Denison’s Historic Season Ends in NCAA Super Regional

5/25/2024 3:15:00 PM

GRANVILLE, OH – Denison fell 7-6 to Birmingham-Southern (32-14) in game two of the NCAA Division III Baseball Super Regionals. The Big Red conclude their historic 2024 season with a 42-8 record and both the NCAC conference and tourney titles. This season, Denison also clinched the program’s first ever NCAA Baseball Regional title to advance to the NCAA Super Regional.

Game 2: Birmingham-Southern 7, Denison 6

Birmingham-Southern was the first to put runs on the board after scoring three during the first inning.
During the third inning, Denison’s Noah Leib (Evanston, IL/Evanston Township) grounded out to first base, sending Jack Lutte (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) home to plate the Big Red’s first run of the game.
Birmingham-Southern would answer back in the top of the fifth inning, scoring two runs and extending its lead to four (5-1).
Denison would try to rally back with an RBI triple from Leib to right center and an RBI base hit from Jake Welsch (Glenmoore, PA/Downingtown West) during the seventh inning to pull the Big Red within two scores (5-3). George Viebock (Bethel, CT/Bethel) would then go on to retire the Panthers in order, giving the Big Red momentum heading into the bottom of the inning.
During the eighth inning, Owen Wilson (Charlotte, NC/South Mecklenburg) made his way into scoring position after he singled to right center, stole second, and advanced to third on a throwing error. Thanks to a Jake Blozy (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) groundout, Wilson was able to cut BSC’s lead in half (5-4).
The Panthers would answer back in the top of the ninth by plating two runs on a double from Charlie Bank.
With two outs in the final half inning, Denison was able to add two more runs to the board thanks to singles from Cade Nowik (Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest) and Colin Ravin (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day School), but the Big Red would fall short as they recorded their third out after a pitching change from the Panthers.
Leib and Nowik led the Denison offense with three hits apiece and combined for three of the team’s six RBI.
Peter Lemke (Geneva, IL/St. Francis) took the loss on the mound for Denison, scattering six hits through 3.2 innings of work while allowing three earned runs and striking out five.

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