May 27, 2000
Mississippi State at Notre Dame May 27, 2000 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)
Mississippi State 8 (40-17)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO AShane Kelly cf............ 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0Phill. Willingham rf...... 5 3 5 1 0 0 2 0Travis Chapman 3b......... 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 4Jon Knott 1b.............. 4 1 2 2 1 0 14 0Ty Martin dh.............. 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0Jamie Rock lf............. 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0Daron Wright 2b........... 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3Ryan McGrath c............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 2Matt. Maniscalco ss....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4Mark Freed p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals.................... 40 8 14 8 2 3 27 13
Notre Dame 1 (44-17)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO AKen Meyer dh.............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Steve Stanley cf.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Ben Cooke cf.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0Alec Porzel ss............ 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 4Jeff Felker 1b............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0Kris Billmaier lf......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0Brian Stavisky rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0Matt Nussbaum 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Jeff Perconte 2b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Paul O'Toole c............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Matt Strickroth ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Bok c................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Andrew Bushey 3b.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Scott Cavey p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Duff p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Totals.................... 32 1 4 1 2 9 27 8
Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Mississippi State 230 201 000 - 8 14 1Notre Dame 000 001 000 - 1 4 2----------------------------------------------
E - Knott(9), Alec Porzel(25), K. Billmaier(6).DP - Notre Dame 1. LOB - MSU 8, Notre Dame 7.2B - Chapman 2(22), Knott(14), Martin(12), Alec Porzel(22). 3B - Kelly(8), Willingham(4).SB - McGrath(9), S. Stanley(28).SF - Chapman(6).
Mississippi State IP H R ER BB SO AB BFMark Freed.......... 9.0 4 1 1 2 9 32 35
Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BFScott Cavey......... 4.0 10 7 6 2 3 22 24Drew Duff........... 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 18 19
Win - Freed 9-1. Loss - Scott Cavey 6-3. Save - None.HBP - by Freed (K. Billmaier).Umpires - Home:Rick Hall 1st:Kelly Nutt 2nd:Bill Davis 3rd:Bill SlishStart: 2:59 pm Time: 2:29 Attendance: 9784
Game Notes:Game 4 of 2000 Starkville Regional/Regional Semi-Final 1#1 Mississippi State advances to Sunday's championship game at 1:30 p.m.#3 Notre Dame will play #2 Tulane tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the secondregional semi-final.
Play-by-play
2000 STARKVILLE REGIONAL Mississippi State at Notre Dame May 27, 2000 at Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field)
Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Mississippi State 230 201 000 - 8 14 1Notre Dame 000 001 000 - 1 4 2----------------------------------------------
Mississippi State inning 1
Kelly walked (3-1). Willingham singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (2-1), Kelly advanced to second, advanced to third on the error. Chapman doubled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2), Willingham scored, unearned, Kelly scored. Knott walked (3-0). Martin flied out to cf (3-1). Rock flied out to cf (0-0). Wright struck out (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 1
Ken Meyer struck out (1-2). S. Stanley walked (3-2). S. Stanley stole second. Alec Porzel grounded out to 3b (2-2). Jeff Felker grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 2
McGrath flied out to cf (0-0). Maniscalco flied out to rf (0-0). Kelly tripled down the rf line (2-2). Willingham singled through the right side, RBI (0-0), Kelly scored. Chapman singled to first base (0-0), Willingham advanced to third. Knott doubled to left center, 2 RBI (2-0), Chapman scored, Willingham scored. Martin flied out to rf (3-1). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 2
K. Billmaier singled to left field (0-0). B. Stavisky struck out looking (2-2). M. Nussbaum struck out looking (2-2). Paul O'Toole reached on a fielding error by 1b (1-2), K. Billmaier advanced to third. A. Bushey reached on a fielder's choice (0-1), Paul O'Toole out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 3
Rock flied out to rf (0-0). Wright struck out (1-2). McGrath singled to center field (1-0). McGrath stole second. Maniscalco struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 3
Ken Meyer struck out (2-2). S. Stanley grounded out to ss (1-0). Alec Porzel walked (3-2). Jeff Felker singled through the right side (0-0), Alec
Porzel advanced to third. K. Billmaier flied out to cf (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 4
Kelly grounded out to 3b (2-2). Willingham singled to center field (2-2). Chapman doubled down the lf line (0-1), Willingham advanced to third. Knott reached on a fielder's choice (1-0), Chapman advanced to third, Willingham out at home ss to c. Martin doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-1), Knott scored, Chapman scored. Rock grounded out to ss (2-1). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 4
B. Stavisky grounded out to ss (0-0). M. Nussbaum flied out to rf (1-0). Paul O'Toole grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 5
Drew Duff to p for Scott Cavey. Ben Cooke to cf for S. Stanley. Wright flied out to cf (1-2). McGrath fouled out to 1b (0-0). Maniscalco flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 5
A. Bushey flied out to lf (0-0). Ken Meyer grounded out to 3b (0-2). Ben Cooke grounded out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 6
Kelly grounded out to ss (1-0). Willingham tripled to center field (2-2). Chapman flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1), Willingham scored. Knott singled through the left side (2-1). Martin popped up to ss (1-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 6
Alec Porzel doubled to left center (0-2). Jeff Felker grounded out to 2b (1-1), Alec Porzel advanced to third. K. Billmaier grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-1), Alec Porzel scored. B. Stavisky struck out, out at first c to 1b (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 7
Rock fouled out to 1b (2-1). Wright flied out to lf (1-1). McGrath grounded out to p (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 7
M. Nussbaum struck out looking (3-2). Strickroth pinch hit for Paul
O'Toole. Strickroth popped up to ss (2-2). A. Bushey singled up the middle (1-1). Ken Meyer grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 8
J. Perconte to 2b for M. Nussbaum. Matt Bok to c for Strickroth. Maniscalco popped up to ss (3-2). Kelly reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2). Willingham singled to center field (0-2), Kelly advanced to second. Chapman grounded out to p (1-2), Willingham advanced to second, Kelly advanced to third. Knott grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 8
Ben Cooke struck out looking, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Alec Porzel flied out to rf (0-0). Jeff Felker grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Mississippi State inning 9
Martin flied out to lf (2-1). Rock singled through the right side (0-0). Wright grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-0), Rock out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Notre Dame inning 9
K. Billmaier hit by pitch (2-2). B. Stavisky grounded out to ss (0-1), K. Billmaier advanced to second. J. Perconte struck out (2-2). Matt Bok struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Game Notes:Game 4 of 2000 Starkville Regional/Regional Semi-Final 1#1 Mississippi State advances to Sunday's championship game at 1:30 p.m.#3 Notre Dame will play #2 Tulane tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the secondregional semi-final.