Game 11 - June 2, 1986
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Marietta earns third Championship
Marietta, OH -- Marietta College claimed their third Championship with a 11-6 win over Ithaca College. A pitch hit double by Darren Spitzer tied the game in the eighth inning and he later scored on a Drew Wikouski single to give Marietta the lead for good.
Coming into the Championship round, Marietta had to defeat an Ithaca team that was scoring more than 14 runs a game. In the two chances Ithaca had to claim the title, Marietta limited the Bombers to only eight runs.
In the eighth inning, down one run, Marietta head coach, John Schaly sent Jeff Marbaugh to pitch hit for Scott McVicar. When Ithaca called upon a left-handed reliever, Schaly sent Spitzer to the plate. "When they changed pitchers, I was going with Spitzer," Schaly said. "He'd been swinging the bat well and I didn't want to use [Eric] Shoup in case I needed him to pitch" Spitzer hit a 1-0 pitch to left-center for the run scoring double. "I just haven't had much of a chance to contribute. Well, now I've had my chance," said Spitzer.
Ithaca started the scoring with an unearned run in the second inning as a lead off walk to first baseman Tim Wilson was allowed to advance on an error and score on a double play. Marietta countered with a two-out double by Drew Witorski that tied the game at 1-1.
Ithaca started the scoring with an unearned run in the second inning as a lead off walk to first baseman Tim Wilson was allowed to advance on an error and score on a double play. Marietta countered with a two-out double by Drew Witorski that tied the game at 1-1.
In the bottom of the third, Ithaca put two runs on the board as Lou Milano singled and eventually scored on TJ Gamba's fielder's choice. After a walk to Wilson, John Cole drove in Gamba. Ithaca added two in the fourth on a Dave Dash single and one in the fifth on a Jim Neitopski triple.
Marietta made the score 4-6 in the sixth when they score three runs scored with two outs. Witouski tripled and scored on Mike Brandts' single. Two more singles by Bill Holmes and John Sudges got the Pioneers within two. Bill Holmes drove in another run in the seventh to make the game a one run contest .
In the eighth inning Marietta broke the game open with five runs on three hits. Spitzer's double tied the game. Marietta scored four more runs aided by an error by the catcher, three walks and a balk. Marietta closed the scoring in the ninth as Sean Risley singled.
Jim Katsche earned the complete game win as he allowed six runs on ten hits. John Jorgensen took the loss in relief for the Bombers
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Marietta 11 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sean Risley lf............ 6 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 Roger Thompson cf......... 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 Drew Witouski c........... 5 2 4 2 1 0 4 2 Mike Brandts 3b........... 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 Bill Holmes dh............ 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 Kirk Atha rf.............. 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Bob Beamer rf............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Sudges 1b............ 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 Frank Schossler 2b........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 Scott McVicar ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 Jeff Marbaugh ph.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darren Spitzer ph/ss...... 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Jim Katschke p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals.................... 38 11 14 10 9 6 27 16 Ithaca 6 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Steve Graham cf........... 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Dasch ss............. 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 5 TJ Gamba rf............... 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 Tim Wilson 1b............. 3 1 0 0 2 1 10 2 John Cole 2b.............. 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 4 Bryan Parrotte 3b......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Jim Nietopski dh/c........ 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Duncan MacDonald c........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 Shawn Coyle ph/lf......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Milano lf............. 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Mike Middaugh p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Cangemi p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 John Jorgensen p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Guinan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 37 6 10 5 2 5 27 20 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta 001 003 151 - 11 14 5 Ithaca 012 210 000 - 6 10 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Schossler; McVicar 2; Spitzer; Katschke; Parrotte; D MacDonald. DP - Marietta 3; Ithaca 1. LOB - Marietta 11; Ithaca 7. 2B - Witouski; Spitzer. 3B - Witouski; Nietopski. SB - S Risley; R Thompson 2; Spitzer. CS - Dasch. SH - Schossler; Milano. SF - Brandts. Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Jim Katschke........ 9.0 10 6 3 2 5 37 40 Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Jamie Cangemi....... 7.1 8 6 6 7 3 27 35 John Jorgensen...... 0.0 2 4 0 1 1 3 4 Steve Guinan........ 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 5 7 Mike Middaugh....... 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 Win - Katschke 14-4. Loss - J Jorgensen 6-1. Save - None. WP - Cangemi. PB - Nietopski. BK - Guinan. Umpires - Home:Partington 1st:Rose 2nd:Sharkey 3rd:Fick Start: Time: 3:03 Attendance: 2000 J Jorgensen faced 4 batters in the 8th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta 001 003 151 - 11 14 5 Ithaca 012 210 000 - 6 10 2 ---------------------------------------------- Marietta inning 1 S Risley struck out swinging. R Thompson singled to right field. Witouski singled to right field, advanced to second; R Thompson advanced to second, out at second rf to ss to 3b to 2b. Brandts grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 1 Graham flied out to lf. Dasch singled to right field. Dasch out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Gamba out at first p to ss to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 2 B Holmes walked. Atha reached on a fielder's choice; B Holmes out at second 1b to ss. Sudges grounded out to p. Schossler grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Ithaca inning 2 T Wilson walked. Cole singled to center field; T Wilson advanced to second. Parrotte reached on an error by ss; Cole advanced to second; T Wilson advanced to third. Nietopski grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Parrotte out on the play; Cole advanced to third; T Wilson scored, unearned. D MacDonald flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 3 McVicar struck out swinging. S Risley grounded out to ss. R Thompson walked. Witouski doubled to left field, out at third rf to ss to 3b, RBI; R Thompson scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 3 Milano singled to left field. Graham singled to left field; Milano advanced to second. Dasch reached on a fielder's choice; Graham out at second ss to 2b; Milano advanced to third. Gamba reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Dasch out at second ss to 2b; Milano scored. T Wilson walked; Gamba advanced to second. Cole singled to center field, RBI; T Wilson advanced to second; Gamba scored. Parrotte struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 4 Brandts reached on an error by 3b. B Holmes popped up to 2b. Atha grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; Brandts out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 4 Nietopski lined out to lf. D MacDonald singled to second base. Milano reached on an error by p, SAC; D MacDonald advanced to second. Graham out at first 1b to p; Milano advanced to second; D MacDonald advanced to third. Dasch singled to center field, 2 RBI; Milano scored, unearned; D MacDonald scored, unearned. Gamba grounded out to 2b unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 5 Sudges out at first 1b to p. Schossler grounded out to 3b. McVicar grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Ithaca inning 5 T Wilson struck out looking. Cole flied out to cf. Parrotte singled to center field. Nietopski tripled down the rf line, RBI; Parrotte scored. D MacDonald grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 6 S Risley struck out swinging. R Thompson flied out to lf. Witouski tripled to right center. Brandts singled to center field, RBI; Witouski scored. Brandts advanced to second on a wild pitch. B Holmes singled to center field, RBI; Brandts scored. Atha walked; B Holmes advanced to second. Sudges singled to center field, RBI; Atha advanced to second; B Holmes scored. Schossler walked; Sudges advanced to second; Atha advanced to third. McVicar grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Ithaca inning 6 Milano struck out looking. Graham grounded out to 1b unassisted. Dasch reached on an error by 2b. Gamba reached on a fielder's choice; Dasch out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta inning 7 S Risley singled to center field. R Thompson reached on a fielder's choice; S Risley out at second 2b to ss. R Thompson stole second. Witouski walked. Brandts walked; Witouski advanced to second; R Thompson advanced to third. B Holmes grounded out to 2b, RBI; Brandts advanced to second; Witouski advanced to third; R Thompson scored. Atha popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 7 T Wilson reached on an error by ss. Cole grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; T Wilson out on the play. Parrotte grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 8 Sudges walked. Schossler out at first c to 2b, SAC; Sudges advanced to second. Marbaugh pinch hit for McVicar. J Jorgensen to p for Cangemi. Spitzer pinch hit for Marbaugh. Spitzer doubled to center field, RBI; Sudges scored. S Risley struck out swinging, reached first on an error by c; Spitzer advanced to third. S Risley stole second. R Thompson intentionally walked. Witouski singled to third base, RBI; R Thompson advanced to second; S Risley advanced to third; Spitzer scored, unearned. Guinan to p for J Jorgensen. Brandts flied out to rf, SF, RBI; S Risley scored, unearned. B Holmes singled to right field, RBI; Witouski advanced to third; R Thompson scored, unearned. Atha walked; B Holmes advanced to second. Atha advanced to second; B Holmes advanced to third; Witouski scored on a balk, unearned. Sudges struck out looking. 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 8 Spitzer to ss. Nietopski struck out swinging. Coyle pinch hit for D MacDonald. Coyle singled to right field. Milano grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Coyle out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 9 Nietopski to c. Coyle to lf. Guinan to p for Milano. / for Guinan. Schossler grounded out to 3b. Spitzer singled to second base. Spitzer stole second. Spitzer advanced to third on a passed ball. S Risley singled to left field, RBI; Spitzer scored. Middaugh to p for Guinan. R Thompson singled to first base; S Risley advanced to second. Witouski flied out to cf; S Risley advanced to third. R Thompson stole second. Brandts struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Ithaca inning 9 Beamer to rf for Atha. Graham grounded out to 2b. Dasch reached on an error by ss. Gamba struck out swinging. T Wilson flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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