BURLINGTON, VT. ? Top-seeded Northeastern University defeated No. 4 Binghamton University, 7-3, in game one of the 2005 America East Baseball Championship at Centennial Field on the University of Vermont campus. The Huskies move on through the winner’s bracket and will face the winner of the Vermont-Maine on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The Bearcats will face the loser of that game Friday at 12 noon.
America East Pitcher of the Year Adam Ottavino recorded the win on the mound for Northeastern as he went 7 and 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs. Second-team third baseman Tim Bush went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in to lead the Huskies.
Northeastern put a two-spot on the board in the bottom half of the first inning and later added two more runs in the third to take an early 4-0 lead. Ottavino was in control of the game through the first five innings, until the Bearcats finally got to him in the top of the sixth.
America East Player of the Year Mathieu Bergeron got things started for Binghamton as he went deep to lead off the inning. Catcher Pat Haughie singled in two runs later in the inning as the Bearcats pulled within one run, 4-3.
The No. 1 Huskies would break things open with a three-run seventh inning to give the game its final 7-3 tally. With two outs, Northeastern managed to plate three insurance that could not be overcome by Binghamton.
The winner of the four-team double-elimination tournament will garner America East’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
2005 America East Conference
Binghamton at Northeastern
May 26, 2005 at Burlington, Vt. (Centennial Field)
Binghamton 3 (23-25-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Keith Ford lf............ 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 Matt Simek 2b............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 Brendon Hitchcock 1b..... 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 Mathieu Bergeron 3b...... 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Justin Smucker ss........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 Jeff Monaco rf........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 Aaron Davis cf........... 3 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 Jamie Boyer dh........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Ryan James pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pat Haughie c............ 4 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 2 Jarrod Rampey p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mike Van Gorder p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 3 11 3 3 6 24 5 10
Northeastern 7 (26-21)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Chris Emanuele cf........ 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Arman Sidhu ss........... 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 5 3 Jeff Heriot rf........... 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 Tim Bush 3b.............. 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 Miguel Paquette 1b....... 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 Matt Morizio c........... 4 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 2 Dan Milano dh............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brian Nutting 2b......... 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 Mike Lyon lf............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 Adam Ottavino p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kris Dabrowiecki p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 33 7 9 5 4 4 27 7 7
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Binghamton.......... 000 003 000 - 3 11 1 Northeastern........ 202 000 30X - 7 9 0 -------------------------------------------
E - Haughie. DP - Northeastern 1. LOB - Binghamton 10; Northeastern 7. 2B - Smucker(7); Sidhu(16); Bush(13). HR - Bergeron(16). SF - Heriot. SB - Davis(7).
Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jarrod Rampey....... 6.2 9 7 6 3 4 29 33 Mike Van Gorder..... 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Adam Ottavino....... 7.2 10 3 3 3 5 32 35 Kris Dabrowiecki.... 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 5 5
Win - Ottavino (8-4). Loss - Rampey (5-5). Save - Dabrowiecki (1). WP - Rampey 2; Ottavino. BK - Rampey. Umpires - HP: Craig Alden 1B: Joe Cacciatore 2B: Steve Ricciardi 3B: Nick Zibelli Start: 3:35 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: Game notes: 2005 America East Baseball Championship Game: AE01
Play-by-Play
2005 America East Conference
Binghamton at Northeastern - Play-by-Play
May 26, 2005 at Burlington, Vt. (Centennial Field)
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Binghamton.......... 000 003 000 - 3 11 1 Northeastern........ 202 000 30X - 7 9 0 -------------------------------------------
Binghamton starters: 7/lf Ford; 8/2b Simek; 32/1b Hitchcock; 19/3b Bergeron; 15/ss Smucker; 16/rf Monaco; 29/cf Davis; 17/dh Boyer; 11/c Haughie; 25/p Rampey;
Northeastern starters: 27/cf Emanuele; 3/ss Sidhu; 44/rf Heriot; 45/3b Bush; 31/1b Paquette; 11/c Morizio; 35/dh Milano; 8/2b Nutting; 7/lf Lyon; 22/p Ottavino;
Binghamton - inning 1
Ford grounded out to ss. Simek singled to shortstop. Hitchcock singled to center field; Simek advanced to second. Bergeron walked; Hitchcock advanced to second; Simek advanced to third. Smucker struck out. Monaco grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 1
Emanuele reached on a throwing error by c. Sidhu doubled to left center; Emanuele advanced to third. Sidhu advanced to third; Emanuele scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Heriot flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Sidhu scored. Bush struck out looking. Paquette out at first 1b to p. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 2
Davis singled to left field. Boyer struck out looking; Davis stole second. Haughie struck out. Ford grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 2
Morizio flied out to rf. Milano flied out to lf. Nutting singled down the lf line. Lyon fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 3
Simek grounded out to 3b. Hitchcock grounded out to ss. Bergeron flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 3
Emanuele popped up to 2b. Sidhu singled to left field. Heriot singled to right field; Sidhu advanced to second. Bush doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Heriot scored; Sidhu scored. Bush advanced to third on a wild pitch. Paquette struck out. Morizio flied out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 4
Smucker lined out to cf. Monaco flied out to rf. Davis walked. Boyer fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 4
Milano grounded out to ss. Nutting walked. Lyon struck out. Emanuele walked; Nutting advanced to second. Sidhu reached on a fielder's choice; Emanuele out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 5
Haughie singled to second base. Ford singled through the right side; Haughie advanced to second. Simek reached on a fielder's choice; Ford out at second ss to 2b; Haughie advanced to third. Hitchcock grounded into double play ss to 1b; Simek out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 5
Heriot struck out. Bush singled to left center. Paquette flied out to cf. Morizio flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 6
Bergeron homered to right field, RBI. Smucker flied out to rf. Monaco singled through the left side. Davis singled to third base, bunt; Monaco advanced to second. Davis advanced to second; Monaco advanced to third on a wild pitch. Boyer fouled out to 3b. Haughie singled to right center, 2 RBI; Davis scored; Monaco scored. Ford flied out to rf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 6
Milano lined out to lf. Nutting flied out to cf. Lyon popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 7
Simek struck out. Hitchcock lined out to lf. Bergeron grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 7
Emanuele grounded out to p. Sidhu singled up the middle. Heriot flied out to rf. Bush singled to left field; Sidhu advanced to second. Paquette walked; Bush advanced to second; Sidhu advanced to third. Paquette advanced to second; Bush advanced to third; Sidhu scored on a balk. Morizio singled to right field, 2 RBI; Paquette scored; Bush scored. Van Gorder to p for Rampey. Milano flied out to lf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 8
Smucker doubled to right field. Monaco popped up to 2b. Davis struck out looking. Boyer walked. James pinch ran for Boyer. Dabrowiecki to p for Ottavino. Haughie struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northeastern - inning 8
Nutting walked. Lyon flied out to rf. Emanuele flied out to cf. Sidhu reached on a fielder's choice; Nutting out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton - inning 9
Ford out at first 1b to p. Simek lined out to 3b. Hitchcock singled to shortstop. Bergeron flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.