popped up to
3b (3-1). David Tokarz singled through the left side (0-0). Larry Day struck out
swinging (0-2). K. Messineo struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 7th - Craig Cooper popped up to p (2-2). Matt Edwards
homered to left field, RBI (2-1). Cody Rizzo grounded out to 3b (1-2). Greg Lopez
singled to right center (0-1). Matt Macri doubled to left center (1-0); Greg Lopez
advanced to third. S. Sollmann flied out to rf (1-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Connecticut 7th - Marc Peluso singled to left field (0-1). T. Mallozzi flied
out to lf (1-1). Tim Dempsey grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); Marc
Peluso out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 8th - Steve Andres hit by pitch (0-0). Alex Nettey pinch
ran for Steve Andres. Bransfield fouled out to c (2-0). Javi Sanchez singled to left
field (2-0); Alex Nettey advanced to second. C. Fournier pinch hit for Craig Cooper.
C. Fournier popped up to 3b (0-2). Matt Edwards reached on a fielder's choice (1-2);
Javi Sanchez advanced to second; Alex Nettey out at third ss to 3b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Connecticut 8th - Alex Nettey to cf. C. Fournier to lf. Cody Rizzo to rf. J.
Hourigan struck out swinging (1-2). Matt Untiet struck out swinging (2-2). M.
Mocerino lined out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 9th - D. Dressman pinch hit for Cody Rizzo. D. Dressman
popped up to ss (1-2). Zach Sisko pinch hit for Greg Lopez. Zach Sisko grounded out
to ss (1-2). Matt Macri flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Connecticut 9th - Matt Macri to ss. Tim Murray to 2b for S. Sollmann.
Bransfield to 1b. Matt Edwards to 3b. D. Dressman to rf. Tyler Jones to p for Zach
Sisko. David Tokarz singled down the lf line (2-2). Larry Day singled to pitcher
(2-2); David Tokarz advanced to second. K. Messineo grounded out to p (1-1); Larry
Day advanced to second; David Tokarz advanced to third. R. Bertucci to p for Tyler
Jones. Marc Peluso flied out to lf down the lf line, SF, RBI (0-1); David Tokarz
scored. T. Mallozzi grounded out to 3b (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#8 Univ. of Notre Dame at Connecticut (Game 2) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 9, 2004 at Storrs, Conn. (Christian Field)
Univ. of Notre Dame 11
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player 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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Matt Macri 3b/ss.. 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 4-5 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
S. Sollmann 2b.... 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-3 1-3 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 1
Tim Murray 2b..... 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
Steve Andres lf... 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-3 1-4 1-4 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 1 2
Alex Nettey pr/cf. 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
Bransfield dh/1b.. 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-3 2-4 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 4
Javi Sanchez c.... 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-5 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Craig Cooper rf... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1
C. Fournier ph/lf. 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
Matt Edwards 1b/3b 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-5 0-2 1-3 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1
Cody Rizzo cf/rf.. 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 2 1
D. Dressman ph/rf. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Greg Lopez ss..... 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 2 0
Zach Sisko ph..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Jones 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
R. Bertucci 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
G. Johnson 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
J Samardzija 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............ 46 39 15 2 2 2 1 0 0-0 15-39 4-15 8-22 15-25 5-13 5-9 0-0 4-6 6 8 2 10 15
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Univ. of Notre Dame BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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G. Johnson.......... 24 20 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3-9 1-11 3-10 4-11 1-5 4 3 95
J Samardzija........ 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-4 1-6 0-4 0-2 1-3 1 3 30
Tyler Jones......... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 14
R. Bertucci......... 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 4
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#8 Univ. of Notre Dame at Connecticut (Game 2) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 9, 2004 at Storrs, Conn. (Christian Field)
Connecticut 4 (0-23,6-13 BIG EAST)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player 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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K. Messineo cf.... 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 0
Marc Peluso 1b.... 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1-4 0-1 0-2 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 2
R. D'Argento lf... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Mallozzi lf.... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
Tim Dempsey rf.... 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 2-3 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
J. Hourigan dh.... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 1 0
Matt Untiet 3b.... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
M. Mocerino ss.... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
David Tokarz 2b... 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Larry Day c....... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike James 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
J Smeraglino 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............ 39 34 8 3 1 0 1 0 0-0 8-34 2-8 4-17 8-18 4-14 3-9 0-0 1-1 4 8 2 7 7
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Connecticut BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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Mike James.......... 29 24 10 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0-3 10-21 5-15 3-7 4-6 7 7 99
J Smeraglino........ 17 15 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-3 4-12 3-7 2-6 1-3 3 8 51
Line score
Univ. of Notre Dame 11, Connecticut 4 (May 9, 2004 at Storrs, Conn.) (Game 2)
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Univ. of Notre Dame. 130 204 100 - 11 15 3
Connecticut......... 002 010 001 - 4 8 3 (0-23, 6-13 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: Univ. of Notre Dame - G. Johnson; J Samardzija(6); Tyler Jones(9); R. Bertucci(9).
Connecticut - Mike James; J Smeraglino(6).
Win-G. Johnson Loss-Mike James T-1:50 A-0
HR NOTRDAME - Matt Macri (8); Matt Edwards (7).
Game: UCONN-2
