Marshall University Athletics
Ohio Clinches Series With 7-4 Win
4/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Ohio Clinches Series With 7-4 Win
4/17/2005
- Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio - With the game tied at four in the bottom of the eighth, Jon Vendrell his a three-run home run to give Ohio a 7-4 win to clinch the series against Marshall on Sunday afternoon.
Ohio (15-14, 6-4 MAC) scored four times in the inning, just moments after the Herd (11-20, 6-6 MAC) took a 4-3 lead.
Both teams notched a run in the second inning. Marshall took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Bubba Pfaff (Florence, CO) while the Bobcats tied it up in the bottom of the inning on a solo home run by catcher Ben Crabtree.
The bottom of the third saw the Bobcats take their first lead of the game, scoring two runs on MU starting pitcher Jeremy Slone (Paintsville, KY). Dusty Hammond doubled to score Bryan Buck, who was hit by a pitch earlier in the inning. With two outs, Ben Crabtree struck again, singling to left field to score Hammond.
The contest remained scoreless until the top of the seventh when Marshall's offense put three runs on the board. Joe Glevenyak (West Palm Beach, FL) started the inning off with a solo home run. It marked his team-leading seventh of the season. Aaron Jamieson (Lindsay, Ont.) and Aaron Levinson (Seattle, WA) followed that up with two singles. Ohio U. went to the bullpen at that point, taking out Anthony Gressick in favor of John Angelicchi. Angelicchi recorded two quick outs, but would walk Bubba Pfaff to load the bases. With Nick Wolle (Coatesville, PA) due up, MU coach Dave Piepenbrink brought in Tommy Johnson (Gaithersburg, MD). The freshman responded with a two-RBI single to put Marshall ahead 4-3.
Freshman David Slovak (Louisville, KY) handled the Ohio U. hitters in the seventh, but ran into serious problems in the eighth. After walking the first two batters of the inning, Slovak hit Anthony Gressick to load the bases with no outs. Willie Walker singled to center to score the first run of the inning to bring up outfielder Phil Sabatini. Marshall caught a break when Sabatini lined into a double play. The momentum was short-lived as the next batter, Jon Vondrell, belted a three-run home run to left center to put Ohio U. on top, 7-4.
Angelicchi took care of business in the ninth, allowing only a double by Roddy Stieger (Westchester, OH). He would take the win, his third of the season. Slovak took the loss, dropping to 1-4.
Marshall's offense once again out-hit the Bobcats, this time by a 10-9 margin. Four hitters recorded two hits: Glevenyak, Jamieson, Stieger and Pfaff. Freshman Tommy Johnson led the team with two RBI's. For the Bobcats, Jon Vondrell had a team-high three RBI's. Ben Crabtree knocked in two.
The Herd will look to get back on track with a home game on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. against the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky. The team will then take a weekend off from MAC play, traveling to Virginia Tech to take on the Hokies in a three-game set.
