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Tempe, Ariz.--Call it first-game jitters. Call it sloppy. Call it whatever you like, but Tuesday's opening game of the 2006 College World Series belonged to the Ivy Eagles.

Ivy, winners of the All-American Baseball League East, took advantage of a season-high five errors by Arizona State to down the Sun Devils 11-8.

"It was ugly out there for sure, but we'll take it," said Ivy manager Bob Seddon. "Neither team played really well. We're happy to be up one game to none."

The middle innings proved to be the worst for Arizona State. The Sun Devils surrendered nine runs, including five in a disasterous sixth inning.

"Those innings killed us for sure," said Arizona State manager Bobby Winkles. "We were playing uphill after that."

The fateful sixth was extremely difficult to swallow for Winkles and the Sun Devils since it followed a three-run rally by Arizona State in the fifth. Those runs temporarily put Arizona State in front 6-5.

With one out and Hughie Jennings on first, Sam Mele singled off Arizona State reliever Lerrin LaGrow. It was Mele's third straight hit. Winkles replaced LaGrow with right-hander Sean Lowe. The move backfired as Lowe walked Lou Gehrig and Roy Thomas to force in the tying run.

"I really struggled out there today," said Lowe, 13-2 during the regular season. "It was one of my worst outings. Ever."

The outing got worse as Sun Devil third baseman Bob Horner booted a potential double play ball to hand Ivy a 7-6 lead. Ivy catcher Brad Ausmus then singled home two runs. The Eagles added one more tally as Moe Berg (surprise starter at short stop) grounded out off Gary Gentry (on in relief of Lowe).

"Sure my hit was important, but so were all the ones we got," said Ausmus. "You can't ever have enough runs against a team like Arizona State."

Ausmus, who earlier had driven home a run with a ground out, was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. The catcher scored twice, stole a base and threw out Oddibe McDowell attempting to steal.

"Brad has been overlooked all year long," said Seddon. "Maybe now people will realize just how good he is."

Mele, the East batting champion and RBI leader, was 3-for-4 with two walks and two runs scored.

"We never expected to score 11 runs off Arizona State," Mele said. "But strange things happen in big games."

Neither team's starting pitcher lasted long. Floyd Bannister of Arizona State allowed four runs--three earned--on six hits and three walks in just 3.2 innings. Ivy's Pete Broberg, a 20-game winner in the regular season, gave up three runs on eight hits and three walks in 3.2 innings.

Ivy tacked on an insurance run in the ninth off Arizona State closer Ed Vande Berg. Consecutive errors by short stop Pat Listach and second baseman Bump Wills led to a sacrifice fly by Gehrig.

"We were brutal in the field, myself included," said Listach who committed two errors.

The game, which lasted four hours and 25 minutes, saw each team use six pitchers. Right-hander Ted Olson, normally a starter, was the winning pitcher in relief. LaGrow was the loser.

"Both of us could use a low-scoring game tomorrow (in game two)," joked Seddon.

The Eagles will start right-hander Jim Beattie (19-6, 2.03 ERA) against Arizona State left-hander Eddie Bane (14-4, 2.11).

As for the opener, Arizona State designated hitter Hubie Brooks was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

"Anytime we score eight runs we should win," said Brooks.

For game one of the College World Series, eight wasn't enough.

Winning Pitcher: Ted Olson (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Lerrin LaGrow (0-1)
Save: Dave Sisler (1)

Game One Notes: Red Rolfe, normally the Ivy starting third baseman, did not play in the game. Instead, Hughie Jennings started at third while recent minor league call-up Moe Berg played short . . . Bobby Winkles has elected to start left-hander Eddie Bane in game two. While this may give Arizona State an edge with left-handed batters like Lou Gehrig and Roy Thomas, it also severely limits the Sun Devils' lefty options in the bullpen . . . Arizona State missed a golden opportunity in the first when Oddibe McDowell grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded . . . Sun Devil cleanup hitter Reggie Jackson struck out three times while going 0-for-4.

BOX SCORES Ivy @ Arizona State
Game #: 1621, (GAME LOG) , Tuesday, 10/5/2006


Ivy AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
H. Jennings 3B,2B 6 1 3 1 0 0 .500 0 1
S. Yerkes 2B,SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 0 0
S. Mele RF 4 2 3 0 2 0 .750 0 0
L. Gehrig 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 1
R. Thomas CF 3 2 1 1 2 0 .333 0 1
B. Almon DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 0 1
B. Ausmus C 5 2 2 3 0 1 .400 0 3
M. Berg SS 4 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 2
E. Grant 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Glanville LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 0 1
G. Larkin LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 11 13 10 6 2

BATTING
Doubles: H. Jennings 2 (2, 4th inning off Bannister, 1 on, 2 out, 7th inning off Gentry, 0 on, 0 out.) S. Yerkes (1, 1st inning off Bannister, 0 on, 1 out.) D. Glanville (1, 4th inning off Bannister, 1 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: H. Jennings (1), L. Gehrig (1), R. Thomas (1), B. Almon (1), B. Ausmus 3 (3), M. Berg 2 (2), D. Glanville (1)
Stolen Bases: B. Ausmus (1)
Caught Stealing: B. Almon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: S. Yerkes (1), B. Almon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: L. Gehrig (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Remlinger



Arizona State AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
P. Listach SS 4 1 2 1 2 1 .500 0 1
H. Brooks DH 4 1 3 3 1 0 .750 1 3
B. Horner 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .400 0 1
R. Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
B. Wills 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 0 0
O. McDowell CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .500 1 1
R. Monday LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Colbern C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .500 0 1
B. Bonds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Rajsich 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Devereaux PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 7 6 7

BATTING
Doubles: M. Colbern (1, 4th inning off Broberg, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: H. Brooks (1, 1st inning off Broberg, 0 on, 1 out.) O. McDowell (1, 6th inning off Olson, 0 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: P. Listach (1), H. Brooks 3 (3), B. Horner (1), O. McDowell (1), M. Colbern (1)
Caught Stealing: O. McDowell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Colbern, B. Horner, P. Listach 2 , B. Wills



Ivy IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
P. Broberg 3.2 8 3 3 3 3 1 78 42 7.36
M. Remlinger H 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 14 10 54.05
T. Olson W 2.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 48 28 10.13 1-0
C. Young H 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
B. Tufts H 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 0.00
D. Sisler S 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 0.00 1 SV

PITCHING
Wild Pitches: M. Remlinger
Batters Faced: P. Broberg 21, M. Remlinger 4, T. Olson 13, C. Young 1, B. Tufts 4, D. Sisler 3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P. Broberg 5-1, M. Remlinger 1-0, T. Olson 3-3, C. Young 0-0, B. Tufts 0-2, D. Sisler 1-1
Game Score: P. Broberg 31



Arizona State IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
F. Bannister 3.2 6 4 3 3 1 0 64 34 7.36
L. Gura 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 9 27.03
L. LaGrow L 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 13 13.50 0-1
S. Lowe 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 15 7 0.00
G. Gentry 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 0.00
E. Vande Berg 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 8 0.00

PITCHING
Wild Pitches: G. Gentry
Intentional BB: E. Vande Berg
Batters Faced: F. Bannister 19, L. Gura 4, L. LaGrow 7, S. Lowe 4, G. Gentry 10, E. Vande Berg 6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F. Bannister 5-4, L. Gura 3-0, L. LaGrow 1-2, S. Lowe 1-0, G. Gentry 3-4, E. Vande Berg 3-1
Game Score: F. Bannister 31


GAME INFO
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 44994 (45000) at Packard Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Brad Ausmus (shown below)