Game 2 - May 25, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - Pitcher Matt DeSalvo set a new NCAA Division III Championship record with 19 strikeouts, as his Marietta College (45-7-1) baseball team opened its tournament run with a 1-0 win over Salisbury State University (31-12) in the second game of the Division III Championship tournament Friday afternoon at Fox Cities Stadium.
DeSalvo's 19 strikeouts - 12 swinging and seven caught looking - broke the old record of 18, set by Dave Lohrman of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.) in 1996 and Mike Abbruzzese of North Carolina Wesleyan in a 13-inning performance in 1997. "They were swinging at wherever I threw it. I spotted it pretty well, but the pitches that I left up or way out of the strike zone they also chased, which also helped me out," said DeSalvo, who earned first-team All-America honors and was named Division III Pitcher of the Year on Thursday night.
Marietta advances to face Montclair State University, which topped Chapman University 5-1 in the opening game of the tournament, on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Chapman and Salisbury State will play in an elimination bracket game Friday at 10 a.m.
DeSalvo walked just two Salisbury batters, allowed only four hits and faced just 33 batters in notching his fifth shutout win of the season. He improved to 16-1 on the season.
The Pioneers' 27th victory in a row was preserved when Todd Timmer drove in Dusty Childress on a two-out single to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning. Timmer redeemed himself from an earlier at-bat, when he flew out to center with a runner on third with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. "I was still mad from the first time I got up and didn't get the run in," Timmer said. "I walked up to the plate knowing I was going to get a hit. I'm a senior, it's my last chance and I'm the last batter for the bottom of the eighth. If I get a hit, we score. If I don't, we have to rely on Matt getting them out in the ninth and try to score again. He threw me that curveball that hung over the middle and I lined it right back up the middle. It was probably one of the greatest feelings I've ever had."
Salisbury stranded six batters on base in the game, and had its biggest threat of the game go by the wayside in the eighth inning, when Justin Taylor led off the frame with a triple to center field. However, DeSalvo struck out the next two Sea Gulls to step to the plate, and the final hitter of the inning flied out. Marietta head coach Don Schaly noted that he was surprised the Sea Gulls didn't attempt a squeeze play to bring the run in, but Salisbury State head coach Doug Fleetwood said that his team was facing a tough situation against a tight Marietta defense. "I wish we would have hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, then we wouldn't have to worry about it," Fleetwood joked. "They were playing in pretty tight on it. When you're sitting there with one out, it's one thing. But we felt real good, sitting there with no outs and a runner on third base. You feel that you're going to put the ball in. Not only is it tough to put a squeeze play on in that situation, it's also a great time to hit a ground ball. You're not going to get much movement defensively, you're not going to have the angles. You put the bat on the ball and you're probably going to get a chance to score a run."
Salisbury State pitcher Derek Harman pitched well in a losing effort, striking out five and allowing only five hits in a complete-game peformance. Marietta had several opportunities to score against Harman, stranding two runners in the fourth and the bases loaded in the fifth before Timmer's game-winning hit in the eighth.
"I knew we belonged here. I think each and every teammate on my team knows we belong here," Harman said. "Whether we have to prove something or not, I think we proved something there. That's a great ballclub and we hung with them every step of the way until the end. They came one run out. That's all you can do. This tournament is far from being over, I guarantee you that."
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Salisbury State U. 0 (31-12) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Jason Ewing lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 Robbie Robeson 2b........ 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 Kevin Davis 1b........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 1 Mike Russell c........... 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 1 0 Andrew Colanero dh....... 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Chris Keane rf........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 Mike Harbaugh 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 B.J. Jarrett ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 Justin Taylor cf......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 Derek Harman p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals................... 31 0 4 0 2 19 24 13 6 Marietta College 1 (45-7-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Andy Coble cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dusty Childress 3b....... 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Matt McLuckey rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Jay Coakley c............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 18 1 0 Mike Deegan 1b........... 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 Todd Timmer 2b........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Brent Curtin dh.......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Mike Menke ss............ 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Derek Pauley lf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Matt DeSalvo p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 27 1 5 1 4 5 27 4 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Salisbury State U... 000 000 000 - 0 4 0 Marietta College.... 000 000 01X - 1 5 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Menke. DP - Marietta 1. LOB - Salisbury 6, Marietta 9. 2B - Menke(12). 3B - Taylor(1). HBP - Coakley. SH - McLuckey, Pauley. SB - Coble(15). Salisbury State U. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Derek Harman........ 8.0 5 1 1 4 5 27 34 Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Matt DeSalvo........ 9.0 4 0 0 2 19 31 33 Win - DeSalvo (16-1). Loss - Harman (6-3). Save - None. WP - Harman. HB - Harman. Umpires - Home:John Ramsey 1st:Bill Lopina 2nd:Jeff Sill 3rd:George Drouches Start: 2 pm Time: 1:53 Attendance: 538
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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Salisbury State U... 000 000 000 - 0 4 0 Marietta College.... 000 000 01X - 1 5 1 ------------------------------------------- Salisbury State U. - inning 1 Ewing struck out looking. Robeson singled to right field. Davis walked; Robeson advanced to second. Russell singled to right field; Davis advanced to second; Robeson advanced to third. Colanero struck out looking. Keane struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marietta College - inning 1 Coble grounded out to c. Childress grounded out to 3b. McLuckey grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 2 Harbaugh struck out swinging. Jarrett struck out looking. Taylor struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 2 Coakley struck out looking. Deegan walked. Timmer grounded out to 2b; Deegan advanced to second. Curtin grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 3 Ewing struck out swinging. Robeson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Davis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 3 Menke grounded out to ss. Pauley grounded out to ss. Coble grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 4 Russell flied out to rf. Colanero struck out looking. Keane struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 4 Childress flied out to cf. McLuckey flied out to lf. Coakley hit by pitch. Deegan singled to shortstop; Coakley advanced to second. Deegan advanced to second; Coakley advanced to third on a wild pitch. Timmer flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 5 Harbaugh struck out looking. Jarrett struck out looking. Taylor struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 5 Curtin walked. Menke singled, bunt; Curtin advanced to second. Pauley grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Menke advanced to second; Curtin advanced to third. Coble reached on a fielder's choice; Menke advanced to third; Curtin out at home 3b to c. Coble stole second. Childress walked. McLuckey struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 6 Ewing struck out swinging. Robeson singled down the rf line. Davis hit into double play 1b to ss; Robeson out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College - inning 6 Coakley struck out swinging. Deegan grounded out to 3b. Timmer flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 7 Russell walked. Colanero lined out to p. Keane reached on a fielder's choice; Russell out at second 2b to ss. Harbaugh reached on an error by ss; Keane advanced to second. Jarrett grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marietta College - inning 7 Curtin flied out to lf. Menke doubled down the lf line. Pauley struck out swinging. Coble grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 8 Taylor tripled to right field. Ewing struck out looking. Robeson struck out swinging. Davis fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College - inning 8 Childress singled to center field. McLuckey out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Childress advanced to second. Coakley flied out to rf. Deegan walked. Timmer singled to center field, RBI; Deegan advanced to second; Childress scored. Curtin struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Salisbury State U. - inning 9 Russell struck out swinging. Colanero struck out swinging. Keane flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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