| Marietta
College NCAA Division III National Championships
1981 | 1983
| 1986 | 2006
1986
- Game 5
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Oberhelman’s arm and Brandts’ bat send Marietta
into 1986 title game
June 1, 1986
MARIETTA, Ohio — Despite coach Don Schaly’s protest,
Marietta and Ithaca matched up on day three of the 1986 World
Series with the Bombers needing just one victory to lock up
the title. The Pioneers needed to defeat the undefeated Bombers
once on Sunday and again on Monday to steal the national championship.
The Etta Express, fresh off a solid victory over Montclair State
earlier in the day, got a second straight pitching gem, this
time from sophomore Steve Oberhelman. When combined with Mike
Brandts’ performance at the plate, it was enough to give
Marietta a 7-2 victory and set up a winner-takes-all match-up
for the national championship.
Oberhelman (6-1) limited Ithaca, who entered averaging nearly
15 runs per game in the World Series, to two runs on 10 hits
in the complete-game victory, the biggest win of his career.
The Pioneer defense helped Oberhelman out by turning three double
plays. Brandts also went a long way to calm the sophomore’s
nerves by upping his World Series average to .589 (10-for-17)
with a five hits — a triple, double and three singles
— in five at-bats. Drew Witouski and Frank Schossler also
had good games at the plate, adding two hits each. |
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