Mideast Regional - Game 10 - May 19, 2006
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Otterbein College rallied from a 3-2 ninth-inning deficit with one run in the ninth and another in the 11th to capture a 4-3 victory over Adrian College in the NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional at Rose-Hulman on Friday.
With Adrian leading 3-2 in the ninth inning, Pat Connor opened the frame with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Chris Martin.
Kyle Dyar then reached first base on a throwing error by pitcher Jeff Nokovich, advancing Connor to third. He later scored on a wild pitch to tie the score.
In the 11th, Otterbein scored once again to earn the victory. Bobby Wright drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a throwing error. Following a sacrifice bunt, he scored on a single by Martin.
J.J. Mathews tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win for Otterbein. Mathews scattered four hits with no walks and two strikeouts to move to 2-1.
Adam Stone threw 8 1/3 strong innings for Adrian to force the extra inning contest. Stone received a no-decision after allowing six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Offensively, Martin had two hits and one RBI, while Jerry Tulga added a single and one RBI.
The Adrian offense was led by Bobby Rickstad with three hits and two RBIs, including a double. Todd Meyers added a pair of hits for the Bulldogs.
With the victory, Otterbein advances to game 11 of the tournament and an elimination contest against Manchester College at 6:45 p.m. The Cardinals improved to 32-15 on the season, while Adrian finished a 26-17 campaign.
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Otterbein 4 (32-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Charlie Edwards dh....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Lassak ph/dh........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ben Titus ss............. 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 Chris Kovanda lf......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Aaron Hutchison lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jerry Tulga rf........... 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 1 Jeff Solt rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Wright 1b.......... 3 1 1 0 2 1 14 0 0 Pat Connor cf............ 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 Chris Martin c........... 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 2 Tyler Rudman 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Kyle Dyar ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bret Billhardt pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Griffin 2b......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Brandon Mauck 3b......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Jeremy Williams p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 J.J. Mathews p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals................... 38 4 8 2 4 6 33 12 9 Adrian 3 (26-17) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Ryan Sulek cf............ 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 Todd Meyers 2b........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 Chris Pappas dh.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andrew Anderson lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Rickstad lf/p...... 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 Isaiah Beckman 3b........ 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tony Vennekotter ss...... 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 2 Chad Baas c.............. 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 1 David Markey 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 0 Lance Kettinger rf....... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Mike Hackett ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anthony Carr pr/rf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Stone p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Jeff Nokovich p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 41 3 10 3 2 4 33 17 10 Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Otterbein........... 200 000 001 01 - 4 8 1 Adrian.............. 100 200 000 00 - 3 10 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Mauck; C. Baas; J. Nokovich. DP - Otterbein 1; Adrian 1. LOB - Otterbein 9; Adrian 10. 2B - T. Meyers; B. Rickstad. HBP - Kovanda; R. Sulek. SH - Connor 2; Martin; T. Meyers; C. Pappas. SB - Edwards; Kovanda; Tulga; Mauck. Otterbein IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Williams..... 3.1 6 3 3 2 2 15 17 65 J.J. Mathews........ 7.2 4 0 0 0 2 26 29 91 Adrian IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Adam Stone.......... 8.1 6 3 2 3 4 28 34 120 Jeff Nokovich....... 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 8 10 30 Bobby Rickstad...... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 Win - Mathews (2-1). Loss - J. Nokovich (7-3). Save - None. WP - J. Nokovich. HBP - by A. Stone (Kovanda); by Mathews (R. Sulek). BK - Mathews. Pitches/strikes: Williams 65/41; Mathews 91/60; A. Stone 120/74; J. Nokovich 30/19; B. Rickstad 6/3. Umpires - HP: Deron Brown 1B: Chuck Adya 2B: Mike Walsh 3B: Jerry Aller Start: 3:20 pm Time: 2:40 Attendance: 175
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Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Otterbein........... 200 000 001 01 - 4 8 1 Adrian.............. 100 200 000 00 - 3 10 2 ---------------------------------------------- Otterbein starters: 4/dh Edwards; 3/ss Titus; 41/lf Kovanda; 12/rf Tulga; 33/1b Wright; 8/cf Connor; 9/c Martin; 14/2b Rudman; 6/3b Mauck; 25/p Williams; Adrian starters: 5/cf R. Sulek; 1/2b T. Meyers; 11/dh C. Pappas; 6/lf B. Rickstad; 19/3b I. Beckman; 14/ss T. Vennekott; 16/c C. Baas; 40/1b D. Markey; 37/rf L. Kettinger; 32/p A. Stone; Otterbein 1st - Edwards singled to right field (1-2). Titus flied out to cf (0-0). Kovanda hit by pitch (0-1); Edwards advanced to second. Tulga singled up the middle, RBI (2-1); Kovanda advanced to third; Edwards scored. Tulga stole second; Kovanda stole home. Wright walked (3-2). Connor flied out to lf (3-1). Martin lined out to rf (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Adrian 1st - R. Sulek grounded out to p (1-2). T. Meyers doubled down the lf line (1-2). C. Pappas grounded out to 2b (2-1); T. Meyers advanced to third. B. Rickstad singled through the left side, RBI (0-1); T. Meyers scored. I. Beckman flied out to rf (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 2nd - Rudman flied out to cf (1-1). Mauck singled through the left side (0-2). Edwards reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0); Mauck out at second p to ss. Edwards stole second. Titus walked (3-2). Kovanda reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Titus out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Adrian 2nd - T. Vennekott struck out looking (2-2). C. Baas struck out (1-2). D. Markey fouled out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 3rd - Tulga grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). Wright popped up to cf to center field (3-1). Connor flied out to rf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Adrian 3rd - L. Kettinger walked (3-1). R. Sulek grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-2); L. Kettinger out on the play. T. Meyers fouled out to c (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 4th - Martin grounded out to 3b (0-0). Rudman struck out looking (0-2). Mauck grounded out to ss (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Adrian 4th - C. Pappas singled to right field (0-1). B. Rickstad doubled to center field, RBI (1-2); C. Pappas scored. I. Beckman flied out to lf (1-0). T. Vennekott singled to third base, bunt (0-0); B. Rickstad advanced to third. C. Baas singled down the lf line, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-2); T. Vennekott advanced to third; B. Rickstad scored. D. Markey walked (3-2). Mathews to p for Williams. L. Kettinger popped up to ss (3-2). R. Sulek popped up to 1b (1-2). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Otterbein 5th - Edwards out at first 1b to p, bunt (1-1). Titus singled up the middle (1-1). Kovanda reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Titus out at second p to ss. Tulga grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Adrian 5th - T. Meyers singled to right field (1-2). C. Pappas grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); T. Meyers advanced to second. B. Rickstad singled to shortstop (2-1). I. Beckman flied out to cf (3-2). B. Rickstad advanced to second; T. Meyers advanced to third on a balk. T. Vennekott flied out to rf (0-1). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Otterbein 6th - Wright singled up the middle (3-2). Connor out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Wright advanced to second. Martin singled to left field (0-0); Wright advanced to third. Rudman grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2); Martin out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Adrian 6th - C. Baas grounded out to ss (3-2). D. Markey flied out to rf (0-0). L. Kettinger grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 7th - Mauck struck out (2-2). Edwards lined out to cf to right center (0-2). Titus lined out to cf (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Adrian 7th - R. Sulek hit by pitch (0-2). T. Meyers grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (1-0); R. Sulek advanced to second. C. Pappas flied out to cf (2-1); R. Sulek advanced to third. B. Rickstad struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 8th - Kovanda struck out looking (3-2). Tulga flied out to cf (1-2). Wright struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Adrian 8th - I. Beckman lined out to cf (0-2). T. Vennekott lined out to rf (0-0). C. Baas fouled out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 9th - Connor walked (3-1). Martin grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (1-0); Connor advanced to second. J. Nokovich to p for A. Stone. Dyar pinch hit for Rudman. Dyar reached on a throwing error by p (0-0); Connor advanced to third. Billhardt pinch ran for Dyar. Billhardt advanced to second; Connor scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Mauck struck out, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Lassak pinch hit for Edwards. Lassak grounded out to 2b (0-0). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Adrian 9th - Lassak to dh. Griffin to 2b for Billhardt. D. Markey grounded out to ss (0-1). M. Hackett pinch hit for L. Kettinger. M. Hackett reached on a throwing error by 3b (0-0). A. Carr pinch ran for M. Hackett. R. Sulek singled to first base, bunt (1-0); A. Carr advanced to second. T. Meyers grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1); R. Sulek advanced to second; A. Carr advanced to third. C. Pappas flied out to cf (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Otterbein 10th - A. Carr to rf. Titus flied out to lf (1-1). Kovanda grounded out to ss (2-1). Tulga struck out, out at first c to 1b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Adrian 10th - B. Rickstad lined out to rf (1-1). I. Beckman singled to left field (0-0). T. Vennekott grounded out to p (1-0); I. Beckman advanced to second. C. Baas struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 11th - Wright walked (3-2). Wright advanced to second on a throwing error by c. Connor out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1); Wright advanced to third. Martin singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Wright scored. Griffin singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw (0-0); Martin advanced to third. A. Anderson to lf for C. Pappas. B. Rickstad to p. / for J. Nokovich. Mauck reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (2-1); Griffin advanced to third; Martin out at home 1b to c. Mauck stole second. Lassak popped up to 1b (1-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Adrian 11th - Hutchison to lf for Kovanda. Solt to rf for Tulga. D. Markey grounded out to 2b (2-1). A. Carr flied out to lf (3-2). R. Sulek grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Updated May 2006