Mideast Regional - Game 3 - May 17, 2006
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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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King's 2 (25-15) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------- King's.............. 000 000 110 - 2 6 2 Marietta............ 105 300 11X - 11 15 1 ------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------- 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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Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- King's.............. 000 000 110 - 2 6 2 Marietta............ 105 300 11X - 11 15 1 ------------------------------------------- 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.
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