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Rob Bowness slides in with one of his five runs in Montclair State's 26-8 Game 2 win against Rutgers-Camden. He scored on wild pitches in the first and second but later tripled and homered. More photos from this game.
Photo by Pat Coleman, D3sports.com
Saturday afternoon, April 7, was the first meeting between bitter rivals -- No. 25 Marietta, the reigning national champions, and No. 27 Otterbein, the defending Ohio Athletic Conference champions -- in the most anticipated OAC doubleheader of the season. Bitter temperatures, which were accompanied by snow flurries, matched the intensity of the day.
The Cardinals (14-5, 3-1 OAC), who won five of seven meetings during the 2006 season series, pounded out 18 hits en route to a 16-3 victory in the opener at Fishbaugh Field. The Etta Express (14-6, 2-2 OAC) turned the tables in the second game, banging out 13 hits to lead Marietta to an 8-5 victory and salvage a split.
Marietta starter Justin Merryman (2-2) did not come back out for the third inning of Game 1 as he was charged with nine runs on nine hits in two innings. Junior Dan Remenowsky (3-0) earned the victory for the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven without a walk in six innings.
Ryan Belanger finished 2-for-4 for Marietta. Ben Titus went 4-for-4, while Chris Kovanda, Dan Lassak, Jerry Tugla and Chris Martin all had three hits for Otterbein.
Marietta plated four runs in the first inning of the second game off Doug Stevens. Marietta extended its lead to 6-0 in the second and needed no more as it cruised to the 8-5 victory.
T.J. Knowlton, who improved to 3-0, scattered five runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. Stevens, who fell to 3-2, allowed eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits.
Tony Piconke paced the Pioneers' offense, going 5-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI. Dom Winters added three hits in four at-bats, while Joe Litke was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in. Pat Connor had three of Otterbein's 12 hits in the loss.
In other action: Texas-Tyler got 24 hits in the doubleheader Saturday against No. 29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their 30 games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Freshman Pete Oggeri stole home with two outs in the home half of the eighth inning as Wentworth knocked Roger Williams from the ranks of the unbeaten in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 3-2 win in the first game of a conference doubleheader. The Hawks got a solid pitching performance from junior Mike Malcolm to avoid the split, taking the nightcap by a 5-1 final.
In a three-game conference matchup in Chicago, North Park took two of three from No. 6 ranked Augustana, splitting Friday's doubleheader before winning Saturday's matinee in exciting fashion. This is the first time NP has won two games against AC since 1994.
Ramapo swept Richard Stockton, 13-2, 12-10 in a NJAC matchup at Jeff Maund Field in Mahwah. With the sweep the Roadrunners improve to 20-5 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Ospreys fall to 15-8-1 overall, 3-4-1 in the conference.
Wheaton (Mass.) exploded for 32 runs and 38 hits in its NEWMAC doubleheader sweep over MIT on Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons posted 17-0 and 15-3 victories at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which reached double figures for the sixth and seventh times this spring, has won 11 of its last 12 games. Ranked 10th nationally and first in New England according to the latest American Baseball Coaches Association polls, the Blue and White is now 16-6 overall and tied for first in the NEWMAC at 5-2. MIT dropped to 6-6 and 3-2 with today's setbacks.
Freshman shortstop Dennis O'Hanlan drove in three runs in the opener to back a solid outing by Damien Wright for Rutgers-Camden in the opener while Montclair State senior Rob Bowness went 5-for-6 with four RBI in the nightcap as the Scarlet Raptors and Red Hawks split an NJAC doubleheader at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday. Rutgers-Camden (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) took the first game 5-2 behind an 8 1/3 inning performance from Wright before Montclair State (11-11, 4-3 NJAC) pounded out 23 hits in the second en route to a 26-8 victory.
Chapman rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and force extra innings. The Panthers then beat La Verne 4-3 in the 14th inning on an RBI single from fourth-string catcher Ryan Villasenor to complete the three-game weekend sweep. The freshman chopped a grounder over a drawn-in infield to plate Kurt Yacko, who had just stolen third base.
Junior left-hander Bob Buskett allowed six hits in a Game 1 victory, and junior righty Mike Oliver tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in the nightcap as New Jersey, ranked tied for 13th in Division III in the latest American Baseball Coaches Association national poll, swept a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader from New Jersey City University, 12-1 and 7-0, Saturday at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. With the wins, TCNJ improves to 16-7 overall and 4-3 in the NJAC. The Knights (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) drop their fourth straight.
Brandon Ingram and Jay Hollenbeck both picked up their sixth wins on the mound and the Millsaps bats combined for 38 runs off 24 hits en route to a twinbill sweep over the visitors from Rust on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Twenty Field.
Second baseman and No. 9 hitter Pat Bailey went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and five RBI, pacing a 19-hit assault that carried George Fox to a 17-9 victory over Linfield and a two-games-to-one Northwest Conference series win Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.
The Cardinals (14-5, 3-1 OAC), who won five of seven meetings during the 2006 season series, pounded out 18 hits en route to a 16-3 victory in the opener at Fishbaugh Field. The Etta Express (14-6, 2-2 OAC) turned the tables in the second game, banging out 13 hits to lead Marietta to an 8-5 victory and salvage a split.
Marietta starter Justin Merryman (2-2) did not come back out for the third inning of Game 1 as he was charged with nine runs on nine hits in two innings. Junior Dan Remenowsky (3-0) earned the victory for the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven without a walk in six innings.
Ryan Belanger finished 2-for-4 for Marietta. Ben Titus went 4-for-4, while Chris Kovanda, Dan Lassak, Jerry Tugla and Chris Martin all had three hits for Otterbein.
Marietta plated four runs in the first inning of the second game off Doug Stevens. Marietta extended its lead to 6-0 in the second and needed no more as it cruised to the 8-5 victory.
T.J. Knowlton, who improved to 3-0, scattered five runs on 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. Stevens, who fell to 3-2, allowed eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits.
Tony Piconke paced the Pioneers' offense, going 5-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI. Dom Winters added three hits in four at-bats, while Joe Litke was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in. Pat Connor had three of Otterbein's 12 hits in the loss.
In other action: Texas-Tyler got 24 hits in the doubleheader Saturday against No. 29 UT Dallas, winning both games 9-5 and 11-8. The Patriots are still undefeated at 30-0, and 12-0 in the ASC East. Their 30 games won matches the Patriots all-time mark for wins in a season.
Freshman Pete Oggeri stole home with two outs in the home half of the eighth inning as Wentworth knocked Roger Williams from the ranks of the unbeaten in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 3-2 win in the first game of a conference doubleheader. The Hawks got a solid pitching performance from junior Mike Malcolm to avoid the split, taking the nightcap by a 5-1 final.
In a three-game conference matchup in Chicago, North Park took two of three from No. 6 ranked Augustana, splitting Friday's doubleheader before winning Saturday's matinee in exciting fashion. This is the first time NP has won two games against AC since 1994.
Ramapo swept Richard Stockton, 13-2, 12-10 in a NJAC matchup at Jeff Maund Field in Mahwah. With the sweep the Roadrunners improve to 20-5 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference while the Ospreys fall to 15-8-1 overall, 3-4-1 in the conference.
Wheaton (Mass.) exploded for 32 runs and 38 hits in its NEWMAC doubleheader sweep over MIT on Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons posted 17-0 and 15-3 victories at Sidell Stadium. Wheaton, which reached double figures for the sixth and seventh times this spring, has won 11 of its last 12 games. Ranked 10th nationally and first in New England according to the latest American Baseball Coaches Association polls, the Blue and White is now 16-6 overall and tied for first in the NEWMAC at 5-2. MIT dropped to 6-6 and 3-2 with today's setbacks.
Freshman shortstop Dennis O'Hanlan drove in three runs in the opener to back a solid outing by Damien Wright for Rutgers-Camden in the opener while Montclair State senior Rob Bowness went 5-for-6 with four RBI in the nightcap as the Scarlet Raptors and Red Hawks split an NJAC doubleheader at Yogi Berra Stadium on Saturday. Rutgers-Camden (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) took the first game 5-2 behind an 8 1/3 inning performance from Wright before Montclair State (11-11, 4-3 NJAC) pounded out 23 hits in the second en route to a 26-8 victory.
Chapman rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and force extra innings. The Panthers then beat La Verne 4-3 in the 14th inning on an RBI single from fourth-string catcher Ryan Villasenor to complete the three-game weekend sweep. The freshman chopped a grounder over a drawn-in infield to plate Kurt Yacko, who had just stolen third base.
Junior left-hander Bob Buskett allowed six hits in a Game 1 victory, and junior righty Mike Oliver tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in the nightcap as New Jersey, ranked tied for 13th in Division III in the latest American Baseball Coaches Association national poll, swept a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader from New Jersey City University, 12-1 and 7-0, Saturday at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. With the wins, TCNJ improves to 16-7 overall and 4-3 in the NJAC. The Knights (10-13, 1-6 NJAC) drop their fourth straight.
Brandon Ingram and Jay Hollenbeck both picked up their sixth wins on the mound and the Millsaps bats combined for 38 runs off 24 hits en route to a twinbill sweep over the visitors from Rust on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Twenty Field.
Second baseman and No. 9 hitter Pat Bailey went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and five RBI, pacing a 19-hit assault that carried George Fox to a 17-9 victory over Linfield and a two-games-to-one Northwest Conference series win Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.
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