
Mercer Bears vs ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (Mar 3, 1998)
Box score (NCAA)
1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Mar 3, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Sewell-Thomas)
Mercer Bears 3 (11-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ryan Newton 2b........... 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0
Rafael Rodriguez ss...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Chris Castleberry dh/c... 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jeremy Avery rf.......... 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 3
Chad Campbell lf......... 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Greg Schmidt 3b.......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1
Chris Connelly 1b........ 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 1
Brent Magourik cf........ 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
Jason Vein c............. 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
Brandon Blair c/ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Matt Parker p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Page p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Gino Betta p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alton Kersey p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Tally p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 3 8 3 5 10 24 9 10
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 15 (12-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Paul Phillips cf/rf...... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0
Mark Peer ph/rf......... 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Bounds lf........... 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2
Darren Wood pr/cf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. W. Keller rf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Antonio Bostic ph/cf.... 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Cam Walters ss.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Phillips 3b......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Derek Wigginton ph/lf... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Frick c/dh.......... 4 1 2 3 1 0 8 1 0
Jayson Cox 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1
David Mote ph/1b........ 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sam Bozanich 2b.......... 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Jeff Dragg dh............ 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kelley Gulledge dh/c.... 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Dan Chavers ss/3b........ 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
Justin Lombardi p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.J. Green p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kris McWhirter p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Matt Bernard p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 42 15 14 13 3 5 27 7 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Mercer Bears........ 000 003 000 - 3 8 6
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 001 050 180 - 15 14 2
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E - R. Newton 2(3); R. Rodriguez 2(6); J. Avery(1); G. Schmidt(3);
Bounds(1); Lombardi(1). DP - ALABAMA 1. LOB - Mercer 10; ALABAMA 9. 2B - C.
Campbell(4); P. Phillips(4); Wigginton(1); Chavers(3). 3B - Frick(1). HR -
J. Avery(7); Chavers 2(5). HBP - J. Vein; Bounds 2; Dragg. SH - R.
Rodriguez(5). SB - A. Phillips(1).
Mercer Bears IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Matt Parker......... 6.0 7 6 3 0 4 27 29
Jason Page.......... 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 5 5
Gino Betta.......... 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 2 4
Alton Kersey........ 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 3 4
Wayne Tally......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 5 6
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Justin Lombardi..... 5.0 5 3 3 3 5 20 23
B.J. Green.......... 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 3 6
Kris McWhirter...... 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 6 7
Matt Bernard........ 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4
Win - Lombardi (1-0). Loss - M. Parker (3-1). Save - None.
WP - A. Kersey(3). HBP - by M. Parker (Bounds); by M. Parker (Dragg); by Green
(J. Vein); by W. Tally (Bounds). BK - M. Parker(1).
Umpires -
Start: Time: 3:07 Attendance: 3206
Game notes:
Justin Lombardi first career win for Alabama...Dan Chavers career-high two
home runs and reached base five times...UA has scored 63 runs in its last
four home games...Bama 11-0 at home this season...Mercer season-high six
errors...Peer season-high three RBI...Game two of series Wednesday at 2 PM
Lombardi faced 3 batters in the 6th.
G. Betta faced 4 batters in the 8th.
A. Kersey faced 4 batters in the 8th.
Game: BAMA14
Play-by-Play
1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Play-by-Play
Mar 3, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Sewell-Thomas)
Score by Innings R H E
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Mercer Bears........ 000 003 000 - 3 8 6
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 001 050 180 - 15 14 2
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Mercer Bears starters: 3/2b R. Newton; 1/ss R. Rodriguez; 21/dh Castleberry; 5/rf J.
Avery; 13/lf C. Campbell; 23/3b G. Schmidt; 26/1b C. Connelly; 2/cf B. Magourik; 7/c
J. Vein; 18/p M. Parker;
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE starters: 28/cf P. Phillips; 6/lf Bounds; 9/rf Keller; 2/3b A.
Phillips; 16/c Frick; 34/1b Cox; 4/2b Bozanich; 39/dh Dragg; 1/ss Chavers; 36/p
Lombardi;
Mercer Bears 1st - R. Newton grounded out to 2b. R. Rodriguez fouled out to
1b. Castleberry struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 1st - P. Phillips struck out swinging. Bounds singled to
center field. Keller flied out to ss. A. Phillips reached on a fielder's choice;
Bounds out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 2nd - J. Avery grounded out to 3b. C. Campbell singled to right
field. C. Campbell advanced to second on a throwing error by p. G. Schmidt struck
out swinging, out at first c to 1b. C. Connelly flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2nd - Frick grounded out to ss. Cox grounded out to 3b.
Bozanich grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 3rd - B. Magourik struck out swinging. J. Vein lined out to lf.
R. Newton walked. R. Rodriguez grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 3rd - Dragg lined out to 3b. Chavers homered to right
field, RBI. P. Phillips flied out to cf. Bounds hit by pitch. Keller reached on a
fielder's choice; Bounds out at second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Mercer Bears 4th - Castleberry flied out to cf. J. Avery flied out to lf. C.
Campbell walked. G. Schmidt flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 4th - A. Phillips struck out swinging. Frick flied out
to rf. Cox struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 5th - C. Connelly walked. B. Magourik struck out swinging. J.
Vein singled to right field; C. Connelly advanced to second. R. Newton struck out
swinging. R. Rodriguez flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 5th - Bozanich grounded out to 2b. Dragg hit by pitch.
Chavers homered to right field, 2 RBI; Dragg scored. P. Phillips doubled down the lf
line. Bounds singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; P. Phillips
advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned. Bostic pinch hit for Keller.
Bostic flied out to lf. A. Phillips reached on a fielding error by 3b; Bounds
advanced to third. A. Phillips stole second. Frick singled to right center, 2 RBI;
A. Phillips scored, unearned; Bounds scored, unearned. Cox flied out to 2b. 5
runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 6th - P. Phillips to rf. Bostic to cf. Castleberry singled to
center field. J. Avery homered to right field, 2 RBI; Castleberry scored. C.
Campbell doubled to center field. Green to p for Lombardi. G. Schmidt singled to
left field, RBI; C. Campbell scored. C. Connelly lined into double play 3b to 1b; G.
Schmidt out on the play. B. Magourik struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 6th - Bozanich popped up to 2b. Dragg struck out
swinging. Chavers reached on a fielding error by ss. P. Phillips singled to left
field; Chavers advanced to second. P. Phillips advanced to second on a balk; Chavers
advanced to third on a balk. Bounds flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Mercer Bears 7th - J. Vein hit by pitch. R. Newton walked; J. Vein advanced
to second. R. Rodriguez grounded out to p, SAC; R. Newton advanced to second; J.
Vein advanced to third. McWhirter to p for Green. Castleberry reached on a fielder's
choice; R. Newton advanced to third; J. Vein out at home p to c. J. Avery flied out
to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 7th - J. Page to p for M. Parker. Bostic reached on a
throwing error by 2b. A. Phillips flied out to rf. Frick tripled to left center,
RBI; Bostic scored, unearned. Cox grounded out to p. Bozanich grounded out to ss.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 8th - C. Campbell walked. G. Schmidt flied out to rf. C.
Connelly singled to left center; C. Campbell advanced to second, advanced to third
on a throwing error by lf. B. Magourik struck out swinging. B. Blair to c for J.
Vein. B. Blair pinch hit. B. Blair struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 8th - Castleberry to c. G. Betta to p for J. Page.
Gulledge to dh for Dragg. Gulledge walked. Chavers doubled to right field; Gulledge
advanced to third. Peer pinch hit for P. Phillips. Peer singled, advanced to third
on an error by rf, 2 RBI; Chavers scored; Gulledge scored. Bounds walked. A. Kersey
to p for G. Betta. Bostic singled to left field, RBI; Bounds advanced to second;
Peer scored. Wigginton pinch hit for A. Phillips. Wigginton doubled down the rf
line, RBI; Bostic advanced to third; Bounds scored. Wigginton advanced to third on a
wild pitch; Bostic scored on a wild pitch. Frick walked. Mote pinch hit for Cox.
Mote singled to right field, RBI; Frick advanced to second; Wigginton scored. W.
Tally to p for A. Kersey. Bozanich singled to left center, RBI; Mote advanced to
second; Frick scored. Gulledge struck out swinging. Chavers reached on a fielding
error by ss; Bozanich advanced to second; Mote advanced to third. Peer grounded out
to 2b, RBI; Chavers advanced to second; Bozanich advanced to third; Mote scored.
Bounds hit by pitch. Wood pinch ran for Bounds. Bostic reached on a fielder's
choice; Wood advanced to second; Chavers out at second ss unassisted. 8 runs, 6
hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Mercer Bears 9th - Peer to rf. Wood to cf. Walters to ss for Bostic.
Wigginton to lf. Frick to dh. Mote to 1b. Gulledge to c. Chavers to 3b. Bernard to p
for McWhirter. R. Newton struck out looking. R. Rodriguez grounded out to 3b.
Castleberry singled to left field. J. Avery struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9th - Bernard to p for Frick. / for Bernard. W. Tally
to p for B. Blair. / for W. Tally. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.