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Baseball - OWU
11
Winner Otterbein OTTBB 2-4
3
Ohio Wesleyan OWUB 0-4
Winner
Otterbein OTTBB
2-4
11
Final
3
Ohio Wesleyan OWUB
0-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Otterbein OTTBB 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 11 13 0
Ohio Wesleyan OWUB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3

W: Rabe, Maverick (1-0) L: Josh Ferreira (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Written by Wes Mayberry

Baseball registers 13 hits in 11-3 win at Ohio Wesleyan

DELAWARE — The Otterbein baseball team registered 13 hits en route to an 11-3 win at Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon. Senior Logan Ullom led the way with three hits, and seven Cardinal pitchers combined to allow just six hits in the victory.

The Basics
  • Records: Otterbein (2-4 overall), Ohio Wesleyan (0-4 overall)
  • Venue: Littick Field - Delaware, Ohio
Otterbein Stat Leaders
  • Two of Ullom's three hits were doubles, and he added two runs.
  • Sophomore Stevie Monokandilos finished with two hits, an RBI, two runs and three stolen bases.
  • Senior Jake Brown posted two hits, two RBIs and one run.
  • Senior Max McCann tallied two hits and one run.
  • Senior Charlie Greenlief added one hit, two RBIs and one run.
  • Freshman Maverick Rabe got the pitching start for Otterbein and allowed just one hit and one walk while recording three strikeouts over two scoreless innings.
Game Highlights
  • TOP 2: After a scoreless first inning, Otterbein scored the first run of the game following a one-out single from Monokandilos. He advanced to second on a sac bunt and went to third when freshman Daniel Uhl reached based via an OWU fielding error. Monokandilos then scored on a double steal as Uhl swiped second base.
  • TOP 3: The Cardinals plated two more runs in their half of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. Graduate student Jamie Perebzak drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a double from Ullom. An RBI sac fly from Greenlief scored Perebzak and advanced Ullom to third. Ullom then scored on the next at-bat courtesy of an RBI sac fly from senior Zac Taylor.
  • BOTTOM 3: The Bishops answered with a run to get within 3-1 in the bottom of the third. With one out, OWU followed back-to-back singles with a double that plated the run before Heagen induced a strikeout and groundout to end the frame with runners on second and third.
  • TOP 7: The Cardinals added to their lead following a one-out single from McCann. Perebzak followed by reaching base on a hit-by-pitch, and Greenlief added a two-out RBI single that plated McCann, making the score 4-1.
  • BOTTOM 7: Junior Andrew Nemec pitched a 1-2-3 frame, recording a flyout in between a pair of groundouts to keep Otterbein up by three.
  • TOP 8: The Otterbein offense kept humming in the eighth inning, scoring seven more runs. With runners on second and third and no outs, Monokandilos hit an RBI single and proceeded to steal second base. With runners on second and third, junior Caleb Bond drew a walk to load the bases. The next batter, Uhl, reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second as Monokandilos and Brown came home with the help of an OWU error. The Bishops induced a double play to get two outs in the next at-bat, but the Cardinals continued finding success. Perebzak singled to score Uhl, and, after an OWU pitching change, Ullom doubled to put runners on second and third. Greenlief loaded the bases when he was hit by a pitch, and freshman Calvin Mabry followed with an RBI walk. The next batter, Brown, hit a 2-RBI single to put Otterbein up 11-1.
  • BOTTOM 8: Entering the game at the start of the half-inning, graduate student Luke Perigo pitched a 1-2-3 frame, recording a strikeout sandwiched between two groundouts to send the game to the ninth.
  • BOTTOM 9: The Bishops capped the scoring in the bottom of the ninth after loading the bases with one out. A 2-RBI single cut the Cardinals' lead to 11-3 before senior Connor Prince induced a game-ending double play.
  • Otterbein out-hit OWU by a 13-6 margin. The Bishops committed three errors while the Cardinals were error-free.
Notables 
  • Named the OAC Player of the Year and CSC Second Team Academic All-America in 2024, Perebzak ranks ninth all-time at Otterbein in hits (197), tied for fourth in doubles (43), 11th in home runs (20) and third in RBIs (169).
  • Ullom has 82 hits, 20 doubles and 41 RBIs in 104 career games at Otterbein. He has a team-high 10 hits and four doubles this season. He has hit safely in four straight games and five of the six games this season. Four of those were multi-hit games.
  • McCann has 50 hits and 11 doubles in his Otterbein career.
  • Head coach George Powell is in his 26th year at Otterbein and has an all-time record of 610-424-1 at the helm of the Cardinals. He is a six-time OAC Coach of the Year honoree and has coached the Cardinals to three OAC regular-season championships and six OAC Tournament titles.
  • Ohio Wesleyan holds a 12-10 edge in the series with Otterbein dating back to 2009. The Cardinals won two of three meetings against the Bishops last season.
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