Ohio State vs. Cal State Fullerton – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/5/1999 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Inning-by-Inning Narrative Game Two – 1999 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Super Regional Ohio State vs. Cal State Fullerton June 5, 1999 at Columbus, Ohio (Bill Davis Stadium)
Starting Lineups (in batting order):
Ohio State Cal State Fullerton ————————- ————————— 20 cf Mike Lockwood 5 cf Reed Johnson 10 c Tom Durant 21 lf Spencer Oborn 36 1b Jason Trott 20 1b Chris Beck 7 2b Chad Ehrnsberger 45 dh Aaron Rifkin 24 rf Jason Turner 4 ss Ryan Owens 6 lf Jason Driscoll 3 2b Shawn Norris 12 dh Marcello Garofalo 43 3b Sean Bischofberger 21 3b Matt Middleton 15 c Craig Patterson 17 ss Trent McIlvain 26 rf Robert Guzman 22 p E.J. Laratta 34 p Jon Smith
Todays starters: Ohio State: E.J. Laratta, 10-2 (3.18 ERA) Cal State Fullerton: Jon Smith, 6-0 (2.59 ERA)
Umpires —————- Home: Ken Couch 1st: Nick Zibelli 2nd: Tim Henderson 3rd: Ken Eldridge
Time of First Pitch: 7:08 pm EDT Game Time Temperature: 90 degrees Game Time Weather: sunny Length of Game: 2 hours, 47 minutes.
Score by innings: R H E ———————————————- Ohio State 000 000 131 – 5 10 1 Cal State Fullerton 301 132 01 – 11 16 1 ———————————————-
Ohio State inning 1
Lockwood doubled down the rf line (2-2). Lockwood advanced to third on a wild pitch. Durant struck out swinging (2-2). Trott struck out looking (2-2). Ehrnsberger struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 1
Johnson doubled down the rf line (0-0). Oborn flied out to lf (2-2). Beck struck out looking (2-2). Rifkin walked (3-2). Owens homered to left field, 3 RBI (3-1); Rifkin scored; Johnson scored. Norris flied out to cf (2-1). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 2
Turner grounded out to 2b (1-2). Driscoll grounded out to 2b (0-1). Garofalo flied out to cf (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 2
Bischofberge struck out swinging (2-2). Patterson grounded out to 3b (0-1). Guzman struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 3
Middleton lined out to p (0-1). McIlvain fouled out to 1b (0-0). Lockwood flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 3
Johnson singled to left center (0-0). Oborn flied out to rf (0-0). Beck doubled to left field (1-2); Johnson advanced to third. Rifkin grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-0); Beck advanced to third; Johnson scored. Owens grounded out to 3b (0-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ohio State inning 4
Durant doubled to left center (1-2). Trott struck out swinging (1-2). Ehrnsberger flied out to lf (1-1). Turner struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 4
Norris homered to right field, RBI (0-1). Bischofberge fouled out to 1b (0-1). Patterson struck out swinging (1-2). Guzman singled to left field (0-0). Johnson fouled out to lf (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ohio State inning 5
Driscoll popped up to 2b (1-1). Garofalo flied out to cf (1-2). Middleton flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 5
Oborn singled to shortstop (0-0). Beck singled to right center (1-1); Oborn advanced to third. Beck advanced to second; Oborn scored on a wild pitch. Cox to p for Laratta. Rifkin flied out to lf (2-0). Owens homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-0); Beck scored. Norris flied out to cf (3-2). Bischofberge struck out swinging (0-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ohio State inning 6
McIlvain flied out to rf (1-0). Lockwood singled to right field (1-1). Durant walked (3-2); Lockwood advanced to second. Trott popped up to ss (1-0). Ehrnsberger flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 6
Patterson struck out swinging (2-2). Guzman grounded out to p, bunt (0-1). Johnson singled to left field (0-1). Oborn singled to right field (0-1); Johnson advanced to third. Beck singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Oborn advanced to third; Johnson scored. Rifkin singled to pitcher, RBI (2-2); Beck advanced to second; Oborn scored. Owens reached on an error by 3b (2-0); Rifkin advanced to second; Beck advanced to third. Norris grounded out to ss (1-1). 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Ohio State inning 7
Turner hit by pitch (0-0). Turner advanced to second on a balk. Driscoll struck out looking (2-2). Turner advanced to third on a passed ball. Garofalo struck out looking (1-2). Middleton singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Turner scored. McIlvain reached on a fielder’s choice to shortstop (0-0); Middleton out at second ss unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 7
Goodrum to p for Cox. Bischofberge struck out swinging (1-2). Patterson singled to left field (2-1). Guzman struck out looking (0-2). Johnson struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ohio State inning 8
Lockwood lined out to 2b (0-0). Durant singled to left field (1-2). Trott singled to left field (1-0); Durant advanced to second. Jurado to p for Smith. Ehrnsberger singled to center field, RBI (1-0); Trott advanced to second; Durant scored. Turner tripled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2); Ehrnsberger scored; Trott scored. Driscoll struck out swinging (1-2). Wilkins pinch hit for Garofalo. Wilkins grounded out to 2b (0-1). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Fullerton inning 8
Steen to p for Goodrum. Oborn singled to left field (0-1). Beck struck out looking (0-2). Oborn stole second. Rifkin flied out to cf (3-2); Oborn advanced to third. Owens singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Oborn scored. Norris flied out to lf (1-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ohio State inning 9
Baum to 1b for Beck. Middleton reached on an error by ss (1-2). McIlvain reached on a fielder’s choice to third base (3-2); Middleton out at second 3b to 2b. Lockwood singled to second base (1-1); McIlvain advanced to second. Durant singled to left field, RBI (0-1); Lockwood advanced to second; McIlvain scored, unearned. Trott grounded into double play ss to 2b (1-2); Durant out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Game Notes: CSF Chris Beck ejected in the bottom of the eighth inning Laratta faced 2 batters in the 5th.
1999 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Super Regional
