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Marietta College Athletics

Marietta College Athletics

MARIETTA PIONEERS
5
Winner Otterbein OTT 0
4
Marietta College MAR 45-9
Winner
Otterbein OTT
0
5
Final
4
Marietta College MAR
45-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Otterbein OTT 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 10 2
Marietta College MAR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 10 1

W: Kirk McDonald (0-0) L: Terry Mulholland (13-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pioneers fall to rival Otterbein in World Series opener

MARIETTA — It was the pitcher's duel that D3 fans were expecting.
 
Otterbein's Kirk McDonald and Marietta's Terry Mulholland battled back-and-forth on the first day of the NCAA Division III World Series at Pioneer Park on Thursday, June 2. In the end, McDonald bested Marietta as the Cardinals won 5-4.
 
McDonald gave up 10 hits, but only three earned runs and struck out five for the complete-game win. Mulholland (13-2) gave up nine hits and struck out four over eight innings.
 
The game was scoreless going into the sixth inning. Each team scored a run in the sixth and eighth innings and both added two more in the ninth. The difference was Jeff Jarrett's RBI single in the seventh inning. Jarrett went 2-for-3.
 
Jim Hoyle went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, while Mike Goodwin added a single and an RBI.
 
Eight Pioneers recorded a hit, while John Hefner and Monte Duncan each had two hits. Steve Riley and Jon Shuler each had two RBI for Marietta (45-9). Mark Talarico scored three runs.
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