Game 13 - May 28, 2001
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Grand Chute, Wisconsin - The wait was worth it for the Marietta College baseball team Monday. After waiting through three lightning delays totaling 48 minutes in the eighth and ninth innings, the Pioneers finally held off the University of St. Thomas 8-6 to advance to Tuesday's championship round. Marietta (47-8-1) will take on Montclair State University (38-10) at 1 p.m. Tuesday with the winner to face St. Thomas (38-10) for the national title at 4:30 p.m.
Marietta scored three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings and took an 8-1 lead into the eighth inning before the Tommies began a consistently interrupted rally with one run in the eighth and four in the ninth. The Tommies took a 1-0 lead on Brad Bonine's two-out, run-scoring single in the third, but Marietta rallied with three runs in the fifth off St. Thomas starter Mike Ramthum. Brent Curtin lined a run-scoring single to right field to tie the game. Andy Coble's groundout put the Pioneers up 2-1 and Dusty Childress hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead. Marietta added three more runs in the sixth off Tommies' reliever Bryan Edstrom. Todd Timmer gave the Pioneers a 4-1 lead and Coble and Childress followed with run-scoring singles for a 6-1 advantage. Timmer hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Matt McLuckey drove in a run on a single in the eighth for an 8-1 lead. "We've got three phases of our game going today," Childress said.
The Tommies' rally started in the bottom of the eighth when Mark Fenstad hit a pinch-hit, run-scoring single off Pioneers' starter Matt DeSalvo. The junior hurler finished with six strikeouts to give him 204 for the season, making him the first NCAA Division III pitcher ever to reach 200 strikeouts in a season. DeSalvo was pulled with two outs in the eighth during the first lightning delay, but Jim Sharp stranded the bases loaded to end the inning. "I felt fine going into the game and I felt even better coming out," DeSalvo said. "I felt like I got more loose with the game going on."
St. Thomas scored four runs in the ninth as Jake Mauer singled to load the bases following the second delay and Tom Carroll drilled a two-run double. Mauer scored on a wild pitch and Fenstad hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 8-6 before the third delay of the game with two outs in the inning. Luke Sather then grounded out on the first pitch following the longest delay of 28 minutes to end the game. "Rhythm is so important," said St. Thomas coach Dennis Denning. "I would have certainly liked to have kept the momentum going, by playing a key hit. … Now, we've got to get that rhythm back. You can say losing is good for you because kids can learn from their mistakes, and it's easier to see them when you lose, but I would have sure liked to keep that momentum. I don't see any advantage for us losing."
Carroll finished four-for-five to lead the Tommies and Jay Coakley was three-for-five to lead Marietta. "We're hitting the ball pretty well, hitting the ball sharply, as long as we can avoid hiting it right at people, I think we'll be able to do the same thing tomorrow," said Coakley. "The defense is real great, holding them down. Honestly, I think three or four runs might win the game tomorrow." "We played good baseball today, for the most part," St. Thomas' Carroll said. "I think we can give it a good effort tomorrow. We'll be all right
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Marietta College 8 (47-8-1) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dusty Childress 3b........ 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 Mike Menke ss............. 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Matt McLuckey rf.......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Jay Coakley c............. 5 1 3 0 0 1 7 1 Mike Deegan 1b............ 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 2 Todd Timmer 2b............ 3 2 1 2 1 0 5 2 Derek Pauley lf........... 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Brent Curtin dh........... 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Andy Coble cf............. 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Matt DeSalvo p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Jim Sharp p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan May p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 37 8 13 8 5 5 27 13 Univ. of St. Thomas 6 (38-10) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brad Bonine cf............ 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 John Bean ph.............. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Matt Buzzell ss........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 Jake Mauer 2b............. 4 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 Tom Carroll 3b............ 5 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 Nate Sundberg 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Mark Fenstad ph/1b........ 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 Casey Garven lf........... 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Luke Sather pr/lf......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Christiansen dh..... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Wolverton rf......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Kyle Olson c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Jim Nelson c.............. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mike Ramthun p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bryan Edstrom p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Kelly p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Blazovich p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 36 6 12 5 3 7 27 8 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College 000 033 110 - 8 13 0 Univ. of St. Thomas 001 000 014 - 6 12 1 ---------------------------------------------- E - Carroll. DP - St. Thomas 2. LOB - Marietta 10, St. Thomas 9. 2B - Coakley(12), Deegan(17), Mauer(14), Carroll 2(10), Nelson. SB - Childress 2(10). CS - Garven. SH - Wolverton. SF - Childress, Timmer, Fenstad. Marietta College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Matt DeSalvo........ 7.2 8 2 2 2 6 29 33 Jim Sharp........... 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 3 4 Dan May............. 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 4 5 Univ. of St. Thomas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Ramthun........ 5.0 4 3 2 1 4 17 20 Bryan Edstrom....... 1.0 7 4 2 1 0 11 12 Tom Kelly........... 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 7 10 Ben Blazovich....... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Win - DeSalvo 17-1. Loss - Mike Ramthun 4-1. Save - None. WP - DeSalvo, D. May. PB - Olson. HBP - by Mike Ramthun (Deegan), by DeSalvo (Buzzell). Umpires - Home:Bill Prange 1st:Bill Pensyl 2nd:John Ramsey 3rd:George Drouches Start: 3:30 pm Time: Attendance: 1064 Game Notes: Edstrom faced 3 batters in the 7th. Sharp faced 2 batters in the 9th.
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College 000 033 110 - 8 13 0 Univ. of St. Thomas 001 000 014 - 6 12 1 ---------------------------------------------- Marietta College inning 1 Childress flied out to lf. Menke popped up to p. McLuckey struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 1 Bonine grounded out to ss. Buzzell struck out looking. Mauer struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 2 Coakley struck out looking. Deegan hit by pitch. Timmer grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Deegan out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 2 Carroll popped up to 2b. Sundberg flied out to cf. Garven walked. Garven out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 3 Pauley singled through the left side. Curtin struck out looking. Coble struck out looking. Childress reached on a fielder's choice; Pauley out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 3 Christiansen singled to center field. Wolverton out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Christiansen advanced to second. Olson grounded out to 2b; Christiansen advanced to third. Bonine singled through the left side, RBI; Christiansen scored. Buzzell hit by pitch; Bonine advanced to second. Mauer struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta College inning 4 Menke flied out to cf. McLuckey grounded out to ss. Coakley singled to third base. Deegan flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 4 Carroll doubled down the lf line. Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice; Carroll out at third p to 3b. Garven struck out swinging. Christiansen reached on a fielder's choice; Sundberg out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 5 Timmer walked. Pauley singled to pitcher; Timmer advanced to second. Curtin singled to right field, RBI; Pauley advanced to third; Timmer scored. Curtin advanced to second on a passed ball. Coble grounded out to 2b, RBI; Curtin advanced to third; Pauley scored. Childress flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Curtin scored, unearned. Menke popped up to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 5 Wolverton singled to center field. Olson flied out to lf. Bonine grounded out to ss; Wolverton advanced to second. Buzzell grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta College inning 6 Edstrom to p for Mike Ramthun. McLuckey lined out to 3b. Coakley singled to shortstop. Deegan doubled to center field; Coakley advanced to third. Timmer singled to second base, RBI; Coakley scored. Pauley flied out to rf. Curtin reached on an error by 3b; Timmer advanced to second; Deegan advanced to third. Coble singled to pitcher, bunt, RBI; Curtin advanced to second; Timmer advanced to third; Deegan scored, unearned. Childress singled to center field, RBI; Coble advanced to second; Curtin advanced to third; Timmer scored, unearned. Menke reached on a fielder's choice; Childress advanced to second; Coble advanced to third; Curtin out at third 3b unassisted. 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 6 Mauer walked. Carroll singled through the left side; Mauer advanced to second. Carroll advanced to second on a wild pitch; Mauer advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sundberg struck out swinging. Garven struck out swinging. Christiansen out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta College inning 7 McLuckey singled through the right side. Coakley doubled to left field; McLuckey advanced to third. Deegan walked. Kelly to p for Edstrom. Timmer flied out to cf, SF, RBI; McLuckey scored. Pauley reached on a fielder's choice; Deegan advanced to second; Coakley out at third 3b unassisted. Curtin reached on a fielder's choice; Pauley out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 7 Wolverton flied out to lf. Olson grounded out to 3b. Bonine grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta College inning 8 Nelson to c for Olson. Coble flied out to rf. Childress singled to right field. Childress stole second. Menke walked; Childress stole third. McLuckey singled to right field, RBI; Menke advanced to second; Childress scored. Coakley flied out to rf; Menke advanced to third. Deegan walked; McLuckey advanced to second. Timmer flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 8 Buzzell out at first 1b to p. Mauer doubled to right field. Carroll singled to right field; Mauer advanced to third. Fenstad pinch hit for Sundberg. Fenstad singled to right field, RBI; Carroll advanced to second; Mauer scored. Sather pinch ran for Garven. Sather popped up to 2b. Sharp to p for DeSalvo. Christiansen singled; Fenstad advanced to second; Carroll advanced to third. Wolverton reached on a fielder's choice; Christiansen out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marietta College inning 9 Fenstad to 1b. Sather to lf. Blazovich to p for Kelly. Pauley struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Curtin walked. Coble grounded into double play ss to 1b; Curtin out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Univ. of St. Thomas inning 9 Nelson doubled down the rf line. Bean pinch hit for Bonine. Bean walked. D. May to p for Sharp. Buzzell struck out swinging. Mauer singled to left field; Bean advanced to second; Nelson advanced to third. Carroll doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Mauer advanced to third; Bean scored; Nelson scored. Carroll advanced to third on a wild pitch; Mauer scored on a wild pitch. Fenstad flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Carroll scored. Sather grounded out to 3b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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