April 22, 1998

Box Score


1998 Notre Dame Baseball Valparaiso Univ. at Univ. of Notre Dame Apr 22, 1998 at Notre Dame, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)
Valparaiso Univ. 1 (21-17-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgTim Gutowski lf/cf........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0Mike Lemmons 2b........... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Chris Moore ph............ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Billy Finn ss............. 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1Todd Poepard 1b........... 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 Kyle Musser pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.J. Swiatkowski dh/lf.... 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0Scott Lockhart c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 3Ryan Poepard cf/rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Nate Lawson rf............ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Jeff O'Connor ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Paul Stavnes 3b........... 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0Devin Helps p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals.................... 28 1 8 1 4 9 18 3 11

Univ. of Notre Dame 3 (32-10)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgAllen Greene, cf cf....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1J.J. Brock, ss ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0Larry Zimont, dh rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Cooke, of/if rf....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0Jeff Wagner, c dh......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Brant Ust, 3b 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0Alec Porzel, lf lf........ 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1Dan Leatherman 1b 1b...... 1 1 1 3 1 0 7 0 0Todd Frye, 2b 2b.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1Mike Knecht, c c.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0Chris McKeown p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tom O'Hagan p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Szczepanski p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals.................... 20 3 3 3 3 9 21 6 3


Score by innings: R H E-------------------------------------------Valparaiso Univ. 000 000 1 - 1 8 1Univ. of Notre Dame 030 000 - 3 3 0-------------------------------------------
E - Paul Stavnes(6).DP - Crusaders 1. LOB - Crusaders 11, Irish 3.2B - Billy Finn(13), Swiatkowski(6), Paul Stavnes(1), Jeff Wagner(10). 3B- Jeff Wagner(2).HR - Leatherman(8).SH - S. Lockhart(3), Mike Knecht(5).
Valparaiso Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPDevin Helps......... 6.0 3 3 3 3 9 20 24 96

Univ. of Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPChris McKeown....... 6.0 6 0 0 2 9 23 26 106Tom O'Hagan......... 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 4 5 16Steve Szczepanski... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7


Win - C. McKeown 4-1. Loss - Devin Helps 3-2. Save - Szczepanski (1).Umpires - Home:Ron Nordquist 1st:Perry Costello 3rd:Mike ConlinStart: 8:53 Time: 2:02 Attendance: 182
Game Notes:Notre Dame 22-1 run is best in Irish history (1992 team had a 21-1 run)Irish give up first earned run in 42.2 inningsGame 2 of doubleheader.

Play-by-play

                       1998 Notre Dame Baseball                Valparaiso Univ. at Univ. of Notre Dame         Apr 22, 1998 at Notre Dame, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)

Score by innings: R H E-------------------------------------------Valparaiso Univ. 000 000 1 - 1 8 1Univ. of Notre Dame 030 000 - 3 3 0-------------------------------------------
Valparaiso Univ. inning 1


Tim Gutowski flied out to lf (1-2). Mike Lemmons singled down the rf line
(2-2). Billy Finn struck out swinging (1-2). Todd Poepard grounded out to
2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 1


Allen Greene struck out looking (3-2). J.J. Brock popped up to 1b (1-1).
Larry Zimont grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 2


Swiatkowski doubled to left center (3-2). S. Lockhart grounded out to p,
bunt, SAC (2-0); Swiatkowski advanced to third. Ryan Poepard struck out
swinging (1-2). Nate Lawson struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 2


Jeff Wagner doubled to right center (1-1). Brant Ust struck out swinging
(2-2). Alec Porzel walked (3-1). Leatherman homered to right field, 3 RBI
(1-2); Alec Porzel scored; Jeff Wagner scored. Todd Frye walked (3-0).
Mike Knecht reached on a fielding error by 3b, bunt, SAC (0-0); Todd Frye
advanced to second. Allen Greene lined into double play ss unassisted
(1-2); Todd Frye out on the play. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 3


Ben Cooke to rf for Larry Zimont. Paul Stavnes doubled to right field
(1-0). Tim Gutowski grounded out to 2b (1-1); Paul Stavnes advanced to
third. Mike Lemmons struck out looking (3-2). Billy Finn struck out
swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 3


J.J. Brock struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). Ben Cooke flied
out to rf (1-0). Jeff Wagner struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 4


Todd Poepard singled to center field (1-2). Swiatkowski fouled out to 1b
(0-0). S. Lockhart struck out swinging (2-2). Ryan Poepard grounded out to
3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 4


Brant Ust struck out swinging (2-2). Alec Porzel flied out to lf (1-0).
Leatherman walked (3-2). Todd Frye struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 5


Nate Lawson struck out swinging (0-2). Paul Stavnes singled to right center
(2-2). Tim Gutowski walked (3-1); Paul Stavnes advanced to second. Mike
Lemmons struck out swinging (1-2). Billy Finn walked (3-2); Tim Gutowski
advanced to second; Paul Stavnes advanced to third. Todd Poepard flied out
to lf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 5


Mike Knecht lined out to 3b (0-0). Allen Greene struck out looking (2-2).

J.J. Brock struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 6


Swiatkowski singled to center field (3-2). S. Lockhart flied out to rf
(1-0). Ryan Poepard flied out to cf (0-0). J. O'Connor pinch hit for Nate
Lawson. J. O'Connor struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.


Univ. of Notre Dame inning 6


Tim Gutowski to cf. Swiatkowski to lf. Ryan Poepard to rf. Devin Helps to
p for J. O'Connor. / for Devin Helps. Ben Cooke struck out swinging (1-2).
Jeff Wagner tripled to right center (2-0). Brant Ust grounded out to 3b
(1-2). Alec Porzel fouled out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Valparaiso Univ. inning 7


Tom O'Hagan to p for C. McKeown. Paul Stavnes grounded out to ss (2-1).
Tim Gutowski grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Chris Moore pinch hit for Mike
Lemmons. Chris Moore singled to center field (1-2). Billy Finn doubled to
right center, RBI (1-0); Chris Moore scored. Todd Poepard walked (3-0).
Szczepanski to p for Tom O'Hagan. Kyle Musser pinch ran for Todd Poepard.
Swiatkowski walked (3-0); Kyle Musser advanced to second; Billy Finn
advanced to third. S. Lockhart flied out to rf (1-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.




Game Notes:
Notre Dame 22-1 run is best in Irish history (1992 team had a 21-1 run)
Irish give up first earned run in 42.2 innings
Game 2 of doubleheader.