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Bridgeport, Conn. – David Santana (Sr., Somerdale, N.J.) hit a two-run single to cap a four-run eighth inning, as Monmouth (26-22) rallied for a 7-6 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (22-24) in the championship game of the Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament at HarborYard Stadium on Monday afternoon.
Santana drove in Dan Coia (Jr., Buena, N.J.) and Jeff Toth (So., Beachwood, N.J.). With the victory, Monmouth earned its second consecutive Northeast Conference title and will represent the league in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship for the second straight year.
Fairleigh Dickinson rallied from a 3-0 deficit with two runs in the top half of the sixth inning and four in the seventh. David Arroyo (Jr., Belford, N.J.) singled home Justin Loughran (Sr., Paramus, N.J.) to give the Knights a 4-3 lead. The lead was extended to 6-3 later in the inning when Arroyo scored on a single by Jeff Karpell (Sr., Middletown, N.J.).
Jason Law (Fr., Linwood, N.J.), the Northeast Conference Newcomer of the Year, hit his first two triples of the season in the second and third innings as the Hawks opened a 3-0 advantage. Mike Benfield (So., Laurel Springs, N.J.) shut out the Knights until the sixth inning. Brian Gismonde (5-1) (So., Cherry Hill, N.J.), who pitched three innings to earn the win in Sunday’s 2-1 triumph over Central Connecticut State, allowed four runs (three unearned) in the seventh, but earned the win when the Hawks rallied in the eighth inning.
FDU’s Kevin Clark (So., West Milford, N.J.) (1-5) was charged with the loss in relief.
Benfield was named the Tournament Most
Valuable Player. In 10 2/3 innings, Benfield allowed only two earned runs
and struck out 13. He had pitched 4 2/3 innings of hitless relief against
St. Francis (N.Y.) in the opening game of the tournament, fanning seven.
* Recap courtesy of the Northeast
Conference at www.northeastconference.org
Game #48 - MONMOUTH 7, FAIRLEIGH
DICKINSON 6
(at Bridgeport, CT/May 10, 1999)
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 (22-24) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mark Zielinski 2b......... 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 David Arroyo lf........... 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Paul Esposito ss.......... 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Jeff Karpell cf........... 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Rob DeFabbia c............ 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 Andy Pagano 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Sean McLaughlin dh........ 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Michael Nazzaretto 3b..... 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Justin Loughran rf........ 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 George Hinchcliff p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kevin Clark p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Potenzone p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 38 6 11 6 3 4 24 13 Monmouth University 7 (26-22) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Santana rf.......... 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Robert Torres lf.......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Chris Montenegro 3b/ss.... 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 Jason Law dh.............. 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 Brian Moyer 1b............ 3 1 0 1 1 1 10 1 Brian Collins 2b.......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 Dan Coia c................ 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 Tom Ambrose cf............ 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 Paul Grasso ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Greg Landis cf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ian Magley ss............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Jeff Toth ph/3b........... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mike Benfield p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Brian Gismonde p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals.................... 29 7 8 7 7 6 27 13 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Fairleigh Dickinson 000 002 400 - 6 11 0 Monmouth University 012 000 04 - 7 8 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Magley, Gismonde. DP - FDU 1, Monmouth 1. LOB - FDU 8, Monmouth 7. 2B - Zielinski, Esposito 2, Karpell, Montenegro, Toth. 3B - Law 2. SH - Ambrose. Fairleigh Dickinson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF George Hinchcliff... 7.0 5 5 5 6 5 24 32 Kevin Clark......... 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Chris Potenzone..... 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 Monmouth University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Benfield....... 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 23 24 Brian Gismonde...... 3.0 5 4 1 2 1 15 17 Win - Gismonde 5-1. Loss - Clark 1-5. Save - None. WP - Clark. HBP - by Hinchcliff (Magley). Umpires - Home:John Ramsey 1st:Bill Pompa 3rd:Frank Neves Start: 10:30 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 225 Game Notes: Monmouth tallies four runs in the bottom of the 8th for come-from-behind 7-6 victory. Monmouth (the #1 seed) captures its second straight NEC Tournament Championship. Monmouth garners an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals (second straight season). Benfield named tournament MVP. Hinchcliff faced 2 batters in the 8th. Clark faced 2 batters in the 8th. PLAY-BY-PLAY Fairleigh Dickinson inning 1 Zielinski struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Arroyo grounded out to 2b. Esposito doubled to left center. Karpell grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Monmouth University inning 1 Santana struck out swinging. Torres singled to third base, bunt. Montenegro lined into double play 1b unassisted; Torres out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 2 DeFabbia flied out to rf. Pagano grounded out to 1b unassisted. McLaughlin flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Monmouth University inning 2 Law tripled to right center. Moyer grounded out to 2b, RBI; Law scored. Collins walked. Coia grounded out to 2b; Collins advanced to second. Ambrose struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 3 Nazzaretto struck out swinging. Loughran out at first 1b to p. Zielinski grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Monmouth University inning 3 Magley struck out swinging. Santana grounded out to ss. Torres walked. Montenegro doubled to right center, RBI; Torres scored. Law tripled down the rf line, RBI; Montenegro scored. Moyer grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 4 Arroyo popped up to 1b. Esposito doubled down the rf line. Karpell reached on an error by ss. DeFabbia grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Karpell out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Monmouth University inning 4 Collins flied out to cf. Coia flied out to rf. Ambrose walked. Magley hit by pitch; Ambrose advanced to second. Santana grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 5 Pagano fouled out to c. McLaughlin struck out looking. Nazzaretto flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Monmouth University inning 5 Torres flied out to cf. Montenegro grounded out to 3b. Law walked. Moyer struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 6 Loughran singled to shortstop. Zielinski singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; Loughran advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b. Arroyo singled to pitcher; Zielinski advanced to third. Esposito grounded out to 2b, RBI; Arroyo advanced to second; Zielinski scored. Karpell doubled down the rf line, RBI; Arroyo scored. DeFabbia walked. Pagano flied out to cf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Monmouth University inning 6 Collins grounded out to 3b. Coia singled to shortstop. Ambrose grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Coia advanced to second. Magley struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 7 Gismonde to p for Benfield. McLaughlin singled to center field. Nazzaretto reached on a fielder's choice; McLaughlin out at second p to ss. Loughran reached on a fielder's choice; Nazzaretto advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third. Zielinski doubled to left center, RBI; Loughran advanced to third; Nazzaretto scored, unearned. Arroyo singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Zielinski advanced to third; Loughran scored. Esposito grounded out to ss, RBI; Zielinski scored, unearned. Karpell singled to right field, RBI; Arroyo scored, unearned. DeFabbia walked; Karpell advanced to second. Pagano flied out to cf. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Monmouth University inning 7 Santana grounded out to p. Torres grounded out to 2b. Montenegro grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 8 McLaughlin struck out swinging. Nazzaretto flied out to cf. Loughran singled to right field. Zielinski grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Monmouth University inning 8 Law walked. Moyer walked; Law advanced to second. Clark to p for Hinchcliff. Moyer advanced to second on a wild pitch; Law advanced to third. Collins walked. Coia singled to left center, RBI; Collins advanced to second; Moyer advanced to third; Law scored. Grasso pinch hit for Ambrose. Potenzone to p for Clark. Grasso struck out swinging. Toth pinch hit for Magley. Toth doubled to right field, RBI; Coia advanced to third; Collins advanced to third, out at home rf to 2b to c; Moyer scored. Santana singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Toth scored; Coia scored. Torres flied out to lf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fairleigh Dickinson inning 9 Montenegro to ss. Landis to cf for Grasso. Toth to 3b. Arroyo walked. Esposito reached on a fielder's choice; Arroyo out at second p to ss. Karpell reached on a fielder's choice; Esposito out at second ss to 2b. DeFabbia flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. |