
Mercer Bears vs ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (Mar 4, 1998)
Box score (NCAA)
1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Mar 4, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mercer Bears 5 (11-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ryan Newton 2b........... 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1
Chris Connelly lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Denny Bryant ph......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Sayer cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Castleberry 1b..... 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 1
Josh Brookshire ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Campbell p/dh....... 3 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 0
Jeremy Avery rf.......... 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1
Greg Schmidt 3b.......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
Brent Magourik cf........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Brandon Blair ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Gino Betta p............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Vein c............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
Rafael Rodriguez ss...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Jason Page p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 5 8 4 6 9 24 10 9
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 12 (13-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Paul Phillips cf......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0
Antonio Bostic cf....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Bozanich 2b.......... 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1
Cam Walters ph/2b....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Andy Phillips 3b......... 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1
Matt Frick c............. 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 1
David Mote ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jayson Cox 1b............ 2 3 2 3 1 0 7 0 0
Drew Bounds lf........... 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Dan Chavers ss........... 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0
Kelley Gulledge dh/c..... 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Mark Peer rf............. 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Darren Wood rf.......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Freddie Kitchens p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kris McWhirter p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Torres p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 12 16 10 2 6 27 7 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Mercer Bears........ 104 000 000 - 5 8 5
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 031 032 21X - 12 16 2
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E - M. Sayer(1); Castleberry(1); C. Campbell(1); G. Schmidt(2); J. Vein(1);
Peer(1); Kitchens(1). DP - Mercer 1; ALABAMA 1. LOB - Mercer 9; ALABAMA 4.
2B - G. Schmidt(1). 3B - Frick(2). HR - C. Campbell(1); Bozanich(1); Cox(3);
Gulledge(1). SF - Cox(1); Chavers(1). SB - P. Phillips(3); Bozanich(1).
Mercer Bears IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Chad Campbell....... 6.0 13 9 8 1 3 28 30
Jason Page.......... 1.0 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
Gino Betta.......... 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 5 5
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Freddie Kitchens.... 2.1 3 5 4 4 2 11 15
Kris McWhirter...... 4.2 5 0 0 1 6 18 19
Manny Torres........ 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 6 7
Win - McWhirter (1-0). Loss - C. Campbell (1-1). Save - None.
Umpires - HP: David Kelly 1B: Brian Hale 3B: Shane Metheny
Start: 2:04 PM Time: 2:37 Attendance: 3295
Game notes:
Kris McWhirter first career win and career-high 4.2 IP and 6 K...UA fresh-
men pitchers have won nine of team's 13 games this season...Sam Bozanich
first career HR...Jayson Cox first career game-winning RBI (2-run HR in 5th
inning)...Jim Wells 500th game as Division I head coach (353-147, .707)...
Game: BAMA15
Play-by-Play
1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Play-by-Play
Mar 4, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Score by Innings R H E
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Mercer Bears........ 104 000 000 - 5 8 5
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 031 032 21X - 12 16 2
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Mercer Bears starters: 3/2b R. Newton; 26/lf C. Connelly; 21/1b Castleberry; 13/p C.
Campbell; 5/rf J. Avery; 23/3b G. Schmidt; 2/cf B. Magourik; 7/c J. Vein; 1/ss R.
Rodriguez;
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE starters: 28/cf P. Phillips; 4/2b Bozanich; 2/3b A. Phillips;
16/c Frick; 34/1b Cox; 6/lf Bounds; 1/ss Chavers; 25/dh Gulledge; 27/rf Peer; 11/p
Kitchens;
Mercer Bears 1st - R. Newton struck out looking. C. Connelly flied out to rf.
Castleberry walked. C. Campbell walked; Castleberry advanced to second. J. Avery
reached on a fielding error by rf; C. Campbell advanced to third on a fielding error
by rf; Castleberry scored on a fielding error by rf, unearned. G. Schmidt grounded
out to p. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 1st - P. Phillips singled, bunt. Bozanich grounded into
double play ss to 2b to 1b; P. Phillips out on the play. A. Phillips singled to
center field. Frick grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 2nd - B. Magourik flied out to lf. J. Vein flied out to cf. R.
Rodriguez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2nd - Cox singled to left field. Bounds singled to left
field; Cox advanced to second. Chavers struck out swinging. Bounds advanced to
second on a throwing error by p; Cox advanced to third on a throwing error by p.
Gulledge walked. Peer singled, advanced to third on an error by 1b, 2 RBI; Gulledge
advanced to third, out at home 3b to c; Bounds scored; Cox scored. P. Phillips
singled to third base, advanced to second on an error by 3b, RBI; Peer scored.
Bozanich struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 4 errors, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 3rd - R. Newton walked. R. Newton advanced to second on a
throwing error by p. C. Connelly struck out swinging. Castleberry walked. C.
Campbell homered to left center, 3 RBI; Castleberry scored; R. Newton scored. J.
Avery singled to left field. G. Schmidt doubled to right center, RBI; J. Avery
scored. McWhirter to p for Kitchens. B. Magourik struck out swinging. J. Vein flied
out to cf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 3rd - A. Phillips flied out to cf. Frick tripled down
the rf line. Cox flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Frick scored. Bounds flied out to lf.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 4th - R. Rodriguez singled to center field. R. Newton popped up
to 2b. C. Connelly struck out looking. Castleberry flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 4th - Chavers struck out swinging. Gulledge grounded out
to 2b. Peer flied out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 5th - C. Campbell struck out swinging. J. Avery singled to
center field. G. Schmidt grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; J. Avery out on
the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 5th - P. Phillips grounded out to ss. Bozanich homered
to left center, RBI. A. Phillips grounded out to ss. Frick singled to center field.
Cox homered to left center, 2 RBI; Frick scored. Bounds lined out to 2b. 3 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 6th - B. Magourik walked. J. Vein grounded out to 3b; B.
Magourik advanced to second. R. Rodriguez flied out to cf. R. Newton grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 6th - Chavers grounded out to ss. Gulledge homered down
the lf line, RBI. Peer flied out to lf. P. Phillips singled to center field.
Bozanich singled to right field; P. Phillips advanced to second. Bozanich stole
second; P. Phillips stole third, scored on an error by c, unearned. A. Phillips
flied out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Mercer Bears 7th - D. Bryant pinch hit for C. Connelly. D. Bryant singled to
center field. Castleberry struck out looking. C. Campbell struck out swinging. J.
Avery singled to left field; D. Bryant advanced to second. G. Schmidt singled to
shortstop; J. Avery advanced to second; D. Bryant advanced to third. B. Blair pinch
hit for B. Magourik. B. Blair struck out looking. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 7th - C. Campbell to dh. J. Page to p. M. Sayer to cf
for D. Bryant. C. Campbell to lf. J. Page to p for B. Blair. / for J. Page. Frick
grounded out to ss. Cox walked. Bounds reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced
to third; Cox scored on a fielding error by cf, unearned. Chavers flied out to rf,
SF, RBI; Bounds scored, unearned. Gulledge struck out looking. 2 runs, 0 hits, 2
errors, 0 LOB.
Mercer Bears 8th - Bostic to cf for P. Phillips. Wood to rf for Peer. Torres
to p for McWhirter. J. Vein grounded out to ss. R. Rodriguez grounded out to 1b
unassisted. R. Newton flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 8th - G. Betta to p for J. Page. Wood singled to center
field. Bostic singled to second base; Wood advanced to second. Walters pinch hit for
Bozanich. Walters struck out swinging. A. Phillips singled, advanced to second on
the throw, RBI; Bostic advanced to second, out at second lf to ss; Wood scored. Mote
pinch hit for Frick. Mote struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Mercer Bears 9th - Walters to 2b. Torres to p for Mote. Gulledge to c. / for
Torres. G. Betta to p for M. Sayer. M. Sayer to cf for G. Betta. G. Betta flied out
to rf. Brookshire pinch hit for Castleberry. Brookshire popped up to lf. C. Campbell
walked. J. Avery struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.