Ohio Wesleyan 7, Wittenberg 6
Ohio Wesleyan 2, Wittenberg 0

March 25, 2007

Junior righthander Xander Jones (Pomfret, Conn./Pomfret School) fired a no-hitter to help Ohio Wesleyan complete a sweep of a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheader on Sunday at Littick Field.

In the opener, junior outfielder Brent Wilkins (Fairview Park/Fairview) belted a pair of 3-run homers and junior outfielder Joey McDaniel (Dublin/Scioto) singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Jones' no-hitter was the 10th in Ohio Wesleyan history and the first since Scott Oberschlake no-hit Defiance in the opener of a doubleheader on March 23, 1994. Jones allowed one baserunner in the game, that coming on a leadoff walk in the second inning, and retired the last 18 batters he faced. He struck out 6 and walked 1.

Ohio Wesleyan jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when McDaniel led off with a single and senior outfielder Sean Ring (Hilliard/Davidson) followed with a walk. Senior second baseman Kyle Sherman (Plain City/Dublin Scioto) singled home McDaniel, with Ring taking third on the play, and Ring scored on an infield out by junior first baseman A.J. Dote (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne).

Bobby Ciucki was the starting and losing pitcher for Wittenberg. He worked 5.0 innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs.

In the opener, the Bishops took a 3-0 lead in the second. With 2 outs, sophomore third baseman Eric McComas (Beverly Hills, Mich./Birmingham Groves) and freshman catcher Steve Ruygrok (Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek) singled before Wilkins sliced a ball down the leftfield line and over the fence.

Wittenberg erupted for 5 runs in the fourth, loading the bases with 1 out on singles by Matt Steinke, Patrick Williams and Ryan Montgomery. Joel Puthoff singled in a run before Tyler Christello cleared the bases with a double down the leftfield line. Christello took third on the throw home and later scored on a wild pitch.

The Tigers added a run in the sixth when Williams scored on the front end of a double steal.

McComas walked to lead off the bottom of the seventh for Ohio Wesleyan, and Ruygrok was hit by a pitch before Wilkins tied the game at 6-6 with a home run to right.

Freshman outfielder Dustin Rogers-Little (Baltimore, Md./Gilman School) followed with a walk, moved to second when Tiger catcher Steinke threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt, and scored on McDaniel's single to center.

Junior righthander Sean Speed (Cincinnati/St. Xavier) pitched the complete game for Ohio Wesleyan, allowing 10 hits and striking out 8 while walking none.

Tyler McClain was the starting pitcher for Wittenberg, allowing 6 runs and 8 hits in 6-plus innings. Josh Fiebiger, who came on in relief in the seventh inning, was charged with the loss.

Box Score - Game 1
Box Score - Game 2

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