Wittenberg Falls to OAC Foe Otterbein 8-1

The Tigers traveled to Westerville to take on OAC opponent Otterbein Tuesday afternoon.

Wittenberg Falls to OAC Foe Otterbein 8-1
March 29, 2016

WESTERVILLE, Ohio—With NCAC play awaiting the Tigers baseball program at the week's end, the team played their first of two OAC rivals this week. Wittenberg made the short-trip to Westerville to take on the Otterbein Cardinals, who entered Tuesday's slate with a record of 13-5. Otterbein's pitchers had the Tigers hitter's number all day, as the visitors were only able to produce one hit in the 8-1 loss. While the Tigers struggled at the plate, the team was able to steal four bases and produce one run on a throwing error by Otterbein's catcher on one of those stolen bases. The out of conference loss puts the Tigers at a 4-7 mark on the season with NCAC conference play opening up for the team this weekend against DePauw.

KEY STATS

  • Junior Dalton Boucher (Granville, Ohio/Granville) produced the lone hit for the Tigers, as the outfielder laced a two-strike pitch into the left-center gap early on.
  • Erik Olson (Chicago, Illinois/Loyola Academy), Timmy Bates (Westerville, Ohio/South) and Will Cousins (Medfield, Massachusetts/Medfield) all stole bases for Wittenberg, as Olson led the squad with two on the day, as well as the team's lone run.
  • The Tiger pitching staff scattered ten hits in the nine-inning affair, while dishing out 11 free passes to the Cardinals.

STAT CENTRAL

  • The Tiger offense is currently hitting a .260 clip through the season's first 11 games, with a slugging percentage of .329.
  • The Tigers have been efficient on the base paths, stealing 15 bases out of 19 attempts.
  • Remarkably, the Tigers have seen 365 batters walk up to the plate in 2016 and only 50 have struck out on the young season.
  • On the mound, Wittenberg has been led by senior hurlers Luke Black (St. Paris, Ohio/Graham) and Jordan Hitt (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern), who have combined for a record of 3-0 and an ERA of 3.95 on the year.

UP NEXT

  • Wittenberg returns to action Wednesday, March 30 at Carleton Davidson Stadium to take on the Capital Crusaders at 6:00PM.
  • The Tigers look to open up NCAC play Saturday, April 2 in Greencastle, Indiana against DePauw.
  • Game one of the double-header is set for noon on Saturday, with game two following the games conclusion.

 

Written By: Kuris Duggan