Otterbein vs King's

Mideast Regional - Game 5 - May 18, 2006


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Ninth-Inning Outburst Leads Otterbein Past Kings 7-2

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Otterbein College scored five times in the ninth inning to snap a 2-2 tie and earn a 7-2 victory over King's College in game five of the NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional at Rose-Hulman on Thursday.

Charlie Edwards opened the ninth with a walk and advanced to third on a single by Chris Martin.  Brandon Mauck snapped the tie with a single to left to make the score 3-2, then Tyler Rudman added another run with an RBI single to center field.

The inning continued with a walk to Ben Titus and a hit by pitch to Chris Kovanda to make the score 6-2 in favor of the Cardinals.  The final run scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Wright.

The five runs made a winner out of Doug Stevens, who improved to 10-0 on the season with an eight-hitter.  Stevens recorded six strikeouts and walked two in the victory.

King's pitcher Caleb Calarco kept the Monarchs in the game with a strong eight innings to keep the score tied at 2-2.  Calarco scattered seven hits and struck out one in the performance.

Offensively, Wright had a home runs, two hits and two RBIs, while Brandon Mauck finished 2-4 with two runs scored to lead Otterbein.

Nick Sorino slapped a pair of hits for Kings, while Jon Venarchick and Matt Colgan each had one hit and one RBI for the Monarchs.

Otterbein improved to 30-15 on the season and squares off against Wooster at 5 p.m. today.  King's completed its first trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 25-16 season.


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Boxscore - Otterbein vs King's

Otterbein 7 (30-15)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Tyler Rudman 2b..........  3  1  1  1   1  0  2  2   0
Ben Titus ss.............  3  1  0  1   1  0  2  4   0
Chris Kovanda lf.........  4  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   1
 Aaron Hutchison lf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jerry Tulga rf...........  4  0  1  1   1  0  1  0   2
 Jeff Solt rf............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bobby Wright 1b..........  3  1  2  2   0  1 12  0   0
Pat Connor cf............  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   1
Kyle Dyar dh.............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Charlie Edwards ph/dh...  1  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   2
Chris Martin c...........  4  1  1  0   0  0  4  2   3
Brandon Mauck 3b.........  4  2  2  1   0  0  2  3   0
Doug Stevens p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   0
Totals................... 32  7  8  7   4  1 27 14   9

King's 2 (25-16)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jon Venarchick 3b........  3  0  1  1   0  0  2  1   0
 Tim Granquist p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Rob Medlock p...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Caleb Calarco p/3b.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  2  1   2
Jeremy Faust c...........  3  0  1  0   1  0  1  2   0
Mike Venarchick lf.......  4  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   3
Nick Sorino 1b...........  4  0  2  0   0  1 13  2   0
Matt Livoy rf............  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
Josh Faust 2b............  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  5   0
Vince Budzyn cf..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   1
Matt Colgan ss...........  3  0  1  1   1  0  3  6   0
Totals................... 33  2  8  2   2  6 27 17   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Otterbein........... 010 010 005 -  7  8  2
King's.............. 000 200 000 -  2  8  2
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E - Titus; Mauck; J. Venarchic; Jo. Faust. DP - Otterbein 2; King's 1. LOB -
Otterbein 9; King's 8. 2B - M. Livoy. HR - Wright. HBP - Kovanda; Wright;
Connor; C. Calarco. SH - Rudman; Connor; J. Venarchic. SF - Titus; Wright.
CS - C. Calarco.

Otterbein              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Doug Stevens........  9.0  8  2  1  2  6 33 37

King's                 IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Caleb Calarco.......  8.0  7  5  4  2  1 29 36
Tim Granquist.......  0.0  1  2  2  2  0  1  4
Rob Medlock.........  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  3

Win - Stevens (10-0).  Loss - C. Calarco (7-3).  Save - None.
WP - Stevens; C. Calarco 2. HBP - by C. Calarco (Connor); by Stevens (C.
Calarco); by C. Calarco (Wright); by T. Granquist (Kovanda).
Umpires - HP: Jim Muhleck  1B: Mike Walsh  2B: John Whitson  3B: Deron Brown
Start: 11 am   Time: 2:06   Attendance: 150
C. Calarco faced 3 batters in the 9th.
T. Granquist faced 4 batters in the 9th.

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Play-by-Play - Otterbein vs King's

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Otterbein........... 010 010 005 -  7  8  2
King's.............. 000 200 000 -  2  8  2
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Otterbein starters: 14/2b Rudman; 3/ss Titus; 41/lf Kovanda; 12/rf Tulga; 33/1b
Wright; 8/cf Connor; 43/dh Dyar; 9/c Martin; 6/3b Mauck; 23/p Stevens;
King's starters: 7/3b J. Venarchic; 24/p C. Calarco; 27/c Je. Faust; 5/lf M.
Venarchic; 23/1b N. Sorino; 20/rf M. Livoy; 19/2b Jo. Faust; 3/cf V. Budzyn; 8/ss M.
Colgan;

Otterbein 1st - Rudman grounded out to ss. Titus reached on a fielding error
by 2b. Kovanda grounded out to 3b; Titus advanced to second. Titus advanced to third
on a wild pitch. Tulga grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

King's 1st - J. Venarchic flied out to cf. C. Calarco struck out. Je. Faust
singled to left center. M. Venarchic struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Otterbein 2nd - Wright homered to right field, RBI. Connor lined out to 1b.
Dyar grounded out to ss. Martin lined out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

King's 2nd - N. Sorino singled to center field. M. Livoy popped up to 3b. Jo.
Faust grounded out to 3b; N. Sorino advanced to second. V. Budzyn struck out, out at
first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Otterbein 3rd - Mauck grounded out to ss. Rudman walked. Titus grounded out
to 2b; Rudman advanced to second. Kovanda flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

King's 3rd - M. Colgan walked. J. Venarchic grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; M.
Colgan advanced to second. C. Calarco reached on a fielding error by ss; M. Colgan
advanced to third. Je. Faust grounded out to p; C. Calarco advanced to second. M.
Venarchic struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Otterbein 4th - Tulga singled to center field. Wright struck out. Connor hit
by pitch; Tulga advanced to second. Dyar popped up to p. Martin reached on a
fielder's choice; Connor out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

King's 4th - N. Sorino grounded out to ss. M. Livoy doubled to center field.
Jo. Faust singled to center field; M. Livoy advanced to third. V. Budzyn popped up
to 3b. M. Colgan singled to third base, RBI; Jo. Faust advanced to second, advanced
to third on a throwing error by 3b; M. Livoy scored. J. Venarchic singled through
the right side, RBI; M. Colgan advanced to second; Jo. Faust scored, unearned. C.
Calarco struck out. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Otterbein 5th - Mauck reached on a throwing error by 3b, bunt. Rudman out at
first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Mauck advanced to second. Mauck advanced to third on a
wild pitch. Titus lined out to rf, SF, RBI; Mauck scored, unearned. Kovanda singled
to center field. Tulga flied out to lf down the lf line. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1
LOB.

King's 5th - Je. Faust walked. M. Venarchic popped up to p, bunt. N. Sorino
singled through the right side; Je. Faust advanced to second. M. Livoy grounded into
double play 3b to 2b to 1b; N. Sorino out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Otterbein 6th - Wright singled to left field. Connor grounded out to c, SAC,
bunt; Wright advanced to second. Dyar grounded out to 2b; Wright advanced to third.
Martin grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

King's 6th - Jo. Faust grounded out to p. V. Budzyn grounded out to ss. M.
Colgan grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Otterbein 7th - Mauck singled to right field. Rudman reached on a fielder's
choice, bunt; Mauck out at second 1b to ss. Titus grounded into double play 2b to ss
to 1b; Rudman out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

King's 7th - J. Venarchic grounded out to ss. C. Calarco hit by pitch. Je.
Faust flied out to lf to left center. C. Calarco out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Otterbein 8th - Kovanda lined out to 3b. Tulga grounded out to 2b. Wright hit
by pitch. Connor reached on a fielder's choice; Wright out at second 2b to ss. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

King's 8th - M. Venarchic fouled out to rf. N. Sorino struck out, reached
first on a wild pitch. M. Livoy grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; N. Sorino
out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Otterbein 9th - Edwards pinch hit for Dyar. Edwards walked. Martin singled
down the lf line; Edwards advanced to third. Mauck singled to left field, RBI;
Martin advanced to second; Edwards scored. T. Granquist to p for J. Venarchic. C.
Calarco to 3b. /. Rudman singled up the middle, RBI; Mauck advanced to third; Martin
scored. Titus walked; Rudman advanced to second. Kovanda hit by pitch, RBI; Titus
advanced to second; Rudman advanced to third; Mauck scored. Tulga walked, RBI;
Kovanda advanced to second; Titus advanced to third; Rudman scored. R. Medlock to p
for T. Granquist. Wright flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Titus scored. Connor fouled out
to 3b. Edwards to dh. Edwards grounded out to c, bunt. 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.

King's 9th - Hutchison to lf for Kovanda. Solt to rf for Tulga. Jo. Faust
grounded out to 3b. V. Budzyn singled through the left side. M. Colgan popped up to
ss. R. Medlock flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Updated May 2005