King's vs Marietta

Mideast Regional - Game 3 - May 17, 2006


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15-Hit Attack Leads Marietta Past King's

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Marietta College slapped 15 hits and four pitchers combined on a six-hitter to lead the Pioneers past King's College 11-2 at the NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional on Wednesday.

Justin Sternaka led the Pioneers with four hits, including a home run, three runs and three RBIs.  Ryan Belanger added a three-RBI triple and scored twice, while Jarrod Klausman, Joe Litke and Josh Beebe had a pair of hits each.

King's, making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, was led by a solo home run from Mike Venarchick.  Nick Sorino added a double, while Caleb Calarco had a single and an RBI.

On the mound, Mike Eisenberg tossed five shutout innings, allowing three hits with three strikeouts for Marietta to move to 11-1 on the season.

Marietta jumped out to a 9-0 lead, courtesy of five runs in the third inning and three in the fourth.  Tony Piconke opened the five-run third by reaching on an error, then Klausman singled.  Sternaka loaded the bases with an infield hit, before Litke singled through the right side to make the score 2-0.

Belanger then smashed a bases clearing triple to right center field to make the score 5-0.  Ryan Eschbaugh added an RBI single to cap the rally.

Marietta improved to 36-10, while King's dropped to 25-15.  The Pioneers square off against Elizabethtown at 1 p.m. on Thursday, while King's battles Otterbein at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.


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Boxscore - King's vs Marietta

King's 2 (25-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jon Venarchick dh........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Rob Medlock ph/dh.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Caleb Calarco ss.........  3  0  1  1   0  1  2  1   0
Jeremy Faust c...........  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  3   1
Mike Venarchick lf.......  4  1  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
Nick Sorino 1b...........  4  0  1  0   0  0 10  0   1
Matt Livoy rf............  4  0  0  0   0  2  3  1   0
Josh Faust 2b............  4  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   2
Vince Budzyn cf..........  3  1  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
Matt Colgan 3b...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   1
Paul Giovannoli p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Tim Granquist p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 John McNichol p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  2  6  2   1  5 24  8   5

Marietta 11 (36-10)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Chris Hendricks cf.......  5  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   2
Tony Piconke rf..........  4  3  1  0   1  0  2  0   1
Jarrod Klausman 1b.......  4  1  2  0   1  1 12  0   0
Justin Steranka 3b.......  5  3  4  3   0  1  1  0   0
Joe Litke dh.............  4  2  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
Josh Beebe lf............  5  0  2  1   0  1  0  0   2
Ryan Belanger 2b.........  2  2  1  3   0  0  2  3   0
Lee Guerrera c...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  5  0   0
Ryan Eschbaugh ss........  4  0  1  1   0  0  3  5   2
Mike Eisenberg p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 Justin Merryman p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Don Pugliese p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Tim Knowlton p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37 11 15 10   2  4 27 13   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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King's.............. 000 000 110 -  2  6  2
Marietta............ 105 300 11X - 11 15  1
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E - C. Calarco; P. Giovannol; Klausman. DP - Marietta 2. LOB - King's 5;
Marietta 7. 2B - N. Sorino; Hendricks; Guerrera. 3B - Belanger. HR - M.
Venarchic; Steranka. HBP - C. Calarco; Litke; Belanger. SH - Belanger. SB -
M. Livoy. CS - Klausman; Beebe.

King's                 IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Paul Giovannoli.....  4.0 11  9  6  2  1 23 27
Tim Granquist.......  3.0  1  1  1  0  3 10 11
John McNichol.......  1.0  3  1  1  0  0  4  4

Marietta               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mike Eisenberg......  5.0  3  0  0  1  3 16 18
Justin Merryman.....  2.0  1  1  1  0  2  7  7
Don Pugliese........  1.0  2  1  1  0  0  5  5
Tim Knowlton........  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  4  4

Win - Eisenberg (11-1).  Loss - P. Giovannol (5-3).  Save - None.
WP - P. Giovannol. HBP - by Eisenberg (C. Calarco); by P. Giovannol (Litke); by
T. Granquist (Belanger). BK - P. Giovannol.
Umpires - HP: Jerry Aller  1B: Jim Muhleck  2B: Chuck Adya  3B: John Whitson
Start: 4:30 pm   Time: 1:54   Attendance: 150

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Play-by-Play - King's vs Marietta

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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King's.............. 000 000 110 -  2  6  2
Marietta............ 105 300 11X - 11 15  1
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King's 1st - J. Venarchic singled to right center. C. Calarco grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b; J. Venarchic out on the play. Je. Faust grounded out to
1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 1st - Hendricks struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. Piconke
walked. Klausman walked; Piconke advanced to second. Steranka singled through the
left side, RBI; Klausman advanced to second; Piconke scored. Litke flied out to rf.
Beebe grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

King's 2nd - M. Venarchic struck out. N. Sorino doubled to right center. M.
Livoy struck out. Jo. Faust struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Marietta 2nd - Belanger popped up to 1b. Guerrera doubled to right center.
Eschbaugh popped up to 2b. Hendricks lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

King's 3rd - V. Budzyn grounded out to ss. M. Colgan grounded out to ss. J.
Venarchic grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 3rd - Piconke reached on an error by ss. Klausman singled to center
field; Piconke advanced to second. Steranka singled to third base; Klausman advanced
to second; Piconke advanced to third. Litke singled through the right side, RBI;
Steranka advanced to second; Klausman advanced to third; Piconke scored, unearned.
Beebe flied out to rf to right center. Belanger tripled to right center, 3 RBI;
Litke scored; Steranka scored; Klausman scored. Guerrera flied out to rf. Eschbaugh
singled up the middle, RBI; Belanger scored, unearned. Eschbaugh advanced to second
on a wild pitch. Hendricks flied out to lf. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

King's 4th - C. Calarco hit by pitch. Je. Faust walked; C. Calarco advanced
to second. M. Venarchic grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Je. Faust out on
the play; C. Calarco advanced to third. N. Sorino lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marietta 4th - Piconke singled to pitcher. Klausman singled up the middle;
Piconke advanced to third. Klausman out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Steranka
homered to right center, 2 RBI; Piconke scored. Litke hit by pitch. Litke advanced
to second on a balk. Beebe singled through the left side; Litke advanced to third.
Belanger reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; Beebe advanced to third; Litke scored,
unearned. Guerrera lined out to 2b. Eschbaugh grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits,
1 error, 2 LOB.

King's 5th - M. Livoy grounded out to p. Jo. Faust grounded out to p. V.
Budzyn singled to left field. M. Colgan grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Marietta 5th - T. Granquist to p for P. Giovannol. Hendricks popped up to ss.
Piconke grounded out to 3b. Klausman struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

King's 6th - Merryman to p for Eisenberg. J. Venarchic grounded out to 1b
unassisted. C. Calarco struck out. Je. Faust grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 6th - Steranka struck out looking. Litke lined out to 1b. Beebe
struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

King's 7th - M. Venarchic homered to right center, RBI. N. Sorino flied out
to cf. M. Livoy struck out looking. Jo. Faust popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Marietta 7th - Belanger hit by pitch. Guerrera fouled out to 1b. Eschbaugh
grounded out to 3b; Belanger advanced to second. Hendricks doubled to left field,
RBI; Belanger scored. Piconke grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

King's 8th - Pugliese to p for Merryman. V. Budzyn singled to left field. M.
Colgan popped up to 3b. R. Medlock pinch hit for J. Venarchic. R. Medlock out at
first p to ss to 1b; V. Budzyn advanced to second. C. Calarco singled up the middle,
RBI; V. Budzyn scored. Je. Faust reached on a fielder's choice; C. Calarco out at
second ss unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marietta 8th - R. Medlock to dh. J. McNichol to p for T. Granquist. Klausman
flied out to cf. Steranka singled to left field. Litke singled down the rf line, out
at first rf to 1b; Steranka advanced to third. Beebe singled to center field, RBI;
Steranka scored. Beebe out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

King's 9th - Knowlton to p for Pugliese. M. Venarchic flied out to cf. N.
Sorino flied out to rf. M. Livoy reached on a fielding error by 1b. M. Livoy stole
second. Jo. Faust flied out to rf to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Updated May 2005