Cal State Fullerton vs. Ohio State – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/4/1999 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Inning-by-Inning Narrative Game One – 1999 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Super Regional Cal State Fullerton vs. Ohio State June 4, 1999 at Columbus, Ohio (Bill Davis Stadium)
Starting Lineups (in batting order):
Cal State Fullerton Ohio State ————————– ————————— 5 cf Reed Johnson 20 cf Mike Lockwood 21 lf Spencer Oborn 10 c Tom Durant 20 1b Chris Beck 36 1b Jason Trott 45 dh Aaron Rifkin 7 2b Chad Ehrnsberger 4 ss Ryan Owens 24 rf Jason Turner 43 3b Sean Bischofberger 6 lf Jason Driscoll 3 2b Shawn Norris 21 3b Matt Middleton 15 c Craig Patterson 11 dh Joe Wilkins 26 rf Robert Guzman 17 ss Trent McIlvain 22 p Matt Sorenson 38 p Justin Fry
Todays starters: Cal State Fullerton: Matt Sorenson, 11-0 (4.20 ERA) Ohio State: Justin Fry, 10-2 (3.40 ERA)
Umpires —————- Home: Ken Eldridge 1st: Ken Couch 2nd: Nick Zibelli 3rd: Tim Henderson
Time of First Pitch: 7:08 pm EDT Game Time Temperature: 82 degrees Game Time Weather: sunny Length of Game: 3 hours, 10 minutes.
Score by innings: R H E ———————————————- Cal State Fullerton 102 021 001 – 7 9 3 Ohio State 011 040 04 – 10 10 0 ———————————————-
Cal State Fullerton inning 1
Johnson struck out looking (1-2). Oborn singled to center field (1-1). Beck flied out to cf (0-0). Oborn stole second. Rifkin hit by pitch (2-2). Owens singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Rifkin advanced to second; Oborn scored. Norris to 2b for Bischofberge. Bischofberge to 3b for Norris. Norris flied out to rf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ohio State inning 1
Lockwood singled to right field (1-2). Durant reached on a fielder’s choice to third base (1-2); Lockwood out at second 3b to 2b. Trott grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Durant out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 2
Bischofberge struck out swinging (1-2). Patterson struck out looking (1-2). Guzman grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 2
Ehrnsberger reached on an error by 2b (2-2). Turner singled to right field (1-0); Ehrnsberger advanced to third. Driscoll reached on a fielder’s choice to third base, advanced to second (0-1); Turner advanced to third; Ehrnsberger scored on an error by 3b, unearned. Driscoll advanced to third on a passed ball; Turner out at home c to p. Middleton struck out swinging (1-2). Wilkins struck out looking (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 3
Johnson flied out to cf (1-1). Oborn singled down the lf line (0-1). Beck walked (3-2); Oborn advanced to second. Rifkin fouled out to lf (1-1). Owens doubled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2); Beck scored; Oborn scored. Norris walked (3-1). Bischofberge reached on a fielder’s choice to third base (1-1); Norris advanced to second; Owens out at third 3b unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ohio State inning 3
McIlvain flied out to cf (0-0). Lockwood flied out to lf (3-2). Durant walked (3-0). Trott walked (3-2); Durant advanced to second. Ehrnsberger singled to center field, RBI (1-1); Trott advanced to second; Durant scored. Trott out at second p to ss, picked off. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 4
Patterson struck out swinging (0-2). Guzman struck out looking (3-2). Johnson struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 4
Turner flied out to lf (1-2). Driscoll singled to center field (1-1). Middleton lined into double play 2b to 1b (1-2); Driscoll out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 5
Oborn grounded out to ss (1-2). Beck struck out swinging (2-2). Rifkin homered to center field, RBI (2-0). Owens homered to left field, RBI (0-1). Norris flied out to cf (2-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 5
Wilkins walked (3-1). McIlvain singled to shortstop (0-1); Wilkins advanced to second. Lockwood flied out to lf (0-0). Durant walked (3-1); McIlvain advanced to second; Wilkins advanced to third. Trott walked, RBI (3-1); Durant advanced to second; McIlvain advanced to third; Wilkins scored. Ehrnsberger struck out looking (2-2). Turner walked, RBI (3-1); Trott advanced to second; Durant advanced to third; McIlvain scored. Driscoll singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (0-1); Turner advanced to third; Trott scored; Durant scored. Middleton struck out swinging (1-2). 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 6
Bischofberge hit by pitch (3-2). Patterson walked (3-1); Bischofberge advanced to second. Patterson advanced to second; Bischofberge advanced to third on a balk. Guzman singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Patterson advanced to third; Bischofberge scored. Guzman advanced to second on a wild pitch. Johnson struck out swinging (1-2). Oborn intentionally walked (3-0). Beck grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-2); Oborn out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ohio State inning 6
Wilkins grounded out to ss (1-1). McIlvain struck out looking (0-2). Lockwood grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 7
Rifkin flied out to cf (0-0). Owens struck out swinging (2-2). Norris fouled out to rf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 7
Durant singled to left field (1-0). Trott grounded out to 2b (1-0); Durant advanced to second. Ehrnsberger singled to left field (1-2); Durant advanced to third. Saarloos to p for Sorensen. Ehrnsberger stole second. Turner walked (3-2). Driscoll struck out swinging (0-2). Middleton flied out to rf (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 8
Bischofberge struck out swinging (3-2). Patterson struck out swinging (3-2). Guzman flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 8
Wilkins grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). McIlvain singled to left field (0-2). Lockwood grounded out to 2b (2-0); McIlvain advanced to second. Durant walked (3-1). McIlvain advanced to third on an error by p. Durant stole second. Trott walked (3-2). Ehrnsberger homered to left field, 4 RBI (3-1); Trott scored; Durant scored; McIlvain scored. Turner grounded out to 2b (0-2). 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 9
Johnson singled to right field (1-2). Oborn struck out swinging (1-2). Beck singled to center field (2-2); Johnson advanced to second. Fullenkamp to p for Fry. Rifkin hit by pitch (0-0); Beck advanced to second; Johnson advanced to third. Owens walked, RBI (3-0); Rifkin advanced to second; Beck advanced to third; Johnson scored. Lee to p for Fullenkamp. Norris grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (3-2); Owens out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Fullenkamp faced 2 batters in the 9th.
1999 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Super Regional

