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LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS AT ILLINOIS FIGHTIN' ILLINI
10/19/2031
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LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS AT ILLINOIS FIGHTIN' ILLINI
GAME ID: 24346 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach State 49ers 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 16 0
Illinois Fightin' Illini 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 13 1
Long Beach State 49ers Are Champs
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 2031, as the Long Beach State 49ers topped the Illinois Fightin' Illini 9-8 tonight at Illinois Field to win the College World Series. It was the 2nd title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Long Beach State first baseman Henry Coninck, who was named series MVP.

The 49ers took the series 4-2. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Western Conference Big West and a 84-58 record.

Long Beach State manager Michael Smith grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Coninck's words.

"Henry said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
LONG BEACH STATE BATTING LINESCORE ILLINOIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Souza RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .310 5 15
   c-M. Miller RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Martínez LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .412 2 11
H. Coninck DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .361 7 21
K. Lane 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .392 11 25
J. Williams 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302 6 14
T. Anderson SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 9
J. Flores CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .225 1 7
J. Lent C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .352 0 7
K. Kline 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .227 0 2
   a-A. Beckmann PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .100 1 3
   b-I. Iida 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 8 1 4 12      
a - A. Beckmann pinch hit for K. Kline in the 8th
b - I. Iida substituted for A. Beckmann in the 8th
c - M. Miller substituted for J. Souza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Williams (4, 2nd Inning off D. Munro, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Souza (9, 3rd Inning off D. Munro, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Martínez (9, 3rd Inning off D. Munro, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Lane (5, 3rd Inning off D. Munro, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Coninck (10, 3rd Inning off D. Munro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Beckmann (1, 8th Inning off T. Welch, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Lane (11, 9th Inning off R. Greer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Souza 4 , L. Martínez 3 , H. Coninck 3 , K. Lane 6 , J. Williams 2 , T. Anderson , J. Flores 2 , J. Lent , K. Kline , A. Beckmann 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Coninck , J. Flores , K. Kline
GIDP: L. Martínez , J. Lent
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Trujillo RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .323 2 9
C. Herrera DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .276 2 5
D. Flores LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .400 2 7
J. van Donkelaar 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .234 3 14
D. Randolph 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .346 2 6
   g-H. Kawakami PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 6
   h-G. Lemoine 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .800 1 1
L. Hes CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   a-S. Nam PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 1
   c-K. Ambrosius 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Adams 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 0 3
   b-B. Yi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 1 1
   d-D. Miller CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
J. López C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .268 1 9
K. Fukuda SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 2
   e-O. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   f-N. Rietmulder SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 1 7 15      
a - S. Nam pinch hit for L. Hes in the 5th
b - B. Yi pinch hit for A. Adams in the 5th
c - K. Ambrosius substituted for S. Nam in the 6th
d - D. Miller substituted for B. Yi in the 6th
e - O. Cruz pinch hit for K. Fukuda in the 6th
f - N. Rietmulder substituted for O. Cruz in the 7th
g - H. Kawakami pinch hit for D. Randolph in the 7th
h - G. Lemoine substituted for H. Kawakami in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Trujillo (7, 1st Inning off C. Pierson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Flores (5, 1st Inning off C. Pierson, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. López (4, 2nd Inning off C. Pierson, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Hes (1, 3rd Inning off C. Pierson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kawakami (1, 7th Inning off T. Kobayashi, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Lemoine (1, 9th Inning off M. Norton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Trujillo 2 , C. Herrera 2 , D. Flores 4 , J. van Donkelaar 2 , H. Kawakami 4 , G. Lemoine 4 , L. Hes 2 , J. López 2 , N. Rietmulder
2-out RBI: G. Lemoine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Randolph , K. Fukuda
Sac Fly: J. Trujillo
Hit by Pitch: J. van Donkelaar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. López
Double Plays: 2 (Adams-Fukuda-van Donkelaar, Munro-Fukuda-van Donkelaar)
LONG BEACH STATE PITCHING LINESCORE ILLINOIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Pierson 4.2 9 4 4 1 3 0 84 2.23   
T. Kobayashi 1.2 2 3 3 0 2 1 23 6.23   
B. Hull W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
M. Norton SV (6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 26 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Pierson 32
Batters Faced: C. Pierson 24, T. Kobayashi 8, B. Hull 2, M. Norton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Pierson 4-7, T. Kobayashi 2-1, B. Hull 1-1, M. Norton 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Pierson 84-53, T. Kobayashi 23-15, B. Hull 6-4, M. Norton 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kobayashi 1-0
WP: C. Pierson
Hit Batsmen: T. Kobayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Munro 5.2 12 5 4 0 1 0 85 3.69   
S. Park 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.59   
T. Welch L (1-1), BS (2) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 3.94   
J. Wade 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.25   
R. Greer 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Munro 28
Batters Faced: D. Munro 28, S. Park 5, T. Welch 3, J. Wade 1, R. Greer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Munro 6-8, S. Park 1-3, T. Welch 0-0, J. Wade 0-0, R. Greer 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Munro 85-59, S. Park 17-13, T. Welch 14-7, J. Wade 7-4, R. Greer 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Park 1-0
WP: D. Munro , T. Welch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Beckmann
Ballpark: Illinois Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 9807
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