5/24/17
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY

Baseball stumbles in ASUN Championship
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
LIPSCOMB AT JACKSONVILLE | MAY 24, 2017
PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
Win: MEYER (4-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
Loss: PASSANTINO (4-3) 4.0 8 3 3 0 2
BATTING AB R H RBI BB HR
GIGLIOTTI (LIP) 5 0 2 0 0 0
DODSON (LIP) 4 0 2 0 0 0
CASSALA (JU) 4 1 3 0 0 0
SOMEILLAN (JU) 3 1 3 1 0 0

DELAND, Fla. – After jumping out to an early two-run lead, the Lipscomb baseball team was unable to hold off the top-seeded Jacksonville Dolphins in the opening game of the ASUN Championship that saw nearly 10 hours pass between the game’s first pitch and its last.

After taking a 3-2 lead into the fifth inning before the unfriendly Florida weather reared its ugly head and sent the game into a six-and-a-half hour delay, Jacksonville added to its total late and sent the sixth-seeded Bisons to the losers bracket with an 8-2 victory Wednesday night at Melching Field.

“This was such an odd game,” Lipscomb skipper Jeff Forehand said. “We got some good pitching from Jeffrey Passantino to begin the game, but unfortunately for us the weather forced us to make a change.

“Late in the game we made some good defensive plays to keep the game close, but we just could never find a way to push some runs across, even with the bases loaded. Give Jacksonville credit, they did a good job of limiting our threat.”

Lipscomb (27-27) pounced on the Dolphins early with two runs in the top of the second inning. Hunter Hanks got the frame started with a double into the right center gap. Jake Perry then, after falling behind in the count, reached after getting hit by a pitch. Allan Hooker then put down a sacrifice bunt that allowed both runners to move into scoring position.

Jeffrey Crisan brought home Hanks for ice breaker with a single into right field. Blake Thomas doubled the lead when he beat out a double play ball to short to keep the frame alive, allowing Perry to score.

The Dolphins (34-22) responded with three runs in the home half of the frame. After a quick strikeout to open the inning, JU strung together three straight singles, including RBI knocks from Evan Fernandez and Ruben Someillan.

Two batters later All-ASUN first teamer Nathan Koslowski singled through the left side to give JU control of the game, 3-2. The Dolphins never relinquished the lead.

Following a leadoff single from Lipscomb’s Blake Thomas in the top of the fifth, lightning struck in the area and a delay immediately followed, beginning at 11:28. After the teams waited around for a break in the weather that never came, a decision was made to pick the game back up at 6 p.m., so both teams went back to their respective hotels.

When play finally resumed, Sam Armstrong extended Jacksonville’s lead in the bottom of the fifth to 4-2 with a solo homer off the scoreboard in left field.

In the eighth inning the Dolphins took advantage of three Lipscomb walks and a fielding error in the outfield to score four runs and put the game out of reach.

Jeffrey Passantino took the hill for the Bisons and pitched four innings before the weather delay ended his outing. JU touched the junior for three runs on eight hits. Passantino struck out two and did not walk anyone. He fell to 4-3 with the loss.

Senior southpaw John Pryor took over on the bump when play resumed and tossed the remainder of the game. He scattered five runs and allowed five runs, only two of which were earned, while striking out two and walking three.

courtesy LUAD

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LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 1ST
GIGLIOTTI struck out swinging (2-2 FBSBFS).
SOLOMON grounded out to ss (0-0).
SORRELLS walked (3-2 BBBKKB).
DODSON grounded out to 2b (1-0 B).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
KOSLOWSKI, N grounded out to 2b (0-2 KKF).
DUBRULE, S. singled to first base (1-2 KFFB).
CAMACHO, A. grounded into double play p to 2b to 1b (0-2 KK); DUBRULE, S. out on the play.
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 2ND
HANKS doubled to right center (1-0 B).
PERRY hit by pitch (1-2 KKB).
HOOKER out at first p to 2b, SAC (0-0); PERRY advanced to second; HANKS advanced to third.
CRISAN singled to right field, RBI (0-2 FF); PERRY advanced to third; HANKS scored. 1 - 0
THOMAS reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1 K); CRISAN out at second ss to 2b; PERRY scored. 2 - 0
THOMAS stole second.
GIGLIOTTI struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBFS).
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
ARMSTRONG, S struck out swinging (0-2 SKS).
CASSALA, M. singled, advanced to second on an error by lf (1-0 B).
2 - 1 FERNANDEZ, E singled to third base, RBI (1-2 FFB); CASSALA, M. scored.
LEHANE, C. singled down the rf line (0-1 F); FERNANDEZ, E advanced to third.
2 - 2 SOMEILLAN, R singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BKFBF); LEHANE, C. advanced to second; FERNANDEZ, E scored.
JULYLIA, D. flied out to lf to left center (0-1 S); LEHANE, C. advanced to third.
2 - 3 KOSLOWSKI, N singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBF); SOMEILLAN, R advanced to second; LEHANE, C. scored.
DUBRULE, S. grounded out to 3b (0-0).
3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 3RD
SOLOMON flied out to cf (1-2 KKB).
SORRELLS grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB).
DODSON singled to third base (3-1 KBBB).
HANKS struck out swinging (1-2 SBFFS).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
CAMACHO, A. grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB).
ARMSTRONG, S popped up to ss (0-0).
CASSALA, M. singled to left field (2-2 BKBK).
FERNANDEZ, E flied out to cf (0-0).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 4TH
PERRY struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS).
HOOKER struck out swinging (2-2 BBFSFS).
CRISAN flied out to lf (2-2 KSBFBF).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
LEHANE, C. struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
SOMEILLAN, R singled to shortstop (1-2 KFB).
JULYLIA, D. flied out to rf (0-0).
SOMEILLAN, R stole second.
KOSLOWSKI, N out at first 1b to p (1-2 KBS).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 5TH
THOMAS singled through the left side (2-2 FKBFFFB).
Lightning delay at 12:29 p.m.
MEYER, M. to p for GAU, C..
Game resumed at 7:02 p.m. Delay of 6 hours, 33 minutes.
THOMAS stole second.
GIGLIOTTI struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS).
SOLOMON flied out to cf (3-2 BBFBSF); THOMAS advanced to third.
SORRELLS struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
PRYOR to p for PASSANTINO.
DUBRULE, S. singled through the left side (0-0).
CAMACHO, A. grounded into double play 1b to ss (1-2 KBF); DUBRULE, S. out on the play.
2 - 4 ARMSTRONG, S homered to left field, RBI (0-1 F).
CASSALA, M. singled to right field (0-1 K).
FERNANDEZ, E grounded out to ss (0-0).
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 6TH
DODSON flied out to rf (0-1 K).
HANKS struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSS).
PERRY grounded out to ss (0-2 KF).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
LEHANE, C. singled to right center (0-2 FF).
SOMEILLAN, R grounded out to p, SAC (0-0); LEHANE, C. advanced to second.
JULYLIA, D. flied out to rf (0-0).
KOSLOWSKI, N grounded out to 3b (0-1 K).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 7TH
HOOKER walked (3-1 SBBBB).
CRISAN flied out to cf to right center (0-0).
THOMAS struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBFBFS).
GIGLIOTTI singled through the right side (0-0); HOOKER advanced to second.
WISE, S. to p for MEYER, M..
SOLOMON walked (3-2 BBKBKB); GIGLIOTTI advanced to second; HOOKER advanced to third.
SORRELLS grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 BBBKK).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
DUBRULE, S. lined out to p (2-1 BBK).
CAMACHO, A. flied out to cf (0-0).
ARMSTRONG, S struck out looking (1-2 SBKFK).
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 8TH
SANTANA, T. to p for WISE, S..
DODSON doubled down the lf line (1-0 B).
HANKS hit by pitch (2-1 BFB).
PERRY grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-2 KFBB); HANKS out on the play; DODSON advanced to third.
HOOKER flied out to lf (2-2 BKKB).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
CASSALA, M. grounded out to ss (0-0).
FERNANDEZ, E grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB).
LEHANE, C. walked (3-1 BBFBB).
SOMEILLAN, R singled through the left side (0-1 S); LEHANE, C. advanced to second.
JULYLIA, D. walked (3-1 BFBBB); SOMEILLAN, R advanced to second; LEHANE, C. advanced to third.
2 - 5 KOSLOWSKI, N walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); JULYLIA, D. advanced to second; SOMEILLAN, R advanced to third; LEHANE, C. scored.
2 - 8 DUBRULE, S. reached on an error by lf, advanced to second (0-1 K); KOSLOWSKI, N scored, unearned; JULYLIA, D. scored, unearned; SOMEILLAN, R scored, unearned.
CAMACHO, A. struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).
4 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB
LIPSCOMB SCORE JACKSONVILLE
START OF 9TH
STOCKTON, S. to p for SANTANA, T..
MCHALE pinch hit for CRISAN.
MCHALE struck out swinging (1-2 KBSFS).
THOMAS struck out swinging (3-2 KBSBBS).
GIGLIOTTI singled up the middle (2-2 BKBK).
GIGLIOTTI advanced to second.
SOLOMON struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB