May 29, 1999

                1999 NCAA Baseball Championship              Cal State Fullerton at Univ. of Notre Dame        May 29, 1999 at South Bend Regional (Frank Eck Stadium)
Cal State Fullerton 6 (46-11)Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgDavid Bacani 2b........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 .333Reed Johnson cf........... 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .400Spencer Oborn lf.......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .405Chris Beck 1b............. 4 1 2 2 0 2 9 0 0 .413Ryan Owens 3b............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .362Sean Bischofberger dh..... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261Shawn Norris ss........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 .296 Chad Olszanski ss......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267Craig Patterson c......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 .299Chris Stringfellow rf..... 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 .357 Robert Guzman rf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289Adam Johnson p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals.................... 33 6 8 6 4 6 27 5 5
Univ. of Notre Dame 3 (43-17)Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgSteve Stanley cf.......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .326Paul O'Toole c............ 4 2 2 1 1 1 6 0 0 .310Alec Porzel ss............ 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 .336Matt Nussbaum lf.......... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305Brant Ust 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 3 .363Jeff Felker 1b/rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .340Andrew Bushey 3b.......... 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 .270Matt Strickroth dh........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .200 Ed Golom ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .234Ben Cooke rf.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .267 Ken Meyer ph/1b........... 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .232Tim Kalita p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Chris McKeown p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000Totals.................... 34 3 8 3 5 6 27 14 9
Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Cal State Fullerton 010 040 100 - 6 8 0Univ. of Notre Dame 101 010 000 - 3 8 1----------------------------------------------
E - Tim Kalita(3). LOB - Titans 5; Irish 9. 2B - C. Patterson(5); S. Stanley(6); Paul O'Toole(15); Alec Porzel(15). 3B - Chris Beck(1). HR - Reed Johnson(12); Chris Beck(8); Ryan Owens(19); Paul O'Toole(7). SB - David Bacani(17); Reed Johnson(18); S. Oborn 2(23); Alec Porzel(11). CS - Stringfellow(2). SH - David Bacani(5).
Cal State Fullerton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPAdam Johnson........ 9.0 8 3 3 5 6 34 39 3.22 132
Univ. of Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPTim Kalita.......... 4.2 5 5 5 4 6 17 22 5.16 78Chris McKeown....... 4.1 3 1 1 0 0 16 16 3.53 58
Win - Adam Johnson 10-3. Loss - Tim Kalita 4-2. Save - None.Umpires - Home:Tony Maners 1st:Ken Couch 2nd:Larry Randall 3rd:Jack Cox Start: 3:04 Time: 2:25 Attendance: 1607Game Notes:Game 3: Michigan 13, Creighton 5 (Creighton eliminated). Notre Dame plays Michigan in game 5 at 7:00. Cal St Fullerton play ND-UM winner tomorrow in championship round at 1:00.
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1999 NCAA Baseball Championship Cal State Fullerton at Univ. of Notre Dame May 29, 1999 at South Bend Regional (Frank Eck Stadium) Score by innings: R H E----------------------------------------------Cal State Fullerton 010 040 100 - 6 8 0Univ. of Notre Dame 101 010 000 - 3 8 1----------------------------------------------
Cal State Fullerton inning 1 David Bacani flied out to rf (0-0). Reed Johnson struck out looking (0-2). S. Oborn popped up to 2b to right field (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 1 S. Stanley grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt (0-1). Paul O'Toole homered to right field, RBI (1-0). Alec Porzel doubled to left center (3-1). M. Nussbaum grounded out to 2b (0-1); Alec Porzel advanced to third. Brant Ust struck out swinging (1-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 2 Chris Beck struck out swinging (2-2). Ryan Owens homered to right field, RBI (2-2). Bischofbergr struck out swinging (1-2). Shawn Norris flied out to rf (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 2 Jeff Felker grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Andy Bushey popped up to 2b (2-0). Strickroth struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 3 C. Patterson grounded out to 3b (1-0). Stringfellow singled to shortstop (0-0). Stringfellow advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Stringfellow out at third p to 3b to 2b to p, caught stealing. David Bacani walked (3-2). Reed Johnson singled to third base, bunt (0-1); David Bacani advanced to second. Reed Johnson stole second; David Bacani stole third. S. Oborn grounded out to p (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 3 Ben Cooke grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). S. Stanley flied out to lf (2-0). Paul O'Toole doubled to right center (2-2). Alec Porzel walked (3-2). M. Nussbaum singled to right field, RBI (3-0); Alec Porzel advanced to third; Paul O'Toole scored. Brant Ust reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); M. Nussbaum out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 4 Chris Beck struck out swinging (1-2). Ryan Owens fouled out to 1b (0-0). Bischofbergr walked (3-2). Shawn Norris struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 4 Jeff Felker popped up to ss (2-2). Andy Bushey singled up the middle (0-0). Strickroth struck out swinging (2-2). Ben Cooke struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 5 C. Patterson walked (3-2). Stringfellow walked (3-0); C. Patterson advanced to second. David Bacani grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC (3-1); Stringfellow advanced to second; C. Patterson advanced to third. Reed Johnson homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-0); Stringfellow scored; C. Patterson scored. S. Oborn struck out swinging (0-2). Chris Beck homered to left center, RBI (1-1). C. McKeown to p for Tim Kalita. Ryan Owens grounded out to ss (1-1). 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 5 S. Stanley doubled down the lf line (2-1). Paul O'Toole flied out to rf (2-2); S. Stanley advanced to third. Alec Porzel singled to right field, RBI (2-0); S. Stanley scored. Alec Porzel stole second. M. Nussbaum flied out to cf (1-0). Alec Porzel out at second p to 2b, picked off. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 6 Bischofbergr popped up to 2b (1-0). Shawn Norris grounded out to 2b (3-1). C. Patterson doubled to right center (3-2). Stringfellow flied out to rf (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 6 Brant Ust grounded out to ss (0-0). Jeff Felker flied out to rf (1-0). Andy Bushey walked (3-2). Strickroth fouled out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 7 David Bacani grounded out to p (1-0). Reed Johnson singled to shortstop (0-0). S. Oborn reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Reed Johnson out at second 3b to 2b. S. Oborn stole second. S. Oborn stole third. Chris Beck tripled to right center, RBI (1-2); S. Oborn scored. Ryan Owens grounded out to 3b (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 7 Ken Meyer pinch hit for Ben Cooke. Ken Meyer singled to center field (0-0). S. Stanley popped up to ss (1-1). Paul O'Toole struck out looking (1-2). Alec Porzel flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 8 Jeff Felker to rf. Ken Meyer to 1b. Bischofbergr flied out to cf (2-2). Shawn Norris popped up to 2b (0-2). C. Patterson flied out to cf to left center (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 8 C. Olszanski to ss for Shawn Norris. M. Nussbaum grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Brant Ust walked (3-0). Jeff Felker flied out to lf (0-0). Andy Bushey walked (3-1); Brant Ust advanced to second. Ed Golom pinch hit for Strickroth. Ed Golom struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cal State Fullerton inning 9 Stringfellow grounded out to ss (0-0). David Bacani grounded out to ss (2-2). Reed Johnson grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of Notre Dame inning 9 R. Guzman to rf for Stringfellow. Ken Meyer grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). S. Stanley lined out to 1b, bunt (0-1). Paul O'Toole walked (3-2). Paul O'Toole advanced to second. Alec Porzel reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Paul O'Toole out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Game Notes:Game 3: Michigan 13, Creighton 5 (Creighton eliminated). Notre Dame plays Michigan in game 5 at 7:00. Cal St Fullerton play ND-UM winner tomorrow in championship round at 1:00.