Game 4 - May 28, 1999
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Salem, Virginia - Chris Olean fired a complete game and recorded 10 strikeouts to lead St. Thomas to a 4-1 win over Marietta in the fourth game of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships Friday evening at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.
Olean, who entered the game with an 8-1 record and a 0.52 ERA, allowed seven hits and just one run while recording his sixth complete game of the season. A senior, he had at least one strikeout in the first eight innings. Olean walked just two in the contest, handing out a pair of free passes with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
"The game Olean threw against us tonight was as good as anybody has thrown against us all year," said Marietta coach Don Schaly. "I am not saying we should not have done better against him than we did. You need to give credit where credit is due."
Ryan Hartung led a 10-hit attack for St. Thomas with a 3-for-3 performance. Jon Guion was 2-for-4.
"Once the game starts it's anybody's game, and who gets the hits wins," said St. Thomas coach Dennis Denning. "We only had three guys strike out and had ten hits tonight."
Marietta starting pitcher Dave Bradley allowed 10 hits while suffering his first lost since March 8. He had won 17 consecutive decisions before today's loss, and moves to 18-2 this season.
St. Thomas loaded the bases without an out to open the third inning, capitalizing on a leadoff walk, a single, and hit batsmen. Rich Swenson hit an RBI single, and Paul Rafferty had a run-scoring fielder's choice to give the Tommies a 2-0 lead.
Steve Aronson hit a one-out triple in the St. Thomas sixth and scored on Rafferty's single. The Tommies added another run in the seventh as Guion led off the inning with a single, advanced on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Hartung single.
Marietta got its only run in the eighth inning. Todd Yoder singled to open the inning and was replaced by pinch runner Mike Menke. Menke moved to third on a single by Todd Timmer and scored on a single by Dan Geudtner.
Despite two errors Marietta's defense was superb, tying an NCAA Championship finals record by turning five double plays including four in the game's final five innings.
St. Thomas (40-5) advances in the winners' bracket where it will play William Paterson (30-12) at 7 p.m. tomorrow night. Marietta (49-7) will play Aurora (38-7) at 3 p.m. tomorrow in an elimination game.
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St Thomas 4 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ryan Hartung dh........... 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 Jake Mauer 2b............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 Matt Faulken lf........... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Brad Bonine pr/cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rich Swenson rf........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Steve Aronson 3b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Paul Rafferty 1b.......... 3 0 1 2 1 1 9 2 Ray Noble cf/lf........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Scott Christiansen ph/lf.. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jon Guion ss.............. 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 Tom Wilberg c............. 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Chris Olean p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals.................... 29 4 10 4 4 3 27 10 Marietta 1 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mike Deegan rf............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Todd Timmer 2b............ 4 0 3 0 0 1 7 7 Dan Geudtner dh........... 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 Chris Tekulve 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 Josh Streit c............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 Dusty Childress ss........ 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 Tyson Hill cf............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Adam Hollrah lf........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Todd Yoder 3b............. 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 Mike Menke pr/3b.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todd Stratman ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Bradley p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals.................... 34 1 7 1 2 10 27 21 Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- St Thomas 000 201 100 - 4 10 1 Marietta 000 000 010 - 1 7 2 ---------------------------------------------- E - Guion; Deegan; Childress. DP - St Thomas 1; Marietta 5. LOB - St Thomas 4; Marietta 8. 2B - Hartung; Timmer. 3B - Aronson. SB - Timmer. CS - Hartung 2. SH - Wilberg. St Thomas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Chris Olean......... 9.0 7 1 1 2 10 34 36 Marietta IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Dave Bradley........ 9.0 10 4 4 4 3 29 35 Win - Olean 9-1. Loss - Bradley 18-2. Save - None. HBP - by Bradley (Faulken). Umpires - Home:Thomas 1st:Guill 2nd:Walker 3rd:Deshaies Start: 8:07 Time: 2:24 Attendance: 642
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Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- St Thomas 000 201 100 - 4 10 1 Marietta 000 000 010 - 1 7 2 ---------------------------------------------- St Thomas inning 1 Hartung singled to left field. Hartung out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Mauer lined out to 1b. Faulken grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 1 Deegan grounded out to 2b. Timmer doubled to right field. Geudtner struck out looking. Tekulve grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 2 Swenson reached on an error by ss. Aronson grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Swenson out on the play. Rafferty struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 2 Streit struck out swinging. Childress out at first 1b to p. T Hill singled to right field. Hollrah grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 3 Noble out at first 1b to p. Guion grounded out to 2b. Wilberg grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 3 Yoder struck out swinging. Deegan grounded out to 2b. Timmer struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. St Thomas inning 4 Hartung walked. Mauer singled to right field; Hartung advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by rf. Faulken hit by pitch; Mauer advanced to second. Swenson singled to center field, RBI; Faulken advanced to second; Mauer advanced to third; Hartung scored. Aronson reached on a fielder's choice; Swenson advanced to second; Faulken advanced to third; Mauer out at home ss to c. Rafferty reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Aronson out at second 2b to ss; Swenson advanced to third; Faulken scored. Noble struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 4 Geudtner popped up to 2b. Tekulve struck out swinging. Streit reached on an error by ss. Childress grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 5 Guion struck out swinging. Wilberg walked. Hartung doubled to left field; Wilberg advanced to third. Mauer walked. Faulken grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Mauer out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marietta inning 5 T Hill flied out to lf. Hollrah flied out to rf. Yoder singled to left field. Deegan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 6 Swenson grounded out to ss. Aronson tripled to center field. Rafferty singled to left field, RBI; Aronson scored. Noble grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Rafferty out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 6 Timmer singled to left field. Geudtner struck out swinging. Timmer stole second. Tekulve flied out to cf. Streit struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 7 Guion singled to center field. Wilberg out at first p to 2b, SAC; Guion advanced to second. Hartung singled to center field, RBI; Guion scored. Hartung out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Mauer grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 7 Childress out at first 1b to p. T Hill grounded out to 3b. Hollrah struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. St Thomas inning 8 Faulken singled to second base. Bonine pinch ran for Faulken. Swenson grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Bonine out on the play. Aronson popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 8 Bonine to cf. Noble to lf. Yoder singled to right field. M Menke pinch ran for Yoder. Deegan struck out swinging. Timmer singled to right field; M Menke advanced to third. Geudtner singled to left field, RBI; Timmer advanced to second; M Menke scored. Tekulve grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Geudtner out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. St Thomas inning 9 M Menke to 3b. Rafferty walked. Christiansen pinch hit for Noble. Christiansen grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Rafferty out on the play. Guion singled to left field, out at second lf to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marietta inning 9 Christiansen to lf. Streit flied out to cf. Childress grounded out to 1b unassisted. T Hill walked. Hollrah walked; T Hill advanced to second. Stratman pinch hit for M Menke. Stratman grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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