Senior RHP Scott Shoemaker tossed just the second complete-game shutout in MWC Tournament history.
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Aztecs Stymie Utes, 8-0
SDSU to face UNLV Friday at 3 p.m.; winner advances to title game.
May 27, 2004
LAS VEGAS - San Diego State (34-27) broke up what had been a pitcher's duel in the bottom of the fifth inning as it cruised to a 8-0 victory over Utah (22-35) on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the 2004 Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Both teams remained hitless in the contest until the bottom of the fifth, when SDSU senior third baseman Chad Corona took the second pitch of the inning deep over the center field wall, his seventh of the season.
SDSU added three runs in the sixth, as sophomore shortstop James Guerrero scored on a sacrifice fly by freshman designated hitter Brock Ungricht, and Corona doubled to left center to bring in senior left fielder Josh Hill and senior first baseman Rielly Embrey.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Aztecs tacked on four more runs as Embrey tripled to center field to score a run before Zawadzki singled to drive in his first run of the day. Hill picked up two more RBI as he homered to right center, scoring Zawadzki and giving the Aztecs an 8-0 lead.
SDSU starter, Scott Shoemaker (9-6) carried a no-hitter into the top of the seventh before Utah junior center fielder Matt Ciaramella singled to left field. In the complete game win, Shoemaker allowed just three hits, while walking just one Utah batter and striking out five.
For the Aztecs, Corona was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with one run scored and three RBI. Embrey finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a run batted in while Hill was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Utah starter, junior right-hander Doug Mackay (4-9) allowed four runs on five hits while walking three and striking out six in the loss. Ciaramella, shortstop Ryan Khoury, and catcher Trevor Eastman picked up Utah's three hits.
With the win, the Aztecs will advance to play UNLV in the winner's bracket at 3 p.m. Friday, while Utah will play the winner of tonight's Air Force vs. New Mexico game at 11 a.m. Friday.
GAME 5 NOTES
San Diego State advanced to the MWC Tournament semifinals for the fifth straight year - the Aztecs are the only team to make it to the MWC Tournament finals four straight years. A win over UNLV in the 3 p.m. game Friday would make it five straight appearances for the Aztecs in the finals.
The Aztecs are 14-6 all-time in MWC Tournaments, while Utah falls to 5-9 in MWC Tournament play. The Utes must now battle through the loser's bracket for the fifth straight year - Utah is 4-4 in MWC Tournament elimination games and will face the winner of Thursday night's Air Force vs. New Mexico game.
With SDSU's win today over Utah, the No. 1 seed is now a perfect 5-0 in MWC Tournament opening round games.
SDSU's Chad Corona was 3-for-3 today vs. Utah with a single, a double, a homer and three RBI. Corona had hit .286 vs. the Utes in six regular season meetings.
Through eight innings, Matt Ciaramella was the only Utah player to record a hit vs. Aztec hurler Scott Shoemaker. Shoemaker tossed just the second complete-game shutout (Ben Julianel, SDSU vs. Air Force 5/17/01) in MWC Tournament history.
Utah vs San Diego State (May 27, 2004)
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Mountain West Baseball
San Diego State 8 (34-27), Utah 0 (22-35)
May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
Utah AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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KHOURY, Ryan ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
BROSSMAN, Jay 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
CIARAMELLA, Matt cf...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHEVALIER, Eric rf....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1
PENA, Jared 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
WESTFALL, Michael 1b..... 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0
OLSON, Tyson dh.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
WELSH, John lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
EASTMAN, Trevor c........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0
MACKAY, Doug p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BUCK, Ben p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McCORD, Shad p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FLORENCE, Ryan p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 0 3 0 1 5 24 11 2
San Diego State AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BURT, Landon cf.......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
GUERRERO, James ss....... 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0
EMBREY, Rielly 1b........ 3 2 2 1 1 0 14 0 1
UNGRICHT, Brock dh....... 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
ZAWADZKI, Lance 2b....... 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
HILL, Josh lf............ 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
CORONA, Chad 3b.......... 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 2 0
WILSON, Ryan pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SWAYDAN, Jordan c........ 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2
MENDOZA, Curt rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2
SHOEMAKER, Scott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 34 8 10 8 3 8 27 11 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah................ 000 000 000 - 0 3 1
San Diego State..... 000 013 40X - 8 10 0
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E - WESTFALL(5). DP - San Diego St 1. LOB - Utah 2; San Diego St 6. 2B -
CORONA(8). 3B - EMBREY(1). HR - HILL(4); CORONA(7). SH - WELSH(3). SF -
UNGRICHT(2). SB - BURT(30). CS - OLSON(3).
Utah IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MACKAY, Doug........ 6.0 5 4 4 3 6 23 27
BUCK, Ben........... 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 5 5
McCORD, Shad........ 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 3 3
FLORENCE, Ryan...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SHOEMAKER, Scott.... 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 27 29
Win - SHOEMAKER (9-6). Loss - MACKAY (4-9). Save - None.
WP - MACKAY(5).
Umpires - HP: Keith Bailey 1B: Jeff Jenkins 2B: Dan Perugini 3B: Kevin
Daugherty Start: 3:46 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance:
Game notes:
ID-263245
2004 MWC Tournament Game Five
San Diego State will play UNLV, Utah will play Air Force/New Mexico winner
on Friday
Game: MWC5
Play-by-Play
2004 Mountain West Baseball
San Diego State 8 (34-27), Utah 0 (22-35) - Play-by-Play
May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah................ 000 000 000 - 0 3 1
San Diego State..... 000 013 40X - 8 10 0
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Utah starters: 2/ss KHOURY; 18/3b BROSSMAN; 25/cf CIARAMELLA; 5/rf CHEVALIER; 3/2b
PENA; 6/1b WESTFALL; 16/dh OLSON; 33/lf WELSH; 12/c EASTMAN; 32/p MACKAY;
San Diego State starters: 8/cf BURT; 1/ss GUERRERO; 7/1b EMBREY; 25/dh UNGRICHT;
5/2b ZAWADZKI; 29/lf HILL; 18/3b CORONA; 12/c SWAYDAN; 28/rf MENDOZA; 34/p
SHOEMAKER;
Utah 1st - KHOURY popped up to 1b. BROSSMAN grounded out to 1b unassisted.
CIARAMELLA grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 1st - BURT flied out to rf. GUERRERO struck out looking.
EMBREY walked. UNGRICHT struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 2nd - CHEVALIER grounded out to 1b unassisted. PENA flied out to rf.
WESTFALL grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 2nd - ZAWADZKI struck out. HILL struck out looking. CORONA
walked. SWAYDAN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 3rd - OLSON walked. WELSH grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; OLSON advanced
to second. OLSON out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. EASTMAN struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 3rd - MENDOZA grounded out to ss. BURT grounded out to ss.
GUERRERO reached on an error by 1b. EMBREY grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Utah 4th - KHOURY grounded out to 2b. BROSSMAN flied out to rf. CIARAMELLA
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 4th - UNGRICHT grounded out to p. ZAWADZKI struck out
swinging. HILL flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 5th - CHEVALIER grounded out to 2b. PENA struck out swinging. WESTFALL
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 5th - CORONA homered to center field, RBI. SWAYDAN struck out
swinging. MENDOZA grounded out to 3b. BURT grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 6th - OLSON grounded out to 2b. WELSH grounded out to 3b. EASTMAN popped
up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 6th - GUERRERO singled through the left side. EMBREY singled;
GUERRERO advanced to third. UNGRICHT flied out to rf, SF, RBI; GUERRERO scored.
ZAWADZKI flied out to rf. HILL singled to right center; EMBREY advanced to third.
CORONA doubled to left center, 2 RBI; HILL scored; EMBREY scored. CORONA advanced to
third on a wild pitch. SWAYDAN walked. MENDOZA grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 7th - KHOURY grounded out to 3b. BROSSMAN grounded out to ss. CIARAMELLA
singled to left field. CHEVALIER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
San Diego State 7th - BUCK to p for MACKAY. BURT singled up the middle. BURT
stole second. GUERRERO flied out to rf. EMBREY tripled to center field, RBI; BURT
scored. UNGRICHT grounded out to ss. ZAWADZKI singled, RBI; EMBREY scored. McCORD to
p for BUCK. HILL homered to right center, 2 RBI; ZAWADZKI scored. CORONA singled to
left field. WILSON pinch ran for CORONA. SWAYDAN grounded out to p. 4 runs, 5
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 8th - WILSON to 3b. PENA struck out swinging. WESTFALL popped up to 1b.
OLSON flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 8th - FLORENCE to p for McCORD. MENDOZA struck out swinging.
BURT grounded out to ss. GUERRERO struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Utah 9th - WELSH flied out to cf. EASTMAN singled to left field. KHOURY
singled to left field; EASTMAN advanced to second. BROSSMAN hit into double play ss
to 1b; KHOURY out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Line score
San Diego State 8, Utah 0 (May 27, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Utah................ 000 000 000 - 0 3 1 (22-35)
San Diego State..... 000 013 40X - 8 10 0 (34-27)
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Pitchers: Utah - MACKAY; BUCK(7); McCORD(7); FLORENCE(8). San Diego State - SHOEMAKER.
Win-SHOEMAKER(9-6) Loss-MACKAY(4-9) T-2:10 A-0
HR SD - HILL (4); CORONA (7).
Game notes:
ID-263245
2004 MWC Tournament Game Five
San Diego State will play UNLV, Utah will play Air Force/New Mexico winner
on Friday
Game: MWC5
