1987 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
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Montclair State defeats Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13-12 in 10 innings to win the 1987 Division III Baseball Championship
Montclair wins in dramatic fashion
Marietta, OH - Montclair State won its first championship in dramatic fashion. In the Red Hawks second extra inning of the Championship, Leroy Horn belted a homerun in the 10th giving Montclair State the Championship.
Montclair State started the scoring in the first. The first two batters reached base and John McClain hit a homerun to right field. The Red Hawks built their lead to 4-0 in the second when Kevin Cavallo doubled, scoring Bill Coyle.
In the third inning, the Titans got on board. Following a Dave Schliem single and a Kevin Reichardt walk, Terry Jorgensen doubled, driving in both runs. The Red Hawks answered with a Mike Wenrich sacrifice fly driving in McClain, who led off the inning with a walk.
Both team traded runs in the fifth. The Titans scored on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Murdock and John Deutsch lead off the bottom of the inning with a homerun.
Wisconsin-Oshkosh tied the game in the sixth. With two outs in the inning, Jorgensen continued his hot hitting with a home run to left center driving in Tiedemann and Reichardt.
The ball continued to fly out of the ball park as Cavallo and Deutsch both hit home runs in the bottom of the sixth to regain their three run lead.
Five runs in the seventh put the Titans in control of the game. All nine batters got to the plate and the big hit was a two-run double by Reichardt. The other three runs were scored on a hit batter, double play and a throwing error by the Montclair second baseman.
Montclair came up with two runs in each of the seventh and ninth innings to send the game into overtime. A bases-loaded walk in the seventh brought the Red Hawks within one run and a Jim Fasano homerun tied the game at 11-11.
In the beginning of the 10th, Wisconsin-Oshkosh appeared to be on their way to the win. Two consecutive doubles by Murdock and Schreiber put the Titans ahead. After an error, Wayne Masters came in and got Todd Schliem to ground into a double play.
In the bottom of the 10th, Wenrich singled to the left and Horn followed with a homerun to right. Masters earned a record third win in the tournament and Brian Wessley took the loss
John Deutsch was named the tournament MVP as he hit .526 for the tournament with 3 homeruns and 10 RBIs. Joining Deutsch on the all-tournament team from Montclair was Pepe Herrero, Cavallo, Fasano, and Masters. Kevin Murdock, Jorgensen, Schliem and Wessley represented the second place Titans. Rounding out the Team was Joe Crimi and Brian Cassidy from Eastern Conn State and Garry Ormsby from NC Wesleyan.
All Tournament Team
MVP - John Deutsch, Montclair StateCatcher - Kevin Murdock, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; First Base - Pepe Herrero, Montclair State; Second Base - Kevin Cavallo, Montclair State; Third Base - Joe Crimi, Eastern Conn State; Jim Fasano, Montclair State; Shortstop - Garry Ormsby, NC Wesleyan; Outfield - John Deutsch, Montclair State; Terry Jorgensen, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Designated Hitter - Todd Schliem, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Pitcher - Brian Wessley, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Brian Cassidy, Eastern Conn State; Wayne Masters, Montclair State.
1987 Tournament Results
Montclair State 10, Eastern Conn State 8
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 16, North Central 1
Eastern Conn State 6, North Central 3
Montclair State 9, UC San Diego 4 (11)
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 11, NC Wesleyan 6
NC Wesleyan 4, Eastern Conn State 3
Montclair State 13, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4
Regional Playoff Results
Mid-Atlantic Regional: Game 1: Upsala 8, William Paterson 3; Game 2: William Paterson 11, North Adams State 8; Game 3: Montclair State 11, North Adams State 5; Game 4: Montclair State 17, Upsala 2; Game 5: Upsala 6, William Paterson 4; Game 7: Montclair State 16, Upsala 15 (10). Montclair State advances
Mideast Regional: Game 1: North Park 2, Aurora 1; Game 2: Marietta 4, Ohio Wesleyan 3; Game 3: North Central 7, Wooster 3; Game 4: Aurora 5, Ohio Wesleyan 2; Game 5: Wooster 11, North Park 5; Game 6: Marietta 11, North Central 3; Game 7: North Central 14, North Park 9; Game 8: Aurora 5, Wooster 3; Game 9: North Central 5, Marietta 3; Game 10: Aurora 6, Marietta 0; Game 11: North Central 5, Aurora 4. North Central advances
Midwest Regional: Game 1: William Penn 5, Augsburg 0; Game 2: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6, St. Olaf 4; Game 3: Augsburg 7, St. Olaf 6; Game 4: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5, William Penn 1; Game 5: William Penn 6, Augsburg 4; Game 6: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 20, William Penn 5. Wisconsin-Oshkosh advances
Northeast Regional: Game 1: Southern Maine 14, Brandeis 9; Game 2: Ithaca 7, Eastern Conn State 6 (10); Game 3: Eastern Conn State 3, Brandeis 1; Game 4: Southern Maine 11, Ithaca 8; Game 5: Eastern Conn State 13, Ithaca 2; Game 6: Eastern Conn State 23, Southern Maine 3; Game 7: Eastern Conn State 19, Southern Maine 3. Eastern Conn State advances
South Regional: Game 1: NC Wesleyan 6, Frostburg State 1; Game 2: Trenton State 7, Methodist 5; Game 3: Methodist 6, Frostburg State 1; Game 4: NC Wesleyan 11, Trenton State 2; Game 5: Methodist 11, Trenton State 0; Game 6: Methodist 3, NC Wesleyan 3; Game 7: NC Wesleyan 8, Methodist 3. NC Wesleyan advances
West Regional: Game 1: UC San Diego 11, LaVerne 4; Game 2: UC San Diego 11, LaVerne 5; Game 3: UC San Diego 10, LaVerne 6. UC San Diego advances