Virginia Tech
Hokies
Hokies
3
2
Southern California
Trojans
Trojans
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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 Virginia Tech (34-26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
 Southern California (39-19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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- May 22, 1997 - Sewell-Thomas, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Attendance: 1,730
- Game Start: 3:06 PM
- Duration: 2:33
- Umpires:
- HP-Andy Eaves
- 1B-AJ Lostaglio
- 2B-K. Eldridge
- 3B-Wade Ford
Virginia Tech| # | Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB | ||
| 8 | Randy Martin 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Chad Foutz 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 36 | Eric Shiflett LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Matt Griswold CF/RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Barry Gauch C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 29 | Kevin Kurilla SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Matt Reynolds RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Gray Hodges CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Ryan Brittle 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Austin Rappe DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Denny Wagner P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 7 | |||
| HR: M. Reynolds (2) RBI: B. Gauch; M. Reynolds (2) SF: B. Gauch DP: K. Kurilla E: C. Foutz LOB: 7 | ||||||||||||
Southern California| # | Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB | ||
| 24 | Wes Rachels 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Marc Mirizzi SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Greg Walbridge 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 51 | Jason Brown C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Eric Munson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Morgan Ensberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Robb Gorr CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Jeremy Freitas RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 36 | Brian Ponchak DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Brad Ticehurst PH/DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Scott Henderson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Mike Penney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 2B: W. Rachels; M. Ensberg; B. Ticehurst HR: J. Freitas RBI: M. Mirizzi; J. Freitas 2-out RBI: M. Mirizzi CS: J. Brown DP: M. Ensberg LOB: 10 | ||||||||||||
Virginia Tech| # | Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | PC-ST | ||
| 24 | Denny Wagner (W, 10-4) | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 39 | |||
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| HBP: D. Wagner (2) | ||||||||||||
Southern California| # | Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | PC-ST | ||
| 21 | Scott Henderson (L, 8-4) | 8.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 34 | |||
| 45 | Mike Penney | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 37 | ||||
Scoring Summary
| VT | USC | |||
| 5th | [Outs: 0] M. Reynolds homered down the lf line, RBI. | 1 | 0 |
| 5th | [Outs: 1] J. Freitas homered to left field, RBI. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | [Outs: 2] M. Mirizzi singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; W. Rachels scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | [Outs: 0] B. Gauch flied out to cf, SF, RBI; E. Shiflett scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | [Outs: 1] M. Reynolds homered to right field, RBI. | 3 | 2 |
Play-By-Play
| Virginia Tech - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] R. Martin grounded out to 3b. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] C. Foutz struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] E. Shiflett walked. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] M. Griswold singled to center field; E. Shiflett advanced to second. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] B. Gauch reached on a fielder's choice; M. Griswold out at second ss to 2b. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] W. Rachels popped up to 2b. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] M. Mirizzi grounded out to 2b. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] G. Walbridge fouled out to lf. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] K. Kurilla struck out. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] M. Reynolds flied out to rf. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] R. Brittle struck out. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] J. Brown reached on an error by 3b. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 0] E. Munson singled; J. Brown advanced to second. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 0] M. Ensberg grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; E. Munson out on the play; J. Brown advanced to third. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] R. Gorr hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] J. Freitas struck out. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] A. Rappe grounded out to 3b. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] R. Martin flied out to lf. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] C. Foutz singled to right field. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] E. Shiflett grounded out to ss. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] B. Ponchak struck out. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] W. Rachels singled to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] M. Mirizzi flied out to cf. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] G. Walbridge out at first 1b to p. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] M. Griswold popped up to ss. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] B. Gauch flied out to cf. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] K. Kurilla flied out to rf. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] J. Brown grounded out to ss. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] E. Munson popped up to c. | 0 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] M. Ensberg popped up to c. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] M. Reynolds homered down the lf line, RBI. | 1 | 0 |
[Outs: 0] R. Brittle flied out to lf. | 1 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] A. Rappe singled to center field. | 1 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] R. Martin struck out. | 1 | 0 |
[Outs: 2] C. Foutz flied out to cf. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] R. Gorr grounded out to ss. | 1 | 0 |
[Outs: 1] J. Freitas homered to left field, RBI. | 1 | 1 |
[Outs: 1] B. Ponchak struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
[Outs: 2] W. Rachels doubled to left field. | 1 | 1 |
[Outs: 2] M. Mirizzi singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; W. Rachels scored. | 1 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] G. Walbridge flied out to cf. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] E. Shiflett singled to left field. | 1 | 2 |
[Outs: 0] M. Griswold singled to first base; E. Shiflett advanced to third. | 1 | 2 |
[Outs: 0] B. Gauch flied out to cf, SF, RBI; E. Shiflett scored. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] K. Kurilla grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; M. Griswold out on the play. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] J. Brown hit by pitch. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 0] E. Munson flied out to cf. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] J. Brown out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] M. Ensberg doubled down the lf line. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] R. Gorr singled to shortstop; M. Ensberg advanced to third. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] J. Freitas walked; R. Gorr advanced to second. | 2 | 2 |
| B. Ticehurst pinch hit for B. Ponchak. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] B. Ticehurst popped up to ss. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] M. Reynolds popped up to ss. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] R. Brittle grounded out to p. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] A. Rappe popped up to 2b. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] W. Rachels grounded out to 3b. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] M. Mirizzi out at first 1b to p. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] G. Walbridge struck out, out at first c to 1b. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] R. Martin struck out. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] C. Foutz grounded out to 2b. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] E. Shiflett singled to third base, bunt. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] M. Griswold singled to right field; E. Shiflett advanced to third. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] B. Gauch reached on a fielder's choice; M. Griswold out at second 2b to ss. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] J. Brown struck out. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] E. Munson walked. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] M. Ensberg popped up to 2b. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] R. Gorr flied out to cf. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Virginia Tech - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| S. Henderson pitching for Southern California | VT | USC |
[Outs: 0] K. Kurilla struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] M. Reynolds homered to right field, RBI. | 3 | 2 |
| M. Penney to p for S. Henderson. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] R. Brittle walked. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] A. Rappe grounded out to 2b; R. Brittle advanced to second. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] R. Martin struck out, out at first c to 1b. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base | ||
| Southern California - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| D. Wagner pitching for Virginia Tech | VT | USC |
| M. Griswold to rf. | 3 | 2 |
| G. Hodges to cf for M. Reynolds. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 0] J. Freitas struck out. | 3 | 2 |
| B. Ticehurst to dh. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] B. Ticehurst doubled to left center. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] W. Rachels walked. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 1] M. Mirizzi struck out. | 3 | 2 |
[Outs: 2] G. Walbridge flied out to cf. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base | ||