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Bristol, Conn.--Moe Berg spent most of the year in the minors and much of the College World Series as an unknown. But with one swing of the bat Friday, Berg's name now appears in headlines across the nation.

Berg delivered a two-out single that knocked in the winning run as Ivy edged Arizona State 4-3 in 10 innings. The Eagles hold a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven CWS.

Berg, a late season call-up, was a surprise starter at short stop in the CWS opener. After going 0-for-4 in that game, Berg did not play in game two. Yet, Eagle manager Bob Seddon had his eye on Berg's spot on the Ivy bench.

"Moe Berg is the type of player I wanted on the Series roster," said Seddon. "He can play several positions and knows how to use the bat."

Berg singled to left field off losing pitcher Ed Vande Berg. The hit allowed Ivy third baseman Red Rolfe to race across the plate with the winning run ahead of a rushed throw by Arizona State outfielder Mike Devereaux.

"Sure, it's the biggest hit of my life," said Berg (shown below). "Mr. Seddon put his faith in me, and I wanted to do him proud."

The extra-inning victory may well prove to be the telling game of the CWS, a game Arizona State desperately had to win.

"This one hurts, of that there's no doubt," said Sun Devil manager Bobby Winkles. "It was a great game to watch as a fan, but it's a bitter pill for us to swallow."

After Vande Berg struck out Gene Larkin to open the home half of the 10th, Rolfe singled past a diving Bump Wills at second base. Vande Berg then struck out Bill Almon on three pitches. Ivy catcher Brad Ausmus, the leading CWS hitter at .583, rifled a single to left sending Rolfe to second. Seddon then made his surprising move by pinch-hitting Berg for lead-off hitter Steve Yerkes (1-for-4, .286 in the CWS).

"People may have raised an eyebrow when Moe got sent up off the bench but Bob Seddon knows his baseball," said Ausmus.

Moments later, Berg smashed a hard ground ball between Arizona State third baseman Bob Horner and short stop Pat Listach. The hit sent Rolfe home with the game-winner.

Each team scored two runs in the first inning. Arizona State tallied on RBI singles by Hubie Brooks and Barry Bonds against Ivy starter Ron Darling. Bonds received his first start of the CWS and batted fifth.

Ivy got the runs back in the bottom half of the inning as right fielder Sam Mele hit a 413-foot home run off Sun Devil starter Paul Moskau. Hughie Jennings, who had singled earlier in the inning, scored ahead of Mele.

Arizona State took a 3-2 in the fourth with an unearned run. Rolfe bobbled a ground ball off the bat of No. 9 hitter Gary Rajsich allowing Wills to score the lead run.

Ivy tied the game in the seventh. Three straight singles by Mele, Roy Thomas and Larkin knotted the game and sent Moskau to the showers. Left-handed reliever Larry Gura and right-hander Craig Swan got Arizona State out of the jam. First, Gura got Rolfe to bunt into a force out at third. Swan ended the threat as Eagle pinch-hitter Eddie Grant bounced into a double play.

The game then settled into a battle between Swan and Ivy left-hander John Milligan. Arizona State had its best chance to score in the top of the 10th. Milligan hit Sun Devil catcher Mike Colbern with a pitch to put two men on with two outs. Seddon brought in 6-foot-10 right-hander Chris Young to face right-handed pinch-hitter Mike Kelly. Young retired Kelly on a fly out to right.

"We had our chances," said Winkles. "We didn't capitalize."

Vande Berg, third in the West with 30 saves during the regular season, then gave up the winning run in the bottom of the inning. Young, who threw just six pitches, earned the victory.

Winning Pitcher: Chris Young (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ed Vande Berg (0-1)

Game Three Notes: Seddon announced right-hander Ted Olson will start game four for Ivy. Olson was the game one winner in relief of starter Pete Broberg. Left-hander Floyd Bannister, the game one starter, will take the mound for Arizona State . . . Winkles dropped struggling Reggie Jackson to the No. 7 slot in the Sun Devil lineup. Jackson broke his 0-for-10 slump with a hit-and-run single in the sixth inning . . . Oddibe McDowell hit in the cleanup spot for Arizona State. McDowell was hitless in five at-bats. Sun Devil cleanup hitters are 0-for-13 in the CWS thus far . . . Overlooked by the Ivy dominance has been the lackluster performance by Lou Gehrig. The Eagle first baseman is 0-for-11 in the first three games. Gehrig has drawn two walks, scored twice and driven home a run . . . After booting balls left and right in the first two CWS games, each team committed just one error in game three . . . Arizona State lead-off hitter Pat Listach (.533) leads all CWS batters with eight hits. Ivy catcher Brad Ausmus is second with seven while Hubie Brooks and Bump Wills of the Sun Devils each have six.

BOX SCORES Arizona State @ Ivy
Game #: 1623, (GAME LOG) , Friday, 10/8/2006

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Arizona State 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1
Ivy 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 1



Arizona State AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
P. Listach SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .533 1 3
H. Brooks DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 .429 1 4
B. Horner 3B,1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 0 2
O. McDowell CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 1
B. Bonds LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 0 1
M. Devereaux LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 0 0
B. Wills 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .429 0 0
R. Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .083 0 0
M. Colbern C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 0 3
G. Rajsich 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
L. Medina 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Kelly 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Bando 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 3 13 2 1 3

BATTING
Doubles: H. Brooks (1, 7th inning off Musselman, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: H. Brooks (4), B. Bonds (1)
Stolen Bases: P. Listach (1)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Jackson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Horner


Ivy AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
S. Yerkes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 0 0
M. Berg PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 0 3
H. Jennings SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 0 1
L. Gehrig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
S. Mele RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .385 1 2
R. Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 0 2
G. Larkin DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .143 0 1
R. Rolfe 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 0 2
D. Glanville LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
E. Grant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Almon LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
B. Ausmus C 4 0 2 0 0 2 .583 1 7
Totals 37 4 10 4 0 7

BATTING
Homeruns: S. Mele (1, 1st inning off Moskau, 1 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: M. Berg (3), S. Mele 2 (2), G. Larkin (1)
Caught Stealing: S. Mele (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rolfe


Arizona State IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
P. Moskau 6 6 3 3 0 3 1 77 56 4.50
L. Gura 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.40
C. Swan 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 12 0.00
E. Vande Berg L 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 31 19 3.38 0-1

PITCHING
Batters Faced: P. Moskau 24, L. Gura 1, C. Swan 4, E. Vande Berg 8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P. Moskau 3-12, L. Gura 0-0, C. Swan 1-1, E. Vande Berg 1-1
Game Score: P. Moskau 51


Ivy IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
R. Darling 5.1 9 3 2 1 1 0 86 55 3.38
J. Musselman 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 0.00
J. Milligan 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 42 19 0.00
C. Young W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 6.75 1-0

PITCHING
Batters Faced: R. Darling 26, J. Musselman 6, J. Milligan 12, C. Young 1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R. Darling 8-7, J. Musselman 2-2, J. Milligan 3-4, C. Young 0-1
Game Score: R. Darling 40


GAME INFO
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 44955 (45000) at Eagles Nest Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Sam Mele