Army Black Knights @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
NCAA Baseball Championship - Athens Regional - Elimination Game

Army Black KnightsArmyARMY
31-23
2
31-23
Final

Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia TechGT
32-24
4
32-24
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Army Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Berg 1B |
C. Barr 2B |
S. Ruta 3B |
W. Parker DH |
B. Golinski CF |
C. Titus C |
A. Ainsworth RF |
E. Ellis LF |
T. Schreck SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .404 | .605 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .446 | .471 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .446 | .607 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .400 | .571 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .391 | .490 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .434 | .377 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .411 | .308 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .336 | .364 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .321 | .278 |
| 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
- Batting
- HRS. Ruta (15, 6th inning off A. Finateri 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIS. Ruta 2 (53)
- SHT. Schreck
- GIDPE. Ellis
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP0-6 (S. Ruta 0-2, C. Barr 0-1, E. Ellis 0-2, W. Parker 0-1)
Georgia Tech Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Jones 1B-RF |
D. Burress CF |
M. Ellis DH |
J. Giesler 3B-1B |
B. Zmarzlak RF |
C. Kerce 3B |
P. Green SS |
M. Becchetti 2B |
T. Yunger LF |
V. Lackey C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .420 | .444 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .381 | .513 | .814 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .443 | .601 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .384 | .612 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .439 | .442 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .392 | .375 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .401 | .587 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .401 | .480 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .407 | .449 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .326 | .350 |
| 26 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
- Batting
- HRJ. Giesler (10, 1st inning off J. Lehman 0 on, 2 Out); D. Burress (24, 1st inning off J. Lehman 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ. Giesler 2 (42), M. Becchetti (37), D. Burress (66)
- 2Out RBIJ. Giesler, M. Becchetti
- GIDPJ. Giesler; C. Jones (2); M. Becchetti
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-3 (M. Becchetti 1-1, P. Green 0-1, B. Zmarzlak 0-1)
- Fielding
- AssistsD. Burress (E. Ellis at 2nd base)
Army Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lehman (L, 5-4) |
M. Ruggieri |
S. Graver |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 96-63 | 2.68 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26-10 | 5.26 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.77 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 138-82 |
- Pitching
- IBBD. Burress (by J. Lehman).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS. Graver 3/3; M. Ruggieri 2/6; J. Lehman 16/24
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS. Graver-2-0-5-2; M. Ruggieri-6-1-1-2; J. Lehman-11-7-26-19
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS. Graver 0-2; M. Ruggieri 1-2; J. Lehman 11-6
Georgia Tech Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Finateri (W, 6-4) |
R. Stanford (H, 1) |
T. McKee (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 88-63 | 6.24 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 5.94 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 7.43 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 129-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPD. Berg (by A. Finateri); C. Titus (by R. Stanford)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA. Finateri 17/26; R. Stanford 5/9; T. McKee 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA. Finateri-13-9-22-19; R. Stanford-4-3-2-5; T. McKee-2-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA. Finateri 5-6; R. Stanford 2-3; T. McKee 1-2
Scoring Summary
Inning | ARMY | GT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D. Burress homered to left. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | J. Giesler homered to left. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | M. Becchetti singled to left center, B. Zmarzlak scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6th | S. Ruta homered to right, C. Barr scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8th | J. Giesler walked, C. Jones scored, D. Burress to third, M. Ellis to second. | 2 | 4 | ||
ARMY @ GT Videos
John Giesler blasts a dinger
Army vs. Georgia Tech: Game Highlights
Sam Ruta crushes a home run
Game Information
Foley Field
5:00 PM, 1 June 2024
Athens, Georgia
Attendance: 3,453