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Ohio Wesleyan 11, Otterbein 10

Freshman catcher Zane Vitense (Maple Grove, Minn.) lined a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to lift Ohio Wesleyan over Otterbein in non-conference action on Thursday in Westerville.

The Bishops trailed, 10-9, heading into the top of the ninth.  Sophomore third baseman Noah Brazytis (Euclid/Cleveland St. Ignatius) reached on a fielder's choice and junior outfielder Ryan Stefancin (Cleveland/North Ridgeville) followed with a double.  With 2 down, senior shortstop D.J. Neff (Grove City) was walked intentionally, but Vitense foiled the strategy with a single to center, scoring Brazytis and Stefancin.

Junior righthander Tyler Monaco (Centerville/South Mecklenburg (N.C.)), who had come on in relief in the bottom of the eighth, retired the Cardinals in order in the bottom of the ninth to nail down the win.

Sophomore second baseman Ryan Duckworth (Hilliard/Bradley) singled home a pair of runs for a 2-0 Ohio Wesleyan lead in the top of the first, and after Otterbein pushed across a run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the inning, the Bishops took advantage of a pair of Cardinal errors to add 4 runs in the second.

Brazytis singled home a run in the top of the seventh to extend the Ohio Wesleyan lead to 9-5, but the hosts erupted for 5 runs in the bottom of the inning, getting a 2-run single from Brayden Carter and taking advantage of 3 Bishop errors.

Neff and Duckworth each went 3-for-5, while sophomore outfielder Sammy Stoner (Dublin/Jerome) was 3-for-6 with 3 runs scored.  Monaco worked the final 1.2 innings in relief to record the decision.

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