Mideast Regional - Game 9 - May 20, 1999
Pitching and defense carried Marietta to a Division III-best 45 wins during the regular season, and the same skills were the difference in the Pioneers 2-1 win Sunday (May 23) over Ohio Wesleyan in Game 9 that propelled them into the championship game of the Mideast Regional.
Kris Buirley (10-0), who picked up a win against Rochester on the first day of the regional, went the distance for Marietta, allowing only six hits and one run, which came on a steal of home. He struck out four and walked only two.
The Pioneers (47-6) scored their only two runs of the game in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Chris Tekulve hit a solo home run to left, his second of the regional and 12th of the year. Josh Streit followed with a walk, then moved to third base on a single by Dusty Childress. Tyson Hill followed with a sacrifice fly to right to score Streit.
The Bishops scored their only run in the top of the sixth. With two outs and runners on first and third, Corey Lake took off for second base. Marietta threw to second base, but before it could tag out Lake, Heminger came into score from third base. Ohio Wesleyan never threatened after that, going down 1-2-3 in each of the last three innings.
Taking the loss for the Bishops was Dan Marchetti, who allowed only four hits and two earned runs in eight innings.
Ohio Wesleyan will face Anderson at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (May 23) for the right to play Marietta for the title.
Ohio Wesleyan (33-15) vs. Marietta (48-6)
Thurman Munson Stadium -- Canton, Ohio
5/23/99 -- 12:00 p.m.
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Batting/Fielding
Ohio Wesleyan AB R H BI BB SO PO A Marietta AB R H BI BB SO PO A
*Gavin Emrich cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 *Mike Deegan rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Jay Hebert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 *Todd Timmer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
*Dan Marchetti dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 *Dan Geudtner dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
*Jason Bogenrife c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 *Chris Tekulve 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 1
*Drew Caravella 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 *Josh Streit c 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2
*Brooks Heminger lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 *Dusty Childress ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 6
*Paul Lashuk 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 *Tyson Hill cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
*Corey Lake rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 *Adam Hollrah lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
*Doug Heine ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Todd Stratman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Dan Marchetti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Brad Gornik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Todd Yoder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Mike Menke 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Kris Buirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Ohio Wesleyan 31 1 6 0 2 4 24 8 Marietta 24 2 4 2 2 6 27 14
Scoring by Inning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Ohio Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Marietta 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x 2 4 0
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DP: Marietta 1 -- Todd Timmer, Chris Tekulve, Dusty Childress; Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- Jay Hebert,
Dan Marchetti
LOB: Marietta 2; Ohio Wesleyan 7
HR: Marietta 1 -- Chris Tekulve (12); Ohio Wesleyan
SB: Marietta 0; Ohio Wesleyan 2 -- Brooks Heminger 2
CS: Marietta 1 -- Mike Deegan; Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- Corey Lake
SF: Marietta 1 -- Tyson Hill; Ohio Wesleyan 0
Pitching
Ohio Wesleyan IP H R ER BB SO Marietta IP H R ER BB SO
*Dan Marchetti L 8.0 4 2 2 2 6 *Kris Buirley W 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Ohio Wesleyan 8.0 4 2 2 2 6 Marietta 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
WP: Marietta 1 -- Kris Buirley; Ohio Wesleyan 0
HBP: Marietta 2 -- by Kris Buirley (Brooks Heminger), by Kris Buirley (Doug
Heine); Ohio Wesleyan 1 -- by Dan Marchetti (Mike Deegan)
Pitcher's Records:
Winning Pitcher: Kris Buirley (10-0)
Losing Pitcher: Dan Marchetti (4-3)
Attendance: 220
Umpires: Knoebel, Clyde, Buck, Morgan
Time of Game: 1:51
Updated Sept 2003