Mideast Regional - Game 12 - May 20, 2006
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Otterbein College forced a second NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional championship game with a 4-1 victory over Marietta College on Saturday afternoon.
Bobby Wright tossed a complete-game seven-hitter with no walks and two strikeouts to earn the victory in a pitcher's duel with Marietta starter Mike Eisenberg. The Marietta right-hander held Otterbein without a run for seven innings and scattered just five hits in eight innings.
The two teams battled to a scoreless tie through seven innings, before Otterbein tallied one run in the top of the eighth and Marietta answered with one of their own in the bottom of the eighth.
In the ninth, Otterbein scored three times to secure the victory. Chris Martin opened the frame with a hit by pitch and Jerry Tulga singled to center field, before Wright walked to load the bases. Pat Connor walked to put the Cardinals ahead 2-1. Tulga scored an insurance run on a wild pitch, before Brandon Mauck grounded out for an RBI to give Otterbein its final margin of victory.
Tulga had two singles and one run to lead the Otterbein offense, with Kyle Dyar contributing one run and one hit. For Marietta, Jarrod Klausman had two hits, a double and one RBI, while Joe Litke slapped two singles to lead the Pioneer effort.
The two teams return for a second championship game today at 2:30 p.m. Otterbein improved to 34-15, while Marietta dropped to 38-11.
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Otterbein 4 (34-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Kovanda lf......... 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .328 Ben Titus ss............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 .368 Chris Martin c........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .339 Bret Billhardt pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Aaron Hutchison c....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Jerry Tulga rf........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .411 Bobby Wright p........... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 .277 Pat Connor cf............ 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .310 Kyle Dyar 1b............. 4 1 1 0 0 2 14 0 0 .272 Mike Griffin 2b.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 .347 Brandon Mauck 3b......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 .282 Totals................... 30 4 5 2 3 7 27 14 6 Marietta 1 (38-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg. ------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Hendricks cf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Tony Piconke rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Jarrod Klausman 1b....... 3 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 0 .424 Justin Steranka 3b....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .359 Joe Litke dh............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .410 Josh Beebe lf............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .372 Ryan Belanger 2b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 .337 Lee Guerrera c........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 .291 Ryan Eschbaugh ss........ 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 .248 Mike Eisenberg p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - Justin Merryman p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals................... 31 1 7 1 0 2 27 16 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Otterbein........... 000 000 013 - 4 5 0 Marietta............ 000 000 010 - 1 7 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Steranka. DP - Marietta 1. LOB - Otterbein 6; Marietta 7. 2B - Klausman; Litke. HBP - Martin 2; Mauck; Eschbaugh. SH - Griffin; Hendricks; Eschbaugh. SF - Klausman. SB - Kovanda 2; Beebe. Otterbein IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Bobby Wright........ 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 31 35 111 4.43 Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA -------------------------------------------------------- Mike Eisenberg...... 8.0 5 4 3 2 6 27 33 108 1.36 Justin Merryman..... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 17 4.40 Win - Wright (2-3). Loss - Eisenberg (11-2). Save - None. WP - Wright; Eisenberg; Merryman. HBP - by Eisenberg (Martin); by Eisenberg (Mauck); by Wright (Eschbaugh); by Eisenberg (Martin). Pitches/strikes: Wright 111/75; Eisenberg 108/72; Merryman 17/10. Umpires - HP: Chuck Adya 1B: John Whitson 2B: Jerry Aller 3B: Jim Muhleck Start: Noon Time: 2:00 Attendance: 150 Eisenberg faced 4 batters in the 9th.
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Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Otterbein........... 002 00(10) 100 - 13 12 1 Manchester.......... 021 040 000 - 7 12 4 ---------------------------------------------- Otterbein starters: 41/lf Kovanda; 3/ss Titus; 9/c Martin; 43/dh Dyar; 33/1b Wright; 8/cf Connor; 2/rf Hutchison; 20/2b Griffin; 6/3b Mauck; 7/p Ratliff; Manchester starters: 1/2b Talarico; 5/dh Scott; 19/cf Tarnowski; 30/rf Treesh; 24/1b Bireley; 18/3b Mallett; 13/lf Partridge; 2/c Shearer; 3/ss Seal; 8/p Sprunger; Otterbein 1st - Kovanda grounded out to p (0-1). Titus singled to left center (3-1). Martin grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2); Titus out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Manchester 1st - Talarico singled to right field (0-1). Scott grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-1); Talarico out on the play. Tarnowski walked (3-2). Tarnowski stole second. Treesh struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 2nd - Dyar fouled out to 3b (1-0). Wright walked (3-1). Connor popped up to 2b (3-1). Hutchison lined out to lf (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Manchester 2nd - Bireley fouled out to 1b (2-2). Mallett singled to right field (0-0). Partridge singled to left field (1-0); Mallett advanced to second. Shearer flied out to rf (3-2). Seal doubled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2); Partridge scored; Mallett scored. Talarico grounded out to ss (2-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 3rd - Griffin lined out to cf (0-0). Mauck hit by pitch (1-2). Kovanda singled to pitcher, advanced to third on a throwing error by p (0-1); Mauck scored. Titus singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Kovanda scored. Martin hit by pitch (0-0); Titus advanced to second. Dyar reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Martin out at second ss to 2b; Titus advanced to third. Wright grounded out to p (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Manchester 3rd - Scott grounded out to ss (0-1). Tarnowski walked (3-0). Tarnowski stole second. Treesh grounded out to 2b (2-2); Tarnowski advanced to third. Bireley singled to right center, RBI (0-2); Tarnowski scored. Mallett popped up to ss (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 4th - Connor fouled out to 3b (1-1). Hutchison grounded out to ss (0-1). Griffin singled to third base (3-2). Mauck grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Manchester 4th - Partridge flied out to cf (0-0). Shearer singled down the rf line (0-1). Seal singled down the lf line (1-2); Shearer advanced to second. Talarico flied out to cf (1-0). Scott lined out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Otterbein 5th - Kovanda lined out to 2b (1-0). Titus grounded out to ss (0-1). Martin lined out to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Manchester 5th - Tarnowski singled to left field (0-0). Treesh flied out to lf (0-0). Bireley reached on an error by ss, advanced to second (2-2); Tarnowski advanced to third. Mallett doubled to right center, 2 RBI (2-0); Bireley scored, unearned; Tarnowski scored. Partridge hit by pitch (2-2). Shearer flied out to cf (0-0). Seal singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Partridge advanced to second; Mallett scored, unearned. Talarico singled to center field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw (0-0); Seal advanced to third; Partridge scored, unearned. Harrison to p for Ratliff. Scott struck out looking (2-2). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Otterbein 6th - Dyar hit by pitch (0-0). Wright hit by pitch (1-1); Dyar advanced to second. Connor walked (3-1); Wright advanced to second; Dyar advanced to third. Hutchison reached on a fielder's choice (0-2); Connor advanced to second; Wright advanced to third; Dyar out at home p to c. Griffin reached on an error by ss, RBI (2-2); Hutchison advanced to second; Connor scored, unearned; Wright scored. Mauck flied out to lf (3-2). Kovanda singled to center field, RBI (1-0); Griffin advanced to third; Hutchison scored, unearned. Kovanda stole second. Titus reached on an error by ss (2-2); Kovanda advanced to third; Griffin scored, unearned. Egner to p for Sprunger. Martin singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Titus advanced to second; Kovanda scored, unearned. Dyar doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Martin advanced to third; Titus scored, unearned. Wright singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-2); Dyar scored; Martin scored. Connor walked (3-2); Wright advanced to second. Hutchison singled, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, RBI, out at second lf to 3b to c to ss (1-2); Connor scored, unearned; Wright scored. 10 runs, 5 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Manchester 6th - Tarnowski struck out (1-2). Treesh doubled to right field (3-2). Bireley flied out to lf (2-2). Mallett grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 7th - Griffin singled to left center (2-2). Mauck grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Griffin advanced to second. Kovanda singled to center field, RBI (2-2); Griffin scored. Kovanda advanced to second on a wild pitch. Titus struck out (2-2). Martin flied out to lf (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Manchester 7th - Partridge flied out to cf (1-0). Shearer struck out looking (1-2). Seal walked (3-1). Talarico reached on a fielder's choice (0-2); Seal out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 8th - Dyar grounded out to ss (1-0). Wright walked (3-1). Connor flied out to lf (0-2). Hutchison reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Wright out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Manchester 8th - Horn to p for Harrison. Scott grounded out to 2b (2-1). Tarnowski struck out (1-2). Treesh grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 9th - Carrico to p for Egner. Griffin singled to shortstop (2-2). Mauck flied out to rf (0-0). Kovanda grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); Griffin out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Manchester 9th - Solt to rf for Kovanda. Hutchison to lf. Bireley hit by pitch (0-0). Mallett popped up to 2b (0-0). Partridge walked (3-1); Bireley advanced to second. Shearer flied out to cf (3-2); Bireley advanced to third. Seal lined out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated May 2006