No. 30 Etta Express topples host Wittenberg 19-9
Marietta collects 16 hits and draws 16 walks in victory

May 1, 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The National Champion Marietta College baseball team ended a three-game slide with a 19-9 victory at non conference foe Wittenberg Tuesday (May 1) night.

The No. 30 Pioneers, who improved to 25-11, finished the night with 16 hits and 16 walks in the three hour and 20 minute affair. The Tigers, who ended with 15 hits, fell to 18-19.

Junior Tony Piconke (Clinton Twp., Mich./Clintondale) finished 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and was robbed of another. Junior Tom Doty (Mentor) went 4-for-5 with a home run, and sophomore Don Pugliese (Coraopolis, Pa./West Allegheny) added two hits, including a home run, in five at-bats. All three players had four RBI in the win.

Sophomore Justin Merryman (New Philadelphia) earned the win with five 1/3 solid innings of relief. He scattered two runs (one earned) on six hits and struck out three to improve to 6-3.

Marietta is back in action Wednesday (May 2), when it travels to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) for a key Mideast Regional showdown. First pitch with the Presidents is slated for 7 p.m. The action will be carried live by WMOA-AM 1490. It can also be heard online at http://pioneers.marietta.edu/onlinebroadcasts.