#1 THE CITADEL BLANKS #8 FURMAN, 3-0
Game Four
Hancock Sets Southern Conference Tournament Record With 20 Strikeouts
CHARLESTON, S.C. Junior lefthander Rodney Hancock fanned a Southern Conference Tournament record 20 Furman batters, leading The Citadel to a 3-0 victory over the Paladins in Game Four of the 1999 Wendy's / Pepsi-Cola Southern Conference Baseball Tournament on Wednesday at Riley Park in Charleston, SC.
Hancock broke the previous mark of 18 set by The Citadel's Britt Reames against Marshall in 1995. The 20 strikeouts is also a new mark for most strikeouts in an entire tournament, with Reames' 18 also the former mark in that category. Hancock also established a new school single-game mark, eclipsing Mike Cherry's standard of 19 set in 1983 against Augusta.
Hancock allowed only two hits and walked a pair in raising his record to 10-4 on the season. Furman manufactured its only threat against Hancock in the top of the third when the Paladins loaded the bases with one out on a single by Justin Maderer, a double off the bat of Brent Coyner and a walk to Jody Wade. But Hancock fanned James Bright and Tommy John to end the inning.
Hancock retired 19 in a row before issuing a two-out walk to John in the ninth. He then struck out Chris Valdes to end the contest.
Hancock, who moved into sixth place on The Citadel's all-time strikeout chart with 256, struck out the side four times in the game.
The top-seeded Bulldogs scored the only runs they would need in the bottom of the second. Daryl Byrd was hit by a pitch from Furman losing pitcher Toby David (3-8) and then stole second. Jay Morgan doubled to right to give The Citadel the lead, and Aaron Haigler followed with another two-base hit to put the Bulldogs in front 2-0.
David held The Citadel in check until the seventh when the Bulldogs added an insurance run. Michael Harris singled, was sacrificed to second by Chris Morris, stole third and scored on a passed ball by Furman catcher Maderer. David walked one and struck out seven in tossing a complete game for the Paladins.
Morris' stolen base in the first inning set a new league single-season record at 51.
The Bulldogs advance to the 7:30 p.m. winners bracket game against East Tennessee State, while Furman falls into the 1:00 p.m. losers bracket game against UNC Greensboro.
Furman vs The Citadel (May 19, 1999)
Box score
1999 Southern Conference Baseball - NCAA Box Score
Furman at The Citadel
May 19, 1999 at Charleston, SC (Riley Park)
Furman 0 (20-34)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jody Wade cf............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
James Bright lf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Tommy John, III dh....... 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3
Chris Valdes rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1
Ryan Presnell 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Danny Rueckel ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
Justin Maderer c......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 0
Brent Coyner 1b.......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 0
Ryan Richetti ph/1b..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Adam Etherington 2b...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Bobby Brackett ph/2b.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Toby David p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
Totals................... 29 0 2 0 2 20 24 10 4
The Citadel 3 (38-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Chris Morris cf.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Tavy Smalls 2b........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Stuart Jordan lf......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Philip Hartig 1b......... 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1
Daryl Byrd dh............ 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dallas McPherson rf...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
David Griffin ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Dean rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Morgan c............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 20 0 1
Aaron Haigler 3b......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
Michael Harris ss........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Rodney Hancock p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 30 3 6 2 1 7 27 2 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Furman.............. 000 000 000 - 0 2 1
The Citadel......... 020 000 10X - 3 6 0
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E - R Presnell(14). LOB - Paladins 4, Bulldogs 7. 2B - B Coyner(3),
Hartig(17), Morgan(10), Haigler(12). HBP - Byrd 2. SH - Morris(4). SB -
Morris(51), Byrd(20), M. Harris(32).
Furman IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Toby David.......... 8.0 6 3 2 1 7 30 34
The Citadel IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Rodney Hancock...... 9.0 2 0 0 2 20 29 31
Win - Hancock (10-4). Loss - T David (3-8). Save - None.
WP - T David(9). HB - T David 2. PB - J Maderer(12).
Umpires - Home:Bill Slish 1st:Darrell Arnold 3rd:Arthur Schmidt
Start: 9:18 Time: 2:11 Attendance: 3132
Game: SOCON4
Game notes:
Game 4 of 1999 Wendy's/Pepsi-Cola Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
Hancock's 20 K -- tournament record for a game and the tournament
Play-by-Play
1999 Southern Conference Baseball - Play-by-Play
Furman at The Citadel
May 19, 1999 at Charleston, SC (Riley Park)
Score by Innings R H E
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Furman.............. 000 000 000 - 0 2 1
The Citadel......... 020 000 10X - 3 6 0
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Furman - inning 1
J Wade lined out to p. J Bright popped up to 1b, bunt. T John struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 1
Morris walked. Morris stole second. Smalls grounded out to 2b; Morris advanced
to third. Jordan struck out swinging. Hartig struck out swinging. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Furman - inning 2
C Valdes struck out looking. R Presnell struck out swinging. D Rueckel struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 2
Byrd hit by pitch. Byrd stole second. McPherson out at first 1b to p; Byrd
advanced to third. Morgan doubled down the rf line, RBI; Byrd scored. Haigler
doubled to right field, RBI; Morgan scored. M. Harris grounded out to p unassisted,
bunt; Haigler advanced to third. Morris flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Furman - inning 3
J Maderer singled to right field. B Coyner doubled down the rf line; J Maderer
advanced to third. Etherington struck out swinging. J Wade walked. J Bright
struck out swinging. T John struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
3 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 3
Smalls struck out swinging. Jordan flied out to lf. Hartig reached on a fielding
error by 3b. Byrd reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Hartig out at
second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Furman - inning 4
C Valdes struck out swinging. R Presnell struck out swinging. D Rueckel struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 4
McPherson struck out looking. Morgan grounded out to ss. Haigler struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Furman - inning 5
J Maderer struck out swinging. B Coyner struck out looking. Etherington popped
up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 5
M. Harris flied out to cf. Morris grounded out to 3b. Smalls singled to left
field. Jordan grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Furman - inning 6
J Wade grounded out to 2b. J Bright popped up to ss. T John struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 6
Hartig singled up the middle. Byrd hit by pitch; Hartig advanced to second.
McPherson struck out swinging. Morgan flied out to rf. Haigler flied out to
lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Furman - inning 7
C Valdes lined out to 1b. R Presnell grounded out to ss. D Rueckel struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 7
M. Harris singled to shortstop. Morris grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; M. Harris
advanced to second. M. Harris stole third. M. Harris scored on a passed ball,
unearned. Smalls grounded out to ss. Jordan grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Furman - inning 8
J Maderer struck out swinging. R Richetti pinch hit for B Coyner. R Richetti
struck out looking. B Brackett pinch hit for Etherington. B Brackett struck
out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
The Citadel - inning 8
R Richetti to 1b. B Brackett to 2b. Hartig doubled to right field. Byrd flied
out to rf; Hartig advanced to third. Griffin pinch hit for McPherson. Griffin
struck out, reached first on a wild pitch; Hartig out at home c to p. Morgan
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Furman - inning 9
Dean to rf for Griffin. J Wade struck out. J Bright struck out looking. T
John walked. C Valdes struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.