The Winthrop Eagles, straight out of South Carolina, came rolling into Tempe this week with 30 wins and a respectable season and left between their tailfeathers between their legs.
Game one set the tone with a 14-3 win. Kipnis was 4-5 with 3 RBI, his 13th HR, a walk, and his 19th SB. Mike Leake went 7 shut out innings for 8 strike outs and no walks and picked up the win to move to 12-1 on the season.
A dominating effort from all fronts and really showed us at our best.
Game 2 was a display of what could go wrong in the post season. Jordan Swaggerty and Seth Blair got crushed for 9 ER. Our offense had 10 runs, but it nearly all came from our 2-4 spots who went 7-12 with 8 RBI and 3 home runs (Kipnis hit his 14th, Ramirez hit his 14th, Calhoun hit his 7th). The rest of the guys went 6-23 and 1 RBI.
In the end we got the win, but pitching is something we need to keep an eye on.
Game three showcased a player who needs to step up with Spence injured and he did just that. Jason Franzblou threw a CG shutout, strike out 5 walked 1. Our offense was all Ramirez and Calhoun as they both hit HRs. (15 and 8 respectively.) 5-0 win.
Series sweep. Oregon next. Team really needed this. Box scores after the jump.
Game 1
Box Score
2009 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball
Winthrop Eagles at #4 Arizona State
May 08, 2009 at Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)
Winthrop Eagles 3 (30-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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NOLAN, Kevin ss.......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0
ROHAN, Eddie dh/c........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
TISDALE, Eddie 1b........ 4 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 0
THIELEPAPE, Matt 3b...... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2
SULLIVAN, Sean rf........ 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0
HENDERSON, Bryn lf....... 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1
MURRIAN, John c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1
FRIES, Tyler p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOUGH, Greg p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRUNETTI, Tony ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BONOMI, Aaron 2b......... 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1
WALTERS, Cam cf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
BOGUE, Bryan ph/cf...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEWMAN, Wade p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
STUART, Austin p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MCBRIDE, Tyler p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 3 8 3 2 8 24 9 6
Arizona State 14 (36-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maggi, Drew ss........... 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2
Kipnis, Jason cf......... 5 4 4 3 1 0 4 0 0
Ramirez, Carlos c........ 5 1 3 2 0 1 7 1 2
Barnes, Austin c........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calhoun, Kole rf......... 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1
Newman, Matt dh.......... 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ruiz, Abe 1b............. 5 1 1 0 0 2 11 0 3
Ruettiger, Johnny lf..... 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3
Magee, Brandon ph/lf.... 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MacPhee, Zack 2b......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
McDonald, Jared 3b....... 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 0
Leake, Mike p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ishida, Jeeter p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 39 14 16 13 6 7 27 12 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Winthrop Eagles..... 000 000 102 - 3 8 1
Arizona State....... 511 001 33X - 14 16 2
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E - NOLAN, K.(16); MacPhee(9); McDonald(2). DP - Sun Devils 2. LOB - WU 6;
Sun Devils 11. 2B - TISDALE, E.(8); HENDERSON, B(18); Ramirez(9);
Calhoun(10). 3B - Kipnis(2); Ruettiger 2(2); McDonald(4). HR - BONOMI,
A.(2); Kipnis(13). HBP - Maggi; Magee. SH - Calhoun(3). SF - McDonald(1). SB
- Maggi(13); Kipnis(19); Calhoun(9).
Winthrop Eagles IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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NEWMAN, Wade........ 4.1 10 7 6 3 3 23 27
STUART, Austin...... 1.1 0 1 1 2 1 4 6
MCBRIDE, Tyler...... 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 8 9
FRIES, Tyler........ 0.2 2 3 3 0 0 3 6
HOUGH, Greg......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Leake, Mike......... 7.0 6 1 0 0 8 26 26
Ishida, Jeeter...... 2.0 2 2 0 2 0 8 10
Win - Leake (12-1). Loss - NEWMAN, W. (5-4). Save - None.
WP - FRIES, T.(2); STUART, A. 2(4). HBP - by FRIES, T. (Magee); by FRIES, T.
(Maggi). BK - NEWMAN, W.(1).
Umpires - HP: Chuck Lyon 1B: Patrick Riley 3B: Darren Hyman
Start: 6:30 Time: 3:00 Attendance: 2716
Weather: Hot
Game notes:
ID-757172
Game: GAME47
Game 2
Box Score 2009 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball
Game 3
Winthrop Eagles at #4 Arizona State
May 09, 2009 at Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)
Winthrop Eagles 9 (30-20)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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NOLAN, Kevin ss.......... 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 1
ROHAN, Eddie dh.......... 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
TISDALE, Eddie 1b........ 5 2 3 2 0 0 8 2 1
THIELEPAPE, Matt 3b...... 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
SULLIVAN, Sean rf........ 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0
HENDERSON, Bryn lf....... 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
MURRIAN, John c.......... 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 3
BONOMI, Aaron 2b......... 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 3
WALTERS, Cam cf.......... 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1
LAKE, Robert p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
D'ANGELO, Matteo p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOUGH, Greg p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
MIZENKO, Tyler p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 41 9 15 8 3 8 24 12 9
Arizona State 10 (37-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maggi, Drew ss........... 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0
Kipnis, Jason cf......... 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
Ramirez, Carlos c........ 4 2 2 5 1 0 8 1 1
Calhoun, Kole rf......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Newman, Matt dh.......... 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Ruiz, Abe 1b............. 4 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 0
Ruettiger, Johnny lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Magee, Brandon ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Workman, Andy lf........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MacPhee, Zack 2b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
McDonald, Jared 3b....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
Swagerty, Jordan p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Blair, Seth p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 10 13 10 4 3 27 13 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Winthrop Eagles..... 032 012 010 - 9 15 2
Arizona State....... 440 001 10X - 10 13 4
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E - SULLIVAN, S.(3); MURRIAN, J.(6); Maggi(9); Ruettiger(2); Workman(1);
Swagerty(3). LOB - WU 9; Sun Devils 5. 2B - SULLIVAN, S.(9); HENDERSON,
B(19); Kipnis(17); Ramirez(10); Calhoun(11); Ruiz(4). 3B - Kipnis(3). HR -
TISDALE, E.(8); BONOMI, A.(3); Kipnis(14); Ramirez(14); Calhoun(7);
Newman(6). SF - MURRIAN, J.(8). SB - Maggi(14); Kipnis(20). CS - TISDALE,
E.(4); Workman(2).
Winthrop Eagles IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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LAKE, Robert........ 1.1 7 8 8 2 0 10 12
D'ANGELO, Matteo.... 4.2 3 1 1 2 3 17 19
HOUGH, Greg......... 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 7 7
MIZENKO, Tyler...... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Swagerty, Jordan.... 5.0 9 6 6 2 3 23 26
Blair, Seth......... 4.0 6 3 3 1 5 18 19
Win - Blair (5-1). Loss - D'ANGELO, M. (6-2). Save - None.
WP - Swagerty(3).
Umpires - HP: Patrick Riley 1B: Darren Hyman 3B: Chuck Lyon
Start: 6:30 Time: 3:00 Attendance: 3056
Weather: 100 Degrees
Game notes:
ID-757175
Game: GAME48
Box Score
2009 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball
Winthrop Eagles at #4 Arizona State
May 10, 2009 at Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)
Winthrop Eagles 0 (30-21)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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NOLAN, Kevin ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
ROHAN, Eddie dh.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TISDALE, Eddie 1b........ 3 0 2 0 1 0 9 0 0
THIELEPAPE, Matt 3b...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
SULLIVAN, Sean rf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
HENDERSON, Bryn lf....... 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1
MURRIAN, John c.......... 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
BONOMI, Aaron 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
MCBRIDE, Tyler cf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
BRUNETTI, Tony ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOGUE, Bryan cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONTEITH, Ken p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
YODER, Dane p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIZENKO, Tyler p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 0 7 0 1 5 24 9 6
Arizona State 5 (38-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maggi, Drew ss........... 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
Kipnis, Jason cf......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ramirez, Carlos c........ 3 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 0
Calhoun, Kole lf......... 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 0
Newman, Matt rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Ruiz, Abe 1b............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0
Torrez, Raoul 3b........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wilson, Zach dh.......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
McDonald, Jared 3b/1b.... 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0
MacPhee, Zack 2b......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 3
Franzblau, Jason p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 32 5 9 4 5 4 27 16 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Winthrop Eagles..... 000 000 000 - 0 7 1
Arizona State....... 200 100 20X - 5 9 0
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E - TISDALE, E.(5). DP - WU 2; Sun Devils 2. LOB - WU 6; Sun Devils 9. 2B -
MURRIAN, J.(18); Ramirez(11). HR - Ramirez(15); Calhoun(8). HBP - Ramirez.
SB - Kipnis(21).
Winthrop Eagles IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MONTEITH, Ken....... 6.1 6 4 4 3 2 24 28
YODER, Dane......... 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
MIZENKO, Tyler...... 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 7 9
Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Franzblau, Jason.... 9.0 7 0 0 1 5 32 33
Win - Franzblau (2-2). Loss - MONTEITH, K. (3-3). Save - None.
WP - MONTEITH, K.(6). HBP - by MONTEITH, K. (Ramirez). BK - MIZENKO, T.(1).
Umpires - HP: Darren Hyman 1B: Chuck Lyon 3B: Patrick Riley
Start: 1:00 Time: 2:30 Attendance: 2282
Weather: 100 degrees
Game notes:
ID-757176
YODER, D. faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Game: GAME49