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Marietta College Athletics

MARIETTA PIONEERS
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Cathy Marzetz
1
Marietta MARIETTA 9-11
2
Winner Muskingum MUSKINGU 17-4
Marietta MARIETTA
9-11
1
Final
2
Muskingum MUSKINGU
17-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Marietta MARIETTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Muskingum MUSKINGU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2 9 2

W: J. Valentine (3-1) L: Havanis, Forrest (2-2)

5
Marietta MARIETTA 9-12
8
Winner Muskingum MUSKINGU 18-4
Marietta MARIETTA
9-12
5
Final
8
Muskingum MUSKINGU
18-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Marietta MARIETTA 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 5 2
Muskingum MUSKINGU 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 X 8 11 4

W: C. Harvey (3-0) L: Marzetz, Zach (1-2) S: M. Vosters (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball drops OAC doubleheader at Muskingum

NEW CONCORD, Ohio — Marietta College lost an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader at Muskingum University Tuesday (April 1) afternoon. The Muskies took game one, 2-1, and finished the sweep with an 8-5 win in the second game. The losses drop Marietta to 9-12 overall and 0-4 in the OAC. Muskingum improves to 18-4 overall and 4-2 in the OAC.
 
The first game was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel between Austin Ziance (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) and Jake Valentine. Valentine (3-1) earned the complete game win scattering three hits and giving up one unearned run in 9.0 innings, He walked one and struck out five.
 
Ziance tossed 6.0 innings and allowed one run on five hits, all singles, he walked one and struck out five. Forrest Havanis (Washington, Pa./Trinity) (2-2) was tagged with the loss after allowing one run on four hits in 1.0 inning of work. Brennan Stobbs (Medina, Ohio/Medina) worked an inning of shutout relief.
 
Marietta took the lead with an unearned run in the top of the fourth inning. Back-to-back errors put Cam Russell (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) and Nick Bonnizzio (Hudson, Ohio/Twinsburg) on base. Cael Magill (Atco, N.J./King's Christian) sacrificed both runners into scoring position. Russell scored on a ground out from Cooper Fiehrer (Hamilton, Ohio/Badin).
 
The Muskies tied the game in the sixth. Grant Mellerson singled up the middle and stole second. Jasper Owens followed with a single to left plating Mellerson.
 
Muskingum loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth with three straight infield singles, including two bunts. Mellerson eventually scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
 
Five unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth inning in game two was the difference in the game. Marietta led 2-0 entering the inning but a pair of errors came back to haunt the Pioneers as Muskingum got two-run singles from Mellerson and Tobie Teke in the frame.
 
Jacob Rocky (Strongsville, Ohio/St. Ignatius) started on the mound and threw 3.2 innings and allowed five runs, all unearned, on six hits. Zach Marzetz (Blacklick, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln) (1-2) took the loss after allowing one run on three hits in 2.0 innings. Fiehrer gave up two runs on two hits in 2.1 innings of work.
 
Jake Roshau started for Muskingum and threw 4.0 innings in a no decision. He allowed two runs on three hits. Coleman Harvey (3-0) got the win working 2.1 innings and allowing three runs on two hits. Max Vosters got the save with 2.2 innings of relief.
 
Marietta plays at Baldwin Wallace this Saturday (April 5). The first game of the doubleheader starts at 1:00 p.m.
 
Fans can follow the Etta Express all year long at pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on X and Instagram.
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