BURLINGTON, Iowa — In a typical NCAA Division III Mideast Regional opener, the pitching dominated the day.
Marietta's Terry Mulholland and Elizabethtown's Roy Bickel battled all day, but in the end Mulholland (13-1) prevailed in the Pioneers' 3-2 win on Wednesday, May 25.
Mulholland struck out six and gave up just four hits in nine innings. Bickel scattered eight hits and walked four in the loss.
Marty Sberna went 2-for-3 with a double, while Jim Pancher went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Dave Thomas also had two hits, while Steve Riley and John Hefner each had an RBI.
Bill Walsh went 2-for-3 with a double for Elizabethtown.