Mount Vernon Nazarene 7, Ohio Wesleyan 6

March 29, 2005

Nate Rutkowski scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to lift Mount Vernon Nazarene over Ohio Wesleyan in non-conference action on Tuesday at Littick Field.

Rutkowski led off the ninth with a double to left center, moved to third on a fly ball by Zack Helm and scored on a wild pitch by junior righthander Michael Krieger (Boardman).

The Bishops had erased a 6-2 deficit by rallying for 2 runs in the sixth and the seventh innings.

Ohio Wesleyan loaded the bases with none out in the sixth on walks to junior third baseman Sammy Hall (North Riverside, Ill./Nazareth Academy), senior outfielder Brian Gamble (Massillon/Perry) and sophomore first baseman Steve Toneatti (Ramsey, N.J./St. Stephen's Episcopal). Freshman outfielder Josh Wheeler (Columbus/Dublin Scioto) followed with a line drive to left, with Hall tagging and scoring on the play, and after freshman second baseman Jerrell Johnson (Shaker Heights) singled to reload the bases, junior outfielder Adam Toney (Galloway/Westland) lofted a fly ball to right to score Gamble.

The Bishops loaded the bases with none out again in the seventh, collecting hits by sophomore second baseman Kyle Sherman (Plain City/Dublin Scioto) and senior catcher Matt Strasburg (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) and a walk to Hall. One out later, freshman outfielder Wes Desmond (Frisco, Texas/MacArthur) lashed a hard-hit ball that caromed off Cougar shortstop Kyle Peters, scoring Sherman, and Wheeler forced Desmond at second, with Strasburg scoring the tying run on the play.

Mount Vernon Nazarene took a 1-0 lead in the first. Tim Martini led off with a walk, and, 2 outs later, took off for second base. The throw by freshman catcher Eric Stitzlein (Loudonville) was high, with Martini advancing to third, and the run scored on Carl Langley's single.

Ohio Wesleyan got the run back in the bottom of the inning as Toney led off with a single and moved to third when Cougar third baseman Richey Burgos threw wildly on a bunt by junior shortstop Brandon Williams (Dublin/Coffman). Sherman walked to load the bases and the run scored when Strasburg bounced into a double play.

Ty Dedinger lined a 2-run single in the third for the Cougars, but the Bishops pulled to within 3-2 on back-to-back doubles by Williams and Sherman in the bottom of the inning. Mount Vernon came back with 3 runs in the top of the fourth, with Martini and Peters stroking RBI singles.

Junior lefthander Josh Nice (Hinckley/Highland) pitched the first 3-plus innings for Ohio Wesleyan. Junior righthanders Billy Kampmann (Blairstown, N.J./Blair Academy) and Adam Dunn (Westerville/Worthington Christian) each worked 2.0 innings of scoreless relief and Krieger pitched the final 2.0 innings and was charged with the loss.

Jake Poole, the sixth of 7 Cougar pitchers, was credited with the win after pitching 2.0 innings of scoreless relief. Langley worked a scoreless ninth and was credited with a save.

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