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Pitcher J.J. Mathews comes in relief of
Jeremy Williams of Otterbein and throws seven and two thirds
innings of shutout ball on four hits and a pair of strikeouts. |
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Starter Adam Stone threw eight and a
third innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits and
four strikeouts. |
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First baseman Bobby Wright hit one for
three with a pair of walks and scored the go ahead run in the
eleventh inning. |
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Left fielder and later
pitcher Bobby Rickstad batted three for five with an RBI double
to centerfield and another RBI on a single through the left
side. He also pitched two thirds innings of no hit ball. |
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Second baseman Todd Meyers hit two for
four and scored the first Bulldog run of the game in the first
inning off a single by Rickstad. |
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Right fielder Jerry Tulga
pulls in one of five putouts in the game. |
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Catcher Chris Martin batted two for four
including the game winning RBI single up the middle in the
eleventh inning. |
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Wright is greeted by teammates as the
Cardinals take the 4-3 lead. |
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Catcher Chad Baas blasted an RBI single
down the left field line in the fourth inning, scoring Rickstad. |
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Center fielder Ryan Sulek pulls in a long
fly by the warning track, one of his six putouts in the game. |
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Baas of the Bulldogs blocks off home
plate from opposing Cardinal catcher Chris Martin attempting to
add some insurance runs in the eleventh. |
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Wright reaches out to grab the final out
as the Cardinals pull out an extra inning close game from the
Bulldogs with the final score of 4-3 after 11 inn. |
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Otterbein players celebrate the win after
a 2 hour and 40 minute game. |
