Ohio Wesleyan 4, Earlham 2
Ohio Wesleyan 3, Earlham 2

April 17, 2004

Senior designated hitter Tyler Mott (Grove City) drove in 2 runs in the first game, senior outfielder Mike Albert (Shelby) drove in 2 runs in the nightcap and senior righthander Shaun Burchett (Plain City/Jonathan Alder) was the winning pitcher in both games as Ohio Wesleyan swept a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division twinbill from Earlham on Saturday at Littick Field.

Both games featured late-inning rallies by the Bishops.

In the opener, Ohio Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead in the first when freshman second baseman Kyle Sherman (Plain City/Dublin Scioto) drew a one-out walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by sophomore outfielder Adam Toney (Galloway/Westland).

The Bishops hiked their lead to 2-0 in the fourth when Sherman singled with one out, moved to third when Quaker pitcher Dave Luptak threw wildly on a pickoff attempt, and scored on Mott's single.

Earlham tied the game in the sixth. Steve Pearson doubled with one out, then Luptak reached when Bishop third baseman Burchett did not field his grounder cleanly. Kevin Carr followed with a single up the middle to score Pearson, but Toney threw out Luptak trying to take third base, with Carr moving to second on the throw. Alan Campbell then blooped a single to right center, scoring Carr. Burchett then came on in relief and got Derreck Parkevich to line out to end the inning.

Albert led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk and sophomore shortstop Brandon Williams (Dublin/Coffman) followed with a sacrifice bunt, but both runners were safe when Quaker first baseman Carr juggled the throw, with Albert racing all the way to third on the play. After Williams stole second, Sherman lofted a fly ball to center to score Albert, and after Williams stole third, Mott lofted a fly ball to right to score Williams with an insurance run.

Burchett picked up with win by working the final 1.1 innings. Sophomore righthander Michael Krieger (Boardman) was the starting pitcher for the Bishops. He allowed 7 hits and 2 runs over the first 5.2 innings while striking out 6 and walking none.

Luptak pitched the complete game for Earlham, allowing 7 hits.

In the nightcap, Albert's 2-run single in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Bishops to the win. With Ohio Wesleyan trailing, 2-1, senior outfielder Mike Schultheis (Columbus/Watterson) drew a one-out walk, then stole second with 2 out. Burchett then struck out, but the ball scooted through the legs of Quaker catcher Campbell, allowing Burchett to reach first and Schultheis to take third. After Burchett stole second, Albert singled to center to score both runners.

Earlham had taken a 1-0 lead in the second. Campbell led off with a single and Parkevich was hit by a pitch to open the inning. After Joe Henry bunted the runners over to second and third, Sy Young drew a walk and then Jeremy Carpenter reached on a catcher's interference call, with Campbell scoring on the play.

The Quakers added a run in the fifth. Carpenter led off with a single, moved to second on Pearson's sacrifice and scored when Bishop second baseman Sherman misplayed Luptak's grounder.

Ohio Wesleyan got that run back in the bottom of the inning, when Burchett drew a one-out walk, moved to second on Albert's single, took third on Williams' fly ball to center and scored on Mott's infield single.

Burchett came on in the top of the sixth after Campbell was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and coaxed Parkevich into a double play grounder, then fanned Justin Colanese to get out of the inning. Burchett pitched 2.0 innings of hitless relief, striking out 2, to pick up the win. He is the first Ohio Wesleyan pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader since Mott turned the trick last April against Wittenberg. The 2 relief appearances also make Burchett Ohio Wesleyan's all-time leader in that category with 50, passing the mark set by Peter Balyeat.

Sophomore righthander Adam Dunn (Westerville/Worthington Christian) was the starting pitcher for Ohio Wesleyan. He allowed only 2 hits and no earned runs over the first 5.0 innings.

Parkevich was charged with the loss in relief for Earlham.

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