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FINAL: Wofford (10-3) 6, Ohio (4-7) 5, 11 innings - Spartanburg, S.C. (Russell C. King Field)

OHIO STARTERS: Manny De Jesus (CF), Ty Black (2B), Rudy Rott (1B), John Adryan (3B), Mitch Longo (LF), Cody Gaertner (C), Tyler Finkler (SS), Tony Giannini (RF), Michael Klein (DH), Jake Rudnicki (P) 

WOFFORD STARTERS: Alec Paradowski (2B), Max McDougald (3B), Carson Waln (C), Brett Hash (1B), Cody Miller (DH), Kody Ruedisili (CF), McClain Bradley (RF), Chandler Engel (LF), Derek Hirsch (SS), Jacob Condra-Bogan (P)

THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (4-7) battled back from an early three-run deficit to force extra innings, but host Wofford (10-3) prevailed in 11 innings, 6-5, on Sunday (March 6) in the series finale of a four-game weekend set at Russell C. King Field in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Terriers took the series from the Bobcats, 3-1. Wofford opened the weekend with a 5-3 win on Friday (March 4) in the opener. The two teams split a Saturday (March 5) doubleheader, with the Terriers winning the first game, 6-3, and the Bobcats rolling to a 16-2 triumph in the second.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats pounded out 15 hits while limiting the Terriers to eight.
• Junior left fielder Mitch Longo (Mayfield, Ohio) went 4-for-6 -- including two doubles -- to go along with a run scored to lead the Bobcats' bats.
• Sophomore right fielder Tony Giannini (Carmel, Ind.) finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
• Senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.) tallied two hits -- including a solo home run.
• Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) recorded two singles and two RBI.
• Redshirt senior catcher Cody Gaertner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted a pair of singles, walked and scored a run.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jake Rudnicki (Toledo, Ohio) -- the reigning Mid-American Conference East Division Pitcher of the Week -- fanned seven over five innings while giving up four earned runs on five hits and three walks.
• Redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Eddie Fitzpatrick (North Attleboro, Mass.) worked four innings of relief, striking out three while surrendering one earned run on three walks.
• Redshirt sophomore right-hander Cory Blessing (Mayfield, Ohio) tossed one scoreless frame of relief. He gave up two hits and one walk.
• Junior righty Tom Colletti (Wheaton, Ill.) suffered the pitching defeat for the Bobcats, allowing one earned run on a hit and a walk in 0.2 innings of relief.
• Junior center fielder Kody Ruedisili accounted for the lone multi-hit effort of the game for Wofford, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored.
• Senior second baseman Alec Paradowski finished with a single, two walks and two RBI for the Terriers.
• Junior first baseman Brett Hash also coaxed two walks for Wofford.
• Senior right-hander Will Stillman earned the victory on the mound for the Terriors, fanning seven over three innings of relief while allowing three hits.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and two walks. He struck out five for Wofford.
• Junior righty Jordan Accetta tossed 2.2 scoreless frames of relief for Wofford, striking out four while surrendering three hits and a walk.
• Ohio plated the contest's first run in the top of the second inning as Longo sent a leadoff double to right field, then scored two outs later on an infield single to short by Giannini.
• Wofford answered by putting up a four spot in the home half of the second. Sophomore designated hitter Cody Miller got things started by drawing a one-out walk, then moving to third on a double to left by Ruedisili. A single through the right side by sophomore right fielder McClain Bradley brought home Miller and evened the score at one-all. Freshman left fielder Chandler Engel put the Terriers in front with RBI base hit through the right side that plated Ruedisili. One out later, Bradley scored on a wild pitch, then Engel scored to make it 4-1 in favor of Wofford when Paradowski singled through the right side.
• The Bobcats made it a two-run game when Adryan muscled a leadoff dinger to center in the fourth.
• Ohio jumped back in front, 5-4, with a three-run sixth. Longo was once again the catalsyst, shooting a leadoff double to left. Gaertner followed with a single, then advanced to second on the throw to put two on with nobody out. Junior shortstop Tyler Finkler (Olmsted Falls, Ohio) reached on a fielder's choice that put Longo out at the plate, then advanced to second to put two runners in scoring position. Giannini delivered with a one-out single that scored Gaertner and cut Wofford's lead to one run. The Bobcats took the lead one out later on a clutch two-out, two-RBI base hit through the right side by De Jesus.
• The Bobcats maintained their 5-4 advantage until the bottom of the ninth. Engel drew a leadoff walk for the Terriers, then was replaced on the basepath by sophomore pinch runner Alex Malsch. Malsch advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior shortstop Derek Hirsch, then moved up to third on a wild pitch. Paradowski sent the contest to extra innings when he lifted a sacrifice fly to right, allowing Malsch to tag up and scored the tying run.
• The 10th inning saw Ohio strand a runner and Wofford strand two.
• After a 1-2-3 top of the 11th for the Bobcats, the Terriers ended the game in the home half. Sophomore Mack Nathanson reached by way of a leadoff single through the left side, then scored two outs later on a bases-loaded, walk-off wild pitch.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Ohio played its first extra innings game of the season.
• The Bobcats have finished with double-digit hits in seven of 11 games this season -- including posting at least 15 on four occassions.
• Longo recorded his first four-hit effort of the year and fourth multi-hit game of the season.
• Gianinni posted his first three-hit game of the season and second multi-hit game. He has driven in multiple runs three times this year.
• De Jesus has tallied three-straight multi-hit games and five on the season to tie for second on the team. He has also driven in multiple runs in each of the last three games. De Jesus finished the week batting a team-best .474 with nine hits -- including a team-high nine hits -- including a double -- to go along with two walks, a team-high 10 RBI as well as four runs scored.
• Adryan belted his team-leading third home run of the year. He is tied with De Jesus for second on the team with 16 hits, leads the team with 14 runs scored and ranks third on the squad with 10 RBI. Adryan has notched a team-high six multi-hit games this year -- including three straight. He also logged three multi-RBI games.
• Gaertner has hit safely in a team-high eight-straight games. He has recorded three multi-hit efforts this season.
• Rudnicki leads the Bobcat pitching staff with 24 strikeouts this year.

UP NEXT
Ohio makes its 2016 debut at Bob Wren Stadium next weekend (March 11-13), playing host to IPFW in a four-game series.

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