BURLIBURLINGTON, VT. ? Second-seed University of Maine scored early and often to roll past third-seeded University of Vermont, 14-2, in the first round of the 2005 America East Baseball Championship Thursday night at Centennial Field. The Black Bears move on through the winner’s bracket and will face Northeastern University on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The Catamounts will face Binghamton University Friday at 12 noon.
The Black Bears rocked Vermont starter Chris Blazek for nine hits and six runs in two and a third innings, his shortest outing of the season. Maine reached Blazek for two runs in each of the first three frames with Joel Barrett and Joe Hough each driving in two runs.
Trailing 7-0 in the fifth, Vermont got on the board with a pair of runs taking advantage of four straight walks and two wild pitches by Bears starter Steve Richard. On his last wild pitch, Richard was ejected from the game and reliever Troy Martin came in to shut the door on the Catamounts. Martin allowing just two infield singles, a walk and a hit batter over the next four innings while striking out five.
Maine had its way with Catamount pitching all evening. All nine Black Bear starters recorded hits, with seven of them recording multi-hit games. Hough led Maine with four hits, while Barrett knocked in a game-high three runs. Vermont had just seven hits on the evening with Jason Carey going 3-for-3 with a walk.
The winner of the four-team double-elimination tournament will garner America East’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
2005 America East Conference
Vermont at Maine
May 26, 2005 at Burlington, Vt. (Centennial Field)
Vermont 2 (26-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Frank Rossi dh........... 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 Nick Gallipani ph....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Carey lf........... 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Andrew Folley lf........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Miguel Magrass 3b........ 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 Kyle Brault rf........... 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 Jay Iannoni 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 Jim Chapman 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Kyle Massie cf........... 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 Matt Naimoli c........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 Dan Hale c.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raymond Montanez ss...... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 Chris Blazek p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Miles p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Boyle p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eric Thompson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Smith p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 32 2 7 1 6 11 24 10 10
Maine 14 (32-16)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Joe Hough cf............. 6 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 Greg Creek dh............ 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 Joel Barrett 1b.......... 4 1 2 3 1 1 8 0 0 Ryan Quintal lf.......... 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 Aaron Izaryk c........... 2 2 2 1 3 0 11 1 0 Curt Smith 3b............ 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 Matt McGraw rf........... 5 1 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 Mark Ostrander rf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Ferriggi 2b......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 3 3 Ray Vallee ss............ 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Steve Richard p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Troy Martin p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ryan Brown p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 41 14 19 11 7 5 27 8 13
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Vermont............. 000 020 000 - 2 7 1 Maine............... 222 120 05X - 14 19 1 -------------------------------------------
E - Montanez; Vallee. DP - Vermont 2; Maine 1. LOB - Vermont 10; Maine 13. 2B - Carey(10); Quintal 2(18); Smith(13); Ferriggi(11). 3B - Barrett(2). HBP - Chapman; Creek; Barrett; Izaryk. SB - Hough(21).
Vermont IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Chris Blazek........ 2.1 9 6 6 3 2 16 20 Brandon Miles....... 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 5 7 John Boyle.......... 2.0 4 2 1 0 3 10 10 Eric Thompson....... 1.2 5 5 5 1 0 9 10 Mike Smith.......... 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4
Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Steve Richard....... 4.1 4 2 2 5 5 17 22 Troy Martin......... 3.2 2 0 0 1 5 12 14 Ryan Brown.......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - Martin (8-2). Loss - Blazek (5-4). Save - None. WP - Blazek 2; Miles; Richard 4. HBP - by Blazek (Creek); by Miles (Barrett); by Martin (Chapman); by M. Smith (Izaryk). BK - Miles. Umpires - HP: Don January 1B: Steve Ricciarini 2B: Lee Petrucci 3B: Craig Alden Start: 7:15pm Time: 3:35 Attendance: 520 Game notes: 2005 America East Baseball Championship Game: AE02
Play-by-Play
2005 America East Conference
Vermont at Maine - Play-by-Play
May 26, 2005 at Burlington, Vt. (Centennial Field)
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Vermont............. 000 020 000 - 2 7 1 Maine............... 222 120 05X - 14 19 1 -------------------------------------------
Vermont starters: 16/dh Rossi; 7/lf Carey; 32/3b Magrass; 23/rf Brault; 6/1b Iannoni; 3/2b Chapman; 5/cf Massie; 25/c Naimoli; 1/ss Montanez; 27/p Blazek;
Maine starters: 10/cf Hough; 13/dh Creek; 26/1b Barrett; 11/lf Quintal; 7/c Izaryk; 9/3b Smith; 25/rf McGraw; 4/2b Ferriggi; 19/ss Vallee; 28/p Richard;
Vermont - inning 1
Rossi singled to second base. Rossi out at first p to 1b, picked off. Carey doubled to left center. Magrass grounded out to 2b; Carey advanced to third. Brault struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Maine - inning 1
Hough singled to left field. Creek singled to right field; Hough advanced to second. Barrett singled up the middle, RBI; Creek advanced to second; Hough scored. Quintal flied out to lf. Izaryk walked; Barrett advanced to second; Creek advanced to third. Smith singled to left field, RBI; Izaryk advanced to second; Barrett advanced to third; Creek scored. McGraw struck out. Ferriggi fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Vermont - inning 2
Iannoni flied out to rf. Chapman reached on a fielding error by ss. Massie singled through the right side; Chapman advanced to second. Naimoli struck out. Montanez lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Maine - inning 2
Vallee struck out. Hough popped up to 2b. Creek walked. Barrett tripled to left center, RBI; Creek scored. Barrett scored on a wild pitch. Quintal doubled to center field. Izaryk walked; Quintal advanced to third on a wild pitch. Smith flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Vermont - inning 3
Rossi struck out. Carey singled through the left side. Magrass grounded out to 1b unassisted; Carey advanced to second. Brault lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Maine - inning 3
McGraw singled to center field. Ferriggi doubled to left center; McGraw advanced to third. Vallee grounded out to ss. Hough singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Ferriggi scored; McGraw scored. Creek hit by pitch. Miles to p for Blazek. Barrett hit by pitch; Creek advanced to second; Hough advanced to third. Quintal grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Barrett out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Vermont - inning 4
Iannoni struck out looking. Chapman flied out to rf. Massie walked. Massie advanced to second on a wild pitch. Naimoli grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Maine - inning 4
Izaryk walked. Izaryk advanced to second on a wild pitch. Smith fouled out to 1b. McGraw singled up the middle, RBI; Izaryk scored. Ferriggi fouled out to 1b. McGraw advanced to second on a balk. Vallee grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Vermont - inning 5
Montanez struck out swinging. Rossi walked. Rossi advanced to second on a wild pitch. Carey walked. Carey advanced to second; Rossi advanced to third on a wild pitch. Magrass walked. Brault walked, RBI; Magrass advanced to second; Carey advanced to third; Rossi scored. Brault advanced to second; Magrass advanced to third; Carey scored on a wild pitch. Martin to p for Richard. Iannoni popped up to rf. Chapman hit by pitch. Massie struck out. 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Maine - inning 5
Boyle to p for Miles. Hough singled to left field. Hough stole second. Creek struck out. Barrett struck out looking. Quintal doubled down the rf line, RBI; Hough scored. Izaryk singled to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss; Quintal advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned. Smith grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Vermont - inning 6
Naimoli grounded out to p. Montanez struck out looking. Rossi walked. Carey singled to second base; Rossi advanced to second. Magrass popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Maine - inning 6
Folley to lf for Carey. McGraw struck out. Ferriggi singled to right field. Vallee grounded out to 3b; Ferriggi advanced to second. Hough grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Vermont - inning 7
Brault grounded out to 2b. Iannoni struck out looking. Chapman struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Maine - inning 7
Thompson to p for Boyle. Creek fouled out to 3b. Barrett grounded out to 2b. Quintal fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Vermont - inning 8
Massie singled to third base. Naimoli struck out looking. Montanez grounded into double play 2b to 1b; Massie out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Maine - inning 8
Hale to c for Naimoli. Izaryk singled up the middle. Smith doubled to left center; Izaryk advanced to third. McGraw singled to left field, RBI; Smith advanced to third; Izaryk scored. Ferriggi grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; McGraw out on the play; Smith scored. Vallee singled to shortstop. Hough singled to right field; Vallee advanced to second. Creek walked; Hough advanced to second; Vallee advanced to third. M. Smith to p for Thompson. Barrett walked, RBI; Creek advanced to second; Hough advanced to third; Vallee scored. Quintal walked, RBI; Barrett advanced to second; Creek advanced to third; Hough scored. Izaryk hit by pitch, RBI; Quintal advanced to second; Barrett advanced to third; Creek scored. Smith flied out to cf. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Vermont - inning 9
Brown to p for Martin. Ostrander to rf for McGraw. Gallipani pinch hit for Rossi. Gallipani singled to second base, out at second c to 2b. Folley struck out. Magrass grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.