1988 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
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Ithaca defeats Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7-5 to win the 1988 Division III Baseball Championship
Ithaca rallies for win
Bristol, CN -- Paired with Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the third time during World Series week, the Bombers rallied from a 5-2 deficit to beat the Titans 7-5 and claim the program's second national championship
Ithaca began its rally in the seventh inning when sophomore outfielder Vince Roman drove in two runs with a two-out single. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, senior catcher Fritz Hamburg and sophomore outfielder Dan Eckert drew walks to give Ithaca the lead. Roman added to the margin with another RBI single.
Sophomore Joe Sottolano pitched on one day's rest in relief of starter Brian DeLola and went two and a third innings without yielding a run. With two outs in the ninth inning, sophomore reliever Carl Graetz entered the game and retired the final batter for his third save of the week.
Ithaca had opened World Series play with a 6-4 victory over Methodist. DeLola, a sophomore, yielded only two earned runs, and Graetz picked up the save. Sottolano then pitched the Bombers past Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3-2, on a complete-game seven-hitter.
The Bombers then fell to Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 11-3. Facing elimination, Ithaca overcame a 2-0 Marietta lead to beat the Pioneers, 7-3. Graetz got the save in relief of winner Doug Duell, and Tim Wilson drove in four runs.
Story is complements of Ithaca College Sports Information
1988 All Tournament Team
MVP - Joe Sottolano, IthacaCatcher - Greg Wakefield, Cal State Stanislaus; First Base - Tim Wilson, Ithaca; Second Base - Mike Brooks, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Third Base - Pat McDonald, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Shortstop - Darrin Spitzer, Marietta; Outfield - Vincent Roman, Ithaca; Steve Graham, Ithaca; Scott Lewis, Marietta; Designated Hitter - Jim Peerenboom, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Pitcher - Joe Sottolano, Ithaca; Danny Tester, Methodist.
1988 Tournament Results
Cal State Stanislaus 11, Marietta 6
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 10, William Paterson 6
Marietta 8, William Paterson 3
Methodist 2, Cal State Stanislaus 1 (13)
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4, Cal State Stanislaus 3
Regional Playoff Results
Mid-Atlantic Regional: Game 1: Montclair State 12, Southern Maine 5; Game 2: William Paterson 4, Gettysburg 3 (13); Game 3: Gettysburg 6, Southern Maine 0; Game 4: William Paterson 13, Montclair State 3; Game 5: Montclair State 8, Gettysburg 7 (12); Game 6: William Paterson 4, Montclair State 3. William Paterson advances
Mideast Regional: Game 1: Elmhurst 1, Wooster 0; Game 2: Baldwin-Wallace 8, Elizabethtown 4; Game 3: Marietta 9, North Park 5; Game 4: Wooster 12, Elizabethtown 6; Game 5: North Park 13, Elmhurst 3; Game 6: Marietta 12, Baldwin-Wallace 8; Game 7: Elmhurst 12, Baldwin-Wallace 6; Game 8: North Park 13, Wooster 7; Game 9: Marietta 7, Elmhurst 2; Game 10: Marietta 4, North Park 0. Marietta advances
Midwest Regional: Game 1: William Penn 9, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 5; Game 2: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 27, St. Olaf 8; Game 3: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 11, St. Olaf 8; Game 4: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 5, William Penn 2; Game 5: William Penn 18, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 5; Game 6: Wisconsin-Oshkosh 22, William Penn 5. Wisconsin-Oshkosh advances
Northeast Regional: Game 1: Ithaca 6, Ramapo 5 (10); Game 2: Southeastern Mass 13, Eastern Conn State 6; Game 3: Eastern Conn State 11, Ramapo 6; Game 4: Ithaca 16, Southeastern Mass 3; Game 5: Eastern Conn State 2, Southeastern Mass 0; Game 6: Ithaca 9, Eastern Conn State 3. Ithaca advances
South Regional: Game 1: Methodist 14, Kean 2; Game 2: Ferrum 9, NC Wesleyan 8; Game 3: NC Wesleyan 2, Kean 1; Game 4: Methodist 1, Ferrum 0; Game 5: NC Wesleyan 1, Ferrum 0; Game 6: Methodist 9, NC Wesleyan 1. Methodist advances
West Regional: Game 1: Cal State Stanislaus 16, Claremont-Mudd-Scrips 1; Game 2: Cal State Stanislaus 6, Claremont-Mudd-Scrips 3; Game 3: Cal State Stanislaus 7, Claremont-Mudd-Scrips 3. Cal State Stanislaus advances