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Game 5: #6 Indiana 5-3 over #7 Ohio State (Elimination Game)

saluno22

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Mar 1, 2006
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First Pitch: 9:02am

#7 OHIO STATE (35-19)
(L) CF Montgomery
(R) DH Sabanosh
(L) RF Porter
(R) 1B Ratcliff
(L) LF Dawson
(R) 3B Kuhn
(R) 2B Sergakis
(L) C Gretz
(R) SS Nennig
LHP Riga (5-3)

#6 INDIANA (32-21)
(L) 2B Rodrigue
(R) SS Ramos
(R) C Hartong
(L) DH Donley
(R) LF Sowers
(L) CF Dedelow
(R) 1B Cangelosi
(L) RF Nolden
(R) 3B Wilhite
LHP Hart (4-0)

Another beautiful morning at the ballpark, clear skies, gentle/negligible wind from right filed to left field. Might need to bust out the sunscreen.

About 5 minutes before first pitch:
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In the Bottom of the 1st:
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Probably about 50-60 Indiana fans here now, 20 Ohio State fans, and 50 miscellaneous fans and scouts.
 
Top 1: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (L) CF Montgomery: K looking
1 out --- (R) DH Sabanosh: Single laced to CF
1 out 1-- (L) RF Porter: Single laced to RF
1 out 12- (R) 1B Ratcliff: Pop up to 2B
2 out 12- (L) LF Dawson: Groundout to 2B, 4-3

0-0
 
Bot 1: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (L) Rodrigue: Hard groundout to P, 1-3
1 out --- (R) SS Ramos: K swinging, ball in dirt, 2-3
2 out --- (R) C Hartong: Single up the middle past diving SS
2 out 1-- (L) DH Donley: Groundout to 2B, 4-3

0-0
 
Top 2: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (R) 3B Kuhn: Single up the middle
0 out 1-- (R) 2B Sergakis: Single thru right side, Kuhn to 2nd
0 out 12- (L) C Gretz: Bunt into fielder's choice, 3-5, Kuhn out at 3rd, Sergakis to 2nd
1 out 12- (R) SS Nennig: Chopper to 3rd, fielder's choice, Sergakis forced out at 3rd, throw to 1st off the mark high
2 out 12- (L) Montgomery: Sharp groundout to 1b, unassisted

0-0

23 pitches thrown that inning by Hart, 38 total (14/24).
 
Bot 2: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (R) LF Sowers: Groundout to P, 1-3 (knocked the pitcher's glove off)
1 out --- (L) CF Dedelow: 3-pitch K swinging
2 out --- (R) 1B Cangelosi: Single up the middle (SS playing very wide)
2 out 1-- (L) RF Nolden: K swinging

0-0

Riga 26 total pitches (6/20). Working efficiently.
 
Top 3: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (R) DH Sabanosh: Fly out to RF
1 out --- (L) RF Porter: Groundout to 3B, 5-3
2 out --- (R) 1B Ratcliff: Fly out to CF

0-0

Hart 51 total pitches (18/33). Good bounceback inning.
 
Bot 3: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (R) 3B Wilhite: Lined out to SS
1 out --- (L) 2B Rodrigue: Groundout 2-3, driven into ground in front of home plate
2 out --- (R) SS Ramos: Groundout to 3B, 5-3

0-0

Riga 30 total pitches (6/24). Four-pitch inning, all strikes! Can't get much more efficient.
 
Top 4: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (L) LF Dawson: Infield single to the left side, fielded by SS deep in the hole
0 out 1-- (R) 3B Kuhn...
- Pickoff throw to 1B, Dawson tagged by 2B
1 out --- (R) 3B Kuhn: Deep fly out to RF in front of 365 sign (very long at bat, fouled off many 0-2, 1-2, and 3-2 pitches to stay alive; ump had to get more baseballs twice for that plate appearance)
2 out --- (R) 2B Sergakis: Groundout to P, 1-3, fielded between the legs

0-0

Hart 74 total pitches (24/50). Starting to get up there.

Some groups of school children starting to file in to boost the attendance numbers.
 
Bot 4: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

*** 0 out --- (R) C Hartong: Solo HR just over the 377 sign in left-center
0 out --- (L) DH Donley: Groundout to SS, 6-3
1 out --- (R) LF Sowers: K swinging, ball in dirt, tagged by C
2 out --- (L) CF Dedelow: Chopper groundout to 2B, 4-3

1-0 Indiana

Riga 38 total pitches (8/30). 8-pitch inning.
 
Top 5: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (L) C Gretz: Groundout to 2B, 4-3
1 out --- (R) SS Nennig: Chopper to P, 1-3
2 out --- (L) CF Montgomery: Single lined up the middle thru pitcher's glove, practically took his head off
2 out 1-- (R) DH Sabanosh...
- Montgomery caught stealing, tagged at 2nd

1-0 Indiana

Hart 79 total pitches (25/54). Much better inning.
 
Bot 5: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (R) 1B Cangelosi: Walk
0 out 1-- (L) RF Nolden: Sac bunt 2-4, Cangelosi to 2nd
*** 1 out -2- (R) 3B Wilhite: Single up the middle past SS (aligned wide on the play, seemed to give up on it), Cangelosi scores
1 out 1-- (L) Rodrigue: 4-6-3 double play

2-0 Indiana

Riga 51 total pitches (13/38).
 
Top 6: Ohio State

LHP Hart for Indiana

0 out --- (R) DH Sabanosh: Fly out to RF
1 out --- (L) RF Porter: Groundout to 2B, 4-3 (2B was positioned deep in the hole)
2 out --- (R) 1B Ratcliff: Lined out to RF

2-0 Ohio State

Hart 92 total pitches (29/63).
 
Bot 6: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (R) SS Ramos: K swinging
1 out --- (R) C Hartong: Groundout to SS, 6-3
2 out --- (L) DH Donley: Deep fly out to LF warning track

2-0 Indiana

Riga 67 total pitches (20/47). Solid inning.
 
Top 7: Ohio State

PITCHING CHANGE: RHP Effross for Indiana
(Hart went 6IP, 6H, 1K, 0R, 0ER)

0 out --- (L) LF Dawson: 4-pitch walk
0 out 1-- (R) 3B Kuhn: Bloop single to LF, 2B interfered with Dawson as he rounded 2nd (collision) but Dawson still beat the throw to 3rd (no idea why he was going to 3rd on the play, but it worked out), Kuhn to 2nd on the throw.
- Indiana coach mound visit after Kuhn plate appearance
*** 0 out -23 (R) 2B Sergakis: Chopper groundout to SS, 6-3, Kuhn to 3rd, Dawson scores
1 out --3 (L) C Gretz: Chopper groundout to P, turns to 3rd to hold Kuhn, tosses to 1B 1-3
*** 2 out --3 (R) SS Nennig: Single thru the left side, Kuhn scores
2 out 1-- (L) CF Montgomery...
- Nennig caught stealing, tagged by SS

2-2

Rough inning for Effross to concede the lead.
 
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Bot 7: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (R) LF Sowers: Fly out to LF at the wall (377 sign)
1 out --- (L) CF Dedelow: Sharply-hit groundout to 1B, unassisted
2 out --- (R) 1B Cangelosi: 3-pitch K looking

2-2

Riga 72 total pitches (21/51). 5-pitch inning. As efficient as you can be with a K.
 
Top 8: Ohio State

RHP Effross for Indiana

0 out --- (L) CF Montgomery: Line out to RF
1 out --- (R) DH Sabanosh: Fly out to CF
2 out --- (L) RF Porter: K swinging

2-2
 
Bot 8: Indiana

LHP Riga for Ohio State

0 out --- (L) RF Nolden: K looking
1 out --- (R) 3B Wilhite: Groundout up the middle to 2B, 4-3
2 out --- (L) 2B Rodrigue: Single to RF
2 out 1-- (R) SS Ramos...
- Rodrigue stole 2nd, throw from C to 2B off the mark to the left of 2nd
2 out -2- (R) SS Ramos: Walk
2 out 12- (R) C Hartong: Walk
- Ohio State coach mound visit after Hartong plate appearance
*** 2 out 123 (L) DH Donley: Bases-clearing double to the LF gap, rolled to the 377 sign, Rodrigue scores, Ramos scores, Hartong scores
- Ohio State coach visits umpire to argue a borderline 2-2 ball call from the pitch preceeding Donley double
- PITCHING CHANGE: RHP Kinker. Riga exits with 98 total pitches (33/65).
- PINCH RUNNER: Eustace for Donley
2 out -2- (R) LF Sowers: K swinging

5-2 Indiana
 
Top 9: Ohio State

PITCHING CHANGE: RHP Halstead for Indiana

*** 0 out --- (R) 1B Ratcliff: Solo HR lined to LF (didn't have much elevation, got out of there quickly)
0 out --- (L) LF Dawson: K swinging
1 out --- (R) 3B Kuhn: Fly out to LF
2 out --- (R) 2B Sergakis: Knuckled groundout to SS, 6-3

FINAL: 5-3 Indiana

Indiana (33-21) advances to face the loser of today's 5pm game between #2 Iowa (39-14) and #3 Michigan (34-24) at 3:30pm tomorrow (BTN).
Ohio State (35-20) is eliminated.
 
Wow. Gotta feel sorry for Riga. All that two out trouble after pitching a great game.
 
Wow. Gotta feel sorry for Riga. All that two out trouble after pitching a great game.
Yeah, I was about to type that Ohio State is setting up well for the next couple days with Riga going so deep if they can pull it out as the momentum felt decidedly in their favor after the 7th inning.
 
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