Scarlet And Gray Play To Extra Inning Draw – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/13/1998 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
October 13, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Scarlet and Gray squads took turns pounding each other in game two of the World Series, playing to a 12-12 tie, Tuesday afternoon at Bill Davis Stadium.
Mike Check (So., Bay Village, Ohio) was hit by Nate Smith (Bryan, Ohio) to open the bottom of the first for the Scarlet, stole second and scored when Jason Trott (Sr., Dublin, Ohio) singled, giving the home squad a 1-0 lead. The Scarlet tacked on another run in the second when Smith walked the bases full and Joe Palazzo (Fr., Tucson, Ariz.) scored when Check legged out an infield single.
With two out in the bottom of the third, Jason Turner (Jr., Versailles, Ohio) doubled off the centerfield wall and crossed the plate when Palazzo singled to give the Scarlet a 3-0 lead.
Tom Durant (Sr., Columbus, Ohio) broke Scarlet starter Kurt Fullenkamp’s (Minster, Ohio) no-hitter in the top of the fourth with a two-run homerun to left field. Mike Lockwood (Jr., Powell, Ohio) came home on the play after reaching on four balls. The Gray took the lead in the fifth, scoring a pair of unearned runs after an error by Scarlet second baseman Trevor Vaught (Fr., Canton, Ohio).
Freshman walk-on Brian DiBacco (Warren, Ohio) took Fullenkamp deep for the second time in the game in the top of the sixth, pushing the Gray lead to 6-3. Trent McIlvain (So., Louisville, Ohio) scored on the round tripper after reaching on a fielder’s choice with two outs.
Gray center fielder Lockwood led of the seventh inning with a single and came home on Durant’s second home run of the day. The squad pushed its lead to 9-3 when Doug Deninger (Fr., Greenwich, Ohio) walked and scored on a single by Todd Calcamuggio (So., Toledo, Ohio). The Scarlet Buckeyes awoke from their slumber in the bottom of the seventh, scoring three runs when Smith gave up two singles and a walk to start the innning and gave way to Brandon Steen (Fr., Hendersonville, Texas) who gave up a single and a double before getting out of the inning.
The Gray squad came right back in the top of the eighth, scoring three times to take a 12-6 lead. Four Scarlet unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth brought the contest to a one run ball game and Jason Driscoll (Jr., Middlefield, Ohio) scored the game-tying run on a double steal in the bottom of the ninth. The Buckeyes played one extra innning before the game was called.
Game three takes place Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Bill Davis Stadium.
Ohio State Gray at Ohio State Scarlet
Oct 13, 1998 at Columbus, Ohio (Bill Davis Stadium)
Ohio State Gray 12 (0-1-1) Ohio State Scarlet 12 (1-0-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg ——————————————————— ——————————————————— Brian DiBacco rf………. 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Check dh…………. 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 John Mayor 2b…………. 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Jason Driscoll cf……… 6 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 Matthew Bernstein ph/rf… 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Jason Trott 1b………… 5 2 3 2 1 0 7 3 0 Mike Lockwood cf………. 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 Chad Ehrnsberger ss……. 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 Tom Durant lf…………. 5 3 3 5 1 0 2 2 1 Mike Hershberger ph/ss…. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Matt Middleton 3b……… 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 Jason Turner rf……….. 5 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 Doug Dendinger 1b……… 4 1 1 1 1 0 11 0 2 Joseph Palazzo 3b……… 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 Marcello Garofalo dh…… 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 Joe Wilkins c…………. 4 0 2 2 1 0 10 0 1 Todd Calcamuggio c…….. 5 0 1 1 0 2 12 0 2 Trevor Vaught 2b………. 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 Trent McIlvain ss……… 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 Lance Rolston lf………. 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 Matt Fortuna ph/ss…….. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kurt Fullenkamp p……… 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nate Smith p………….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 John Wynk p…………… 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brandon Steen p……….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EJ Laratta p………….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Justin Fry p………….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals………………..43 12 11 9 6 9 30 16 8 Totals………………..47 12 18 11 5 12 30 10 12
Score by innings: R H E ———————————————— Ohio State Gray 000 222 330 0 – 12 11 2 Ohio State Scarlet 111 000 351 0 – 12 18 4 ————————————————
E – Calcamuggio(1), McIlvain(1), Vaught(1), Fullenkamp 2(2), Wynk(1). DP – Gray 1. LOB – Gray 8, Scarlet 12. 2B – Durant(1), Trott(2), Ehrnsberger(4), Turner(1), Palazzo(1), Wilkens(1). HR – DiBacco(1), Durant 2(2). SB – Mayor(1), Lockwood(2), Check(1), Driscoll(1), Trott(1), Vaught(1). SH – Wilkens(1).
Ohio State Gray IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP Ohio State Scarlet IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP ————————————————— ————————————————– Nate Smith………. 6.0 10 6 6 4 6 26 31 – Kurt Fullenkamp….. 6.0 6 8 6 4 4 26 31 – Brandon Steen……. 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 – John Wynk……….. 2.0 4 4 0 2 3 10 12 – Justin Fry………. 3.0 6 6 1 1 5 17 19 – EJ Laratta………. 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 7 7 –
Win – None. Loss – None. Save – None. WP – Smith(1), Wynk 2(2). PB – Wilkens 2(2). HBP – by Smith (Check), by Fullenkamp (Lockwood). Umpires – Start – 3:04 Time – 2:56 Attendance – 113 Fullenkamp faced 2 batters in the 7th. Smith faced 3 batters in the 7th.
