2003 Schedule/Results
2003 Statistics
Northeastern 5, Stony Brook 4
In the bottom of the ninth, with the Huskies trailing 4-2, Brad Czarnowski led off the inning with a single. Arman Sidhu followed with a double down the right field line to put runners on second and third. Chris Emanuele then stepped to the plate and was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Tim Bush. He hit a grounder back to the pitcher that was misplayed, scoring Czarnowski and leaving the bases loaded. Jeff Heriot then hit what looked to be a potential double-play ball to the second baseman, but a bad bounce sent the ball into short right field, sending home both Sidhu and Emanuele for the 5-4 win.
The Huskies appeared to have the game won in the top of the ninth up 2-1. But with two away, Andrew Larsen hit a three-run homer off NU reliever Jordan Thomson to put Stony Brook ahead 4-2 heading into the last of the ninth.
Husky starter Brendan Ryan went eight and 1/3 innings and was charged with three runs. He had three strikeouts without a walk. After allowing the homer, Thomson recorded the final out of the ninth and picked up the win when the Huskies rallied. Stony Brook starter David Wood only allowed one earned run for the Seawolves, pitching eight strong innings, while Matt Restivo came on in the ninth and took the loss on the mound.
NU got on the board first in the bottom of the seventh inning, thanks to a pair of Stony Brook errors. With one out Jeff Maher reached on an error by Wood. Miguel Paquette followed with a single through the left side to put runners on first and second. After a Matt Morizio fly out, Mike Steinberg walked to load the bases. The Seawolves then committed their second error of the inning as a grounder to third by Sidhu couldn't be handled and Diego Garcia (who had pinch run for Maher), came around to score to give NU a 1-0 advantage.
The Seawolves struck back in the top of the eighth to tie the score 1-1. With one out, Lee Lipschutz singled and would later advance to second on a fly out. Jim McCurdy plated Lipschutz with a two-out single to center.
The Huskies took the lead back in the bottom half of the eighth. Heriot singled to center with one out, stole second and then advanced to third on an Omar Pena fly out. Pinch hitter Brian Nutting walked and Paquette followed with a single just under the glove of Stony Brook first baseman Mike Russo down the right field line, plating Heriot for a 2-1 lead.
The Huskies now advance to the championship round on Saturday and will play Stony Brook again at 10 a.m. The start time was moved up due to anticipation of rain. NU has not lost in the double-elimination tournament, so the Seawolves must defeat the Huskies twice to claim the title.
2003 America East Championship
May 23, 2003
Centennial Field (Burlington, VT)Northeastern advanced to the championship round of the America East Tournament with a dramatic, come-from-behind 5-4 win in the bottom of the ninth over Stony Brook on Friday afternoon in Burlington, Vt.
Stony Brook 4 (31-20)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
MCCURDY, Jim 2b........... 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0
RENNER, Garrett 3b........ 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DEVINS, Matt ss........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
RUSSO, Mike 1b............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
CICATELLI, Cole lf........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
SOLANO, Kevin pr/lf....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
KULL, Ed c................ 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
LARSEN, Andrew cf......... 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 0
LIPSCHUTZ, Lee rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0
GRAHAM, Rich dh........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
WOOD, David p/1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
RESTIVO, Matt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 35 4 10 4 0 3 24 8
Northeastern 5 (26-21)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mike Steinberg lf......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Brad Czarnowski lf........ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Arman Sidhu ss............ 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 2
Chris Emanuele rf......... 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tim Bush 3b............... 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
Jeff Heriot cf............ 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
Omar Pena 2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
Jeff Maher dh............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diego Garcia pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Nutting ph.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Miguel Paquette 1b........ 3 0 2 1 1 1 9 1
Matt Morizio c............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Brendan Ryan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jordan Thomson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 37 5 9 3 3 5 27 10
Score by innings: R H E
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Stony Brook 000 000 013 - 4 10 4
Northeastern 000 000 113 - 5 9 2
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Note: None out, 2 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
E - Renner; Kull; Wood; Restivo; Heriot; Pena.
DP - Northeastern 3. LOB - Stony Brook 4; Northeastern 12.
2B - Sidhu; Bush.
HR - Larsen.
SB - Heriot.
Stony Brook IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
WOOD, David......... 8.0 6 2 1 3 5 33 36
RESTIVO, Matt....... 0.0 3 3 2 0 0 4 5
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Brendan Ryan........ 8.1 9 3 3 0 3 32 32
Jordan Thomson...... 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 3 3
Win - Thomson 4-5. Loss - Restivo 6-4. Save - None.
WP - Ryan.
HBP - by Restivo (Emanuele).
Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:35 Attendance:
Restivo faced 5 batters in the 9th.
Play-by-play
Stony Brook inning 1
McCurdy singled to center field. Renner flied out to lf. Devins singled to
pitcher; McCurdy advanced to second. Russo grounded into double play 2b to
ss to 1b; Devins out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern inning 1
Steinberg flied out to cf. Sidhu grounded out to ss. Emanuele popped up to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 2
Cicatelli grounded out to 3b. Kull flied out to lf. Larsen grounded out to
p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 2
Bush grounded out to p. Heriot out at first 1b to p. Pena struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 3
Lipschutz struck out swinging. Graham singled to center field. Graham
advanced to second on a wild pitch. McCurdy popped up to ss. Renner
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern inning 3
Maher flied out to rf. Paquette struck out swinging. Morizio popped up to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 4
Devins popped up to 2b. Russo grounded out to p. Cicatelli struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 4
Steinberg singled through the right side. Sidhu singled to first base;
Steinberg advanced to second. Emanuele reached on a fielder's choice; Sidhu
advanced to second; Steinberg out at third p to 3b. Bush lined out to lf.
Heriot flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 5
Kull flied out to cf. Larsen reached on an error by 2b. Lipschutz lined
into double play 3b to 1b; Larsen out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 5
Pena struck out, reached first on an error by c. Maher popped up to rf.
Paquette walked; Pena advanced to second. Morizio struck out swinging.
Steinberg flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 6
Graham grounded out to 1b unassisted. McCurdy singled to shortstop. Renner
grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; McCurdy out on the play. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 6
Sidhu flied out to lf. Emanuele grounded out to 3b. Bush doubled down the
lf line. Heriot grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 7
Devins flied out to rf. Russo singled to third base. Cicatelli lined out
to lf. Kull fouled out to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern inning 7
Pena struck out, out at first c to 1b. Maher reached on an error by p.
Garcia pinch ran for Maher. Paquette singled through the left side; Garcia
advanced to second. Morizio lined out to lf. Steinberg walked; Paquette
advanced to second; Garcia advanced to third. Sidhu reached on an error by
3b; Steinberg advanced to second; Paquette advanced to third; Garcia scored,
unearned. Emanuele flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 8
Larsen grounded out to c. Lipschutz singled through the left side. Graham
flied out to lf; Lipschutz advanced to second. Czarnowski to lf for
Steinberg. McCurdy singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, RBI;
Lipschutz scored. Renner flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Northeastern inning 8
Bush grounded out to ss. Heriot singled to center field. Heriot stole
second. Pena flied out to cf; Heriot advanced to third. Nutting pinch hit
for Garcia. Nutting walked. Paquette singled down the rf line, RBI;
Nutting advanced to third; Heriot scored. Morizio grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Stony Brook inning 9
Devins singled through the left side. Russo struck out swinging. Cicatelli
singled to center field; Devins advanced to third. Solano pinch ran for
Cicatelli. Thomson to p for Ryan. Kull popped up to ss. Larsen homered, 3
RBI; Solano scored; Devins scored. Lipschutz popped up to 3b. 3 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 9
Solano to lf. Restivo to p for Wood. Wood to 1b for Russo. Czarnowski
singled to pitcher. Sidhu doubled down the rf line; Czarnowski advanced to
third. Restivo to p for Wood. Wood to 1b for Graham. / for Restivo.
Emanuele hit by pitch. Bush reached on an error by p; Emanuele advanced to
second; Sidhu advanced to third; Czarnowski scored, unearned. Heriot
singled through the left side, 2 RBI; Bush advanced to second; Emanuele
scored; Sidhu scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Game Notes:
2003 America East Championship...Northeastern advances to Saturday's
championship round starting at 10 a.m...the Huskies will play the winner
of Maine/Stony Brook.
Restivo faced 5 batters in the 9th.
