Northern Iowa vs Illinois State (05-01-05)
Box Score
Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Iowa at Illinois State
05-01-05 at Normal, Ill. (Redbird SB Complex)
Northern Iowa 5 (21-23,9-15 MVC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Kelling lf............... 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Ferden dh................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibekwe p................ 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2
Davis 2b................. 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 2
Strellner 3b............. 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 0
Rogers ss................ 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Sieleman rf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1
Hess p/dh................ 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1
King c................... 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Aguero 1b................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
Kumamoto cf.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 27 5 7 4 4 8 18 10 6
Illinois State 10 (28-18,11-13 MVC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Stake 2b................. 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1
Borba ss................. 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Patton lf................ 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
Garner dh................ 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Birk p................... 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nicholson p............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Guilbault 1b............. 4 0 2 0 0 2 5 2 1
Parsons pr.............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bierwirth cf............. 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Williams rf.............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Cruz ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gaither 3b............... 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 3
Mielke c................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Totals................... 27 10 10 10 8 2 21 5 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Northern Iowa....... 203 000 0 - 5 7 2
Illinois State...... 260 011 X - 10 10 1
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E - Ibekwe; King; Nicholson(3). LOB - UNI 6; ILS 9. 2B - Patton(5);
Gaither(9). HR - Davis; Garner(3); Birk(3). HBP - Borba. SH - Ferden;
Gaither(12). SB - Patton(12).
Northern Iowa IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hess................ 1.2 4 8 8 5 1 7 14
Ibekwe.............. 4.1 6 2 2 3 1 20 23
Illinois State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Birk................ 2.0 4 5 5 3 3 9 13
Nicholson........... 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 18 19
Win - Birk (15-8). Loss - Hess (11-11). Save - Nicholson (2).
WP - Birk 2(11). HBP - by Hess (Borba).
Umpires - HP: John Arbogast 1B: Joe Reed 3B: Jim Haley
Start: 12:06 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 367
Game notes:
ID-289902
Birk faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
Game: ILS-46
Play-by-Play
Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Iowa at Illinois State - Play-by-Play
05-01-05 at Normal, Ill. (Redbird SB Complex)
Score by Innings R H E
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Northern Iowa....... 203 000 0 - 5 7 2
Illinois State...... 260 011 X - 10 10 1
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Northern Iowa starters: 2/lf Kelling; 4/dh Ferden; 6/2b Davis; 1/3b Strellner;
9/ss Rogers; 8/rf Sieleman; 11/p Hess; 20/c King; 14/1b Aguero; 3/cf Kumamoto;
Illinois State starters: 7/2b Stake; 9/ss Borba; 11/lf Patton; 24/dh Garner;
10/p Birk; 3/1b Guilbault; 5/cf Bierwirth; 14/rf Williams; 23/3b Gaither; 1/c
Mielke;
Northern Iowa 1st - Kelling singled up the middle. Ferden out at first
3b to 2b, SAC; Kelling advanced to second. Davis struck out looking. Kelling
advanced to third on a wild pitch. Strellner walked. Rogers singled to right
center, RBI; Strellner advanced to third; Kelling scored. Rogers advanced to
second on a wild pitch; Strellner scored on a wild pitch. Sieleman struck out
swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois State 1st - Stake walked. Stake out at first c to 1b, picked
off. Borba hit by pitch. Patton reached on a fielder's choice; Borba out at
second 1b to ss. Patton stole second. Garner homered to center field, 2 RBI;
Patton scored. Birk singled to right center. Guilbault struck out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Iowa 2nd - Hess struck out swinging. King grounded out to 3b.
Aguero fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Illinois State 2nd - Bierwirth singled through the left side. Williams
popped up to 3b. Gaither out at first p to 2b, SAC; Bierwirth advanced to
second. Stake intentionally walked. Borba walked; Stake advanced to second;
Bierwirth advanced to third. Patton walked, RBI; Borba advanced to second;
Stake advanced to third; Bierwirth scored. Garner walked, RBI; Patton advanced
to second; Borba advanced to third; Stake scored. Birk homered to left field, 4
RBI; Garner scored; Patton scored; Borba scored. Ibekwe to p for Ferden. Hess
to dh. Guilbault singled to third base. Bierwirth walked; Guilbault advanced to
second. Dropped foul ball, E2. Williams walked; Bierwirth advanced to second;
Guilbault advanced to third. Gaither grounded out to p. 6 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 3 LOB.
Northern Iowa 3rd - Kelling walked. Ibekwe walked; Kelling advanced to
second. Davis homered to right center, 3 RBI; Ibekwe scored; Kelling scored.
Strellner singled, bunt. Nicholson to p for Birk. Strellner runner left early,
assist by 1b. Strellner assist by 1b, runner left early. Strellner out at first
1b unassisted, runner left early. Rogers singled through the left side.
Sieleman struck out swinging. Hess struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois State 3rd - Stake singled through the left side. Borba reached
on an error by p; Stake advanced to second, out at third 2b to 3b. Patton
reached on a fielder's choice; Borba advanced to second. Garner grounded out to
3b; Patton advanced to second; Borba advanced to third. Nicholson flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Northern Iowa 4th - King singled through the left side. Aguero reached
on a fielder's choice; King advanced to second on an error by p. Kelling
grounded out to 1b unassisted; Aguero advanced to second; King advanced to
third. Ibekwe struck out looking. Davis grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 2 LOB.
Illinois State 4th - Guilbault struck out looking. Bierwirth grounded
out to 3b. Williams flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Iowa 5th - Strellner lined out to ss. Rogers lined out to 3b.
Sieleman struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Illinois State 5th - Gaither doubled to right center. Stake walked.
Borba flied out to rf. Patton doubled down the rf line, RBI; Stake advanced to
third; Gaither scored. Garner popped up to 3b. Nicholson grounded out to 3b.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Iowa 6th - Hess singled to shortstop. Kumamoto to cf for Hess.
/ for Kumamoto. King walked; Kumamoto advanced to second. Aguero fouled out to
c. Kelling popped up to 3b. Ibekwe struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Illinois State 6th - Guilbault singled to right center. Parsons pinch
ran for Guilbault. Bierwirth fouled out to lf; Parsons advanced to second. Cruz
pinch hit for Williams. Cruz grounded out to ss; Parsons advanced to third.
Gaither singled down the lf line, RBI; Parsons scored. Stake grounded out to
3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Iowa 7th - Guilbault to 1b for Parsons. Williams to rf for
Cruz. Davis lined out to 2b. Strellner flied out to lf. Rogers popped up to 1b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Illinois State 10, Northern Iowa 5 (05-01-05 at Normal, Ill.)
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Northern Iowa....... 203 000 0 - 5 7 2 (21-23, 9-15 MVC)
Illinois State...... 260 011 X - 10 10 1 (28-18, 11-13 MVC)
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Pitchers: Northern Iowa - Hess; Ibekwe(2). Illinois State - Birk; Nicholson(3).
Win-Birk(15-8) Save-Nicholson(2) Loss-Hess(11-11) T-2:37 A-367
HR UNI - Davis.
HR ILS - Garner (3); Birk (3).
Game notes:
ID-289902
Birk faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
Game: ILS-46