Mideast Regional - Game 13 - May 20, 2006
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Marietta College rallied from a 7-5 deficit with two runs in the eighth and one in the 11th to defeat Otterbein College 8-7 on Saturday, earning a trip to the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship at Fox Cities, Wis.
After Otterbein scored five times in the fifth inning to take a 7-4 lead, Marietta scored once in the sixth and twice in the eighth to force extra innings. The eighth inning rally featured a single by Tom Doty and a hit by pitch to Josh Beebe, before Justin Merryman doubled down the right field line to score both runners and tie the score.
Following a scoreless ninth and 10th, Marietta scored the game winning run in the 11th. Tony Piconke and Jarrod Klausman each singled to left center field and Justin Steranka drew a walk to load the bases with one out. Pinch hitter Dominic Winters drove in Piconke on a fielder's choice ground out to third to give the Pioneers an 8-7 lead.
Otterbein rallied in the 11th in attempt to extend the game. With two outs, Ben Titus and Chris Kovanda slapped back-to-back singles, but Mike DeMark forced Jerry Tulga to pop out to third base to secure the regional title.
DeMark improved to 8-1 on the season by pitching three scoreless innings on his birthday. Trevor Horn battled for three innings and allowed just one run in the loss.
Offensively, Klausman and Doty paced Marietta with four hits each. Doty smashed two doubles, while Klausman scored one run. Joe Litke added a double, a single and one run scored.
The Otterbein offense featured Tulga with three hits, including a pair of doubles and two RBIs. Titus added three hits and two runs scored, while Mike Griffin had two hits and one run.
For Otterbein (34-16), the extra inning loss marked a narrow end to a lengthy journey through the elimination bracket. Otterbein eliminated King's, Wooster, Adrian and Manchester, before forcing a second title game against the Pioneers.
Marietta (39-11) advances to its 19th NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship and its first since earning back-to-back national runner-up finishes in 2001 and 2002. The Pioneers have also earned three national championships in their illustrious history.
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Marietta 8 (39-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Chris Hendricks cf....... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Justin Merryman ph/cf... 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 Tony Piconke rf.......... 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 Jarrod Klausman lf/1b.... 6 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 Justin Steranka 3b....... 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 Joe Litke 1b............. 5 1 2 0 0 1 10 0 1 Don Pugliese pr/lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominick Winters ph..... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brennan Cribbins pr..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Doty dh.............. 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Devon Ward pr/dh........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ryan Belanger 2b......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 Lee Guerrera c........... 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 0 Ryan Eschbaugh ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 Josh Beebe ph........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Basic ss........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Jason Baumler p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scott Dunn p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike DeMark p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals................... 46 8 16 8 2 4 33 17 10 Otterbein 7 (35-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Charlie Edwards dh....... 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Ben Titus ss............. 6 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 Chris Kovanda lf......... 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 Jerry Tulga rf........... 5 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 Bobby Wright 1b.......... 5 0 1 2 0 2 10 1 2 Pat Connor cf............ 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 Chris Martin c........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 Mike Griffin 2b.......... 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 Brandon Mauck 3b......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 0 Dan Remenowsky p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Doug Stevens p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trevor Horn p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 42 7 12 7 4 6 33 15 9 Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta............ 013 001 020 01 - 8 16 1 Otterbein........... 110 050 000 00 - 7 12 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Belanger; Wright; Remenowsky. DP - Marietta 1; Otterbein 1. LOB - Marietta 10; Otterbein 9. 2B - Merryman; Litke; Doty 2; Tulga 2; Wright. HBP - Beebe. SH - Steranka; Kovanda; Martin; Mauck. SF - Guerrera. SB - Edwards. Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Jason Baumler....... 4.1 5 6 6 3 3 16 21 68 Scott Dunn.......... 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 16 16 58 Mike DeMark......... 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 10 12 47 Otterbein IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Dan Remenowsky...... 4.0 6 4 4 1 2 16 19 77 Doug Stevens........ 4.0 6 3 3 0 0 18 19 54 Trevor Horn......... 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 12 13 61 Win - DeMark (8-1). Loss - Horn (3-3). Save - None. WP - Stevens. HBP - by Stevens (Beebe). Pitches/strikes: Baumler 68/38; Dunn 58/37; DeMark 47/25; Remenowsky 77/52; Stevens 54/36; Horn 61/42. Umpires - HP: Mike Walsh 1B: Jerry Aller 2B: Jim Muhleck 3B: Deron Brown Start: 2:30 pm Time: 3:02 Attendance: 250
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Score by Innings R H E ---------------------------------------------- Marietta............ 013 001 020 01 - 8 16 1 Otterbein........... 110 050 000 00 - 7 12 2 ---------------------------------------------- Marietta starters: 35/cf Hendricks; 7/rf Piconke; 21/lf Klausman; 25/3b Steranka; 38/1b Litke; 29/dh Doty; 14/2b Belanger; 15/c Guerrera; 12/ss Eschbaugh; 45/p Baumler; Otterbein starters: 4/dh Edwards; 3/ss Titus; 41/lf Kovanda; 12/rf Tulga; 33/1b Wright; 8/cf Connor; 9/c Martin; 20/2b Griffin; 6/3b Mauck; 24/p Remenowsky; Marietta 1st - Hendricks popped up to p (2-1). Piconke struck out looking (1-2). Klausman singled to left center (1-2). Steranka lined out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 1st - Edwards walked (3-2). Titus reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (1-1); Edwards out at second c to ss. Kovanda flied out to rf (1-2). Tulga doubled to right center, RBI (2-1); Titus scored. Wright struck out, out at first c to 1b (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 2nd - Litke out at first 1b to p (2-2). Doty doubled down the lf line (3-2). Belanger singled to third base (2-1); Doty advanced to third. Guerrera flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2); Doty scored. Eschbaugh lined out to cf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 2nd - Connor walked (3-0). Martin out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Connor advanced to second. Griffin grounded out to 3b (1-1). Mauck singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Connor scored. Edwards reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Mauck out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 3rd - Hendricks walked (3-0). Hendricks advanced to third on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Piconke singled through the left side, RBI (1-2); Hendricks scored. Klausman singled to left field (1-2); Piconke advanced to second. Steranka out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Klausman advanced to second; Piconke advanced to third. Litke struck out looking (1-2). Doty doubled to right field, 2 RBI (1-2); Klausman scored; Piconke scored. Belanger grounded out to 2b (1-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Otterbein 3rd - Titus flied out to cf to right center (0-0). Kovanda grounded out to 3b (3-2). Tulga flied out to lf down the lf line (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta 4th - Guerrera lined out to 3b (0-1). Eschbaugh grounded out to 2b (2-2). Hendricks grounded out to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 4th - Wright struck out looking (2-2). Connor struck out (2-2). Martin grounded out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta 5th - Stevens to p for Remenowsky. Piconke grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Klausman flied out to rf (1-1). Steranka fouled out to lf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 5th - Griffin singled down the lf line (0-0). Mauck out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Griffin advanced to second. Edwards walked (3-0). Titus singled through the right side, RBI (2-1); Edwards advanced to third; Griffin scored. Kovanda singled to left center, RBI (0-0); Titus advanced to second; Edwards scored. Dunn to p for Baumler. Tulga doubled to left field, RBI (1-2); Kovanda advanced to third; Titus scored. Wright doubled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Tulga scored; Kovanda scored. Connor grounded out to ss (0-0); Wright advanced to third. Martin grounded out to ss (1-2). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 6th - Litke doubled to right center (2-2). Doty singled up the middle (0-0); Litke advanced to third. Belanger lined out to ss (1-1). Guerrera singled to left field, RBI (1-1); Doty advanced to second; Litke scored. Eschbaugh lined out to cf (0-0); Doty advanced to third. Merryman pinch hit for Hendricks. Guerrera advanced to second on a wild pitch. Merryman fouled out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Otterbein 6th - Merryman to cf. Griffin singled down the rf line (3-2). Mauck grounded out to 3b (2-1); Griffin advanced to second. Edwards reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Griffin out at third ss to 3b. Edwards stole second. Titus struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 7th - Piconke flied out to rf (1-1). Klausman flied out to rf (1-0). Steranka singled to left field (1-0). Litke flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 7th - Kovanda popped up to 2b (0-0). Tulga singled to center field (2-2). Wright fouled out to 1b (2-1). Connor flied out to lf (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 8th - Doty singled to third base (1-2). Ward pinch ran for Doty. Belanger reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Ward out at second ss to 2b. Guerrera grounded out to 3b (1-1); Belanger advanced to second. Beebe pinch hit for Eschbaugh. Beebe hit by pitch (0-2). Merryman doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (1-2); Beebe scored; Belanger scored. Piconke grounded out to 3b (2-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 8th - Basic to ss for Beebe. Ward to dh. Martin grounded out to ss (0-0). Griffin flied out to rf (2-1). Mauck reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-1). Edwards grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marietta 9th - Horn to p for Stevens. Klausman singled to left field (3-2). Dropped foul ball, E3. Steranka struck out looking (1-2). Litke singled through the right side (3-2); Klausman advanced to second. Pugliese pinch ran for Litke. Ward grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-1); Pugliese out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Otterbein 9th - Klausman to 1b. Pugliese to lf. DeMark to p for Dunn. Titus singled to left field (2-1). Kovanda out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-0); Titus advanced to second. Tulga intentionally walked (3-0). Wright lined into double play ss unassisted (0-1); Titus out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marietta 10th - Belanger lined out to lf (0-1). Guerrera grounded out to ss (1-2). Basic struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 10th - Connor grounded out to 2b (1-0). Martin grounded out to p (0-0). Griffin struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta 11th - Merryman grounded out to 2b (3-2). Piconke singled to left center (1-2). Klausman singled to left center (1-2); Piconke advanced to third. Steranka walked (3-0); Klausman advanced to second. Winters pinch hit for Pugliese. Winters reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-1); Steranka out at second 3b to 2b; Klausman advanced to third; Piconke scored. Cribbins pinch ran for Winters. Ward grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Otterbein 11th - DeMark to p for Cribbins. Ward to lf. / for DeMark. Mauck struck out (2-2). Edwards flied out to cf to left center (3-2). Titus singled through the right side (2-2). Kovanda singled up the middle (2-2); Titus advanced to second. Tulga fouled out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Updated May 2006