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                2003 Notre Dame Final Reg.-Season Stats                     #25 Notre Dame vs #23 Rutgers        May 24, 2003 at Bridgewater, N.J. (Commerce Bank Park)
Notre Dame 11 (43-16)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgSteve Sollmann 2b......... 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 0Brennan Grogan lf......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Craig Cooper ph/lf........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Steve Andres dh........... 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Matt Edwards 3b........... 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 5 1 Greg Lopez 3b............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kris Billmaier cf......... 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0Matt Macri ss............. 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 1Cody Rizzo rf............. 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1Javi Sanchez c............ 3 1 2 1 1 0 6 0 1Joe Thaman 1b............. 4 1 3 3 0 1 14 0 2Matt Laird p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Totals.................... 35 11 12 9 7 4 27 16 10

Rutgers 3 (36-20)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgBADGER, Graig 2b.......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2WOLSKI, Matt dh........... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1FRAZIER, Jeff rf.......... 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0ESPOSITO, Vinny 3b........ 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1NORMANE, Steve 1b......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 14 1 1VASQUEZ, Alberto c........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0DEFENDIS, Johnny lf....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1CERULO, Nick cf........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1BIONDE, Mike ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 SHADE, Leon ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0JANSEN, Jim p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DIAL, Erik p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PARKER, Shaun p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DECHRISTOFANO, OJ p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Totals.................... 34 3 9 3 1 6 27 15 7


Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Notre Dame 302 010 302 - 11 12 1Rutgers 011 001 000 - 3 9 1----------------------------------------------
E - Matt Macri(17); BADGER.DP - Irish 1; Knights 1. LOB - Irish 10; Knights 7.2B - Matt Edwards(16); ESPOSITO.HR - K. Billmaier(5); Joe Thaman(1); FRAZIER.SH - Matt Macri(7); Javi Sanchez(5); Joe Thaman(6); VASQUEZ.
Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPMatt Laird.......... 9.0 9 3 2 1 6 34 37 128

Rutgers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPJANSEN, Jim......... 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 12 15 52DIAL, Erik.......... 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 9 11 38PARKER, Shaun....... 1.2 1 3 2 3 2 5 10 39DECHRISTOFANO, OJ... 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 9 12 40


Win - Matt Laird 2-1. Loss - JANSEN 3-4. Save - None.WP - Matt Laird(6); JANSEN 2.HBP - by JANSEN (Steve Andres); by DIAL (Matt Macri); by PARKER (Craig Cooper);by Matt Laird (WOLSKI).Umpires -Start: 8:10 PM Time: Attendance:
Game Notes:ID-195957

Play-by-play

                2003 Notre Dame Final Reg.-Season Stats                         Notre Dame vs Rutgers        May 24, 2003 at Bridgewater, N.J. (Commerce Bank Park)

Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Notre Dame 302 010 302 - 11 12 1Rutgers 011 001 000 - 3 9 1----------------------------------------------
Notre Dame inning 1
S. Sollmann singled up the middle (2-2). S. Sollmann advanced to second on a wild pitch. B. Grogan singled to first base, bunt (2-1); S. Sollmann advanced to third. Steve Andres hit by pitch (0-0); B. Grogan advanced to second. Matt Edwards doubled to right center, 3 RBI (1-2); Steve Andres scored; B. Grogan scored; S. Sollmann scored. K. Billmaier grounded out to ss (3-1). Matt Macri popped up to 2b to center field (2-2). Cody Rizzo struck out swinging (1-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 1
BADGER grounded out to 2b (2-1). WOLSKI struck out swinging (2-2). FRAZIER grounded out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 2
Javi Sanchez singled to left center (0-1). Joe Thaman grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Javi Sanchez advanced to second. S. Sollmann grounded out to 3b (3-1). B. Grogan flied out to lf down the lf line (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 2
ESPOSITO doubled to right center (2-1). NORMANE singled to left field, RBI (1-0); ESPOSITO scored. VASQUEZ out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); NORMANE advanced to second. DEFENDIS grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0); NORMANE advanced to third. CERULO struck out looking (0-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 3
Steve Andres grounded out to 3b (1-2). Matt Edwards singled up the middle (1-1). Matt Edwards advanced to second on a wild pitch. K. Billmaier homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-0); Matt Edwards scored. Matt Macri walked (3-1). DIAL to p for JANSEN. Cody Rizzo grounded out to 3b (0-0); Matt Macri advanced to second. Javi Sanchez grounded out to ss (2-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 3
BIONDE struck out looking (1-2). BADGER grounded out to ss (0-0). WOLSKI singled to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss (1-2). FRAZIER singled through the right side, RBI (3-2); WOLSKI scored, unearned. ESPOSITO flied out to lf (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 4
Joe Thaman singled through the right side (1-2). S. Sollmann flied out to rf down the rf line (2-2). B. Grogan flied out to cf to right center (0-0). Steve Andres flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 4
NORMANE grounded out to 3b (1-1). VASQUEZ grounded out to ss (0-1). DEFENDIS lined out to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 5
Matt Edwards walked (3-1). K. Billmaier grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-2); Matt Edwards out on the play. Matt Macri hit by pitch (1-2). Cody Rizzo singled through the left side (0-0); Matt Macri advanced to
second. Javi Sanchez singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-0); Cody Rizzo advanced to third; Matt Macri scored. PARKER to p for DIAL. Joe Thaman struck out looking (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Rutgers inning 5
CERULO grounded out to p (1-0). BIONDE grounded out to 2b (1-1). BADGER singled up the middle (3-2). WOLSKI grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 6
S. Sollmann grounded out to c, bunt (2-1). Craig Cooper pinch hit for B. Grogan. Craig Cooper hit by pitch (1-0). Steve Andres struck out swinging (3-2). Matt Edwards grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 6
Craig Cooper to lf. FRAZIER homered to left field, RBI (2-1). ESPOSITO grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). NORMANE singled to shortstop (3-2). VASQUEZ flied out to cf (0-0). DEFENDIS grounded out to 2b (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 7
K. Billmaier walked (3-1). Matt Macri out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); K. Billmaier advanced to second. Cody Rizzo walked (3-0). Javi Sanchez walked (3-2); Cody Rizzo advanced to second; K. Billmaier advanced to third. Joe Thaman singled to pitcher, bunt, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-0); Javi Sanchez scored, unearned; Cody Rizzo advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b; K. Billmaier scored. DECHRISTOFNO to p for PARKER. S. Sollmann flied out to cf (1-0); Joe Thaman advanced to third. Craig Cooper grounded out to 3b (3-1). 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 7
CERULO grounded out to 3b (3-2). BIONDE grounded out to ss up the middle (3-2). BADGER struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 8
Steve Andres grounded out to 2b (0-1). Matt Edwards singled down the lf line (2-1). K. Billmaier flied out to cf (1-0). Matt Macri struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 8
WOLSKI hit by pitch (1-1). FRAZIER reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); WOLSKI out at second 3b to 2b. ESPOSITO singled through the right side (3-2); FRAZIER advanced to third. NORMANE grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-0); ESPOSITO out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 9
Cody Rizzo walked (3-1). Javi Sanchez grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-2); Cody Rizzo advanced to second. Joe Thaman homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); Cody Rizzo scored. S. Sollmann grounded out to p (1-0). Craig Cooper walked (3-2). Steve Andres grounded out to 2b (2-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Rutgers inning 9
Greg Lopez to 3b for Matt Edwards. VASQUEZ struck out swinging (1-2). DEFENDIS singled up the middle (0-1). DEFENDIS advanced to second on a wild pitch. CERULO walked (3-2). SHADE pinch hit for BIONDE. SHADE struck out looking (0-2). BADGER reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); CERULO out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Game Notes:ID-195957