Recap
Univ. of Notre Dame vs West Virginia (Mar 27, 2004)
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#6 Univ. of Notre Dame at West Virginia (Game 1)
Mar 27, 2004 at Morgantown, WV (Hawley Field)
Univ. of Notre Dame 5 (15-3,1-0 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Danny Dressman cf........ 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0
Steve Sollmann 2b........ 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 1 2
Matt Bransfield dh....... 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 5
Matt Edwards 1b.......... 5 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 3
Javi Sanchez c........... 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
Cody Rizzo rf............ 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Matt Macri 3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0
Greg Lopez ss............ 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 8 2
Chris Fournier lf........ 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Craig Cooper pr/lf...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Niesel p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Thaman p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Samardzija p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Doherty p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 41 5 12 5 5 5 30 13 13
West Virginia 3 (8-11,0-1 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jake Serfass lf.......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0
Grant Psomas ss.......... 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 0
Lee Fritz cf............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 1
Stan Posluszny rf........ 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0
Kurtis Clinton 1b........ 4 0 2 0 1 0 8 1 3
Tim Edmeads dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
J.C. Sousa ph/dh........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kyle Matuszek pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Christoforo 3b... 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Travis D'Amico c......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
Casey Bowling ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
David Carpenter c....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Doug Nelms 2b............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Zac Cline p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ahria Amedro p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 3 8 3 5 7 30 9 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Univ. of Notre Dame. 000 021 000 2 - 5 12 0
West Virginia....... 100 020 000 0 - 3 8 3
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E - Grant Psomas; Zac Cline 2. DP - IRISH 1; Mountaineers 1. LOB - IRISH 13;
Mountaineers 10. 2B - Bransfield(2); Matt Edwards(6); Greg Lopez(7); Lee
Fritz; K. Clinton. 3B - S. Sollmann(2). HBP - Lee Fritz. SH - Matt Macri(2);
J.C. Sousa. SF - S. Sollmann(2); S. Posluszny. SB - Jake Serfass; Lee Fritz.
Univ. of Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Chris Niesel........ 7.0 7 3 3 2 5 26 30 104
Joe Thaman.......... 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Jeff Samardzija..... 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 5 7 20
Ryan Doherty........ 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 23
West Virginia IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Zac Cline........... 7.0 8 3 3 3 3 30 33 127
Ahria Amedro........ 3.0 4 2 1 2 2 11 15 56
Win - J Samardzija (1-0). Loss - Chris Amedro (0-2). Save - Ryan Doherty (4).
WP - Joe Thaman(5); Zac Cline. HBP - by Chris Niesel (Lee Fritz). Inherited
runners/scored: J Samardzija 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Chris Niesel 104/66; Joe
Thaman 5/1; J Samardzija 20/11; Ryan Doherty 23/13; Zac Cline 127/66; Chris
Amedro 56/34.
Umpires - HP: Mike Rose 1B: Robert Mancz 3B: Mark Schmidt
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 3:15 Attendance:
Joe Thaman faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Game: WVU-1
Play-by-Play
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#6 Univ. of Notre Dame at West Virginia (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
Mar 27, 2004 at Morgantown, WV (Hawley Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Univ. of Notre Dame. 000 021 000 2 - 5 12 0
West Virginia....... 100 020 000 0 - 3 8 3
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Univ. of Notre Dame starters: 6/cf D. Dressman; 3/2b S. Sollmann; 12/dh Bransfield;
14/1b Matt Edwards; 15/c Javi Sanchez; 17/rf Cody Rizzo; 5/3b Matt Macri; 4/ss Greg
Lopez; 8/lf C. Fournier; 10/p Chris Niesel;
West Virginia starters: 42/lf Jake Serfass; 10/ss Grant Psomas; 34/cf Lee Fritz;
32/rf S. Posluszny; 24/1b K. Clinton; 40/dh Tim Edmeads; 3/3b Christoforo; 9/c T.
D'Amico; 5/2b Doug Nelms; 26/p Zac Cline;
Univ. of Notre Dame 1st - D. Dressman struck out swinging (1-2). S. Sollmann
singled to center field (2-1). Bransfield grounded out to ss (1-1); S. Sollmann
advanced to second. Matt Edwards grounded out to ss (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
West Virginia 1st - Jake Serfass flied out to lf (2-2). Grant Psomas struck
out swinging (1-2). Lee Fritz doubled down the lf line (0-0). S. Posluszny singled
to center field, RBI (2-1); Lee Fritz scored. K. Clinton singled to left field
(0-2); S. Posluszny advanced to second. Tim Edmeads struck out swinging (0-2). 1
run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 2nd - Javi Sanchez flied out to lf (0-1). Cody Rizzo
singled to right field (1-0). Matt Macri fouled out to 1b (3-2). Greg Lopez flied
out to rf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
West Virginia 2nd - Christoforo grounded out to ss (1-1). T. D'Amico flied
out to cf (0-1). Doug Nelms grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 3rd - C. Fournier flied out to cf (0-2). D. Dressman
walked (3-0). S. Sollmann singled to pitcher, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing
error by p (2-0); D. Dressman advanced to third. Bransfield struck out swinging
(2-2). Matt Edwards lined out to ss (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
West Virginia 3rd - Jake Serfass singled to pitcher (0-1). Grant Psomas
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (3-2); Jake Serfass out on the play. Lee
Fritz hit by pitch (0-0). S. Posluszny singled to right field (1-1); Lee Fritz
advanced to second. K. Clinton flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 4th - Javi Sanchez reached on a throwing error by p,
advanced to second (3-2). Cody Rizzo grounded out to p (1-1); Javi Sanchez advanced
to third. Matt Macri struck out looking (2-2). Greg Lopez flied out to cf (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
West Virginia 4th - Tim Edmeads struck out swinging (3-2). Christoforo
grounded out to ss (2-2). T. D'Amico grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 5th - C. Fournier flied out to cf (1-0). D. Dressman
grounded out to p (2-1). S. Sollmann tripled to center field (3-1). Bransfield
doubled to left field, RBI (2-0); S. Sollmann scored. Matt Edwards doubled to left
field, RBI (2-1); Bransfield scored. Javi Sanchez fouled out to 3b (1-0). 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
West Virginia 5th - Doug Nelms grounded out to ss (0-0). Jake Serfass walked
(3-2). Jake Serfass stole second. Grant Psomas singled to center field, RBI (2-2);
Jake Serfass scored. Lee Fritz singled to center field (0-0); Grant Psomas advanced
to third. S. Posluszny flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Grant Psomas scored. Lee
Fritz stole second. K. Clinton grounded out to ss (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 6th - Cody Rizzo singled to center field (1-1). Matt
Macri flied out to lf (3-1). Cody Rizzo advanced to second on a wild pitch. Greg
Lopez flied out to cf (2-2). C. Fournier singled to center field, advanced to second
on the throw, RBI (3-1); Cody Rizzo scored. Craig Cooper pinch ran for C. Fournier.
D. Dressman walked (3-1). S. Sollmann walked (3-0); D. Dressman advanced to second;
Craig Cooper advanced to third. Bransfield grounded out to ss (2-2). 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
West Virginia 6th - Craig Cooper to lf. Tim Edmeads flied out to lf (2-1).
Christoforo struck out looking (0-2). T. D'Amico struck out swinging (1-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 7th - Matt Edwards flied out to lf (2-1). Javi Sanchez
flied out to lf (2-2). Cody Rizzo fouled out to c (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
West Virginia 7th - Doug Nelms out at first 1b to p (0-1). Jake Serfass
popped up to 3b (2-0). Grant Psomas walked (3-2). Lee Fritz reached on a fielder's
choice (1-0); Grant Psomas out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 8th - Chris Amedro to p for Zac Cline. Matt Macri struck
out swinging (3-2). Greg Lopez singled to center field (1-1). Craig Cooper singled
to right field (2-2); Greg Lopez advanced to second. D. Dressman walked (3-1); Craig
Cooper advanced to second; Greg Lopez advanced to third. S. Sollmann grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-2); D. Dressman out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
West Virginia 8th - Joe Thaman to p for Chris Niesel. S. Posluszny walked
(3-1). S. Posluszny advanced to second on a wild pitch. J Samardzija to p for Joe
Thaman. K. Clinton walked (3-0). J.C. Sousa pinch hit for Tim Edmeads. J.C. Sousa
grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-0); K. Clinton advanced to second; S. Posluszny
advanced to third. Christoforo reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); K. Clinton
advanced to third; S. Posluszny out at home 1b to c. C. Bowling pinch hit for T.
D'Amico. C. Bowling lined out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 9th - D. Carpenter to c for C. Bowling. Bransfield struck
out looking (1-2). Matt Edwards grounded out to ss (0-1). Javi Sanchez lined out to
cf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Virginia 9th - Doug Nelms lined out to 2b (1-2). Jake Serfass popped up
to 3b (1-0). Grant Psomas struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Univ. of Notre Dame 10th - Cody Rizzo singled to center field (1-2). Matt
Macri out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Cody Rizzo advanced to second. Greg
Lopez doubled to right field, RBI (0-0); Cody Rizzo scored. Craig Cooper reached on
a fielding error by ss (0-0); Greg Lopez advanced to third. D. Dressman walked
(3-1); Craig Cooper advanced to second. S. Sollmann flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0);
Craig Cooper advanced to third; Greg Lopez scored, unearned. Bransfield flied out to
rf (1-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
West Virginia 10th - Ryan Doherty to p for J Samardzija. Lee Fritz flied out
to rf (1-1). S. Posluszny struck out looking (1-2). K. Clinton doubled to right
center (2-2). J.C. Sousa to dh. J.C. Sousa walked (3-2). K. Matuszek pinch ran for
J.C. Sousa. Christoforo reached on a fielder's choice (2-2); K. Matuszek out at
second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#6 Univ. of Notre Dame at West Virginia (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 27, 2004 at Morgantown, WV (Hawley Field)
Univ. of Notre Dame 5 (15-3,1-0 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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D. Dressman cf.... 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
S. Sollmann 2b.... 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3-3 0-1 0-1 1-2 3-4 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 2 2 0 1 1
Bransfield dh..... 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-2 1-4 1-5 2-5 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 5 1 2 1
Matt Edwards 1b... 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-4 0-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 2 2
Javi Sanchez c.... 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Cody Rizzo rf..... 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1
Matt Macri 3b..... 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 2
Greg Lopez ss..... 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 2-2 1-3 1-4 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 3
C. Fournier lf.... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Craig Cooper pr/lf 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Niesel 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
Joe Thaman 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
Ryan Doherty 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............ 48 41 12 5 0 1 1 0 8-30 4-11 4-16 6-22 14-27 4-13 3-10 0-2 1-4 5 13 3 8 16
------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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Chris Niesel........ 30 26 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3-11 4-15 5-10 4-11 1-7 9 6 104
Joe Thaman.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 5
J Samardzija........ 7 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-1 2 3 20
Ryan Doherty........ 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 1 23
2004 Notre Dame Baseball
#6 Univ. of Notre Dame at West Virginia (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 27, 2004 at Morgantown, WV (Hawley Field)
West Virginia 3 (8-11,0-1 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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Jake Serfass lf... 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Grant Psomas ss... 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Lee Fritz cf...... 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
S. Posluszny rf... 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 2-2 3-3 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 0 1
K. Clinton 1b..... 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-2 1-3 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 1
Tim Edmeads dh.... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1
J.C. Sousa ph/dh.. 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0
K. Matuszek pr.... 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
Christoforo 3b.... 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-5 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 4 0
T. D'Amico c...... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1
C. Bowling 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
D. Carpenter c.... 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
Doug Nelms 2b..... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 1
Zac Cline 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
Chris Amedro 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............ 43 35 8 5 1 1 1 0 0-0 8-35 2-8 5-13 8-15 5-15 2-10 0-0 1-2 3 10 1 12 10
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
West Virginia 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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Zac Cline........... 33 30 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0-2 8-28 4-17 4-11 2-7 5 13 127
Chris Amedro........ 15 11 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 4-11 2-5 0-2 1-3 3 3 56
Line score
Univ. of Notre Dame 5, West Virginia 3 (Mar 27, 2004 at Morgantown, WV) (Game 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Univ. of Notre Dame. 000 021 000 2 - 5 12 0 (15-3, 1-0 BIG EAST) West Virginia....... 100 020 000 0 - 3 8 3 (8-11, 0-1 BIG EAST) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Univ. of Notre Dame - Chris Niesel; Joe Thaman(8); J Samardzija(8); Ryan Doherty(10). West Virginia - Zac Cline; Chris Amedro(8). Win-J Samardzija(1-0) Save-Ryan Doherty(4) Loss-Chris Amedro(0-2) T-3:15 A-0 Joe Thaman faced 1 batter in the 8th. Game: WVU-1