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 Game 31: at St. Mary's - May 4, 1:00pm at Max Molock Field 
 
 
 
 Quick-Hit Cobbers Sweep
St. Mary's to Keep Pace in the MIAC Playoff Race. 
 The two victories keeps Concordia bunched up with a group of four teams for the three remaining conference playoff spots. The Cobbers are now 10-6 in league play and tied for third place in the MIAC with Augsburg. Concordia is only one game behind second-place St. Olaf and one game ahead of fifth-place Gustavus. The Cobbers inch one step closer to the .500 mark with their overall record. They are now 15-17 on the year. St. Mary's sees their last chance for the playoffs walk out the door, as they are now 7-11 in the MIAC and 15-13 overall. In the first game, Concordia scored nine times before the Cardinals were able to answer with a pair of runs in the fifth inning. The Cobbers scored a single run in the first inning and then added four more to push the lead to 5-0 after the first two innings. Concordia then added four more runs in the fourth inning to give Cobber starting pitcher Bryan Romsa a comfortable 9-0 lead. Staked to his biggest margin of the season, Romsa contained the St. Mary's hitters for three runs on seven hits. He struck out four to pick up his team-leading fifth win of the season. Since the Cobbers threw out the blue plans for the game by scoring early and often, the lead offensive attack was also a complete 180-degree turn from the norm. Entering the game, the top four hitters in the lineup usually carried the load and drove in the majority of runs. In the opener on Wednesday, the bottom five players in the order combined to pick up eight of the team's 11 hits and drove in five of the nine runs. Nick Esala, Ryan Emter and Aaron Eckhoff all collected two hits apiece. The number five, six and seven hitters in the batting order went 6-for-12, scored four runs and drove in three. Scott Halupczok (eighth in the lineup) and Bryant Bergeson (ninth) each added key hits that led to runs. It took Concordia a little longer to get going in the second game. After strolling through two scoreless innings, Concordia exploded for three runs in the third inning. It was the second straight game that the Cobbers scored first, but only the eighth time they have scored the first run in the game in their 17 league contests. The lead was quickly lost as St. Mary's countered for four runs in the bottom of the inning. After cruising through the first two innings, giving up only one hit, Cobber starting pitcher Blake Trenbeath was roughed up for four runs on three hits in the third inning alone. From that point on, the Cardinals would only collect one more hit in the game as Trenbeath pitched another six strong innings to pick up his third straight victory. St. Mary's held a 4-3 lead until the sixth inning when Halupczok picked up a key two-out single that scored Esala from third base. The biggest noise of the day from the top of the order came in the top of the seventh. After leadoff hitter Matt Youngquist started the inning with a single, and then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Billy DeNet, Chris Klabo broke out of a recent hitting slump by smashing a ball over the leftfield fence to give Concordia a 6-4 lead. Concordia closer Josh Dietz finished off the game in short order. Coming on in relief in the bottom of the seventh, Dietz induced a ground ball to second and then struck out the next two batters to pick up his fourth save of the year. On the day, Esala was most productive Cobber at the plate. The Concordia designated hitter was 5-for-8 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Esala improved his season batting average total to .342. The two multiple-hit games brings his season total to eight in that category, and he has now hit safely in four straight games. Concordia has two tough series
left in conference play. The Cobbers will host Bethel on Saturday, May
7 at 1:00pm at the Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex, and then finish
the year by playing Augsburg on Monday, May 8 at noon at Faber Field in
St. Cloud in a game that was postponed from April 26. Currently, the Royals
are two games behind Concordia in the MIAC with a 9-9 record and the Auggies
are tied with the Cobbers for third place. 
 
 Concordia vs Saint Mary's (May 04, 2005)
 Box score (newspaper)The Automated ScoreBook Concordia at Saint Mary's (Game 1) May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn. (Max Molock Field) Concordia 9 (14-17,9-8) Saint Mary's 3 (15-12,7-10) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Matt Youngquist rf......... 4 1 1 0 Black 2b................... 4 0 2 3 Billy Denet ss............. 4 1 2 1 Winecke ss................. 3 0 0 0 Chris Klabo lf............. 4 1 0 1 Majerus cf................. 3 0 0 0 Brian Schumacher 3b........ 4 0 0 1 Rink rf.................... 3 0 1 0 Nick Esala dh.............. 4 2 2 1 Knudsen lf................. 3 0 1 0 Ryan Emter cf.............. 4 1 2 1 Cosgrove 1b................ 1 0 0 0 Aaron Eckhoff c............ 4 1 2 1 Kuhn pr................... 0 1 0 0 Scott Halupczok 1b......... 4 1 1 0 Pederson 3b............... 1 0 0 0 Bryant Bergeson 2b......... 3 1 1 2 Krieger dh................. 3 1 1 0 Bryan Romsa p.............. 0 0 0 0 Rueda 3b................... 2 0 1 0 Hayashi ph................ 1 0 0 0 Jacobsen c................. 3 1 1 0 M. Popek p................. 0 0 0 0 Reiter p.................. 0 0 0 0 Barthel p................. 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 35 9 11 8 Totals..................... 27 3 7 3 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Concordia........... 140 400 0 - 9 11 1 Saint Mary's........ 000 020 1 - 3 7 5 ----------------------------------------- E - Denet; Winecke 4; Cosgrove. DP - Concordia 1; Saint Mary's 1. LOB - Concordia 6; Saint Mary's 5. 2B - Youngquist; Bergeson; Black. SB - Emter; Black. CS - Winecke. Concordia IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan Romsa W,5-2......... 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 27 29 6 9 Saint Mary's IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- M. Popek L,5-2............ 3.2 9 9 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 23 24 5 4 Reiter .................... 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 1 Barthel ................... 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 WP - Romsa 2; M. Popek 2. PB - Eckhoff. Strikeouts - Klabo; Emter; Bergeson; Winecke; Majerus; Rueda; Jacobsen. Walks - Bergeson; Winecke; Cosgrove. Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: Game: 05BS31 Box score (NCAA)The Automated ScoreBook Concordia at Saint Mary's (Game 1) May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn. (Max Molock Field) Concordia 9 (14-17,9-8) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Matt Youngquist rf....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billy Denet ss........... 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 Chris Klabo lf........... 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 Brian Schumacher 3b...... 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Nick Esala dh............ 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Emter cf............ 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 Aaron Eckhoff c.......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 Scott Halupczok 1b....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 Bryant Bergeson 2b....... 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 Bryan Romsa p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals................... 35 9 11 8 1 3 21 11 6 Saint Mary's 3 (15-12,7-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Black 2b................. 4 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 0 Winecke ss............... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 Majerus cf............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 Rink rf.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Knudsen lf............... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cosgrove 1b.............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 Kuhn pr................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pederson 3b............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Krieger dh............... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rueda 3b................. 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 Hayashi ph.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacobsen c............... 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 M. Popek p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Reiter p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barthel p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 27 3 7 3 2 4 21 9 5 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Concordia........... 140 400 0 - 9 11 1 Saint Mary's........ 000 020 1 - 3 7 5 ----------------------------------------- E - Denet; Winecke 4; Cosgrove. DP - Concordia 1; Saint Mary's 1. LOB - Concordia 6; Saint Mary's 5. 2B - Youngquist; Bergeson; Black. SB - Emter; Black. CS - Winecke. Concordia IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Bryan Romsa......... 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 27 29 Saint Mary's IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- M. Popek............ 3.2 9 9 4 1 1 23 24 Reiter.............. 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 Barthel............. 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 Win - Romsa (5-2). Loss - M. Popek (5-2). Save - None. WP - Romsa 2; M. Popek 2. PB - Eckhoff. Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: Game: 05BS31 Box score (composite)The Automated ScoreBook Concordia at Saint Mary's (Game 1) - Composite Box Score May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn. (Max Molock Field) Concordia 9 (14-17,9-8) Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Youngquist rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Denet ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Klabo lf 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Schumacher 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Esala dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emter cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 Eckhoff c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Halupczok 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 Bergeson 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Romsa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals...... 35 9 11 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 21 11 1 Saint Mary's 3 (15-12,7-10) Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black 2b 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Winecke ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Majerus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 Rink rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Knudsen lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cosgrove 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 Kuhn pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pederson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Krieger dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rueda 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 Hayashi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacobsen c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 M. Popek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Reiter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barthel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 27 3 7 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 21 9 5 Concordia IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Romsa W,5-2 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 29 6 9 Saint Mary's IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M. Popek L,5-2 3.2 9 9 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 24 5 4 Reiter 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 1 Barthel 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 Umpires - Start: 1:00 Time: 2:00 Attendance: Game: 05BS31 Play-by-PlayThe Automated ScoreBook Concordia at Saint Mary's (Game 1) - Play-by-Play May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn. (Max Molock Field) Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Concordia........... 140 400 0 - 9 11 1 Saint Mary's........ 000 020 1 - 3 7 5 ----------------------------------------- Concordia starters: 12/rf Youngquist; 1/ss Denet; 10/lf Klabo; 18/3b Schumacher; 11/dh Esala; 24/cf Emter; 9/c Eckhoff; 30/1b Halupczok; 23/2b Bergeson; 20/p Romsa; Saint Mary's starters: 4/2b Black; 1/ss Winecke; 9/cf Majerus; 25/rf Rink; 13/lf Knudsen; 5/1b Cosgrove; 20/dh Krieger; 26/3b Rueda; 21/c Jacobsen; 22/p M. Popek; Concordia 1st - Youngquist doubled down the lf line. Denet flied out to cf; Youngquist advanced to third. Klabo struck out swinging. Youngquist scored on a wild pitch. Schumacher grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Saint Mary's 1st - Black grounded out to p. Winecke walked. Majerus struck out swinging. Winecke out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Concordia 2nd - Esala singled to right field. Emter reached on an error by ss; Esala advanced to third. Eckhoff singled to first base, RBI; Emter advanced to second; Esala scored, unearned. Halupczok singled through the left side; Eckhoff advanced to second; Emter advanced to third. Bergeson doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Halupczok advanced to third; Eckhoff scored; Emter scored. Youngquist grounded out to 3b. Denet reached on an error by ss, RBI; Bergeson advanced to third; Halupczok scored, unearned. Klabo flied out to rf. Schumacher flied out to cf. 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Saint Mary's 2nd - Rink grounded out to ss. Knudsen grounded out to ss. Cosgrove flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Concordia 3rd - Esala out at first 1b to p. Emter singled to shortstop. Eckhoff popped up to 2b. Emter stole second. Halupczok out at first 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Saint Mary's 3rd - Krieger popped up to 2b. Rueda singled to center field. Rueda advanced to second on a passed ball. Jacobsen struck out looking. Black reached on an error by ss; Rueda advanced to third. Winecke struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Concordia 4th - Bergeson walked. Youngquist flied out to cf. Denet singled to third base, bunt; Bergeson advanced to second. Denet advanced to second; Bergeson advanced to third on a wild pitch. Klabo reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Denet advanced to third on an error by ss; Bergeson scored. Schumacher reached on an error by ss, RBI; Klabo advanced to second; Denet scored, unearned. Esala singled to center field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; Schumacher advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b; Klabo scored, unearned. Emter singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Esala scored, unearned. Reiter to p for M. Popek. Eckhoff popped up to 2b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Saint Mary's 4th - Majerus flied out to cf. Rink singled to right center. Knudsen hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Rink out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Concordia 5th - Halupczok grounded out to 3b. Bergeson struck out swinging. Youngquist reached on an error by 1b, advanced to second. Denet singled to third base; Youngquist advanced to third. Klabo flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Saint Mary's 5th - Cosgrove walked. Krieger flied out to cf. Rueda struck out swinging. Jacobsen singled to third base; Cosgrove advanced to second. Kuhn pinch ran for Cosgrove. Jacobsen advanced to second; Kuhn advanced to third on a wild pitch. Black doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Jacobsen scored; Kuhn scored. Black stole third. Winecke grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia 6th - Pederson to 3b for Kuhn. Rueda to 1b. Barthel to p for Reiter. Schumacher grounded out to 3b. Esala popped up to ss. Emter struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Saint Mary's 6th - Majerus flied out to cf. Rink grounded out to 2b. Knudsen singled to right field. Knudsen advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pederson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia 7th - Eckhoff singled up the middle. Halupczok hit into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Eckhoff out on the play. Bergeson lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Saint Mary's 7th - Krieger singled to third base. Hayashi pinch hit for Rueda. Hayashi out at first 1b to p; Krieger advanced to second. Jacobsen grounded out to p; Krieger advanced to third. Black singled up the middle, RBI; Krieger scored. Winecke flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Plate appearance breakdownThe Automated ScoreBook Concordia at Saint Mary's (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn. (Max Molock Field) Concordia 9 (14-17,9-8) ----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly Player TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Youngquist rf..... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 1 Denet ss.......... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-3 2-4 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 Klabo lf.......... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-4 0-4 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 0 2 Schumacher 3b..... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 2 0 2 1 Esala dh.......... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 Emter cf.......... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-1 1-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Eckhoff c......... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 0 2 Halupczok 1b...... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0 Bergeson 2b....... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 Romsa p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals............ 36 35 11 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 11-35 6-17 7-22 12-22 2-10 4-7 1-1 5-8 1 6 1 7 9 ------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly Concordia BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Romsa............... 29 27 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 7-26 3-15 4-10 2-7 9 6 Line scoreConcordia 9, Saint Mary's 3 (May 04, 2005 at Wionna, Minn.) (Game 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------- Concordia........... 140 400 0 - 9 11 1 (14-17, 9-8) Saint Mary's........ 000 020 1 - 3 7 5 (15-12, 7-10) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Concordia - Romsa. Saint Mary's - M. Popek; Reiter(4); Barthel(6). Win-Romsa(5-2) Loss-M. Popek(5-2) T-2:00 A-0 Game: 05BS31  | 
 
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