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Mercer Bears vs ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (Mar 3, 1998) Box score (NCAA)
                       1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
                      Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
               Mar 3, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Sewell-Thomas)

Mercer Bears 3 (11-7)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ryan Newton 2b...........  3  0  0  0   2  2  4  2   0
Rafael Rodriguez ss......  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   3
Chris Castleberry dh/c...  5  1  2  0   0  1  1  0   0
Jeremy Avery rf..........  5  1  1  2   0  1  2  0   3
Chad Campbell lf.........  2  1  2  0   2  0  1  0   0
Greg Schmidt 3b..........  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  3   1
Chris Connelly 1b........  3  0  1  0   1  0  7  0   1
Brent Magourik cf........  4  0  0  0   0  4  2  0   0
Jason Vein c.............  2  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   0
 Brandon Blair c/ph......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Matt Parker p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jason Page p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Gino Betta p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Alton Kersey p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Wayne Tally p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  3  8  3   5 10 24  9  10

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 15 (12-2)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Paul Phillips cf/rf......  4  1  2  0   0  1  2  0   0
 Mark Peer ph/rf.........  2  1  1  3   0  0  0  0   0
Drew Bounds lf...........  3  2  2  0   1  0  2  0   2
 Darren Wood pr/cf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
G. W. Keller rf..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   1
 Antonio Bostic ph/cf....  4  2  1  1   0  0  1  0   3
 Cam Walters ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Andy Phillips 3b.........  4  1  0  0   0  1  1  2   1
 Derek Wigginton ph/lf...  1  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Matt Frick c/dh..........  4  1  2  3   1  0  8  1   0
Jayson Cox 1b............  4  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   1
 David Mote ph/1b........  1  1  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
Sam Bozanich 2b..........  5  0  1  1   0  0  0  1   1
Jeff Dragg dh............  2  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Kelley Gulledge dh/c....  1  1  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
Dan Chavers ss/3b........  5  3  3  3   0  0  0  1   0
Justin Lombardi p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 B.J. Green p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Kris McWhirter p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Matt Bernard p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 42 15 14 13   3  5 27  7   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mercer Bears........ 000 003 000 -  3  8  6
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 001 050 180 - 15 14  2
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E - R. Newton 2(3); R. Rodriguez 2(6); J. Avery(1); G. Schmidt(3);
Bounds(1); Lombardi(1). DP - ALABAMA 1. LOB - Mercer 10; ALABAMA 9. 2B - C.
Campbell(4); P. Phillips(4); Wigginton(1); Chavers(3). 3B - Frick(1). HR -
J. Avery(7); Chavers 2(5). HBP - J. Vein; Bounds 2; Dragg. SH - R.
Rodriguez(5). SB - A. Phillips(1).

Mercer Bears           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Matt Parker.........  6.0  7  6  3  0  4 27 29
Jason Page..........  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  5  5
Gino Betta..........  0.0  2  4  4  2  0  2  4
Alton Kersey........  0.0  3  4  4  1  0  3  4
Wayne Tally.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  5  6

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Justin Lombardi.....  5.0  5  3  3  3  5 20 23
B.J. Green..........  1.1  1  0  0  1  1  3  6
Kris McWhirter......  1.2  1  0  0  1  2  6  7
Matt Bernard........  1.0  1  0  0  0  2  4  4

Win - Lombardi (1-0).  Loss - M. Parker (3-1).  Save - None.
WP - A. Kersey(3). HBP - by M. Parker (Bounds); by M. Parker (Dragg); by Green
(J. Vein); by W. Tally (Bounds). BK - M. Parker(1).
Umpires -
Start:   Time: 3:07   Attendance: 3206
Game notes:
Justin Lombardi first career win for Alabama...Dan Chavers career-high two
home runs and reached base five times...UA has scored 63 runs in its last
four home games...Bama 11-0 at home this season...Mercer season-high six
errors...Peer season-high three RBI...Game two of series Wednesday at 2 PM
Lombardi faced 3 batters in the 6th.
G. Betta faced 4 batters in the 8th.
A. Kersey faced 4 batters in the 8th.
Game: BAMA14

Play-by-Play
                       1998 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
              Mercer Bears at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - Play-by-Play
               Mar 3, 1998 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Sewell-Thomas)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mercer Bears........ 000 003 000 -  3  8  6
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 001 050 180 - 15 14  2
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Mercer Bears starters: 3/2b R. Newton; 1/ss R. Rodriguez; 21/dh Castleberry; 5/rf J.
Avery; 13/lf C. Campbell; 23/3b G. Schmidt; 26/1b C. Connelly; 2/cf B. Magourik; 7/c
J. Vein; 18/p M. Parker;
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE starters: 28/cf P. Phillips; 6/lf Bounds; 9/rf Keller; 2/3b A.
Phillips; 16/c Frick; 34/1b Cox; 4/2b Bozanich; 39/dh Dragg; 1/ss Chavers; 36/p
Lombardi;

Mercer Bears 1st - R. Newton grounded out to 2b. R. Rodriguez fouled out to
1b. Castleberry struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 1st - P. Phillips struck out swinging. Bounds singled to
center field. Keller flied out to ss. A. Phillips reached on a fielder's choice;
Bounds out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer Bears 2nd - J. Avery grounded out to 3b. C. Campbell singled to right
field. C. Campbell advanced to second on a throwing error by p. G. Schmidt struck
out swinging, out at first c to 1b. C. Connelly flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2nd - Frick grounded out to ss. Cox grounded out to 3b.
Bozanich grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer Bears 3rd - B. Magourik struck out swinging. J. Vein lined out to lf.
R. Newton walked. R. Rodriguez grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 3rd - Dragg lined out to 3b. Chavers homered to right
field, RBI. P. Phillips flied out to cf. Bounds hit by pitch. Keller reached on a
fielder's choice; Bounds out at second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Mercer Bears 4th - Castleberry flied out to cf. J. Avery flied out to lf. C.
Campbell walked. G. Schmidt flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 4th - A. Phillips struck out swinging. Frick flied out
to rf. Cox struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mercer Bears 5th - C. Connelly walked. B. Magourik struck out swinging. J.
Vein singled to right field; C. Connelly advanced to second. R. Newton struck out
swinging. R. Rodriguez flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 5th - Bozanich grounded out to 2b. Dragg hit by pitch.
Chavers homered to right field, 2 RBI; Dragg scored. P. Phillips doubled down the lf
line. Bounds singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; P. Phillips
advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned. Bostic pinch hit for Keller.
Bostic flied out to lf. A. Phillips reached on a fielding error by 3b; Bounds
advanced to third. A. Phillips stole second. Frick singled to right center, 2 RBI;
A. Phillips scored, unearned; Bounds scored, unearned. Cox flied out to 2b. 5
runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Mercer Bears 6th - P. Phillips to rf. Bostic to cf. Castleberry singled to
center field. J. Avery homered to right field, 2 RBI; Castleberry scored. C.
Campbell doubled to center field. Green to p for Lombardi. G. Schmidt singled to
left field, RBI; C. Campbell scored. C. Connelly lined into double play 3b to 1b; G.
Schmidt out on the play. B. Magourik struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 6th - Bozanich popped up to 2b. Dragg struck out
swinging. Chavers reached on a fielding error by ss. P. Phillips singled to left
field; Chavers advanced to second. P. Phillips advanced to second on a balk; Chavers
advanced to third on a balk. Bounds flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.

Mercer Bears 7th - J. Vein hit by pitch. R. Newton walked; J. Vein advanced
to second. R. Rodriguez grounded out to p, SAC; R. Newton advanced to second; J.
Vein advanced to third. McWhirter to p for Green. Castleberry reached on a fielder's
choice; R. Newton advanced to third; J. Vein out at home p to c. J. Avery flied out
to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 7th - J. Page to p for M. Parker. Bostic reached on a
throwing error by 2b. A. Phillips flied out to rf. Frick tripled to left center,
RBI; Bostic scored, unearned. Cox grounded out to p. Bozanich grounded out to ss.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mercer Bears 8th - C. Campbell walked. G. Schmidt flied out to rf. C.
Connelly singled to left center; C. Campbell advanced to second, advanced to third
on a throwing error by lf. B. Magourik struck out swinging. B. Blair to c for J.
Vein. B. Blair pinch hit. B. Blair struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 8th - Castleberry to c. G. Betta to p for J. Page.
Gulledge to dh for Dragg. Gulledge walked. Chavers doubled to right field; Gulledge
advanced to third. Peer pinch hit for P. Phillips. Peer singled, advanced to third
on an error by rf, 2 RBI; Chavers scored; Gulledge scored. Bounds walked. A. Kersey
to p for G. Betta. Bostic singled to left field, RBI; Bounds advanced to second;
Peer scored. Wigginton pinch hit for A. Phillips. Wigginton doubled down the rf
line, RBI; Bostic advanced to third; Bounds scored. Wigginton advanced to third on a
wild pitch; Bostic scored on a wild pitch. Frick walked. Mote pinch hit for Cox.
Mote singled to right field, RBI; Frick advanced to second; Wigginton scored. W.
Tally to p for A. Kersey. Bozanich singled to left center, RBI; Mote advanced to
second; Frick scored. Gulledge struck out swinging. Chavers reached on a fielding
error by ss; Bozanich advanced to second; Mote advanced to third. Peer grounded out
to 2b, RBI; Chavers advanced to second; Bozanich advanced to third; Mote scored.
Bounds hit by pitch. Wood pinch ran for Bounds. Bostic reached on a fielder's
choice; Wood advanced to second; Chavers out at second ss unassisted. 8 runs, 6
hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Mercer Bears 9th - Peer to rf. Wood to cf. Walters to ss for Bostic.
Wigginton to lf. Frick to dh. Mote to 1b. Gulledge to c. Chavers to 3b. Bernard to p
for McWhirter. R. Newton struck out looking. R. Rodriguez grounded out to 3b.
Castleberry singled to left field. J. Avery struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9th - Bernard to p for Frick. /  for Bernard. W. Tally
to p for B. Blair. /  for W. Tally. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.