May 25, 2002
BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Rutgers vs Notre Dame May 25, 2002 at Bridgewater, N.J. (Commerce Bank Park)
Rutgers 2 (35-22)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgBADGER 2b................. 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 5 0MAJEWSKI rf............... 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0FRAZIER lf................ 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 2 1NORMANE 1b................ 3 0 2 1 2 0 8 2 2LILLIS 3b................. 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1SWEENEY ss................ 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2VASQUEZ c................. 4 0 1 0 1 1 9 0 1RODRIGUEZ dh.............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4CERULO cf................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ESPOSITO ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ROSARIO cf................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0EGBERT p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 BERGMANN p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOLCHAN p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals.................... 36 2 9 2 6 9 29 13 11
Notre Dame 3 (44-15)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgSteve Stanley cf.......... 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Steve Sollmann 2b......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 2Brian Stavisky lf......... 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0Andrew Bushey 3b.......... 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2Paul O'Toole c............ 3 1 1 0 1 2 9 1 0Matt Bok dh............... 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0Kris Billmaier rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Javier Sanchez ss......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1Joe Thaman 1b............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0John Axford p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Kalita p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals.................... 34 3 7 2 4 8 30 12 7
Score by innings: R H E-----------------------------------------------Rutgers 101 000 000 0 - 2 9 2Notre Dame 010 001 000 1 - 3 7 1-----------------------------------------------
Note: 2 outs, 1 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
E - FRAZIER(4); SWEENEY(16); J. Sanchez(26).DP - RU 1; ND 2. LOB - RU 11; ND 7.2B - NORMANE(11); SWEENEY(15); B. Stavisky(12); Matt Bok(12).SB - LILLIS(4); S. Sollmann(4). CS - MAJEWSKI(8).SH - LILLIS(6); Joe Thaman(9).
Rutgers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPEGBERT.............. 5.2 5 2 2 3 5 21 24 86BERGMANN............ 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 15MOLCHAN............. 2.2 2 1 0 0 3 10 10 36
Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPJohn Axford......... 3.0 3 2 2 3 3 11 14 61Ryan Kalita......... 7.0 6 0 0 3 6 25 29 114
Win - Ryan Kalita 5-0. Loss - MOLCHAN 3-3. Save - None.WP - BERGMANN(4).Umpires - Home:Darrin Sealey 1st:Joe Yonto 2nd:Dave Speaks 3rd:Gene SpartaStart: 7:00 pm Time: 2:43 Attendance: 2136
Game Notes:2002 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SEVENNotre Dame wins 2002 BIG EAST Championship and earns automatic bid to2002 NCAA TournamentRutgers is eliminated