April 6, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chad Ehrnsberger hit three home runs and drove in six runs to lead 14th-ranked University of Central Florida past Samford 15-8 in Trans America Athletic Conference baseball action at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
UCF (28-8, 7-3) pounded out 22 hits and totaled four home runs as Ehrnsberger went 4-for-6 and scored five runs. Highly touted Justin Pope pitched seven innings for the Golden Knights, allowing four runs on 10 hits and striking out seven. The Golden Knights also stranded 12 base runners and committed one error.
Samford (8-21, 2-8) hit the Golden Knights' pitching staff, tying the season-best of 14 hits of their own but stranded seven base runners and could not stem the UCF offensive attack. Robert Evans went 3-for-4 and scored and Major Allred hit his third home run of the season to go 2-for-3 and drove in three runs for the Bulldogs. Bulldog starting pitcher Derek Tharpe allowed five runs on 9 hits in three and two-third innings, including two first-inning solo home runs by Ehrnsberger and Jeremy Kurella. UCF got 10 runs, eight earned, on Dennis Thomas in relief of Tharpe, and Shane Weeks finished the game with an inning of work in the ninth.
Samford and UCF continue the series on Saturday with a double header beginning at 1 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
- Box score
- Play-by-Play
- Situational stats
Box score
The Automated ScoreBook
U. of Central Fla. at Samford University
Apr 06, 2001 at Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Lee Griffin Fiel)
U. of Central Fla. 15 (28-8,7-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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KURELLA ss............... 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 4 1
JOHNSON dh............... 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
HANSON ph............... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
EHRNSBERGER 3b........... 6 5 4 6 0 0 1 1 0
FROST c.................. 4 1 3 0 2 0 7 2 0
FOX 2b................... 5 0 4 4 0 1 1 4 0
MEATH ph................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MYERS cf................. 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3
SUMMERS rf............... 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
SCHULTE rf.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GRAHAM lf................ 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
WALLACE c............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
GOOD 1b.................. 3 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 0
OAKLEY ph............... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
POPE p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
BUSBIN p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 46 15 22 15 4 2 27 14 12
Samford University 8 (8-21,2-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SUMNER, Cory lf.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
LIVERMORE, Jason ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
EVANS, Robert rf......... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
RHODES, Josh ph......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CALDWELL, Grant c........ 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
STEPHENS, Jeff ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ALLRED, Major 1b......... 3 1 2 3 1 0 12 1 0
HOLLIS, Eric ph......... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
OWEN, Heath dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
DEDMON, Ty ph........... 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
HOLMES, Philip 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
BISHOP, Richard ph...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
DENSON, Joe ss........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 7 0
COLLINS, Michael 2b...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 1
HONEYCUTT, Ricky ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
EVANS, Sae cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
NELSON, Danny ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
THARPE, Derek p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
THOMAS, Dennis p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEEKS, Shane p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 8 14 8 1 11 27 14 7
Score by Innings R H E
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U. of Central Fla... 201 211 530 - 15 22 1
Samford University.. 010 002 203 - 8 14 2
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E - FOX, HOLMES, P., DENSON, J.. DP - Samford 2. LOB - UCF 12, Samford 7. 2B
- JOHNSON, FROST, FOX 2, GOOD, ALLRED, M., HOLLIS, E., DEDMON, T.. HR -
KURELLA, EHRNSBERGER 3, ALLRED, M.. HBP - MEATH, WALLACE. SH - GOOD. SF -
KURELLA, OWEN, H.. SB - GRAHAM.
U. of Central Fla. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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POPE................ 7.0 10 5 4 1 7 30 32
BUSBIN.............. 2.0 4 3 3 0 4 10 10
Samford University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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THARPE, Derek....... 3.2 9 5 5 2 2 20 22
THOMAS, Dennis...... 4.1 13 10 8 2 0 24 29
WEEKS, Shane........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Win - POPE (8-1). Loss - THARPE, D. (1-6). Save - None.
HB - THOMAS, D., WEEKS, S.. BK - POPE. PB - CALDWELL, G..
Umpires - Home:Eric Johnson 1st:Thomas Price 3rd:Guy Mitchell
Start: 6 p.m. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 382
Game: SAM29
Play-by-Play
The Automated ScoreBook
U. of Central Fla. at Samford University - Play-by-Play
Apr 06, 2001 at Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Lee Griffin Fiel)
Score by Innings R H E
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U. of Central Fla... 201 211 530 - 15 22 1
Samford University.. 010 002 203 - 8 14 2
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U. of Central Fla. - inning 1
KURELLA homered, RBI. JOHNSON grounded out to 2b. EHRNSBERGER homered, RBI.
FROST singled to third base. FOX struck out looking. MYERS grounded out to
p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Samford University - inning 1
SUMNER, C. flied out to rf. EVANS, R. out at first 1b to p. CALDWELL, G. struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 2
SUMMERS grounded out to 1b unassisted. GRAHAM grounded out to ss. GOOD singled
to right field. KURELLA reached on a fielder's choice, GOOD out at second
2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Samford University - inning 2
ALLRED, M. homered, RBI. OWEN, H. grounded out to ss. HOLMES, P. struck out
swinging. DENSON, J. singled to shortstop. DENSON, J. advanced to second on
a balk. COLLINS, M. grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 3
JOHNSON doubled to left field. EHRNSBERGER popped up to 2b. FROST popped up
to 2b. FOX singled to left field, RBI, JOHNSON scored. MYERS singled, FOX
advanced to second. MYERS advanced to second on a passed ball, FOX advanced
to third on a passed ball. SUMMERS walked. GRAHAM struck out swinging. 1 run,
3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Samford University - inning 3
EVANS, S. grounded out to 3b. SUMNER, C. grounded out to 2b. EVANS, R. singled
to left field. CALDWELL, G. reached on a fielder's choice, EVANS, R. out at
second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 4
GOOD flied out to rf. KURELLA singled. JOHNSON flied out to rf. EHRNSBERGER
homered, 2 RBI, KURELLA scored. FROST walked. THOMAS, D. to p for THARPE,
D.. FOX doubled down the lf line, FROST advanced to third. MYERS walked. SUMMERS
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Samford University - inning 4
ALLRED, M. grounded out to 2b. OWEN, H. struck out swinging. HOLMES, P. grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 5
GRAHAM singled, advanced to second on an error by 3b. GOOD out at first 1b
to 2b, SAC, bunt, GRAHAM advanced to third. KURELLA flied out to lf, SAC,
RBI, GRAHAM scored, unearned. JOHNSON grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1
error, 0 LOB.
Samford University - inning 5
DENSON, J. struck out swinging. COLLINS, M. grounded out to ss. EVANS, S.
grounded out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 6
EHRNSBERGER reached on an error by ss. FROST doubled, EHRNSBERGER advanced
to third. FOX singled, advanced to second, RBI, FROST advanced to third, EHRNSBERGER
scored, unearned. MYERS grounded into double play 3b to 1b, FROST out on the
play. SUMMERS flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Samford University - inning 6
SUMNER, C. reached on an error by 2b. EVANS, R. singled to right field, SUMNER,
C. advanced to second. CALDWELL, G. struck out swinging. ALLRED, M. doubled
to center field, 2 RBI, EVANS, R. scored, SUMNER, C. scored, unearned. OWEN,
H. flied out to cf, SAC, ALLRED, M. advanced to third. HOLMES, P. struck out
swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 7
GRAHAM grounded out to ss. GOOD doubled to right field. KURELLA singled to
right field, GOOD advanced to third. JOHNSON singled to right field, RBI,
KURELLA advanced to third, GOOD scored. EHRNSBERGER singled to left field,
RBI, JOHNSON advanced to second, KURELLA scored. FROST walked, EHRNSBERGER
advanced to second, JOHNSON advanced to third. FOX doubled to right field,
2 RBI, FROST advanced to third, EHRNSBERGER scored, JOHNSON scored. MYERS
grounded out to 2b, RBI, FOX advanced to third, FROST scored. SUMMERS grounded
out to ss. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Samford University - inning 7
DENSON, J. singled. COLLINS, M. singled to right field, DENSON, J. advanced
to second. EVANS, S. singled to left field, COLLINS, M. advanced to second,
DENSON, J. advanced to third. SUMNER, C. singled to first base, RBI, EVANS,
S. advanced to second, COLLINS, M. advanced to third, DENSON, J. scored. COLLINS,
M. picked off. COLLINS, M. picked off, out at third c to 3b. EVANS, R. singled
to right field, SUMNER, C. advanced to second, EVANS, S. advanced to third.
CALDWELL, G. out at first p to 2b to 1b, RBI, EVANS, R. advanced to second,
SUMNER, C. advanced to third, EVANS, S. scored. ALLRED, M. walked. OWEN, H.
struck out swinging. 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 8
GRAHAM singled to shortstop. OAKLEY pinch hit for GOOD. GRAHAM stole second.
OAKLEY flied out to cf. KURELLA grounded out to ss, GRAHAM advanced to third.
HANSON pinch hit for JOHNSON. HANSON singled to right field, RBI, GRAHAM scored.
EHRNSBERGER homered, 2 RBI, HANSON scored. FROST singled. MEATH pinch hit
for FOX. MEATH hit by pitch, FROST advanced to second. MYERS out at first
ss to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Samford University - inning 8
FROST to lf. MEATH to 2b. SCHULTE to rf for SUMMERS. WALLACE to c for GRAHAM.
OAKLEY to 1b. BUSBIN to p for POPE. BISHOP, R. pinch hit for HOLMES, P.. BISHOP,
R. struck out looking. DENSON, J. grounded out to ss. HONEYCUTT, R pinch hit
for COLLINS, M.. HONEYCUTT, R struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
U. of Central Fla. - inning 9
BISHOP, R. to 3b. HONEYCUTT, R to 2b. WEEKS, S. to p for THOMAS, D.. SCHULTE
popped up to 3b. WALLACE hit by pitch. OAKLEY grounded into double play 2b
to ss to 1b, WALLACE out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Samford University - inning 9
NELSON, D. pinch hit for EVANS, S.. NELSON, D. struck out looking. LIVERMORE,
J pinch hit for SUMNER, C.. LIVERMORE, J singled to right field. RHODES, J.
pinch hit for EVANS, R.. RHODES, J. singled to right field, LIVERMORE, J advanced
to third. STEPHENS, J pinch hit for CALDWELL, G.. STEPHENS, J struck out swinging.
HOLLIS, E. pinch hit for ALLRED, M.. HOLLIS, E. doubled to right field, RBI,
RHODES, J. advanced to third, LIVERMORE, J scored. DEDMON, T. pinch hit for
OWEN, H.. DEDMON, T. doubled to left field, 2 RBI, HOLLIS, E. scored, RHODES,
J. scored. BISHOP, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
The Automated ScoreBook
U. of Central Fla. at Samford University - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 06, 2001 at Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Lee Griffin Fiel)
U. of Central Fla. 15 (28-8,7-3)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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KURELLA ss........ 6 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-3 3-4 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 2 1
JOHNSON dh........ 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 2 1
HANSON ph......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
EHRNSBERGER 3b.... 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 2-3 1-2 3-4 3-4 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 4 0 1
FROST c........... 6 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1-2 2-2 0-1 1-2 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
FOX 2b............ 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 3-3 3-3 4-5 4-5 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 0
MEATH ph.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
MYERS cf.......... 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-3 0-3 1-5 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 4 0
SUMMERS rf........ 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 5 0 3 1
SCHULTE rf........ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
GRAHAM lf......... 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 2 0
WALLACE c......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
GOOD 1b........... 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1
OAKLEY ph......... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1
POPE p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
BUSBIN p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 54 46 22 4 2 1 1 0 9-20 13-26 7-18 12-28 18-32 8-16 5-9 1-3 6-7 5 12 6 15 8
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
U. of Central Fla. BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out
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POPE................ 32 30 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5-14 5-16 6-12 2-9 3-7 11 2
BUSBIN.............. 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1-1 3-9 3-5 2-4 0-2 2 0
The Automated ScoreBook
U. of Central Fla. at Samford University - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 06, 2001 at Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Lee Griffin Fiel)
Samford University 8 (8-21,2-8)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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SUMNER, C. lf..... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 1
LIVERMORE, J ph... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
EVANS, R. rf...... 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3-4 1-1 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
RHODES, J. ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
CALDWELL, G. c.... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-3 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 3 1 0 2 0
STEPHENS, J ph.... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
ALLRED, M. 1b..... 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
HOLLIS, E. ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
OWEN, H. dh....... 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 1
DEDMON, T. ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0
HOLMES, P. 3b..... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
BISHOP, R. ph..... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
DENSON, J. ss..... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
COLLINS, M. 2b.... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
HONEYCUTT, R ph... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
EVANS, S. cf...... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
NELSON, D. ph..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
THARPE, D. p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
THOMAS, D. p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
WEEKS, S. p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 42 40 14 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 14-40 6-13 9-17 11-18 4-13 3-9 1-3 2-3 4 7 3 13 2
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Samford University BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out
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THARPE, D........... 22 20 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0-0 9-20 3-10 4-7 2-4 5 4
THOMAS, D........... 29 24 13 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 12-22 9-17 4-9 3-4 9 3
WEEKS, S............ 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1
