Recap

Buffalo vs NIU (Apr 24, 2016) Box Score
                               2016 NIU Baseball
                                 Buffalo at NIU
              Apr 24, 2016 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)

Buffalo 7 (12-23,5-10 MAC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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SHEPPARD, Bobby ss.......  4  1  0  0   1  0  4  4   0  .331
DUDEK, Brian 2b..........  2  1  0  0   3  0  4  2   0  .131
ABRUNZO, Mike lf.........  5  2  4  0   0  0  2  0   0  .278
MALLARO, Vinny rf........  5  2  2  3   0  1  2  0   1  .322
TAFT, Andrew 1b..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  1   2  .268
 KILIAN, Don 1b..........  3  0  1  1   0  2  2  0   0  .368
VEY, Ben 3b/p............  5  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   2  .205
BRENNAN, Kyle c..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0  .171
 HARTFORD, Billy c.......  2  0  0  1   0  1  2  0   0  .079
WASILEWSKI, Brian dh.....  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   1  .200
 UTZ, Tyler 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
EDWARDS III, Eddie cf....  3  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   2  .220
DUBIN, Shawn p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 MUMAW, Brandon p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0     -
 LAKSO, Blair p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 HARTZ, Ben p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 37  7  9  6   4  8 24  7   8

NIU 17 (14-25,9-6 MAC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB  Avg.
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Hook, Tommy 1b...........  2  1  0  0   2  0  4  1   0  .308
 Sery, Wes 1b............  2  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0  .182
Wood, Brad 2b/ss.........  4  3  3  0   2  0  1  0   0  .266
Sisler, Brian ss.........  4  3  3  1   0  0  0  0   0  .300
 Stout, Austin ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  .389
 Yapp, Luke 2b...........  1  0  1  2   0  0  0  1   0  .165
Letz, Stephen rf.........  4  3  3  3   0  0  5  0   2  .289
 Gasser, Jason rf........  2  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0  .188
Brandner, Tony dh........  4  1  3  2   0  0  0  0   0  .259
 Smith, Alex ph/dh.......  1  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   2  .167
Fletcher, Justin cf......  4  1  2  4   0  0  4  0   0  .293
Mallder, Brandon lf......  4  0  0  1   0  2  1  0   1  .248
 Ruckman, Justin ph/lf...  1  1  1  2   0  0  0  0   0  .286
Russell, Carl 3b.........  4  1  1  1   1  0  0  2   1  .278
Zubek, Johnny c..........  4  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   3  .239
 Jumonville, Joe c.......  0  0  0  1   0  0  4  0   0  .140
Sims, Donovin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0     -
 Ceja, Joey p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
 Blanton, Ryne p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0     -
Totals................... 42 17 19 17   6  3 27  5   9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Buffalo............. 000 000 043 -  7  9  0
NIU................. 430 301 06X - 17 19  2
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E - YAPP(6); RUSSELL(7). LOB - BUF 8; NIU 9. 2B - Mallaro(10); LETZ(6);
RUCKMAN, Ju.(1). 3B - BRANDNER(4). HBP - Edwards III; FLETCHER. SF -
JUMONVILLE(3). SB - FLETCHER(8).

Buffalo                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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DUBIN, Shawn........  2.0  8  7  7  2  0 14 16  66  5.35
MUMAW, Brandon......  2.0  3  3  3  1  1  9 10  39  6.31
LAKSO, Blair........  3.0  2  1  1  2  2 11 13  50  8.62
HARTZ, Ben..........  0.0  1  3  3  1  0  1  3  14 14.54
VEY, Ben............  1.0  5  3  3  0  0  7  8  29  4.22

NIU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP   ERA
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Sims, Donovin.......  7.0  4  0  0  2  6 25 27 107  4.50
Ceja, Joey..........  1.0  2  4  3  2  2  6  8  33  9.93
Blanton, Ryne.......  1.0  3  3  2  0  0  6  7  19  6.08

Win - SIMS (4-2).  Loss - Dubin (0-4).  Save - None.
WP - Dubin(5); Lakso(6). HBP - by Hartz (FLETCHER); by BLANTON (Edwards III). PB
- Brennan(4); JUMONVILLE(1). Inherited runners/scored: Vey 3/3. Pitches/strikes:
Dubin 66/34; Mumaw 39/25; Lakso 50/29; Hartz 14/7; Vey 29/19; SIMS 107/70; CEJA
33/17; BLANTON 19/13.
Umpires - HP: Thomas Newport  1B: Cory Hinga  3B: Ron Nordquist
Start: 11:59am   Time: 2:50   Attendance: 497
Weather: 69F, partly sunny, S 20mph
Hartz faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: NIU39

Play-by-Play
                               2016 NIU Baseball
                         Buffalo at NIU - Play-by-Play
              Apr 24, 2016 at DeKalb, Ill. (Ralph McKinzie Field)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Buffalo............. 000 000 043 -  7  9  0
NIU................. 430 301 06X - 17 19  2
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Buffalo starters: 2/ss Sheppard; 5/2b Dudek; 20/lf Abrunzo; 28/rf Mallaro;
35/1b Taft; 13/3b Vey; 31/c Brennan; 27/dh Wasilewski; 3/cf Edwards III; 16/p
Dubin;
NIU starters: 31/1b HOOK; 13/2b WOOD; 3/ss SISLER; 23/rf LETZ; 4/dh BRANDNER;
2/cf FLETCHER; 17/lf MALLDER; 15/3b RUSSELL; 12/c ZUBEK; 28/p SIMS;

Buffalo 1st - Sheppard out at first 1b to p (2-2). Dudek walked (3-2).
Abrunzo singled through the left side (0-0); Dudek advanced to second. Mallaro
struck out looking (3-2). Taft flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

NIU 1st - HOOK walked (3-2). WOOD singled to center field (3-2); HOOK
advanced to second. WOOD advanced to second on a wild pitch; HOOK advanced to
third on a wild pitch. SISLER singled through the right side, RBI (3-2); WOOD
advanced to third; HOOK scored. LETZ singled to right field, RBI (1-0); SISLER
advanced to second; WOOD scored. BRANDNER singled through the right side (2-1);
LETZ advanced to second; SISLER advanced to third. FLETCHER reached on a
fielder's choice, RBI (3-2); BRANDNER out at second 2b unassisted; LETZ
advanced to third; SISLER scored. FLETCHER advanced to second on a passed ball.
MALLDER grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1); FLETCHER advanced to third; LETZ scored.
RUSSELL walked (3-2). ZUBEK reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); RUSSELL out at
second ss to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buffalo 2nd - Vey struck out looking (0-2). Brennan grounded out to 1b
unassisted (0-0). Wasilewski struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

NIU 2nd - HOOK popped up to 2b to right field (2-2). WOOD singled to
shortstop (1-1). SISLER singled to right field (0-2); WOOD advanced to second.
LETZ singled through the left side (2-0); SISLER advanced to second; WOOD
advanced to third. BRANDNER grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (1-0); LETZ
advanced to second; SISLER advanced to third; WOOD scored. FLETCHER singled to
center field, 2 RBI (2-1); LETZ scored; SISLER scored. FLETCHER stole second.
MALLDER grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0); FLETCHER advanced to third. 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Buffalo 3rd - Edwards III flied out to rf (3-2). Sheppard flied out to
rf (2-2). Dudek grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

NIU 3rd - Mumaw to p for Dubin. RUSSELL grounded out to ss (1-1). ZUBEK
lined out to ss (0-0). HOOK out at first 1b to p (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Buffalo 4th - Abrunzo singled to left field (0-0). Mallaro grounded out
to p (1-2); Abrunzo advanced to second. Taft flied out to cf to right center
(2-2). Vey flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

NIU 4th - Kilian to 1b for Taft. WOOD walked (3-2). SISLER singled down
the lf line (2-1); WOOD advanced to second. LETZ doubled to left field, 2 RBI
(0-1); SISLER scored; WOOD scored. BRANDNER singled down the rf line, RBI
(1-1); LETZ scored. FLETCHER lined out to ss (2-2). MALLDER struck out swinging
(1-2). RUSSELL flied out to lf (2-1). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Buffalo 5th - Brennan struck out looking (0-2). Wasilewski lined out to
rf (1-0). Edwards III grounded out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

NIU 5th - Lakso to p for Mumaw. ZUBEK fouled out to c (0-1). HOOK walked
(3-2). HOOK advanced to second on a wild pitch. WOOD walked (3-0). SISLER
popped up to 2b (1-0). LETZ flied out to rf down the rf line (1-1). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buffalo 6th - Sheppard flied out to cf (1-0). Dudek walked (3-1).
Abrunzo flied out to lf (1-1). Mallaro flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

NIU 6th - Hartford to c for Brennan. BRANDNER tripled to right center
(2-1). FLETCHER singled up the middle, RBI (2-2); BRANDNER scored. MALLDER
struck out swinging (0-2). RUSSELL flied out to rf to right center (0-2). ZUBEK
reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); FLETCHER out at second ss unassisted. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Buffalo 7th - SERY to 1b for HOOK. GASSER to rf for LETZ. JUMONVILLE to
c for ZUBEK. Kilian struck out swinging (2-2). Vey singled to left field (1-0).
Hartford struck out swinging (1-2). Wasilewski singled through the left side
(1-0); Vey advanced to second. Edwards III flied out to rf to right center
(1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

NIU 7th - SERY struck out looking (3-2). WOOD fouled out to 3b (0-0).
STOUT pinch hit for SISLER. STOUT grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Buffalo 8th - WOOD to ss. YAPP to 2b for STOUT. CEJA to p for SIMS.
Sheppard walked (3-1). Dudek walked (3-0); Sheppard advanced to second. Abrunzo
singled up the middle (1-0); Dudek advanced to second; Sheppard advanced to
third. Mallaro singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Abrunzo advanced to second;
Dudek advanced to third; Sheppard scored. Kilian struck out swinging (1-2). Vey
reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI (0-0); Mallaro advanced to second;
Abrunzo advanced to third; Dudek scored. Hartford reached on a fielder's
choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b, RBI (3-2); Vey out at
second 2b to ss; Mallaro scored, unearned; Abrunzo scored. Wasilewski struck
out swinging (2-2). 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

NIU 8th - Hartz to p for Lakso. GASSER singled to center field (1-1).
SMITH pinch hit for BRANDNER. SMITH walked (3-1); GASSER advanced to second.
FLETCHER hit by pitch (1-2); SMITH advanced to second; GASSER advanced to
third. RUCKMAN, Ju. pinch hit for MALLDER. Vey to p. Utz to 3b for Wasilewski.
/  for Hartz. RUCKMAN, Ju. doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-1); FLETCHER
advanced to third; SMITH scored; GASSER scored. RUSSELL singled up the middle,
RBI (2-1); RUCKMAN, Ju. advanced to third; FLETCHER scored. JUMONVILLE flied
out to lf down the lf line, SAC, RBI (1-0); RUCKMAN, Ju. scored. SERY singled
through the right side (2-2); RUSSELL advanced to second. WOOD singled through
the left side (1-2); SERY advanced to second; RUSSELL advanced to third. YAPP
singled down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-2); WOOD advanced to second; SERY scored;
RUSSELL scored. GASSER reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); YAPP out at second
2b to ss; WOOD advanced to third. SMITH to dh. SMITH grounded out to ss (1-2).
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Buffalo 9th - RUCKMAN, Ju. to lf. BLANTON to p for CEJA. Edwards III hit
by pitch (0-1). Sheppard flied out to rf (0-0). Dudek grounded out to 3b (1-2);
Edwards III advanced to second. Abrunzo singled through the right side (1-0);
Edwards III advanced to third. Abrunzo advanced to second on a passed ball.
Mallaro doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-1); Abrunzo scored, unearned; Edwards
III scored. Kilian singled to first base, RBI (1-0); Mallaro scored. Vey flied
out to cf (1-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Howe report
Game number NIU39

NIU 17, Buffalo 7 (Apr 24, 2016 at DeKalb, Ill.)

Time: 2:50      Attendance: 497  DH number: 1




Visitor batting - Buffalo

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

Sheppard      ss -  4  1                                     1                     4  4
Dudek         2b -  2  1                                     3                     4  2
Abrunzo       lf -  5  2  4  4                                                     2
Mallaro       rf -  5  2  2  3  1           3                      1               2
Taft          1b -  2                                                              4  1
 Kilian       1b -  3     1  1              1                      2               2
Vey           3b -  4     1  1              1                      1               1
Vey           p  -  1
Brennan       c  -  2                                              1               2              1   1
 Hartford     c  -  2                       1                      1               2
Wasilewski    dh -  4     1  1                                     2
 Utz          3b -  0
Edwards III   cf -  3  1                                1
Dubin         p  -  0                                                                                 1
 Mumaw        p  -  0                                                              1
 Lakso        p  -  0
 Hartz        p  -  0
Totals......     - 37  7  9 10  1  0  0     6  0  0  0  1    4  0  8    0  0  0   24  7  0  0     1   1   0  0


Visitor pitching - Buffalo

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Dubin        L    2.0  8 14 16  7  7                     2          1        1
Mumaw             2.0  3  9 10  3  3                     1     1
Lakso             3.0  2 11 13  1  1                     2     2    1
Hartz             0.0  1  1  3  3  3                1    1
Vey               1.0  5  7  8  3  3             1                               1
Totals......      8.0 19 42 50 17 17  0    0  0  1  1    6  0  3    2  0     1   1   0   0   0

Weather: 69F, partly sunny, S 20mph
Hartz faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: NIU39

Game number NIU39

NIU 17, Buffalo 7 (Apr 24, 2016 at DeKalb, Ill.)



Home batting - NIU

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

HOOK          1b -  2  1                                     2                     4  1
 SERY         1b -  2  1  1  1                                     1               1
WOOD          2b -  3  3  2  2                               2
WOOD          ss -  1     1  1                                                     1
SISLER        ss -  4  3  3  3              1
 STOUT        ph -  1
 YAPP         2b -  1     1  1              2                                         1  1
LETZ          rf -  4  3  3  4  1           3                                      5
 GASSER       rf -  2  1  1  1                                                     2
BRANDNER      dh -  4  1  3  5     1        2
 SMITH        ph -  0  1                                     1
 SMITH        dh -  1
FLETCHER      cf -  4  1  2  2              4           1               1          4
MALLDER       lf -  4                       1                      2               1
 RUCKMAN, Ju. ph -  1  1  1  2  1           2
 RUCKMAN, Ju. lf -  0
RUSSELL       3b -  4  1  1  1              1                1                        2  1
ZUBEK         c  -  4                                                              4
 JUMONVILLE   c  -  0                       1        1                             4              1
SIMS          p  -  0                                                              1  1
 CEJA         p  -  0
 BLANTON      p  -  0
Totals......     - 42 17 19 23  2  1  0    17  0  0  1  1    6  0  3    1  0  0   27  5  2  0     1   0   0  0


Home pitching - NIU

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

SIMS         W    7.0  4 25 27                           2     6             1
CEJA              1.0  2  6  8  4  3                     2     2
BLANTON           1.0  3  6  7  3  2                1                            1
Totals......      9.0  9 37 42  7  5  0    0  0  0  1    4  0  8    0  0     1   1   0   0   0

Box Proof - Buffalo Box Proof - NIU R 7 AB 37 R 17 AB 42 LOB 8 BB 4 LOB 9 BB 6 PO 27 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 1 HBP 1 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 42 42 50 50 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Buffalo............. 000 000 043 - 7 9 0 NIU................. 430 301 06X - 17 19 2 ------------------------------------------- Line score

NIU 17, Buffalo 7 (Apr 24, 2016 at DeKalb, Ill.)
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Buffalo............. 000 000 043  -  7  9  0      (12-23, 5-10 MAC)
NIU................. 430 301 06X  - 17 19  2      (14-25, 9-6 MAC)
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Pitchers: Buffalo - DUBIN, Shawn; MUMAW, Brandon(3); LAKSO, Blair(5); HARTZ, Ben(8); VEY, Ben(8)
and BRENNAN, Kyle; HARTFORD, Billy. NIU - Sims, Donovin; CEJA, Joey(8); BLANTON, Ryne(9) and
Zubek, Johnny; Jumonville, Joe.
Win-SIMS, Donovin(4-2)  Loss-DUBIN, Shawn(0-4)  T-2:50  A-497
Weather: 69F, partly sunny, S 20mph
Hartz faced 3 batters in the 8th.
Game: NIU39