Scarlet Wins 4-1 to Even Scarlet & Gray World Series – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Oct. 15, 2003
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Freshman third baseman Ronnie Bourquin (Fr., Canton, Ohio/Canton South) delivered the go-ahead hit in the top of the sixth inning and then fellow freshman Adam Schneider (Fr., Agoua Hills, Calif./Agoura) provided a two-run home run for a little insurance in the top of the seventh inning as the Scarlet beat the Gray 4-1 Wednesday night at Bill Davis Stadium. The Scarlet win evened the series 1-1 after the Gray won the first game by an identical 4-1 score.
Jonathan Zizzo (Fr., Youngstown, Ohio/Sarasota) scored the first run of the game for the Scarlet in the top of the fifth inning. He reached on a feilder’s choice that caught Bourquin at second. Zizzo moved to second when Nick Feucht (Fr., Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) walked. Zizzo scored on a double to left-centerfield by Drew Anderson (Jr., Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg).
The Gray countered with a run of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Jamey Moore (So., Senecaville, Ohio/Shenandoah/Ohio Valley College) doubled to left-centerfield and moved to third on a base hit bunt by Jeffrey Carroll (Fr., Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson). After an infield pop out by Jacob Howell (Fr., Ashland, Ohio/Ashland), Scarlet starter Dan DeLucia (Fr., Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) walked Wes Schirtzinger (So., Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) and ball four got past the catcher and went to the backstop allowing Moore to tie the game 1-1 on the wild pitch. Josh Newman (Sr., Wheelersburg, Ohio/Wheelersburg) relieved DeLucia and promptly picked off Schritzinger at first to end the inning.
Newman pitched the final 2 1/3 innings, allowing just one hit with one strikeout to pick up the win. Bourquin, the Scarlet third baseman, came through with an RBI in the sixth inning to put the team on top for good. Schneider provided a two-run home run to left-centerfield in the top of the seventh to make the score 4-1. The Gray threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jason Zoeller (Fr., Verona, Pa./Shady Side Academy) led off with a double to the gap in left-centerfield and then moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kris Moorman (Fr., St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry). Kinnear sent a shot to medium depth in right field where the ball was fielded by Zizzo, who threw home to Schneider, the Scarlet catcher, who nabbed Zoeller at the plate.
Gray starter Justin Myers (So., Scottown, Ohio/Symmes Valley) gave way to Brett Hatcher (Jr., Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine) to start the sixth inning. Hatcher pitched the final two innings, allowing the final three runs on three hits with a pair of walks and one strikeout in getting the loss.
Bourquin was 2-for-2 in the game with one RBI, while Schneider’s home run, his lone hit, delivered two runs. The Scarlet out-hit the Gray 7-4.
Games three and four of the series will be played Thursday and Friday and both games will start at 3 p.m.
