FINAL SCORE: #5 Apprentice School 25, # 1 Illinois Tech 10
RECORDS: Apprentice School 29-14; Illinois Tech 24-10
LOCATION: War Memorial Stadium/Hampton, VA
IN BRIEF: In a record-smashing game one, the Apprentice School forced a winner-take-all championship game with a 25-10 victory over Illinois Tech on Saturday afternoon.
RECORD BREAKERS
Illinois Tech Michael Malfeo tied a tournament record with two home runs as he was 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs. That mark had been done five times before with Thomas McKenna of St. Joseph's-Brooklyn doing it last year against Victory University.
Apprentice School's Lee Rossi was 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs and tied tournament record with 3 doubles. It had been done twice before with Matt Marshall of the Apprentice School doing it last against Florida College in 2007.
The Builders set the tournament record for runs scored in a game with 25. The former record was 20 by Keystone College in 2004 against Central Maine CC.
They also tied the tournament record for hits in a game with 27 that was set last year by Cincinnati-Clermont against LIndenwood-Belleville.
The Builders broke the record for team RBIs with 23 as the old record was 18 by Keystone against Central Maine CC in 2004.
Brock Harris tied the tournament record runs scored in a game with five as Mike Karas of Penn State Beaver did the trick against Robert Morris-Springfield in 2012.
BATTING LEADERS:
Mark Labrador drove in five runs for the Builders going 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Christian Burton was 4-for-7 with four RBIs, while Jordan Cowles was 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two driven in for the Builders.
Austin Boos was 3-for-6 for Illinois Tech, while Malfeo was 2-for-4 with five RBIs and his two home runs.
NEXT UP:
Game two of the USCAA Small College World Series between The Apprentice School and Illinois Tech. Winner will capture the National Championship Title.
