Marietta 5, Ohio Wesleyan 0

March 20, 2004

Mike Mooney threw a no-hitter and Jarrod Klausman drove in 2 runs to lift Marietta over Ohio Wesleyan in the Bishops' home opener on Saturday at Littick Field.

Marietta jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Chris Sidick led off with a walk, stole second, took third on a sacrifice by Andy Coble and scored on Klausman's sacrifice fly.

The Bishops threatened in the bottom of the inning, with senior outfielder Mike Albert (Shelby) reaching base after a wild pitch on a third strike. Albert moved to second on another wild pitch and took third on a ground out by senior righthander Tyler Mott (Grove City), but was stranded there.

Coble hit a solo homer in the third and scored in the fifth when he doubled, moved to third on a sacrifice by Klausman and scored on Derek Litke's double.

Ohio Wesleyan threatened in the bottom of the fifth when freshman first baseman Tom Bottichio (Mason) reached on an error, took second on a sacrifice by senior catcher Mike Schultheis (Columbus/Watterson) and reached third on a passed ball. Senior shortstop Shaun Burchett (Plain City/Jonathan Alder) walked to put runners at the corners, but the Bishop threat ended there.

Marietta added runs on Ryan Eschbaugh's RBI single in the eighth and Klausman's RBI single in the ninth.

Mooney faced 4 batters over the minimum. He struck out 6 and walked 2.

Mott was the starting and losing pitcher for Ohio Wesleyan. He struck out 7 and walked 3 in 5.2 innings, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs, all earned. Burchett finished up on the hill, allowing 2 runs during the final 3.1 innings.

The no-hitter is the fourth on record against Ohio Wesleyan. Charles Burdette of Ohio University pitched a 7-inning no-hitter against the Bishops on April 30, 1946, at Edwards Field, with the Bobcats winning by a score of 9-0. Ken Kravec of Ashland pitched a 9-inning no-hitter against Ohio Wesleyan on May 18, 1971, at Ashland, winning by a score of 7-0. Bob White of Ohio University threw a 9-inning no-hitter against the Bishops on April 2, 1996, with the Bobcats winning by a score of 7-0.

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