Mideast Regional - Game 2 - May 17, 2006
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Seventh-seeded Elizabethtown College scored four runs in the 10th inning to defeat No. 2 seed Otterbein College 7-3 in the NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional at Rose-Hulman on Wednesday.
Elizabethtown rallied from a 3-2 ninth-inning deficit to force extra innings with a leadoff solo home run by Dean Whetham. Otterbein had an opportunity to win in the bottom of the ninth, but second baseman Adam Sheibley threw out potential winning run Mike Griffin to from shallow center field to end the ninth.
In the 10th, Elizabethtown slapped four hits and scored four runs to earn their first NCAA Division III Tournament victory since 2001. Sheibley opened the rally with a one-out single and advanced to second when Ryan White was hit by a pitch. Jon Kalejta then drove home two runs with a double to left center field.
Following a Brandon Watson single to right field, Jared Auman capped the frame with a two-run double down the right field line to secure the final margin of victory.
Whetham finished 3-4 in the game with two runs scored and a home run, while Kalejta was 2-5 with four RBIs, a double and a triple to lead Elizaebthtown.
Ben Titus led Otterbein's 14-hit attack with three singles. Kyle Dyar added a home run, while Jerry Tulga, Kyle Dyar and Chris Martin had two hits each for the Cardinals.
On the mound, Matt Woehnker tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win and improve to 3-2. Tyler Hoffman tossed the first 8 2/3 innings for Elizabethtown, scattering 12 hits and allowing three earned runs.
For Otterbein, Bobby Wright threw a strong eight innings in the no-decision, allowing five hits and two runs.
Elizabethtown improved to 26-14-1 on the season, while Otterbein dropped to 29-15. Elizabethtown returns to action at 1 p.m. on Thursday, while Otterbein plays again at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Elizabethtown 7 (26-14-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Mike Donahue cf.......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Ryan White lf............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jon Kalejta ss........... 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 Dean Whetham 3b.......... 4 2 3 1 1 0 4 2 0 Brandon Watson rf........ 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 Jared Auman c............ 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 Tom Semanek dh........... 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bryan Torresani 1b....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Adam Sheibley 2b......... 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 9 0 Tyler Hoffman p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Matt Woehnker p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 7 10 7 3 4 30 17 6 Otterbein 3 (29-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Mike Griffin 2b.......... 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 Ben Titus ss............. 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 Chris Kovanda lf......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Aaron Hutchison lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rob Rosner ph........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Tulga rf........... 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 Jeff Solt rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 John Sansbury ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Wright p/dh........ 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 Pat Connor cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Kyle Dyar 1b............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 13 2 0 Chris Martin c........... 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 Brandon Mauck 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Trevor Horn p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Harrison p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 39 3 14 3 0 2 30 18 8 Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown....... 000 002 001 4 - 7 10 2 Otterbein........... 110 000 100 0 - 3 14 0 --------------------------------------------- E - D. Whetham; A. Sheibley. DP - E-town 2. LOB - E-town 6; Otterbein 8. 2B - J. Kalejta; J. Auman. 3B - J. Kalejta. HR - D. Whetham; Dyar. HBP - M. Donahue; R. White 2. SH - R. White 2; Martin; Mauck. SB - A. Sheibley; Kovanda. CS - M. Donahue; J. Auman; Kovanda. Elizabethtown IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Tyler Hoffman....... 8.2 12 3 3 0 2 35 37 Matt Woehnker....... 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 Otterbein IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Bobby Wright........ 8.0 5 2 2 2 3 24 30 Trevor Horn......... 1.2 4 5 5 1 1 9 11 Andrew Harrison..... 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Win - M. Woehnker (3-2). Loss - Horn (3-2). Save - None. HBP - by Wright (M. Donahue); by Wright (R. White); by Horn (R. White). Umpires - HP: John Whitson 1B: Deron Brown 2B: Jim Muhleck 3B: Mike Walsh Start: 1 pm Time: 2:03 Attendance: 200
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Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown....... 000 002 001 4 - 7 10 2 Otterbein........... 110 000 100 0 - 3 14 0 --------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown 1st - M. Donahue hit by pitch. R. White grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; M. Donahue advanced to second. J. Kalejta grounded out to ss. D. Whetham singled to right field; M. Donahue advanced to third, out at home rf to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 1st - Griffin grounded out to 2b. Titus lined out to rf. Kovanda singled through the left side. Kovanda stole second. Tulga singled to left center, RBI; Kovanda scored. Wright singled to center field; Tulga advanced to second. Connor popped up to 3b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Elizabethtown 2nd - B. Watson grounded out to 3b. J. Auman walked. T. Semanek struck out looking; J. Auman out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 2nd - Dyar homered to left field, RBI. Martin singled through the left side. Mauck fouled out to 3b. Martin out at first c to 1b, picked off. Griffin grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Elizabethtown 3rd - B. Torresani grounded out to 2b. A. Sheibley fouled out to 3b. M. Donahue grounded out to p, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 3rd - Titus singled to right center. Kovanda grounded into double play 2b to 1b; Titus out on the play. Tulga singled up the middle. Wright singled through the left side; Tulga advanced to second. Connor flied out to rf. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Elizabethtown 4th - R. White flied out to rf. J. Kalejta grounded out to 2b. D. Whetham singled to shortstop. B. Watson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 4th - Dyar singled to right field. Martin grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Dyar advanced to second. Mauck popped up to 2b. Griffin grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Elizabethtown 5th - J. Auman struck out. T. Semanek struck out. B. Torresani grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 5th - Titus reached on a fielding error by 2b. Kovanda reached on a fielder's choice; Titus out at second 3b to 2b. Kovanda out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Tulga grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Elizabethtown 6th - A. Sheibley singled through the right side. A. Sheibley stole second. M. Donahue walked. R. White out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; M. Donahue advanced to second; A. Sheibley advanced to third. J. Kalejta doubled to left center, 2 RBI; M. Donahue scored; A. Sheibley scored. D. Whetham grounded out to 2b; J. Kalejta advanced to third. B. Watson out at first 1b to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 6th - Wright fouled out to 1b. Connor flied out to cf. Dyar grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Elizabethtown 7th - J. Auman popped up to 2b. T. Semanek lined out to lf. B. Torresani grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 7th - Martin singled to center field. Mauck grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Martin advanced to second. Griffin singled up the middle, RBI; Martin scored. Titus singled through the right side; Griffin advanced to second. Kovanda reached on a fielder's choice; Titus advanced to second; Griffin out at third 3b unassisted. Tulga struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Elizabethtown 8th - A. Sheibley grounded out to 2b. M. Donahue singled to second base. M. Donahue out at second c to ss, caught stealing. R. White hit by pitch. J. Kalejta lined out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Otterbein 8th - Wright grounded out to 3b. Connor struck out. Dyar flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Elizabethtown 9th - Hutchison to lf for Kovanda. Solt to rf for Tulga. Wright to dh. Horn to p. D. Whetham homered to left field, RBI. B. Watson struck out looking. J. Auman lined out to cf. T. Semanek grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Otterbein 9th - Martin lined out to 3b. Mauck grounded out to 2b. Griffin reached on a fielding error by 3b. M. Woehnker to p for T. Hoffman. Titus singled to left center; Griffin advanced to third, out at home lf to 2b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Elizabethtown 10th - B. Torresani lined out to rf. A. Sheibley singled to left field. M. Donahue flied out to lf. R. White hit by pitch; A. Sheibley advanced to second. J. Kalejta tripled to right center, 2 RBI; R. White scored; A. Sheibley scored. D. Whetham walked. B. Watson singled to right field, RBI; D. Whetham advanced to second; J. Kalejta scored. Harrison to p for Horn. J. Auman doubled down the rf line, RBI; B. Watson advanced to third; D. Whetham scored. T. Semanek grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Otterbein 10th - Rosner pinch hit for Hutchison. Rosner singled to pitcher, bunt. Sansbury pinch hit for Solt. Sansbury flied out to lf. Wright grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Rosner out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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