Game 7 - June 1, 1980
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Ithaca comes back from tournament-opening loss to capture their first baseball championship
Marietta, OH -- The Bombers suffered a 7-4 loss to Upsala in the first game of the World Series. Up against the wall in the double-elimination format, the Bombers scored 13 runs in the first three innings of their next outing, a 23-7 victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Freshman designated hitter Mark Fagan had two home runs and two doubles, along with seven RBIs, in the victory. Junior Doug DeCarr then tossed a complete-game eight-hitter as Ithaca earned revenge over Upsala, 7-1.
To win the national championship, the Bombers needed to defeat host Marietta twice in the same afternoon. Ithaca fell behind 4-1, but thanks in part to some stellar relief work from freshman Dave Axenfeld, the Bombers climbed back into the game and won 5-4 on senior outfielder Ted French's eighth-inning home run.
The Ithaca bats exploded again in the title game as the Bombers came away with a 12-5 win. Junior third baseman Jim Barletto hit two solo home runs, junior outfielder Rick Watts added a solo shot and scored four times, and senior captain John Nicolo, the team's shortstop, was 5-for-6 with three RBIs. Marty Olmstead earned the complete-game victory on the mound after just one day's rest.
Nicolo was named World Series most valuable player after setting records for most runs (9) and hits (12) in the tournament
Five members of that championship team were also teammates on Ithaca's 1979 national champion football team: sophomore Bob Campese, senior John Bertino, DeCarr, Nicolo, and sophomore Fred Yaple.
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Ithaca 12 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rick Watts cf............. 4 4 3 1 2 0 4 0 John Nicolo ss............ 6 2 5 3 0 0 2 4 Steve DeMatties c......... 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 Mark Fagan dh............. 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ted French lf............. 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Rich Preston 1b........... 5 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 Joe Hopkins 2b............ 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 John Bertino rf........... 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Jim Barletto 3b........... 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 Marty Olmstead p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals.................... 40 12 14 8 6 6 27 14 Marietta 5 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Cava ss................ 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 Carl Vasquez rf........... 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 Tom Mohl c................ 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Brian Lee 1b.............. 4 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 Ken Lisko 3b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Steve Yurchak dh.......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Steve Morman lf........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 John Schaly 2b............ 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 Pat Horne ph.............. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Warner cf........... 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 Mike Weiermiller p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Burns p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jerry Bishop p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Barton p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 37 5 9 4 2 3 27 9 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca 002 313 300 - 12 14 1 Marietta 010 010 003 - 5 9 6 ---------------------------------------------- E - J Hopkins; Cava 2; Mohl; Schaly; H Warner; Bishop. DP - Marietta 1. LOB - Ithaca 8; Marietta 7. 2B - Vasquez; Schaly. 3B - B Lee. HR - Watts; Barletto 2. SB - Watts; Nicolo; Fagan; Preston; J Hopkins; Bertino. SF - French. Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Marty Olmstead...... 9.0 9 5 3 2 3 37 39 Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Weiermiller.... 3.1 5 4 4 2 4 16 18 John Burns.......... 1.0 1 2 0 3 0 4 7 Jerry Bishop........ 2.0 5 4 4 0 2 10 11 Dave Barton......... 2.2 3 2 1 1 0 10 11 Win - Olmstead 7-2. Loss - Weiermiller 3-1. Save - None. WP - Weiermiller. Umpires - Home:Whitson 1st:Fields 2nd:Tonini 3rd:Rose Start: Time: 2:35 Attendance: 1100
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca 002 313 300 - 12 14 1 Marietta 010 010 003 - 5 9 6 ---------------------------------------------- Ithaca inning 1 Watts flied out to lf. Nicolo singled to left field. Nicolo stole second. DeMatties struck out looking. Fagan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 1 Cava flied out to rf. Vasquez struck out looking. Mohl grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 2 French grounded out to 2b. Preston popped up to ss. J Hopkins singled to left field. J Hopkins stole second. Bertino struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 2 B Lee tripled to right field. Lisko grounded out to p. Yurchak grounded out to ss, RBI; B Lee scored. Morman flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 3 Barletto homered to left field, RBI. Watts walked. Nicolo singled to left field; Watts advanced to third. Nicolo advanced to second; Watts scored on a wild pitch. DeMatties flied out to cf; Nicolo advanced to third. Fagan reached on a fielder's choice; Nicolo out at home 3b to c. French struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 3 Schaly walked. H Warner out at first p to ss to 1b; Schaly advanced to second. Cava grounded out to 2b. Vasquez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 4 Preston reached on an error by ss. J Hopkins flied out to lf. Bertino singled; Preston advanced to second. Bertino stole second; Preston stole third. Barletto walked. Burns to p for Weiermiller. Bertino out at second p to ss, picked off. Watts walked; Barletto advanced to second. Nicolo singled to center field, advanced to second, 2 RBI; Watts advanced to third, scored on an error by cf, unearned; Barletto scored; Preston scored. DeMatties flied out to cf. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 4 Mohl singled to center field. B Lee flied out to cf. Lisko singled to left field; Mohl advanced to second. Yurchak reached on a fielder's choice; Lisko advanced to second; Mohl out at third 3b unassisted. Morman fouled out to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 5 Fagan flied out to cf. French walked. Preston reached on an error by 2b; French advanced to second. J Hopkins walked; Preston advanced to second; French advanced to third. Bishop to p for Weiermiller. J Hopkins advanced to second; Preston advanced to third; French scored on an error by c, unearned. Bertino flied out to lf. Barletto popped up to 2b. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 5 Schaly doubled to left center. H Warner grounded out to 2b; Schaly advanced to third. Cava grounded out to ss, RBI; Schaly scored. Vasquez grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 6 Watts homered to left center, RBI. Nicolo singled to right field. Nicolo advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by p. DeMatties singled to right field, RBI; Nicolo scored. Fagan singled to center field; DeMatties advanced to third. Fagan stole second. French flied out to rf, SF, RBI; DeMatties scored. Preston struck out swinging. J Hopkins grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 6 Mohl grounded out to 3b. B Lee struck out swinging. Lisko flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 7 Bertino struck out looking. Barletto homered to left field, RBI. Barton to p for Bishop. Watts singled to right field. Watts stole second. Nicolo singled to center field, RBI; Watts scored. DeMatties walked; Nicolo advanced to second. Fagan reached on a fielder's choice; DeMatties out at second 2b to ss; Nicolo advanced to third, scored on an error by ss, unearned. French grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 7 Yurchak singled to right field. Morman popped up to 1b. Schaly fouled out to c. H Warner struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 8 Preston grounded out to 2b. J Hopkins grounded out to 3b. Bertino grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 8 Cava grounded out to 2b. Vasquez walked. Mohl popped up to ss. B Lee singled to left field; Vasquez advanced to second. Lisko grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 9 Barletto flied out to rf. Watts singled to center field. Nicolo grounded into double play 2b to 1b; Watts out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 9 Yurchak singled to right field. Morman singled to center field; Yurchak advanced to second. P Horne pinch hit for Schaly. P Horne reached on a fielder's choice; Morman out at second ss to 2b; Yurchak advanced to third. H Warner reached on an error by 2b; P Horne advanced to second; Yurchak scored. Cava flied out to cf. Vasquez doubled, 2 RBI; H Warner scored, unearned; P Horne scored, unearned. Mohl popped up to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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