Game 6 - June 1, 1981
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Marietta College avenges last years defeat to Ithaca College
Marietta, OH - Steve Riley capped a brilliant game by stroking a two-run single in the 12th inning as Marietta defeated Ithaca, 14-12, to capture the 1981 Division III Men's Baseball Championship in Marietta, Ohio. It was the Pioneers' first national title after finishing second twice and fourth once. The title game matched last year's final two teams. As in 1980, Marietta came into the game undefeated while Ithaca had already suffered one loss. But unlike last year, when the Bombers defeated Marietta twice to claim the title, the Pioneers settled the matter in one game.
Riley, normally a pitcher, was forced into action when the Pioneers' regular first baseman became ill after Marietta's second-round 12-6 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Riley collected three singles before his late inning heroics. Riley lined a single through a drawn-in infield scoring Jon Shuler and Ken Lisko with the winning runs. Marietta had come back from a 7-1 deficit after three innings to tie the game, 12-12, in the eighth inning. The Pioneers then rode the shutout pitching of reliever Dale Hurst for the rest of the game.
John Schaly, the tournament MVP, was a perfect 4-4 with a double and three RBI in the championship game. With the game on the line, the hot hitting second baseman was walked intentionally with runnners on base in both the ninth and 11th innings. Schaly finished the tournament with a tournament leading .667 batting average.
This was the second time that Marietta had face Ithaca in the tournament. Marietta miraculously survived the first-round contest with a 6-5 victory where the Pioneers walked a record 19 batters.
Marietta placed five players on the all-tournament team - Hurst, third baseman Lisko, shortstop Shuler, second baseman John Schaly and catcher-designated hitter Tom Mohl. Ithaca's representatives on the select squad were catcher-designated hitter Steve DeMatties, left fielder Tom Pallister and first baseman-designated hitter Mark Fagan. Rounding out the all-tourney team were Wisconsin-Oshkosh's center fielder Phil Pelky and pitcher Craig Henderson and NC Wesleyan's right fielder Mike Jones. Schaly was named the most outstanding player.
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Marietta 14 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Schaly 2b............ 4 1 4 3 2 0 4 9 Mark Talarico rf.......... 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jon Shuler ss............. 6 3 3 0 1 1 5 5 Dan Munday dh/1b.......... 7 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 Ken Lisko 3b.............. 5 3 2 1 2 0 2 3 Tom Mohl c/lf............. 5 3 3 2 1 1 4 1 Steve Riley 1b/p.......... 6 2 4 5 1 0 12 1 Steve Morman lf........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Dave Stovall p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Murray ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Thomas pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dale Hurst p.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marty Sberna cf........... 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 John Burns p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Kennedy p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 51 14 17 11 10 5 36 20 Ithaca 12 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rick Watts cf............. 4 2 2 0 3 1 6 0 Tom Pallister lf.......... 5 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 Steve DeMatties dh........ 4 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 Mark Fagan 1b............. 7 1 1 1 0 3 12 0 Jim Barletto 3b........... 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 Tim Barone rf............. 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 Bob Adams c............... 6 2 4 3 0 0 7 1 Eddie Sands 2b............ 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Bob Campese ss............ 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 Doug DeCarr p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Glen Cook p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keith Meyer p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Smith p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Marty Olmstead p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals.................... 47 12 15 11 7 6 36 16 Score by innings: R H E -------------------------------------------------- Marietta 100 402 410 002 - 14 17 2 Ithaca 601 300 200 000 - 12 15 5 -------------------------------------------------- E - Talarico; Shuler; Watts 2; Fagan; Barletto; Campese. DP - Marietta 4; Ithaca 1. LOB - Marietta 13; Ithaca 11. 2B - Schaly; Mohl 2; S Riley; Watts; DeMatties. 3B - Shuler; Barletto. HR - DeMatties; Fagan; B Adams. SB - Schaly 2; Shuler 2; D Thomas. CS - Lisko; Pallister. SH - Campese. SF - Schaly. Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF John Burns.......... 0.1 5 6 6 0 0 6 7 Jim Kennedy......... 5.2 6 5 2 4 3 23 27 Steve Riley......... 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 Dave Stovall........ 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 Dale Hurst.......... 4.0 4 0 0 1 3 14 15 Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Doug DeCarr......... 3.0 7 5 3 1 1 15 16 Glen Cook........... 2.2 2 2 2 3 1 9 13 Keith Meyer......... 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 4 6 Dan Smith........... 1.2 3 1 0 0 0 7 7 Marty Olmstead...... 4.0 3 2 2 4 2 16 21 Win - Hurst 15-2. Loss - Olmstead 4-3. Save - None. WP - DeCarr; PB - B Adams HBP - by Burns (Barone); by S Riley (Sands); by S Riley (DeMatties); by Stovall (Barletto); by Olmstead (Mohl). Umpires - Home:Fargo 1st:Rose 2nd:Barnett 3rd:Wiggins Start: Time: 4:25 Attendance: 1000 DeCarr faced 5 batters in the 4th. Kennedy faced 1 batter in the 7th.
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Score by innings: R H E -------------------------------------------------- Marietta 100 402 410 002 - 14 17 2 Ithaca 601 300 200 000 - 12 15 5 -------------------------------------------------- Marietta inning 1 Schaly doubled to left field. Schaly advanced to third on a wild pitch. Talarico reached on an error by ss, advanced to second; Schaly scored. Shuler singled to right field; Talarico advanced to third, out at home rf to c. Munday struck out looking. Shuler out at first p to 1b, picked off. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 1 Watts doubled. Pallister singled to right field; Watts advanced to third. DeMatties doubled to right field, RBI; Pallister advanced to third, scored on an error by rf; Watts scored. Fagan grounded out to 3b. Barletto tripled, RBI; DeMatties scored. Barone hit by pitch. B Adams homered to left field, 3 RBI; Barone scored; Barletto scored. Kennedy to p for Burns. Sands grounded out to 2b. Campese grounded out to 2b. 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 2 Lisko grounded out to 3b. Mohl singled. S Riley grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Mohl out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 2 Watts walked. Pallister reached on a fielder's choice; Watts out at second 3b to 2b. DeMatties struck out swinging, hit into double play c to ss; Pallister out on the play, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 3 Morman grounded out to ss. Sberna grounded out to ss. Schaly singled to right field. Talarico flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 3 Fagan homered to right field, RBI. Barletto flied out to cf. Barone grounded out to ss. B Adams grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 4 Shuler reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second. Munday singled; Shuler advanced to third. Lisko singled to left field, RBI; Munday advanced to second; Shuler scored, unearned. Mohl doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Lisko scored; Munday scored. S Riley walked. Cook to p for DeCarr. Morman grounded out to 1b unassisted; S Riley advanced to second; Mohl advanced to third. Sberna walked. Schaly flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Mohl scored, unearned. Talarico flied out to cf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 4 Sands grounded out to 3b. Campese struck out swinging. Watts walked. Pallister reached on a fielder's choice; Watts advanced to second on an error by ss. DeMatties homered, 3 RBI, unearned; Pallister scored, unearned; Watts scored, unearned. Fagan struck out swinging. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 5 Shuler flied out to rf. Munday struck out looking. Lisko flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 5 Barletto popped up to ss. Barone fouled out to 3b. B Adams singled to left field. Sands singled to right field; B Adams advanced to second. Campese grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 6 Mohl walked. S Riley doubled to left field, RBI; Mohl scored. Morman flied out to rf. Sberna flied out to rf. Schaly singled to right field, RBI; S Riley scored. Schaly stole second. Talarico walked. K Meyer to p for Cook. Shuler struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 6 Watts flied out to lf. Pallister walked. DeMatties walked; Pallister advanced to second. Fagan fouled out to c. Barletto singled; DeMatties advanced to second; Pallister advanced to third. Barone flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marietta inning 7 Munday flied out to cf. Lisko walked. Mohl doubled to right center; Lisko advanced to third. S Riley singled to left field, 2 RBI; Mohl scored; Lisko scored. Morman walked; S Riley advanced to second. D Smith to p for K Meyer. Sberna grounded out to ss; Morman advanced to second; S Riley advanced to third. Morman advanced to third; S Riley scored on a pass ball. Schaly singled to left field, RBI; Morman scored. Talarico grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 7 B Adams singled. S Riley to p. Munday to 1b. / for Kennedy. Sands hit by pitch; B Adams advanced to second. Campese grounded out to p, SAC; Sands advanced to second; B Adams advanced to third. Watts walked. Pallister walked, RBI; Watts advanced to second; Sands advanced to third; B Adams scored. DeMatties hit by pitch, RBI; Pallister advanced to second; Watts advanced to third; Sands scored. Munday to c. Mohl to lf. S Riley to 1b. Stovall to p for Morman. Fagan grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; DeMatties out on the play. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 8 Shuler singled to second base. Shuler stole second. Munday lined out to p. Lisko singled to center field; Shuler advanced to third. Mohl flied out to cf; Shuler scored on an error by cf, unearned. Lisko out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 8 Barletto hit by pitch. Barone reached on a fielder's choice; Barletto out at second c to ss. B Adams flied out to cf. Sands flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 9 Olmstead to p for D Smith. S Riley flied out to cf. B Murray pinch hit for Stovall. B Murray reached on an error by 1b. D Thomas pinch ran for B Murray. D Thomas stole second. Sberna flied out to rf; D Thomas advanced to third. Schaly intentionally walked. Schaly stole second. Talarico grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 9 Hurst to p for D Thomas. Campese popped up to 2b. Watts singled. Pallister reached on a fielder's choice; Watts out at second 2b to ss. DeMatties fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 10 Shuler tripled to right field. Munday fouled out to 3b. Lisko grounded out to ss. Mohl struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 10 Fagan struck out swinging. Barletto grounded out to ss. Barone singled. B Adams singled to left field; Barone advanced to third. Sands grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 11 S Riley singled to left field. Hurst struck out swinging. Sberna grounded out to 2b; S Riley advanced to second. Schaly intentionally walked. Talarico grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 11 Campese singled to right field. Watts struck out looking. Pallister grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Campese out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 12 Shuler walked. Shuler stole second. Munday flied out to cf. Lisko intentionally walked. Mohl hit by pitch; Lisko advanced to second; Shuler advanced to third. S Riley singled to center field, advanced to second on an error by cf, 2 RBI; Mohl advanced to third; Lisko scored; Shuler scored. Hurst reached on a fielder's choice; Mohl out at home p to c. Sberna reached on a fielder's choice; Hurst out at second 2b to ss. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 12 DeMatties walked. Fagan struck out swinging. Barletto grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; DeMatties out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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