2002 Schedule/Results
2002 Statistics
Connecticut 6, Northeastern 3
Junior catcher Tyler Stefkovich singled to drive in pinchrunner Michael Tripaldi with the go-ahead run and Cy Hess later delivered a two-RBI double to make it 6-3. Mike Leonard started the rally with a one-out single. Mike McDonough then hit a routine grounder to third baseman Nick Graves, whose throw was dropped by first baseman Jonathan Kahn. That set the stage for Stefkovich, who knocked home the winning run with a single to right center. A bunt by Jon Gorrie moved Stefkovich to second and Hess then doubled in two runs to complete the game's scoring. Reliever Bob Barton got the NU Huskies in order in the ninth, striking out the final two batters to end the game.
Again, the host Huskies had their chances. NU fell behind 3-0, but came back.
Jeff Heriot tied the game with an opposite field homer to left off UConn starter Erik Drown to lead off the last of the eighth. The Huskies then loaded the bases with no one out, but Barton worked out of the jam to preserve the 3-3 tie. Mike Steinberg greeted Barton with a single through the right side and then Omar Pena bunted and reached when third baseman Dan Trubia was handcuffed by the bouncing ball. With men on first and second, NU's Luke Carlin bunted back to Barton who dropped the ball, another error that produced a bases-loaded situation. Barton escaped unscathed as two runners were forced at the plate on grounders by Miguel Paquette and Ben Beck, followed by a swinging strikeout by Kahn.
UConn got on the board in the top of the first, executing a perfect double steal. Peter Soteropoulos broke for second and drew a throw from Carlin to second baseman Erik Hagstrom. Meanwhile, Brett Burnham started scampering home from third and beat the wide return throw from Hagstrom. The visiting Huskies tacked on two more in the third, aided by a throwing error by NU starter Matt Cavallaro. Stefkovich led off with a single and Gorrie followed by bouncing a potential double-play ball back to Cavallaro, but his throw sailed into centerfield. Hess produced a run with sac fly and Soteropoulos had an RBI single to make it 3-0.
NU loaded the bases in its half of the third with one out, but Pena bounced into a double play to end the threat. Coach Neil McPhee's team cut into the deficit with a pair of runs in the seventh. Paquette walked and Carlin singled and both would come around to score on wild pitches by Drown.
Cavallaro went the distance and pitched well, allowing just eight hits and striking out a career-high nine batters. He surrendered just two earned runs.
April 18, 2002
Friedman Diamond (Brookline, MA)Connecticut rallied with three runs in the top of the ninth to defeat Northeastern 6-3 in a non-conference game at Friedman Diamond.
Connecticut 6 (17-15) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jon Gorrie 1b............. 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 2 Cy Hess cf................ 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 Brett Burnham ss.......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 Peter Soteropoulos rf..... 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 Dan Trubia 3b............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Mike Mocerino 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Mike Leonard dh........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Michael Tripaldi pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike McDonough lf......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Tyler Stefkovich c........ 4 2 2 1 0 0 9 0 Erik Drown p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Bob Barton p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals.................... 34 6 8 5 2 9 27 13 Northeastern 3 (13-11) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brad Czarnowski cf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Mike Steinberg rf......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Omar Pena ss.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Luke Carlin c............. 2 1 0 0 1 1 9 1 Miguel Paquette dh........ 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Beck lf............... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Colin Gaynor 1b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Jonathan Kahn 1b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Erik Hagstrom 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Nick Graves 3b............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Jeff Heriot rf/cf......... 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Matt Cavallaro p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals.................... 30 3 5 1 2 7 27 11 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Connecticut 102 000 003 - 6 8 2 Northeastern 000 000 210 - 3 5 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Trubia; Barton; Kahn; Cavallaro. DP - UConn 2. LOB - UConn 6; Northeastern 6. 2B - Hess. HR - Heriot(2). SB - Gorrie 2; Burnham; Soteropoulos. CS - Gorrie. SH - Gorrie; Pena; Carlin. SF - Hess. Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Erik Drown.......... 7.0 4 3 3 2 4 23 27 Bob Barton.......... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 7 9 Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Matt Cavallaro...... 9.0 8 6 2 2 9 34 39 Win - Barton 2-0. Loss - Cavallaro 0-2. Save - None. WP - Drown 2. HBP - by Cavallaro (Burnham); by Drown (Czarnowski); by Drown (Kahn). Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 124 Drown faced 1 batter in the 8th. PLAY-BY-PLAY Connecticut inning 1 Gorrie grounded out to ss. Hess lined out to 2b. Burnham hit by pitch. Soteropoulos singled to center field; Burnham advanced to third. Soteropoulos stole second; Burnham stole home. Trubia flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 1 Czarnowski flied out to cf. Pena flied out to lf. Carlin struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Connecticut inning 2 Mocerino grounded out to ss. Leonard struck out looking. McDonough struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern inning 2 Paquette walked. Beck grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Paquette out on the play. Gaynor struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Connecticut inning 3 Stefkovich singled to center field. Gorrie reached on a throwing error by p; Stefkovich advanced to third. Gorrie stole second. Hess flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Stefkovich scored, unearned. Burnham struck out looking. Soteropoulos singled to center field, RBI; Gorrie scored, unearned. Trubia struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 3 Hagstrom struck out looking. Graves singled to right field. Heriot singled to left field; Graves advanced to second. Czarnowski hit by pitch; Heriot advanced to second; Graves advanced to third. Pena grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Czarnowski out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Connecticut inning 4 Mocerino flied out to rf. Leonard struck out looking. McDonough singled to left field. Stefkovich lined out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 4 Carlin out at first 1b to p. Paquette grounded out to 2b. Beck grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Connecticut inning 5 Gorrie walked. Hess struck out looking. Gorrie stole second. Gorrie out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Burnham walked. Soteropoulos grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 5 Gaynor flied out to rf. Hagstrom popped up to ss. Graves grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Connecticut inning 6 Trubia popped up to 2b. Mocerino struck out swinging. Leonard grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern inning 6 Heriot out at first 1b to p. Czarnowski struck out looking. Pena fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Connecticut inning 7 Steinberg to rf for Czarnowski. Kahn to 1b for Gaynor. Heriot to cf. McDonough struck out swinging. Stefkovich grounded out to 2b. Gorrie struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern inning 7 Carlin walked. Paquette singled to right center; Carlin advanced to third. Paquette advanced to second; Carlin scored on a wild pitch. Beck flied out to cf; Paquette advanced to third. Paquette scored on a wild pitch. Kahn hit by pitch. Hagstrom flied out to rf. Graves reached on a fielder's choice; Kahn out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Connecticut inning 8 Hess grounded out to p. Burnham flied out to cf. Soteropoulos singled to shortstop. Trubia reached on a fielder's choice; Soteropoulos out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 8 Heriot homered to left field, RBI. Barton to p for Drown. Steinberg singled through the right side. Pena reached on an error by 3b, SAC, bunt; Steinberg advanced to second. Carlin reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; Pena advanced to second; Steinberg advanced to third. Paquette reached on a fielder's choice; Carlin advanced to second; Pena advanced to third; Steinberg out at home ss to c. Beck reached on a fielder's choice; Paquette advanced to second; Carlin advanced to third; Pena out at home p to c. Kahn struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Connecticut inning 9 Mocerino grounded out to 3b. Leonard singled through the left side. McDonough reached on an error by 1b; Leonard advanced to second. Tripaldi pinch ran for Leonard. Stefkovich singled to right center, RBI; McDonough advanced to third; Tripaldi scored. Gorrie grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Stefkovich advanced to second. Hess doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Stefkovich scored, unearned; McDonough scored, unearned. Burnham grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Northeastern inning 9 Hagstrom grounded out to ss. Graves struck out swinging. Heriot struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Drown faced 1 batter in the 8th.
