Late Rally Sinks Reinhardt in NAIA Opening Round
Reinhardt
35-23, 0-1
4
Ottawa
44-8, 1-0
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 |
May 16, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A late rally dashed No. 4 seed Reinhardt's hopes of pulling off the upset as top-seeded Ottawa (Kan.) pulled out the 5-4 victory in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round - Montgomery Bracket on Monday.
After falling behing early, Reinhardt scored twice in the third and added another run in the fifth for a 3-2 advantage. However, Ottawa came through with three runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 5-3 advantage.
The Eagles tried to mount a comeback but scored only one run in the ninth in falling 5-4.
Tucker Zdunich went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Reinhardt now faces No. 3 seed Keiser in an elimination game on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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