BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ScotsFan]

Congrats to Wooster's players and coaches as they have reached the 30 win plateau for the 16th consecutive season with their win over Musky yesterday!  Does anyone have any idea on what the record is for consecutive 30-win seasons because 16 straight years is quite the impressive feat!

As for the game yesterday, Wooster knocked off the Muskies 8-6.  Trap was in line for the win as he rebounded nicely from his last shaky start only giving up 2 runs over five innings.  He left the game with a 6-2 lead, but the Scot's bully couldn't hold the lead allowing Musky to tie the game in the 8th at sixes.   Wooster would rally in their half of the 8th scoring 2 runs.  Mark Miller, who had blown a save opportunity came back on in the 9th to pick up the win.

Wooster travels to Alliance today to take on yet another OAC foe in MUC.

[mideastfan2]

^^^ that is an awesome accomplishment, and shows how great Pettorini has done at building the program!!

I'm guessing the record is held by Marietta.  We won 30+ games every year from 1977 through 2007 (it was broken last year, with only 23 wins).  That span lasted 31 seasons.

[wally_wabash]

Wabash 3, DePauw 2

10 years, 2 days, and 19 games later, Wabash finally gets one over on those guys.  Hallefreakinlujah. 

Best of luck to the LGs this weekend in Wooster.  Hopefully Wabash can stay hot through the tournament! 

[wally_wabash]

Through three innings in Wooster, Wabash has a 2-0 lead on the Scots. 

Whoops...RBI double for Wabash.  Make it 3-0 with 1 down in the top of the 4th.

Scots scratch two across in the home half of the 4th.  We go to the 5th with Wabash holding a 3-2 lead. 

Top 5th - Nada for the LGs.  We'll see if Wooster can build on their momentum here. 
Bot 5th - Two quick outs followed by a walk then a two run homer by Groezinger.  Ugh...walks are the worst.  Scots will take a 4-3 lead to the 6th inning.

Top 6th - Wabash gets a leadoff walk, but are unable to get Dodaro all the way around.  Scots maintain their 4-3 lead.
Bot 6th - 3 up and 3 down....sort of.  Swearingen hit a two-out double for Wooster, then got picked off by Wabash's Andy Weeks.  The longest walk in baseball is the one you take after you get picked off.  On to the 7th...

Top 7th - Wabash has something cooking here.  Wabash's first two batters have reached here and the lineup has just turned back over to the top.  Wabash would love to get some RBI opportunities for Jake Thomas and Matt Dodaro in this 7th inning.  PJ Tyson is unable to get a bunt down, then looks at strike 3.  Tough time for an empty AB there.  Deig fouls out right against the fence on what has been described as a great play by the Wooster 3rd baseman.  Time for some clutch hitting.  And Jake Thomas delivers!  Double to the gap in left-center and one run gets in (not getting that bunt down really stings now).  Dodaro will hit with runners on second and third.  Dodaro strikes out looking and two Little Giants are stranded.  But Wabash does get one across and ties the score at 4-4.  Time to stretch....
Bot 7th - Wooster has some action in their seventh inning as well...Weeks has loaded the bases with one out and Groezinger due up.  That'll be the day for Weeks.  Wabash is bringing in freshman Andrew Swart...here's the best run producer in the league.  Welcome to college baseball, kiddo.  Swart comes through and gets Groezinger to whiff on a low fastball.  Not out of trouble yet...still just two outs in the inning.  6-4 putout to end the inning.  Wabash didn't just dodge a bullet there, they dodged a missile.  We go to the 8th tied at 4-4.

Top 8th - John Holm just blasted a ball into the forest.  5-4 Little Giant lead!  The Holm homer is immediately followed by a double by David Seibel.  Hot damn.  Wooster is going to the pen...Wabash puts a bunt down and moves Seibel over to third base with one out.  So much for that.  A tapper back to the pitcher fails to get the run in, then a routine groundout ends the inning.  But not before Wabash grabs a 5-4 lead. 
Bot 8th - Leadoff single followed a sac bunt has Wooster with a man on second base with one out.  Wyman gets a two-out single to score Wooster's baserunner.  And the game is tied again, this time at 5-5.  Inning ends on flyout to second base.  Off to the 9th inning tied at 5-5.

Top 9th - Wabash goes down in order in the 9th.  Scots will have the chance to walk off with Game 1.
Bot 9th - Leadoff walk for Beath.  Leadoff walks are the devil.  Groezinger stands in now...after getting down 3-0 to Groezinger, Swart comes back to get a strikeout.  But wait, there's more!  Beath was moving on the 3-2 pitch and was gunned down by PJ Tyson.  Double play.  HUGE play.  Two down, nobody on for Wooster.  Well until Pierce gets drilled by an errant pitch.  One on, two down.  Sutton lines out.  Bonus baseball! 

Top 10th - Leadoff single for Dodaro.  John Holm is now due up.  Will be interesting to see if Wabash plays small ball here.  Indeed they do.  Sacrifice bunt for Holm.  Seibel flies out to right, Dodaro tags and moves to 3rd.  Time for some clutch two out hitting.  Lares comes through!  Single to right field scores Dodaro.  Wabash goes up 6-5!  Coggins grounds out and the inning is over.  Wabash is three outs away from stealing Game 1.
Bot 10th - Wooster has the leadoff man on, and I hate to admit that I have no idea how it happened.  Swearingen steps up for Wooster and will certainly be trying to sacrifice himself to get that runner into scoring position.  Swearingen strikes out, but the runner swipes second base so the product justifies the means.  One out and Wyman is up.  Wyman grounds to short, Dodaro can't handle it.  E6 if you're scoring at home.  Runners at the corners for Wooster.  Karpen strikes out!  Wow.  Two down now for Wooster.  Ground ball to second, Seibel makes the play to first.  Ballgame.  Wabash takes Game 1 6-5 in 10 innings! 

[countyroad]

Wooster won game 1 8-6.  Wooster score 2 unearned runs in the 8th to break the 6-6 tie.  Wabash outhit Wooster 13-9 but they committed 2 errors.  Wooster committed no errors, nice job by the Scots there. 

[wally_wabash]

Wooster won game 1 8-6.  Wooster score 2 unearned runs in the 8th to break the 6-6 tie.  Wabash outhit Wooster 13-9 but they committed 2 errors.  Wooster committed no errors, nice job by the Scots there. 

Game 1 is in progress, c-road.  I don't believe Wooster's livestats are updating today. 

[countyroad]

Wooster won game 1 8-6.  Wooster score 2 unearned runs in the 8th to break the 6-6 tie.  Wabash outhit Wooster 13-9 but they committed 2 errors.  Wooster committed no errors, nice job by the Scots there. 

Game 1 is in progress, c-road.  I don't believe Wooster's livestats are updating today. 

Derrrr on my part.  I walked away from my computer and thought, that couldn't be right so I returned to check and wa'la.  My bad. 

[wally_wabash]

Oh wow...Brent Harris on the Wabash radio feed just relayed that John Holm's 8th inning homer to give Wabash a 5-4 lead is only the second home run that Mark Miller has allowed...in his career.  Wow. 

[wally_wabash]

Game 1 finals:

Kenyon 9, OWU 6
Wabash 6, Wooster 5 (10 innings)

[BASH6-4-3]

Hot damn!!!!

Thanks for the play by play Wally.  Sounds like some big pitches made by the frosh sensation A. Swart.

[wally_wabash]

Game 2 is underway in Wooster....running post time!

Top 1st - Wooster had a runner on, but nothing doing. 
Bot 1st - Ditto for Wabash.  0-0 after 1. 

Top 2nd - Wooster strings together four hits and plates three runs.  Scots lead 3-0.
Bot 2nd - Three up and three down.  On to the 3rd, Scots lead 3-0.

Top 3rd - 1-2-3 go the Scots.  The last six outs of this game have taken about 94 seconds. 
Bot 3rd - Down in order again. 

Top 4th - Mini jam for the LGs as Wooster had two men on with one out.  Korfhagen gets a pair of flyouts though and strands the runners.  Still 3-0 Scots.
Bot 4th - Wabash draws a pair of two out walks, but can not advance them any further.  Wabash remains without a hit so far, McDowell did have trouble with the strike zone in that last half inning, so maybe Wabash can start to get at him a bit. 

Top 5th - Groezinger strikes again with a double that scores Beath.  Scots extend the lead to 4-0 and nobody is out in the inning.  Bunt single by Pierce, three run jack by Vesco.  Ouch.  7-0 Scots.  Solid inning for the LGs if you don't bother yourself with anything that happened before an out was recorded.  Scots lead 7-0.  Time for Wabash to think about getting a base hit. 
Bot 5th - Freshman forward/DH Derek Bailey gets Wabash's first hit of the game...an extra base hit at that.  After a line drive out to center field, there are two outs and leadoff man PJ Tyson is up.  Swing and a miss...side is retired.  Wooster leads 7-0.

Top 6th - Groezinger has left the yard.  Again.  8-0 Scots.  Wooster got two more after the Groezinger homer.  This one is getting tough to listen to.  Time for a sandwich.  10-0 Scots. 
Bot 6th - Wabash gets on the board with a solo homer by Matt Dodaro.  10-1 after 6. 

Top 7th - It's pretty much a merry go round here now.  Wooster has batted around and pushed the lead to 16-1.  Game 3 tomorrow at noon! 

Mercifully, it ends.  20-1 is the final.  Fortunately, we're not using aggregrate score.   

[wally_wabash]

Game 3 is underway in Wooster....

Wooster just left the bases loaded in the home  half of the 3rd.  I'm not certain exactly what has transpired prior to this, but the score is 3-2 in favor of Wabash going to the 4th inning. 

Top 4th - Two out single from John Pennington scores Brian Lares.  Wabash leads 4-2 with the top of the order now up for Wabash.  Pennington is caught stealing to end the inning. 
Bot 4th - Nothing doing for Wooster in the 4th.

Top 5th - Deig draws a leadoff walk and sets the table for the middle of the order.  McDowell works around the walk and Wabash goes scoreless. 

Most unfortunately, I've got to go.  i'll have to catch the final when I get back.  Go Wabash! 

[BASH6-4-3]

Wooster plates 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead 6-4.
Wabash batting in the 8th.

[BASH6-4-3]

Also in the top of the 8th - Kenyon lead OWU 11-4.

[BASH6-4-3]

Final: Wooster 6
          Wabash 4

Scots move on to the conference championship round.  Wabash finishes the season at 23-19.  Congratulations deserved for both teams.