Rice vs Alabama (Jun 16, 1999)



Box Score

                           1999 College World Series
                                Rice vs Alabama
                Jun 16, 1999 at Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)

Rice 5 (59-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Williams lf..............  3  1  0  0   1  2  1  0   0
B. Smith 2b..............  4  0  0  0   0  3  2  0   0
Thames ss................  4  2  2  4   0  1  1  1   0
Ford rf..................  3  1  0  0   1  2  1  1   0
Berg dh..................  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Gray cf..................  3  0  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
Baker 1b.................  3  0  1  1   1  1  4  2   1
Curry c..................  2  0  0  0   0  2 11  0   1
 Ackal ph................  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Lukin c.................  1  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Fox 3b...................  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  2   2
Gwyn p...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Nichols p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Nicholl p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Ramos p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 31  5  5  5   5 13 26  8   4

Alabama 6 (53-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Boyd 3b..................  4  1  1  0   1  2  0  3   0
Smallwood rf.............  4  1  1  0   1  0  2  0   0
A. Phillips ss...........  4  2  3  0   1  1  0  0   1
Keller cf................  4  1  1  3   1  1  2  0   1
Brown 1b.................  5  0  1  0   0  1  6  0   0
Gulledge c...............  4  0  1  1   0  2 13  0   0
Bozanich 2b..............  3  1  2  1   2  1  1  1   0
Wood lf..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   4
 McClanahan lf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Bostic dh................  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Cox ph..................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
J. Smith p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Murphy p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  6 11  5   6 11 27  5  11

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Rice................ 000 010 130 -  5  5  1
Alabama............. 003 010 011 -  6 11  0
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Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Curry(6). LOB - Rice 4; Alabama 11. 2B - Baker(24); A. Phillips 3(22);
Keller(15); Bozanich(19). HR - Thames 2(11). SH - McClanahan(3). SB -
Boyd(7); A. Phillips(16); Keller(41); Gulledge(1); Bozanich(7); Bostic(7).
Reached on CI - Gulledge.

Rice                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Gwyn................  2.0  3  3  3  4  2  9 13  54
Nichols.............  5.1  4  2  2  1  8 19 22  82
Nicholl.............  0.2  2  0  0  0  1  3  3  15
Ramos...............  0.2  2  1  1  1  0  4  5  15

Alabama                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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J. Smith............  8.0  4  5  5  4 12 27 31 128
Murphy..............  1.0  1  0  0  1  1  4  5  20

Win - Murphy (8-0).  Loss - Ramos (13-3).  Save - None.
WP - Gwyn(9); Nicholl(14). CI - Curry. Inherited runners/scored: None.
Pitches/strikes: Gwyn 54/0; Nichols 82/0; Nicholl 15/0; Ramos 15/0; J. Smith
128/0; Murphy 20/0.
Umpires - HP: Randy Bruns  1B: Rich Fetchiet  2B: Bill Davis  3B: Ken Couch
Start: 2:38   Time: 3:01   Attendance:
Game notes:
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 65 degrees, 67% humidity, Wind N 7 mph
Pitches: Gwyn (54), Nichols (82), J. Smith (128), Murphy (20)
Rice eliminated from the CWS
Gulledge awarded first base on catcher's interference
Gwyn faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
Game: CWS09


Play-by-Play

                           1999 College World Series
                         Rice vs Alabama - Play-by-Play
                Jun 16, 1999 at Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Rice................ 000 010 130 -  5  5  1
Alabama............. 003 010 011 -  6 11  0
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Rice starters: 32/lf Williams; 11/2b B. Smith; 7/ss Thames; 21/rf Ford; 8/dh
Berg; 9/cf Gray; 20/1b Baker; 25/c Curry; 3/3b Fox; 35/p Gwyn;
Alabama starters: 6/3b Boyd; 14/rf Smallwood; 2/ss A. Phillips; 9/cf Keller;
23/1b Brown; 25/c Gulledge; 4/2b Bozanich; 21/lf Wood; 3/dh Bostic; 26/p J.
Smith;

Rice 1st - Williams flied out to cf (0-0). B. Smith struck out swinging
(1-2 BFFS). Thames struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Alabama 1st - Boyd struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Smallwood flied out
to lf (3-1 BBBK). A. Phillips doubled to right center (1-1 BF). Keller grounded
out to p (0-1 S). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rice 2nd - Ford struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK). Berg grounded out to 3b
(3-2 BSBBF). Gray struck out swinging (3-2 BKKBFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - Brown singled up the middle (3-1 BBBK). Brown advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Gulledge struck out swinging (3-2 BSBKBS). Bozanich
walked (3-1 KBBBB). Wood flied out to cf (0-1 K). Bostic fouled out to 3b (1-1
BK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rice 3rd - Baker walked (3-1 KBBBB). Curry struck out swinging (1-2
KBFFFS). Baker out at first p to 1b, picked off. Fox flied out to rf (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - Boyd walked (3-1 BKBBB). Smallwood walked (3-1 BBBKB);
Boyd advanced to second. A. Phillips walked (3-1 KBBBB); Smallwood advanced to
second; Boyd advanced to third. Keller doubled to left field, 3 RBI (2-1 BKB);
A. Phillips scored; Smallwood scored; Boyd scored. Nichols to p for Gwyn. Brown
grounded out to 3b (3-2 BBBKS). Gulledge reached on catcher's interference (3-2
BSFBB). Gulledge stole second; Keller stole third. Bozanich struck out swinging
(2-2 KBBSS). Wood popped up to rf (0-1 S). 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.

Rice 4th - Williams struck out swinging (2-2 BFKBS). B. Smith struck out
looking (1-2 BKKK). Thames fouled out to 1b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Bostic struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). Boyd struck out
looking (0-2 KKK). Smallwood out at first 1b to p (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rice 5th - Ford walked (3-1 KBBBB). Berg grounded out to 3b down the lf
line (0-0); Ford advanced to second. Gray flied out to lf (0-0). Baker doubled
to right center, RBI (1-2 FBFF); Ford scored. Curry struck out looking (3-2
BKKBFFBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 5th - A. Phillips doubled down the lf line (1-2 BFK). Keller
grounded out to 3b (0-2 FS). A. Phillips stole third. Brown popped up to 2b
(2-0 BB). Gulledge singled up the middle, RBI (3-2 BKSBB); A. Phillips scored.
Bozanich doubled to left center (0-1 K); Gulledge advanced to third. Wood
struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rice 6th - McClanahan to lf for Wood. Fox flied out to rf (1-0 B).
Williams struck out swinging (3-2 BKFBFBS). B. Smith popped up to 2b (3-2
FBBFBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Bostic singled up the middle (0-0). Boyd out on batter's
interference (1-0 B). Smallwood popped up to ss (2-0 BB). Bostic stole second.
A. Phillips struck out looking (2-2 FFBBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Rice 7th - Thames homered down the lf line, RBI (0-0). Ford lined out to
lf (1-1 BS). Berg singled to center field (0-0). Gray flied out to lf (2-0 BB).
Baker grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 7th - Keller struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). Brown struck out
swinging (2-2 BKKBS). Gulledge struck out swinging (2-2 BKBSS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rice 8th - Ackal pinch hit for Curry. Ackal walked (3-2 SKBFBBFB). Fox
struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). Williams walked (3-2 KBSBFBB); Ackal advanced
to second. B. Smith struck out looking (1-2 BSFK). Thames homered down the lf
line, 3 RBI (0-2 FFFFF); Williams scored; Ackal scored. Ford struck out looking
(0-2 FSK). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 8th - Lukin to c for Ackal. Bozanich walked (3-0 BBBB).
McClanahan out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Bozanich advanced to second.
Nicholl to p for Nichols. Cox pinch hit for Bostic. Bozanich stole third.
Bozanich scored on a wild pitch. Cox struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKFK). Boyd
singled through the left side (1-0 B). Boyd stole second. Smallwood singled to
right field (3-2 KBBKB); Boyd advanced to third, out at home rf to c. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rice 9th - Murphy to p for J. Smith. Berg grounded out to 2b through the
right side (3-2 FKBBBF). Gray walked (3-0 BBBB). Baker struck out looking (0-2
FKK). Lukin singled to right field (3-1 BKBB); Gray advanced to second. Fox
flied out to cf to right center (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 9th - Ramos to p for Nicholl. A. Phillips doubled to right
center (1-0 B). Keller intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). Brown reached on a
fielder's choice, bunt (0-1 K); Keller advanced to second; A. Phillips out at
third p to 3b. Gulledge grounded out to ss (1-1 SB); Brown advanced to second;
Keller advanced to third. Bozanich singled to right field, RBI (1-2 KBF); Brown
advanced to third; Keller scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.