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Illinois Wesleyan had two runners in scoring position with one out in the first inning against Webster's Brett Mueller. IWU never did score.
Webster shut out top-seeded Illinois Wesleyan; Adrian sends Wooster to defeat; and Christopher Newport gets the extra inning victory in first-day action in the Division III baseball NCAA Tournament. Check out the scores and game stories on the D3baseball.com scoreboard. The final game of the night turned out to be a thriller, as Ohio Wesleyan survived a ninth-inning rally by Ithaca to win 5-3 in Auburn.
Checking in already for Day 2? It seems like Day 1 just ended. But here's the Day 2 schedule, with links to audio, video and live stats.
Two Harwich games went extra innings, as seems to be the regional's late-night tradition. Travis Schwamb was hitless in his first six at-bats but came through in the 12th inning as Western New England scored twice to snap a 6-6 tie and defeat Southern Maine 8-6 in the regional's opener. Trailing 6-3 going into their final time at bat, the Golden Bears used four singles and a sacrifice fly to tie the score and force extra innings, where they would win it three innings later. In the nightcap, Wheaton (Mass.) needed three extra innings but defeated Worcester State 4-3. The Lyons survived regulation thanks to Scott Guillerault's two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
UW-Whitewater defeated St. Scholastica 7-4 in the first game of the Midwest regional. Kevin Zalnis powered the Warhawks to the win, blasting two home runs and driving in five runs. Earlier, St. Thomas easily defeated the Knox Prairie Fire 15-1. The last game of the day featured two teams with 600-win coaches where Carthage prevailed over UW-Oshkosh 6-3.
Trinity (Conn.) kept its undefeated string with a 9-5 victory against Castleton.
Behind a six-hitter from left-hander Brett Mueller, Webster surprised top-seeded Illinois Wesleyan with a 7-0 shutout to start the Central regional tournament. In game two, the teams battled until the 10th inning when UW-Stevens Point plated a run to win over Linfield 2-1.
RPI got a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to survive the first-round upset attempt by Farmingdale State 7-6 in the Auburn regional. Eastern Connecticut left the tying run on third in the ninth inning as it lost 8-7 to Montclair State. Montclair rallied from a 7-3 deficit with a Lou Politan three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to put the Red Hawks in the lead. Regional favorite Cortland State easily beat Grove City 10-1.
In the West regional, No. 1 Chapman used a 3-run first inning and never looked back on the way to a narrow 4-3 win over La Verne. Patrick O'Hail hit a 2-run single in the first and Wayde Kitchens and Kurt Yacko combined for the win and save respectively. Behind the arm of Evan Bronson and the bat of Dylan Early, the Trinity Tigers knocked off No. 2 seed George Fox 8-1.
In Mideast action, top seed Heidelberg used a seven-run third inning rally Wednesday to knock off Transylvania 10-3. The Student Princes slapped seven hits in the frame to take control of the contest. In game two, Bobby Rickstad slapped a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth to snap a 3-3 tie and lift Adrian to a 4-3 victory over Wooster. Derek Eitel struck out 13 in throwing a three-hit shutout in Rose-Hulman's 4-0 win against Calvin.
Messiah defeated Penn State-Behrend 8-1 and defending champion Kean gave Gwynedd-Mercy its first loss in the tournament by a score of 8-6 in the Mid-Atlantic. The College of New Jersey started its tournament with a 3-0 shutout of DeSales.
In the South, Randolph-Macon out-hit Salisbury 15-13 but left 17 men on base in losing 7-4. Trailing by three in the ninth, Randolph-Macon had the game tying run at the plate with no outs. Adam Carpenter doubled off the center field wall. On the play, Jay Lichter was the thrown out at the plate, and then Kevin Davis was tagged out at third for the double play. Greg Meleski grounded out to end the game. Game two saw Christopher Newport defeat Johns Hopkins 8-5 in 10 innings.
Checking in already for Day 2? It seems like Day 1 just ended. But here's the Day 2 schedule, with links to audio, video and live stats.
Two Harwich games went extra innings, as seems to be the regional's late-night tradition. Travis Schwamb was hitless in his first six at-bats but came through in the 12th inning as Western New England scored twice to snap a 6-6 tie and defeat Southern Maine 8-6 in the regional's opener. Trailing 6-3 going into their final time at bat, the Golden Bears used four singles and a sacrifice fly to tie the score and force extra innings, where they would win it three innings later. In the nightcap, Wheaton (Mass.) needed three extra innings but defeated Worcester State 4-3. The Lyons survived regulation thanks to Scott Guillerault's two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
UW-Whitewater defeated St. Scholastica 7-4 in the first game of the Midwest regional. Kevin Zalnis powered the Warhawks to the win, blasting two home runs and driving in five runs. Earlier, St. Thomas easily defeated the Knox Prairie Fire 15-1. The last game of the day featured two teams with 600-win coaches where Carthage prevailed over UW-Oshkosh 6-3.
Trinity (Conn.) kept its undefeated string with a 9-5 victory against Castleton.
Behind a six-hitter from left-hander Brett Mueller, Webster surprised top-seeded Illinois Wesleyan with a 7-0 shutout to start the Central regional tournament. In game two, the teams battled until the 10th inning when UW-Stevens Point plated a run to win over Linfield 2-1.
RPI got a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to survive the first-round upset attempt by Farmingdale State 7-6 in the Auburn regional. Eastern Connecticut left the tying run on third in the ninth inning as it lost 8-7 to Montclair State. Montclair rallied from a 7-3 deficit with a Lou Politan three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to put the Red Hawks in the lead. Regional favorite Cortland State easily beat Grove City 10-1.
In the West regional, No. 1 Chapman used a 3-run first inning and never looked back on the way to a narrow 4-3 win over La Verne. Patrick O'Hail hit a 2-run single in the first and Wayde Kitchens and Kurt Yacko combined for the win and save respectively. Behind the arm of Evan Bronson and the bat of Dylan Early, the Trinity Tigers knocked off No. 2 seed George Fox 8-1.
In Mideast action, top seed Heidelberg used a seven-run third inning rally Wednesday to knock off Transylvania 10-3. The Student Princes slapped seven hits in the frame to take control of the contest. In game two, Bobby Rickstad slapped a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth to snap a 3-3 tie and lift Adrian to a 4-3 victory over Wooster. Derek Eitel struck out 13 in throwing a three-hit shutout in Rose-Hulman's 4-0 win against Calvin.
Messiah defeated Penn State-Behrend 8-1 and defending champion Kean gave Gwynedd-Mercy its first loss in the tournament by a score of 8-6 in the Mid-Atlantic. The College of New Jersey started its tournament with a 3-0 shutout of DeSales.
In the South, Randolph-Macon out-hit Salisbury 15-13 but left 17 men on base in losing 7-4. Trailing by three in the ninth, Randolph-Macon had the game tying run at the plate with no outs. Adam Carpenter doubled off the center field wall. On the play, Jay Lichter was the thrown out at the plate, and then Kevin Davis was tagged out at third for the double play. Greg Meleski grounded out to end the game. Game two saw Christopher Newport defeat Johns Hopkins 8-5 in 10 innings.
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