USA NCAA DIVISION I
SOUTH ILLINOIS SALUKIS AT MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
03/20/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
SOUTH ILLINOIS SALUKIS AT MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
GAME ID: 7781 - MONDAY, MARCH 20TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Illinois Salukis (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 9 1
Michigan Wolverines (1-0) 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 4 X 12 13 1
Bolen Goes Wild, But Wolverines Win
Fans of the Michigan Wolverines who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a Michigan win over the visiting South Illinois Salukis, 12-7. Dave Andrews started for the home team against Kevin Helle. Gary Bolen earned accolades for his performance. Caleb Brickhouse was called on to finish, recording his 1st save.

Michigan took the lead, 8-2, on Mark Barber's 1st home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off South Illinois pitcher Andrew Parks in the bottom of the seventh.

"I was seeing the ball well tonight," said Barber.
SOUTH ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holmes 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .250 0 2
G. Bolen LF 4 1 3 5 0 0 1 .750 1 5
S. Valentine 3B 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .400 0 0
T. Ison DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Crawford RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
M. King 1B 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 .000 0 0
C. Morris C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
R. Carter CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Smith SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 6 10 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Valentine (1, 6th Inning off D. Andrews, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Holmes (1, 7th Inning off D. Melgarejo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bolen (1, 8th Inning off C. Brickhouse, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Holmes 2 , G. Bolen 6 , S. Valentine 3 , J. Crawford , R. Carter , S. Smith
2-out RBI: J. Holmes , G. Bolen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ison , M. King , C. Morris
GIDP: J. Crawford
Sac Fly: G. Bolen
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Holmes (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rizo CF 5 2 2 3 1 1 4 .400 2 3
M. Barber DH 4 1 1 4 1 1 3 .250 1 4
T. Trower 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
A. Pieters SS 5 0 2 1 1 2 3 .400 0 1
J. Harris 1B 5 1 2 1 1 2 4 .400 1 1
C. Stallings LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .250 0 0
M. Grover RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 4 .500 1 1
G. Chilcutt 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Cooper C 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .250 0 1
Totals 38 12 13 12 10 9 33      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Rizo 2 (2, 3rd Inning off K. Helle, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Ford, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Grover (1, 4th Inning off K. Helle, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Barber (1, 7th Inning off A. Parks, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Harris (1, 8th Inning off M. Korney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rizo 8 , M. Barber 4 , T. Trower 2 , A. Pieters 2 , J. Harris 5 , C. Stallings , M. Grover 5 , J. Cooper
2-out RBI: M. Barber , T. Trower , A. Pieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Trower , A. Pieters , J. Harris , C. Stallings , G. Chilcutt , J. Cooper
Hit by Pitch: M. Barber , T. Trower
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Barber (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Chilcutt (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Trower-Pieters-Harris)
SOUTH ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Helle L (0-1) 4.0 6 2 2 3 6 2 78 4.50   
K. Ford 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 40 7.71   
A. Parks 0.2 3 4 0 0 0 1 25 0.00   
M. Korney 0.2 2 4 4 5 1 1 38 54.00   
K. Denman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Helle 45
Batters Faced: K. Helle 22, K. Ford 11, A. Parks 7, M. Korney 9, K. Denman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Helle 3-3, K. Ford 1-5, A. Parks 1-1, M. Korney 0-1, K. Denman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Helle 78-42, K. Ford 40-21, A. Parks 25-14, M. Korney 38-15, K. Denman 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ford 1-0 , A. Parks 1-1 , K. Denman 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Helle , A. Parks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Andrews W (1-0) 6.0 6 1 0 1 5 0 78 0.00   
D. Melgarejo H (1) 1.2 2 5 5 4 3 0 48 27.00   
C. Brickhouse SV (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 25 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Andrews 62
Batters Faced: D. Andrews 26, D. Melgarejo 11, C. Brickhouse 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Andrews 5-8, D. Melgarejo 1-1, C. Brickhouse 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Andrews 78-57, D. Melgarejo 48-21, C. Brickhouse 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Melgarejo 1-1 , C. Brickhouse 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Bolen
Ballpark: Siege Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 19409
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