Duke
Blue Devils
4
Final
2
Virginia Tech
Hokies
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Duke (36-17-1, 9-17-1) 0001100024 7 0
Virginia Tech (22-31, 5-23) 0001000102 9 2
  • W: Alex Hassan (5-0)
  • L: Rhett Ballard (3-8)
  • May 15, 2008 - English Field, Blacksburg, VA
  • Attendance: 134
  • Game Start: 5:38 pm
  • Duration: 2:37
  • Weather: 65 and cloudy
  • Umpires:
  • HP-Rick Darby
  • 1B-Randy Watkins
  • 3B-David Pritchett
Duke
# Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
10Ryan McCurdy 3B210000150
32Alex Hassan CF/P421001200
42Nate Freiman 1B301011912
34Jonathan Nicolla DH401103001
20    Tom Luciano CF000000000
2    Ben Condon PH000010000
28    John Bunder CF000000000
18Matt Williams C501101624
19Jeremy Gould LF411000300
14Gabriel Saade 2B401001412
12Jake Lemmerman SS300010221
17Michael Ghizzoni RF401000002
8Andrew Wolcott P000000010
36    Michael Ness P000000000
Totals3347237271212
2B: Freiman, N.
RBI: Nicolla, J.; Williams, M.
2-out RBI: Nicolla, J.
SB: Hassan, A.
CS: Gould, J.; Saade, G.
DP: Saade, G.
LOB: 12
Virginia Tech
# Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
3Sean Ryan CF500002300
5Matt Hacker SS501002051
8Sean O'Brien 1B301020900
35Austin Wates 2B400003514
26Michael Seaborn 3B410000040
23Matt Blow DH402000000
25Jose Cueto LF402100100
2    Steve Bumbry PR/LF010000000
7Klint Reed RF302110202
40Chris Kay C401001723
33Rhett Ballard P000000010
21    Rob Waskiewicz P000000000
Totals3629238271310
2B: Hacker, M; O'Brien, S; Reed, K
RBI: Cueto, J; Reed, K
2-out RBI: Cueto, J; Reed, K
E: Seaborn, M; Ballard, R
LOB: 10
Duke
# Name IP H R ER BB SO HR BF PC-ST
8Andrew Wolcott6.06113602789-52
36Michael Ness1.2311010824-18
32Alex Hassan (W, 5-0)1.1000010416-11
Totals9.092238039129-81
Virginia Tech
# Name IP H R ER BB SO HR BF PC-ST
33Rhett Ballard (L, 3-8)8.174337041123-69
21Rob Waskiewicz0.200000025-3
Totals9.074337043128-72
WP: Ballard, R (4)
HBP: Ballard, R (7)

Scoring Summary

DUVT
4th
[Outs: 2] Gould, J. scored on a wild pitch, unearned.
10
4th
[Outs: 2] Cueto, J singled, RBI (1-1 KB); Blow, M advanced to second; Seaborn, M scored.
11
5th
[Outs: 2] Nicolla, J. singled, RBI (2-0 BB); Freiman, N. advanced to second; Hassan, A. scored.
21
8th
[Outs: 2] Reed, K doubled, RBI (0-1 K); Bumbry, S scored.
22
9th
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. advanced to second; McCurdy, R. scored on a wild pitch.
32
9th
[Outs: 1] Williams, M. singled, RBI (1-2 BFF); Condon, B. advanced to second; Hassan, A. scored.
42

Play-By-Play

Duke - Top of 1stSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] McCurdy, R. grounded out to ss (0-1 K).
00
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. flied out to 2b (1-1 KB).
00
[Outs: 2] Freiman, N. doubled (2-0 BB).
00
[Outs: 2] Nicolla, J. struck out (0-2 KSS).
00
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Ryan, S grounded out to 2b (1-1 BF).
00
[Outs: 1] Hacker, M struck out looking (0-2 FFK).
00
[Outs: 2] O'Brien, S doubled (1-0 B).
00
[Outs: 2] Wates, A struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 FFBFBS).
00
Duke - Top of 2ndSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Williams, M. grounded out to ss (1-0 B).
00
[Outs: 1] Gould, J. hit by pitch (2-0 B).
00
[Outs: 1] Saade, G. struck out (3-2 BBKSFBFS); Gould, J. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
00
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Seaborn, M grounded out to 3b (0-0).
00
[Outs: 1] Blow, M flied out to lf (3-2 BKSBB).
00
[Outs: 2] Cueto, J flied out to lf (1-0 B).
00
Duke - Top of 3rdSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Lemmerman, J grounded out to 3b (0-0).
00
[Outs: 1] Ghizzoni, M. singled (0-0).
00
[Outs: 1] McCurdy, R. hit by pitch (2-2 BKK); Ghizzoni, M. advanced to second.
00
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. struck out (3-2 BBBKKS).
00
[Outs: 2] Freiman, N. struck out (2-2 BBKFS).
00
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Reed, K singled (1-2 KFB).
00
[Outs: 0] Kay, C grounded out to ss (0-0); Reed, K advanced to second.
00
[Outs: 1] Ryan, S grounded out to ss (0-1 K); Reed, K advanced to third.
00
[Outs: 2] Hacker, M struck out looking (1-2 KSBK).
00
Duke - Top of 4thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Nicolla, J. struck out (1-2 KFBS).
00
[Outs: 1] Williams, M. grounded out to p (1-0 B).
00
[Outs: 2] Gould, J. reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the error (1-0 B).
00
[Outs: 2] Gould, J. scored on a wild pitch, unearned.
10
[Outs: 2] Saade, G. hit by pitch (3-0 BBB).
10
[Outs: 2] Lemmerman, J flied out to rf (1-0 B).
10
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] O'Brien, S walked (3-2 KBKBFBB).
10
[Outs: 0] Wates, A struck out (2-2 BFBFS).
10
[Outs: 1] Seaborn, M reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BK); O'Brien, S out at second 3b to 2b.
10
[Outs: 2] Blow, M singled (2-0 BB); Seaborn, M advanced to third.
10
[Outs: 2] Cueto, J singled, RBI (1-1 KB); Blow, M advanced to second; Seaborn, M scored.
11
[Outs: 2] Reed, K lined out to 2b (3-2 BBFBFF).
11
Duke - Top of 5thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Ghizzoni, M. grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKFBF).
11
[Outs: 1] McCurdy, R. grounded out to 3b (0-0).
11
[Outs: 2] Hassan, A. singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (0-1 K).
11
[Outs: 2] Freiman, N. hit by pitch (1-0).
11
[Outs: 2] Nicolla, J. singled, RBI (2-0 BB); Freiman, N. advanced to second; Hassan, A. scored.
21
[Outs: 2] Williams, M. struck out looking (3-2 SBBSFBK).
21
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Kay, C singled (0-0).
21
[Outs: 0] Ryan, S reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0); Kay, C out at second p to ss.
21
[Outs: 1] Hacker, M grounded out to 3b (0-0); Ryan, S advanced to second.
21
[Outs: 2] O'Brien, S walked (3-1 BBKBB).
21
[Outs: 2] Wates, A struck out (1-2 FBSS).
21
Duke - Top of 6thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Gould, J. grounded out to ss (0-1 F).
21
[Outs: 1] Saade, G. singled (0-1 F).
21
[Outs: 1] Saade, G. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
21
[Outs: 2] Lemmerman, J walked (3-2 BBBKFB).
21
[Outs: 2] Lemmerman, J advanced to second on a wild pitch.
21
[Outs: 2] Ghizzoni, M. flied out to rf (1-1 KB).
21
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Seaborn, M popped up to 2b (1-0 B).
21
[Outs: 1] Blow, M singled (2-0 BB).
21
[Outs: 1] Cueto, J popped up to 2b (1-0 B).
21
[Outs: 2] Reed, K walked (3-0 BBBB); Blow, M advanced to second.
21
[Outs: 2] Kay, C struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KSBS).
21
Duke - Top of 7thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] McCurdy, R. hit by pitch (2-0 B).
21
[Outs: 0] Hassan, A. reached on a fielder's choice (2-0 BB); McCurdy, R. out at second 3b to 2b.
21
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. advanced to second on a wild pitch.
21
[Outs: 1] Freiman, N. walked (3-0 BBBB).
21
[Outs: 1] Nicolla, J. struck out (1-2 BKFS).
21
[Outs: 2] Williams, M. flied out to cf (0-1 F).
21
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Wolcott, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
Ness, M. to p for Wolcott, A..21
[Outs: 0] Ryan, S struck out (2-2 BKFBFS).
21
[Outs: 1] Hacker, M doubled (1-2 BKK).
21
[Outs: 1] O'Brien, S flied out to ss (0-1 K).
21
[Outs: 2] Wates, A flied out to cf (0-0).
21
Duke - Top of 8thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
[Outs: 0] Gould, J. singled (1-0 B).
21
[Outs: 0] Saade, G. flied out to lf (0-1 S).
21
[Outs: 1] Lemmerman, J grounded out to ss (0-0); Gould, J. advanced to second.
21
[Outs: 2] Ghizzoni, M. grounded out to 3b (0-1 S).
21
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Ness, M. pitching for DukeDUVT
[Outs: 0] Seaborn, M grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB).
21
[Outs: 1] Blow, M popped up to 3b (1-1 KB).
21
[Outs: 2] Cueto, J singled (1-1 BF).
21
Bumbry, S pinch ran for Cueto, J.21
[Outs: 2] Reed, K doubled, RBI (0-1 K); Bumbry, S scored.
22
Hassan, A. to p.22
Luciano, T. to cf for Nicolla, J..22
[Outs: 2] / for Ness, M..
22
[Outs: 2] Kay, C flied out to lf (0-1 K).
22
Duke - Top of 9thSCORE
Ballard, R pitching for Virginia TechDUVT
Bumbry, S to lf.22
[Outs: 0] McCurdy, R. hit by pitch (1-0).
22
[Outs: 0] Hassan, A. hit by pitch (1-0); McCurdy, R. advanced to second.
22
[Outs: 0] Freiman, N. flied out to cf (0-1 F); McCurdy, R. advanced to third.
22
Condon, B. pinch hit for Luciano, T..22
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. advanced to second; McCurdy, R. scored on a wild pitch.
32
[Outs: 1] Hassan, A. stole third.
32
[Outs: 1] Condon, B. walked (3-2 SSBBBB).
32
[Outs: 1] Williams, M. singled, RBI (1-2 BFF); Condon, B. advanced to second; Hassan, A. scored.
42
Waskiewicz,R to p for Ballard, R.42
[Outs: 1] Gould, J. reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 FB); Williams, M. out at second ss to 2b; Condon, B. advanced to third.
42
[Outs: 2] Saade, G. flied out to cf (1-0 B).
42
Virginia Tech - Bottom of 9thSCORE
Hassan, A. pitching for DukeDUVT
Bunder, J. to cf for Condon, B..42
[Outs: 0] Ryan, S struck out (3-2 BSSBBS).
42
[Outs: 1] Hacker, M grounded out to 3b (1-2 FKB).
42
[Outs: 2] O'Brien, S out at first 1b to p (1-1 FB).
42