Mideast Regional - Game 2 - May 20, 1999
Despite being the fifth and final team picked from the Mideast region, No. 5 seed Ohio Wesleyan proved it has a legitimate shot at capturing its first-ever Mideast Region title by defeating North Coast Athletic Conference rival Allegheny 3-1 in Game 2 on Thursday (May 20).
The Bishops (32-14), who split their two meetings with the Gators this season, managed only five hits off of Allegheny pitching, but two of them were home runs. Dan Marchetti reached Gator starter and NCAC Pitcher of the Year Jeff Mountain for a home run in the first, then Brooks Heminger sent a long home run to left center in the second to give Ohio Wesleyan a 2-0 lead.
Allegheny scored their only run in the second, when Brad Hensler touched the Bishops' Curt Moenter for a solo home run. Ohio Wesleyan scored an insurance run in the third when Marchetti delivered a two-out run-scoring single.
The story of this game was pitching, as the two top-hitting teams in the NCAC combined to collect only 11 hits. Moenter was dominant for the Bishops, striking out nine in his 10th complete game of the season. He allowed only six hits and one walk. Mountain suffered his first loss of the season, as he gave up three earned runs in seven innings.
Allegheny will face Rochester in the first game on Friday, while Ohio Wesleyan awaits the winner of Wooster-Anderson.
Ohio Wesleyan (32-14) vs. Allegheny (35-9)
Thurman Munson Stadium -- Canton, Ohio
5/20/99
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Batting/Fielding
Ohio Wesleyan AB R H BI BB SO PO A Allegheny AB R H BI BB SO PO A
*Gavin Emrich cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 *Ben Couch rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
*Jay Hebert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 *Brad Yeschenko 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
*Dan Marchetti ss 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 *Kelly Swiney lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
*Jason Bogenrife c 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 *Kevin Davidson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 13 2
*Drew Caravella 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 *John Sherrod dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
*Brooks Heminger lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 *Brad Hensler ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 4
*Paul Lashuk 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Tug Ollock c 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
*Corey Lake rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 *Joe Kacsanek 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
*Glen Sullivan dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 *Ty Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
*Curt Moenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Jeff Mountain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Ken Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan 33 3 5 3 3 7 27 4 Allegheny 34 1 6 1 1 9 27 16
Scoring by Inning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Ohio Wesleyan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Allegheny 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4
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E: Allegheny 4 -- Brad Hensler 2, Ben Couch, Brad Yeschenko; Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- Dan Marchetti
LOB: Allegheny 7; Ohio Wesleyan 6
2B: Allegheny 1 -- Ben Couch; Ohio Wesleyan 0
3B: Allegheny 1 -- Joe Kacsanek; Ohio Wesleyan 0
HR: Allegheny 1 -- Brad Hensler (3); Ohio Wesleyan 2 -- Dan Marchetti (10), Brooks Heminger
(8)
SB: Allegheny 0; Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- Drew Caravella
CS: Allegheny 0; Ohio Wesleyan 2 -- Dan Marchetti, Jason Bogenrife
Pitching
Ohio Wesleyan IP H R ER BB SO Allegheny IP H R ER BB SO
*Curt Moenter W 9.0 6 1 1 1 9 *Jeff Mountain L 7.0 4 3 3 3 5
Ken Baker 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Ohio Wesleyan 9.0 6 1 1 1 9 Allegheny 9.0 5 3 3 3 7
WP: Allegheny 2 -- Jeff Mountain 2; Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- Curt Moenter
Pitcher's Records:
Winning Pitcher: Curt Moenter (11-2)
Losing Pitcher: Jeff Mountain (9-1)
Attendance: 125
Umpires: Kennedy, Knoebel, Clyde, Patoray
Time of Game: 2:13
Updated Sept 2003