MARIETTA, Ohio — No. 3 Marietta College remained undefeated in the Ohio Athletic Conference after sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Ohio Northern University Saturday (April 9) afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium. The Pioneers won a 1-0 pitcher's dual in game one and then slugged their way to a 17-3 rout in game two. [Game 1 Box Score] [Game 2 Box Score]

The Etta Express, who has won the first four of its ten games in seven days stretch, improved to 19-2 overall and 4-0 in league play. The Polar Bears fell to 14-9 overall and 1-5 in the OAC.

Marietta finished with just two hits, both by sophomore Evan Brockmeier (Marietta/Marietta), but the nation's best pitching staff posted its seventh shutout of the season to win the opener 1-0.

Senior starter Mark Williams (Fayetteville/Perry) threw five strong innings in which he scattered four hits and three walks while striking out seven to earn the win and improve to 3-1. Junior closer Kyle Lindquist (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) allowed one hit and fanned another over the final two frames to earn his seventh save of the spring.

The Pioneer offense did all it needed to do in the bottom of the fifth. Brockmeier led off with a double. Classmate Braden Park (Oxford/Talawanda) sacrificed him to third with a bunt. Sophomore Alex Toth (Painesville/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) then drove Brockmeier in with a sacrifice fly to provide the only run of the game.

Austin Price took the loss for Ohio Northern to fall to 3-3. Price walked one and struck out three on the day.

Marietta's bats warmed up in game two as the Pioneers scored runs in every inning en route to the 17-3 victory.

Six different players had multiple hits, including senior John Snyder (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), who finished 3-for-4, and junior Tim Saunders (Alliance/Alliance), who went 3-for-5 with four RBI. Junior Kirby Becker (South Euclid/St. Ignatius) and sophomore Aaron Hopper (Wheelersburg/Wheelersburg) both added two hits and three RBI in the victory.

Becker walked and scored on a Saunders single in the first. Becker then hit a two-run single to right field to extend the Pioneers' advantage to 3-0 in the second.

Ohio Northern scored its first run of the day in the top of the third when Eric Yunker came through with a two-out RBI single. Hopper, however, launched a two-run home run to left field in the bottom of the frame to give his squad a 5-1 lead.

Saunders added a three-run double and Hopper contributed a RBI single to stretch the advantage to 9-1 in the fourth. Snyder then hit a double to plate another run in the fifth.

After the Polar Bears added an unearned run in the top of the sixth, Park answered with a RBI ground out in the bottom of the frame. Snyder scored the 11th run on a fielding error in the seventh.

Ohio Northern plated its third run on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth only for Marietta to erupt for five runs in its final at-bat to give it the 17-3 win. Freshman Josh Ungerbuehler (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) singled home the first run. Becker drove in the second with a sacrifice fly. Sophomore Bryan Gregorich (Chardon/Chardon) followed with a RBI single, before sophomore Cort Thomas (Strongsville/Strongsville) capped the scoring with a two-run double.

Senior Casey Levens (Dayton/Centerville), who made his second start and first appearance on the mound since March 6, earned the victory to improve to 2-0. The right-hander scattered two runs (one earned) on five hits, walked two and struck out six in six innings. Freshman Phil Emling (Tallmadge/Tallmadge) made his varsity debut and picked up the save by pitching the final three innings. Emling allowed one run on one hit, walked two and struck out three in the game.

Marietta continues its OAC play at 1 p.m. Sunday (April 10) when its visits the University of Mount Union. WMOA-AM 1490 will broadcast the action locally and online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wmoa-live. Live statistics will also be provided by Mount Union and can be tracked at http://livestats.prestosports.com/mountunion/.