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Louisiana-Lafayette vs Wichita State (Mar 05, 2004)
3/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Louisiana-Lafayette vs Wichita State (Mar 05, 2004)
Box score (newspaper)
2004 Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Baseball
Louisiana-Lafayette at Wichita State
Mar 05, 2004 at Wichita, KS (Eck Stadium)
Louisiana-Lafayette 2 (7-3) Wichita State 4 (1-0)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Merendino, Justin 2b....... 3 1 1 0 Napolitan lf............... 4 1 1 0
Coker, John cf............. 2 0 0 0 Blasi cf................... 4 1 2 2
Saloom, Brad ph........... 1 0 0 0 Sorensen 1b................ 3 1 1 1
Morris, Dallas 3b.......... 2 1 1 2 Moffitt rf................. 4 1 2 1
Hawke, Phillip 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 Green 3b/2b................ 4 0 0 0
Bourque, Justin ss......... 2 0 0 0 Erstad dh.................. 4 0 0 0
Core, Ryan c............... 3 0 0 0 McCoola ss................. 3 0 0 0
Landry, Josh lf............ 3 0 0 0 Muich c.................... 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez, Jason rf........ 3 0 0 0 Smarsh 2b.................. 3 0 1 0
Preau, Kevin dh............ 2 0 1 0 Schermerhorn 3b........... 0 0 0 0
Ardoin, Kevin p............ 0 0 0 0 Pelfrey p.................. 0 0 0 0
Salazar, Jered p.......... 0 0 0 0 Hottovy p................. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 25 2 3 2 Totals..................... 32 4 8 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Louisiana-Lafayette. 100 100 000 - 2 3 1
Wichita State....... 000 000 04X - 4 8 1
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E - Merendino; McCoola. LOB - UL Lafayette 2; WSU 5. 2B - Napolitan. HR - Morris;
Blasi; Sorensen; Moffitt. HBP - Morris. SH - Merendino; Coker; Morris. SB - Bourque,
J; Preau; Blasi; Sorensen; Moffitt. CS - Merendino; Preau.
Louisiana-Lafayette IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Ardoin, Kevin ............. 7.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 28 29 6 11
Salazar, Jered L,1-1...... 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1
Wichita State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Pelfrey ................... 5.1 2 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 15 21 3 7
Hottovy W,1-0............. 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 10 1 4
HBP - by Pelfrey (Morris). PB - Core.
Strikeouts - Coker 2; Saloom; Hawke 2; Core 2; Landry; Rodriguez; Napolitan; Blasi;
Erstad 2; Smarsh. Walks - Bourque, J; Preau; Sorensen.
Umpires - HP: Randy Wetzel 1B: Dennis Walker 3B: Barry Ecstein
Start: 3:04pm Time: 2:09 Attendance: 3012
Game: UL10
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Baseball
Louisiana-Lafayette at Wichita State
Mar 05, 2004 at Wichita, KS (Eck Stadium)
Louisiana-Lafayette 2 (7-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Merendino, Justin 2b..... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Coker, John cf........... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Saloom, Brad ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Morris, Dallas 3b........ 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hawke, Phillip 1b........ 4 0 0 0 0 2 14 1 0
Bourque, Justin ss....... 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0
Core, Ryan c............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0
Landry, Josh lf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Rodriguez, Jason rf...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Preau, Kevin dh.......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ardoin, Kevin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Salazar, Jered p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 25 2 3 2 2 9 24 14 2
Wichita State 4 (1-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Napolitan lf............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Blasi cf................. 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1
Sorensen 1b.............. 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 2 0
Moffitt rf............... 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Green 3b/2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Erstad dh................ 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
McCoola ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Muich c.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 0
Smarsh 2b................ 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 0
Schermerhorn 3b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pelfrey p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hottovy p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals................... 32 4 8 4 1 5 27 15 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Louisiana-Lafayette. 100 100 000 - 2 3 1
Wichita State....... 000 000 04X - 4 8 1
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E - Merendino; McCoola. LOB - UL Lafayette 2; WSU 5. 2B - Napolitan. HR -
Morris; Blasi; Sorensen; Moffitt. HBP - Morris. SH - Merendino; Coker;
Morris. SB - Bourque, J; Preau; Blasi; Sorensen; Moffitt. CS - Merendino;
Preau.
Louisiana-Lafayette IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Ardoin, Kevin....... 7.1 6 2 2 1 4 28 29
Salazar, Jered...... 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 4 4
Wichita State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Pelfrey............. 5.1 2 2 1 2 5 15 21
Hottovy............. 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 10 10
Win - Hottovy (1-0). Loss - Salazar (1-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Pelfrey (Morris). PB - Core.
Umpires - HP: Randy Wetzel 1B: Dennis Walker 3B: Barry Ecstein
Start: 3:04pm Time: 2:09 Attendance: 3012
Game: UL10
Play-by-Play
2004 Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns Baseball
Louisiana-Lafayette at Wichita State - Play-by-Play
Mar 05, 2004 at Wichita, KS (Eck Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Louisiana-Lafayette. 100 100 000 - 2 3 1
Wichita State....... 000 000 04X - 4 8 1
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Louisiana-Lafayette starters: 6/2b Merendino; 7/cf Coker; 30/3b Morris; 27/1b Hawke;
12/ss Bourque, J; 22/c Core; 32/lf Landry; 21/rf Rodriguez; 2/dh Preau; 31/p Ardoin;
Wichita State starters: 9/lf Napolitan; 11/cf Blasi; 29/1b Sorensen; 7/rf Moffitt;
31/3b Green; 21/dh Erstad; 2/ss McCoola; 22/c Muich; 32/2b Smarsh; 41/p Pelfrey;
Louisiana-Lafayette 1st - Merendino reached on a throwing error by ss,
advanced to second. Coker grounded out to 2b, bunt, SAC; Merendino advanced to
third. Morris grounded out to 2b, bunt, SAC, RBI; Merendino scored, unearned. Hawke
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 1st - Napolitan grounded out to p. Blasi struck out looking.
Sorensen grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 2nd - Bourque, J walked. Core struck out swinging. Landry
struck out looking. Bourque, J stole second. Rodriguez grounded out to ss. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 2nd - Moffitt popped up to ss. Green grounded out to 2b. Erstad
reached on a fielding error by 2b. McCoola grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 3rd - Preau singled up the middle. Merendino grounded out
to 3b, bunt, SAC; Preau advanced to second. Coker struck out looking. Preau out at
third c to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 3rd - Muich singled to left field. Smarsh flied out to rf.
Napolitan fouled out to 1b. Blasi reached on a fielder's choice; Muich out at second
2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 4th - Morris homered, RBI. Hawke popped up to 3b.
Bourque, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. Core flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 4th - Sorensen grounded out to 2b. Moffitt singled to left
field. Moffitt stole second. Green grounded out to 2b; Moffitt advanced to third.
Erstad struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 5th - Landry grounded out to p. Rodriguez struck out
swinging. Preau walked. Preau stole second. Merendino flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 5th - McCoola grounded out to 2b. Muich out at first 1b to p.
Smarsh struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 6th - Coker struck out swinging. Morris hit by pitch.
Hottovy to p for Pelfrey. Hawke struck out swinging. Morris out at second p to 1b to
2b, picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 6th - Napolitan struck out swinging. Blasi singled up the
middle. Blasi advanced to second on a passed ball. Sorensen walked. Moffitt fouled
out to 1b. Sorensen stole second; Blasi stole third. Green grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 7th - Bourque, J flied out to cf. Core struck out
swinging. Landry out at first p to 2b to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 7th - Erstad flied out to lf. McCoola lined out to ss. Muich
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 8th - Rodriguez grounded out to 2b. Preau grounded out to
3b. Merendino singled to left field. Merendino out at second p to 1b to ss, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 8th - Smarsh singled up the middle. Smarsh out at first p to
1b, picked off. Napolitan doubled to right field. Blasi homered, 2 RBI; Napolitan
scored. Salazar to p for Ardoin. Sorensen homered, RBI. Moffitt homered, RBI. Green
grounded out to 2b. Erstad struck out looking. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Louisiana-Lafayette 9th - Green to 2b. Schermerhorn to 3b for Smarsh. Saloom
pinch hit for Coker. Saloom struck out looking. Morris grounded out to ss. Hawke
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Wichita State 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 2 (Mar 05, 2004 at Wichita, KS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Louisiana-Lafayette. 100 100 000 - 2 3 1 (7-3) Wichita State....... 000 000 04X - 4 8 1 (1-0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Louisiana-Lafayette - Ardoin; Salazar(8). Wichita State - Pelfrey; Hottovy(6). Win-Hottovy(1-0) Loss-Salazar(1-1) T-2:09 A-3012 HR UL - Morris. HR WSU - Blasi; Sorensen; Moffitt. Game: UL10
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