Here are the starting lineups:
Fisher College
#11 Mike Oliveira 2B
#28 Richie Welch CF
#14 Tom Englehardt 3B
#24 Edwin Pena C
#4 Eddie Delcarmen DH
#48 Matthew McDougal-Shaver 1B
#5 Rob Mondello RF
#6 Kevin Ryan SS
#10 Juan Eusebio LF
#18 Jarlin Gomez RHP
Houston Victoria
#10 Jon McDonald 2B
#24 Josh Bromberg DH
#1 James Green CF
#13 Zane Willams RF
#2 Tony Rothman SS
#11 John West 3B
#12 David Baker LF
#25 Leonardo Garcia 1B
#28 Josh Darnell C
#22 Casey Newman RHP
Fisher will be wearing their navy blue jerseys with their navy blue pinstripe pants. Houston-Victoria will be wearing their home whites.
Top 1 - Due up: Oliveira, Welch, Englehardt
Oliveira strikes out swinging on a full count. One out. Welch swings at a ball down in the dirt for strike 3 (dropped third Strike) - Darnell to Garcia. Two outs. Englehardt lines out to LF Baker. Inning over.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 1/2 inning -Fisher 0, Houston-Victoria coming up.
Bottom 1 - Due up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green
McDonald flies out to deep left. Eusebio was there to make the catch. One out. Bromberg copies McDonald and flies out to left. Again, Eusebio was there. Two away. Green hits a fly ball to shallow center. Eusebio was there to make the running catch to retire the side.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 1 inning - Fisher 0, Houston-Victoria 0
Top 2 - Due up: Pena, Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver
Pena hits one into the left center gap. Both Green and Baker dive but come empty. Pena is aboard with a double. Gary Lunetta is now in to do the courtesy running. Pass ball on Darnell which allows Lunetta to advance to third. Delcarmen walks. Runners now at first and third. Newman's pick-off attempt at first is wild. Lunetta scores and Delcarmen advances to second. McDougal-Shaver strikes out swinging. One out. Another pass ball on Darnell allows Delcarmen to advance to third. Mondello hits a ground ball to second, McDonald cannot make the play. Delcarmen scores and Mondello reaches via error. Ryan hits into an inning-ending 4-3 double play.
2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base
Score after 1 1/2 innings - Fisher 2, Victoria 0
Bottom 2 - Due up: Williams, Rothman, West
Williams doubles to right center. Rothman flies out to center. Welch is there to put it away. One out. West swings at the first pitch and grounds to third, Englehardt to McDougal-Shaver, two outs. Baker singles to shallow center. Williams scores. Gracia hits a sky high pop-up to left in foul territory. Eusebio makes the catch. Inning over.
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base
Score after 2 complete - Fisher 2, Victoria 1
Top 3 - Due up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Welch
Eusbio lines out to center. One out. Oliveira swings and misses on strike three, ball gets by Darnell who then picks it up and throws to Garcia for the second out. Welch grounds up the middle, Newman stabs at it, makes the play and tosses to first. Inning over.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 2 1/2 - Fisher 2, Victoria 1
Bottom 3 - Due up: Darnell, McDonald, Bromberg
Darnell hits a home run to left. Score now tied at 2. McDonald walks. Bromberg strikes out swinging, ball in the dirt. Pena blocks it and cannot make the throw to second and McDonald steals second. One out. Gomez balks. This allows the runner, McDonald, to move to third. Green triples off the right field fence. McDonald scores. Willams grounds one to second, Oliveira fields it and throws to McDougal-Shaver for the second out. Green scores on the play. Rothman lines out to second baseman Oliveira to end the inning.
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 3 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Top 4 - Due up: Englehardt, Pena, Delcarmen
Englehardt is hit by the pitch somewhere in the knee area. He seems to be okay as he stays in the game and is running at first. After a lengthy at bat, Pena pops out to second baseman McDonald. One out. DelCarmen walks...again. First and second occupied for McDougal-Shaver. McDougal-Shaver hits one softly to short, runners advance. Rothman is still able to throw out McDougal-Shaver at first. Two outs. Mondello, on a check swing, taps one back to the mound, Newman to Garcia. Inning over.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base
Score after 4 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Bottom of 4 - Due up - West, Baker, Garcia
West strikes out swinging on a high fast ball. One out. Baker walks. Garcia strikes out on three nasty change-ups. Two outs. Darnell swings and misses on another nasty change-up to end the inning.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base
Score after 4 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Top 5 - Due up: Ryan, Eusebio, Oliveira
Ryan strikes out swinging. One out. Eusebio strikes out looking on a questionable slider, low and away. Two outs. Oliveira hits one into the hole on the right side. McDonald has trouble fielding it. Oliveira is aboard at first and is credited with a base hit. Welch walked. Runners now at first and second. Englehardt swings at a bad pitch off the outside corner and taps it back to Newman who flips to first to end the inning.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 4 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Bottom 5 - Due up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green
McDonald strikes out looking. One out. Bromberg hits a liner to center. Welch makes the catch. Two outs. Green goes down by way of the K as he swings and misses on a fastball. Inning over.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 5 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Top of 6 - Due up: Pena, DelCarmen, McDougal-Shaver
Pena smokes one to deep center. The wind knocks it down and Green is able to make the catch. One out. Delcarmen hits one hard to third. It goes off West's glove and Delcarmen is aboard on the error. McDougal-Shaver flies out to center on a full count. Two outs. Freshman JJ Navas is swinging a bat in the on-deck circle. There's action in the Victoria bullpen. Looks like #15 is starting to get loose. Mondello taps one back to the mound, Newman to Garcia. Inning over.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base
Score after 5 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Bottom of 6 - Due up: Williams, Rothman, West
Williams hits a fly ball to left center. Eusebio is there to put it away. One out. Rothman swings at the first pitch and hits a ground ball to short. Ryan is up with it and throws to McDougal-Shaver. Two outs. West hits a ground ball to short. Ball takes a strange hop but Ryan is able to field it cleanly and throw to McDougal-Shaver for the third out.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Score after 6 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Top 7 - Due up: Ryan, Eusebio, Oliveira
Pitching change for Victoria - #15 Coulter Zoch replaces #22 Casey Newman.
Ryan swings at the first pitch and hits a grounder to third. West makes the throw on the run. One out. Eusebio bunts the first pitch back to Zoch who throws to Garcia. Two outs. Scrappy Doo (Oliveira) singles again to the right side. Welch strikes out swinging to end the inning.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base
Score after 6 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2
Bottom 7 - Due Up: Baker, Garcia, Darnell
Baker walks to begin the inning. Action down in the Fisher pen, as both flamethrowers Mark Dorso and Pat Shanahan begin to throw. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes a trip to the mound. Baker steals second. Garcia singles through the left side of the infield, runners now at first and second. And that’s the end of the night for Gomez as Head Coach Scott Dulin makes the call to the bullpen and Freshman Austin Brodie answers that call. Darnell greets Brodie with a line drive to the right center gap. Welch dives for it but can’t make the catch and the ball goes all the way to the wall. Two runs score and Darnell is on with a triple. Score now 6-2. McDonald follows that triple with a single to right, Darnell scores and the score is now 7-2 Houston-Victoria. Bromberg singles past Englehardt. McDonald, who was running on the play, advances all the way to third. Head Coach Scott Dulin comes out and makes the change as the flamethrowing righthander from Waterbury, CT #62 Mark Dorso is on to pitch. Dorso has trouble finding the stike zone as he walks Green on four straight. Williams hits a 2-1 pitch over the left-center field fence for a grand slam. That now puts Houston-Victoria ahead 11-2. Reliever Austin Brodie is charged with 3 earned runs. And Rothman hits a home run, that’s back-to-back jacks as the game is called due to the mercy rule.
8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base
Final Score from beautiful Riverside Stadium here in Victoria, TX... University of Houston at Victoria 12, Fisher College 2.
