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Liberty
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3

Final

8

Virginia Tech
Hokies

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Liberty (33-14)	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Virginia Tech (19-27)	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	X	8	15	1
W: Nicky Bowers (3-5) L: Michael Solbach (7-4)

May 3, 2006 - English Field, Blacksburg, VA

Attendance: 260

Game Start: 7 pm
Duration: 2:38

Umpires:
HP-Mickey Fuqua
1B-Dwight Godwin
3B-Greg Howard

Liberty

#	Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A	LOB
10	Patrick Gaillard SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
4	Chad Miller 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0
20	Michael Just 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	0
6	Phillip Laurent LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
5	Aaron Grijalva 1B	3	1	2	1	0	1	5	0	0
1	Abe Yeakel DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
19	P.K. Keller PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30	Phil John RF	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0
8	Derek Bennion CF	4	0	1	2	0	2	4	1	1
29	Errol Hollinger C	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	1	0
38	Michael Solbach P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Tyler Light P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Tim John P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		31	3	5	3	3	12	24	6	5
2B: Laurent, P; Grijalva, A (2); Bennion, D RBI: Grijalva, A; Bennion, D (2) 2-out RBI: Grijalva, A SB: Just, M; Grijalva, A DP: Gaillard, P LOB: 5					Ground Outs: 4 Fly Outs: 10 2 Outs: 3-11 Runners On Base: 2-12 RiSP: 2-10 Leadoff: 3-9 Pinch Hitters: 0-1

Virginia Tech

#	Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A	LOB
7	Nate Parks CF	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	1
4	Warren Schaeffer SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	4
3	Bryan Thomas 3B	5	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	0
28	Sean O'Brien 1B	5	1	3	1	0	1	4	0	0
32	Billy Marn LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1
17	Sean Ryan LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Matt Hacker 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	3
9	Luke Padgett DH	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
25	Jose Cueto RF	4	1	2	2	0	0	3	1	0
11	Matt Foley C	4	1	4	2	0	0	12	0	0
2	Nicky Bowers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Greg Fryman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Adam Redd P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		35	8	15	8	3	7	27	5	9
2B: O'Brien, S; Foley, M HR: Cueto, J; Foley, M RBI: O'Brien, S; Marn, B; Hacker, M; Padgett, L; Cueto, J (2); Foley, M (2) 2-out RBI: O'Brien, S; Foley, M (2) SF: Marn, B; Hacker, M; Padgett, L SB: Parks, N CS: Thomas, B E: Foley, M LOB: 9					Reach on FC: 1 Ground Outs: 3 Fly Outs: 13 2 Outs: 7-14 Runners On Base: 8-22 Bases Loaded: 0-1 RiSP: 2-10 Leadoff: 6-8

Liberty

#	Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	PC-ST
38	Michael Solbach RHP (L, 7-4)	2.2	6	6	6	2	4	1	17	66-42
31	Tyler Light RHP	3.1	6	0	0	0	2	0	16	56-35
22	Tim John RHP	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	9	34-18
Totals		8.0	15	8	8	3	7	2	42	156-95
WP: Solbach, M; Light, T HBP: Light, T

Virginia Tech

#	Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	PC-ST
2	Nicky Bowers RHP (W, 3-5)	7.0	5	3	3	3	9	0	29	128-79
23	Greg Fryman RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12-7
10	Adam Redd RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	16-9
Totals		9.0	5	3	3	3	12	0	35	156-95
WP: Bowers, N HBP: Bowers, N

Scoring Summary

			LIB	VT
	1st	[Outs: 2] O'Brien, S singled, RBI (0-0); Parks, N scored.	0	1
	2nd	[Outs: 1] Bennion, D doubled, 2 RBI (1-1); John, P scored; Grijalva, A scored.	2	1
	2nd	[Outs: 1] Cueto, J homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-1); Hacker, M scored.	2	3
	3rd	[Outs: 2] Grijalva, A doubled, RBI (2-0); Laurent, P scored.	3	3
	3rd	[Outs: 0] Hacker, M flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0); O'Brien, S advanced to third; Thomas, B scored.	3	4
	3rd	[Outs: 1] Padgett, L flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2); O'Brien, S scored.	3	5
	3rd	[Outs: 2] Foley, M singled, RBI (3-1); Cueto, J advanced to third; Marn, B scored.	3	6
	7th	[Outs: 2] Foley, M homered to left field, RBI (3-2).	3	7
	8th	[Outs: 1] Marn, B flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2); Schaeffer, W scored.	3	8

Play-By-Play

Liberty - Top of 1st	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Gaillard, P struck out (0-2).	0	0
[Outs: 1] Miller, C struck out looking (2-2).	0	0
[Outs: 2] Just, M singled (2-2).	0	0
[Outs: 2] Just, M stole second, advanced to third on an error by c.	0	0
[Outs: 2] Laurent, P flied out to cf (2-2).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 1st	SCORE
Solbach, M pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Parks, N walked (3-2).	0	0
[Outs: 0] Schaeffer, W popped up to 1b (0-1).	0	0
[Outs: 1] Parks, N stole second.	0	0
[Outs: 1] Thomas, B struck out (2-2).	0	0
[Outs: 2] O'Brien, S singled, RBI (0-0); Parks, N scored.	0	1
[Outs: 2] Marn, B flied out to rf (1-0).	0	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 2nd	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Grijalva, A doubled (1-2).	0	1
[Outs: 0] Yeakel, A struck out (1-2).	0	1
[Outs: 1] John, P walked (3-0).	0	1
[Outs: 1] Grijalva, A stole third.	0	1
[Outs: 1] Bennion, D doubled, 2 RBI (1-1); John, P scored; Grijalva, A scored.	2	1
[Outs: 1] Hollinger, E flied out to rf (1-2).	2	1
[Outs: 2] Gaillard, P flied out to cf (2-1).	2	1
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 2nd	SCORE
Solbach, M pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Hacker, M singled (0-0).	2	1
[Outs: 0] Padgett, L struck out (2-2).	2	1
[Outs: 1] Cueto, J homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-1); Hacker, M scored.	2	3
[Outs: 1] Foley, M doubled (2-2).	2	3
[Outs: 1] Parks, N flied out to cf (2-2); Foley, M advanced to third.	2	3
[Outs: 2] Schaeffer, W struck out (1-2).	2	3
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 3rd	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Miller, C struck out (1-2).	2	3
[Outs: 1] Just, M grounded out to 3b (2-2).	2	3
[Outs: 2] Laurent, P doubled (2-2).	2	3
[Outs: 2] Grijalva, A doubled, RBI (2-0); Laurent, P scored.	3	3
[Outs: 2] Yeakel, A grounded out to ss (2-2).	3	3
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 3rd	SCORE
Solbach, M pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Thomas, B struck out, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2).	3	3
[Outs: 0] O'Brien, S doubled (0-0); Thomas, B advanced to third.	3	3
[Outs: 0] Marn, B walked (3-2).	3	3
[Outs: 0] Hacker, M flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0); O'Brien, S advanced to third; Thomas, B scored.	3	4
[Outs: 1] Padgett, L flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2); O'Brien, S scored.	3	5
[Outs: 2] Cueto, J singled (1-2); Marn, B advanced to third.	3	5
Light, T to p for Solbach, M.	3	5
[Outs: 2] Foley, M singled, RBI (3-1); Cueto, J advanced to third; Marn, B scored.	3	6
[Outs: 2] Parks, N hit by pitch (2-0); Foley, M advanced to second.	3	6
[Outs: 2] Schaeffer, W grounded out to 2b (2-1).	3	6
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 4th	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] John, P walked (3-1).	3	6
[Outs: 0] John, P advanced to second on a wild pitch.	3	6
[Outs: 0] Bennion, D struck out looking (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Hollinger, E walked (3-0).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Gaillard, P flied into double play rf to ss (0-1); John, P out on the play.	3	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 4th	SCORE
Light, T pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Thomas, B singled (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 0] O'Brien, S struck out (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Thomas, B out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.	3	6
[Outs: 2] Marn, B singled (3-2).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Marn, B advanced to second on a wild pitch.	3	6
[Outs: 2] Hacker, M flied out to cf (2-2).	3	6
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 5th	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Miller, C struck out (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Just, M grounded out to ss (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Laurent, P flied out to lf (1-1).	3	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 5th	SCORE
Light, T pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Padgett, L fouled out to 3b (1-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Cueto, J fouled out to 1b (0-1).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Foley, M singled (1-1).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Parks, N struck out looking (2-2).	3	6
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 6th	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Grijalva, A hit by pitch (1-1).	3	6
[Outs: 0] Yeakel, A struck out looking (1-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] John, P grounded out to 2b (0-1); Grijalva, A advanced to second.	3	6
[Outs: 2] Bennion, D struck out (2-2).	3	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 6th	SCORE
Light, T pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Schaeffer, W singled (0-1).	3	6
[Outs: 0] Thomas, B singled, bunt (0-0); Schaeffer, W advanced to second.	3	6
[Outs: 0] O'Brien, S reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0); Thomas, B advanced to second; Schaeffer, W out at third p to 3b.	3	6
[Outs: 1] Marn, B lined out to 2b (0-0).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Hacker, M grounded out to 2b (1-1).	3	6
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 7th	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Hollinger, E struck out looking (1-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Gaillard, P fouled out to rf (2-2).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Miller, C flied out to cf (2-2).	3	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 7th	SCORE
Light, T pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
John, T to p for Light, T.	3	6
[Outs: 0] Padgett, L struck out (3-2).	3	6
[Outs: 1] Cueto, J fouled out to 1b (1-1).	3	6
[Outs: 2] Foley, M homered to left field, RBI (3-2).	3	7
[Outs: 2] Parks, N flied out to rf (3-2).	3	7
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 8th	SCORE
Bowers, N pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
Fryman, G to p for Bowers, N.	3	7
[Outs: 0] Just, M flied out to cf (1-1).	3	7
[Outs: 1] Laurent, P flied out to lf (2-1).	3	7
[Outs: 2] Grijalva, A struck out (2-2).	3	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Virginia Tech - Bottom of 8th	SCORE
John, T pitching for Liberty	LIB	VT
[Outs: 0] Schaeffer, W walked (3-1).	3	7
[Outs: 0] Thomas, B flied out to lf (0-0).	3	7
[Outs: 1] O'Brien, S singled (0-0); Schaeffer, W advanced to third.	3	7
[Outs: 1] Marn, B flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2); Schaeffer, W scored.	3	8
[Outs: 2] Hacker, M singled, out at second cf to 3b to 2b (1-0); O'Brien, S advanced to third.	3	8
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Liberty - Top of 9th	SCORE
Fryman, G pitching for Virginia Tech	LIB	VT
Ryan, S to lf for Marn, B.	3	8
Redd, A to p for Fryman, G.	3	8
Keller, P pinch hit for Yeakel, A.	3	8
[Outs: 0] Keller, P struck out looking (2-2).	3	8
[Outs: 1] John, P struck out (3-2).	3	8
[Outs: 2] Bennion, D flied out to ss (2-1).	3	8
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

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