| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | R | H | E | |
| Rhodes |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 7 |
| Oglethorpe |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
(Story courtesy D3Baseball.com)
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - It took 6 hours, 50 minutes, and 21 innings, but Rhodes finally defeated Oglethorpe 8-7 in the SCAC tournament. Box Score | Official Site
Rhodes advances to play the winner of DePauw and Trinity, scheduled to start immediately following the marathon. It's believed to be the longest game in Division III baseball history.
The game featured 34 hits, 31 of them singles and the rest doubles. The teams combined to leave 48 runners on base (28 Oglethorpe; 20 Rhodes). Two relievers pitched the equivalent of complete games, one going 9 innings and the other, Rhodes' Hunter Chandler, going 10 2/3 innings.
The SCAC produced audio interviews with Rhodes coach Jeff Cleanthes and Chandler. Click the links to listen.
The Rhodes bullpen had been spared in a first-round win against Hendrix, as Austin Carden picked up the complete-game win.
Oglethorpe pitchers combined to strike out 27 Rhodes
batters, and lost.
The score was 6-5 through three innings, but the teams combined
for just four runs the next 18 innings.
Trailing 7-6 in the top of the ninth, Rhodes' Travis Perkins struck out but reached first base on a wild pitch. He advanced to second on a Matt Cornwell balk before stealing third. With the Lynx down to their final out, Perkins took a gamble and caught Cornwell by surprise as he stole home with the tying run.
In the top of the 21st, Rhodes catcher Chris Conkell drew a walk and then was sacrificed to second. He then advanced to third on a ground out. Conkell scored the game winning run on an error by Oglethorpe pitcher Emmett Goodman.
Conkell finished the game 2 for 8 with two RBI and the winning run. Teammate Lynden Pindling was 4 for 8 with two runs scored and an RBI.
After the game, SCAC Correspondent James Hill caught up with both coaches along with Rhodes' Hunter Chandler.
To listen to Oglethorpe head coach Dan Giordano, click here.
To listen to Rhodes head coach Jeff Cleanthes, click here.
To listne to Rhodes' Hunter Chandler, click here.
MILLINGTON, TENN.- It took 6 hours, 50 minutes, and 21 innings, but Oglethorpe finally defeated Rhodes 8-7 in the SCAC tournament.
Rhodes advances to play the winner of DePauw and Trinity, scheduled to start immediately following the marathon. It's believed to be the longest game in Division III baseball history.
The game featured 34 hits, 31 of them singles and the rest doubles. The teams combined to leave 48 runners on base (28 Oglethorpe; 20 Rhodes). Two relievers pitched the equivalent of complete games, one going 9 innings and the other, Rhodes' Hunter Chandler, going 10 2/3 innings.
The SCAC produced audio interviews with Rhodes coach Jeff Cleanthes and Chandler. Click the links to listen.
The Rhodes bullpen had been spared in a first-round win against Hendrix, as Austin Carden picked up the complete-game win.Oglethorpe pitchers combined to strike out 27 Rhodes batters, and lost.
The score was 6-5 through three innings, but the teams combined for just four runs the next 18 innings.