Endicott Forces Decisive Game in Division III Final With 11-10 Extra-Inning Win Over Denison

The victory tied the best-of-three series and sends both teams into a winner-take-all game later the same day in Eastlake, Ohio.

Overview

Endicott rallied to beat Denison 11-10 in 10 innings, evening the championship series after Denison won Game 1.
Denison’s Cade Nowik went 4 for 5 with three home runs and seven RBIs in Game 2, but his offense could not hold the lead late in extra innings.
Denison opened the final series with a 6-0 Game 1 win that featured seven shutout innings from Cooper Marrs and two hitless relief innings from Ryan Pagenelis.
Game 2 swung on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by John Fusco and a series of late Rally plays that turned a multi-run Denison lead into an Endicott comeback.
The winner-take-all game will decide the NCAA Division III national title, putting a premium on pitching depth and command after Denison’s dominant outing and Endicott’s late-game resilience.