2019 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball

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The Buckeyes (10-10) earned a 10-8 mid-week win at home over visiting Northern Kentucky (4-13) on Tuesday night. Although the pitching wasn't stellar, the bats came out and saved the day. The Norse took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-out, two-run homer by Griffin Doersching. Will Haueter doubled down the left field line before the long ball by the NKU first baseman. The Buckeyes created a run of their own with two outs in the bottom of the first. Cherry ripped a pitch down the left field line for his team-best seventh double of the year before Pohl hit a 0-1 pitch off NKU starter Proctor Mercer for a RBI single.

The Norse added a run in the third after a fielding error with two outs allowed Sam Hedges to score. A two-out, two-run homer in the top of the fourth by Sam Hedges made it a 6-1 contest. Clegg launched the first pitch he saw off NKU reliever Jake Dennis over the wall in dead center for a two-run shot for his first collegiate home run. With two outs, Cherry hit his second double of the night to plate both Dominic Canzone and Nick Erwin to make it a 6-5 game.

Down 7-5, the Buckeye bats rallied with three runs on four hits against NKU reliever Noah Richardson, who fell to 0-2 on the year. Dezenzo doubled down the left field line to score Pohl. Todys came up with the big hit of the game with a first pitch, two-run homer over the wall in left to put the Buckeyes ahead, 7-6. Ohio State tacked on two more runs in the eighth with bases-loaded walks.

Next up, Ohio State will host a 4 game series against Hawaii, which is set to begin on Thursday.

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Kicking off their first game of their four game set hosting Hawaii on Thursday, the Buckeyes (11-10) won 6-4 over the Rainbow Warriors (9-12). Their was lots of scoring early on, as Hawaii scored 2 in the top of the first. Then OSU got right back in the game in the bottom of the first, scoring three runs to take the lead. The top of the third then saw the Rainbow Warriors tie the game up.

The Buckeyes struck back in the bottom of the fourth with a two out RBI to take the lead back. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, OSU drove in two more runs, that ended up being huge. Hawaii tallied one more run, but it wasn't enough.

Leading OSU was Dillon Dingler who went 2-for-3, while driving in a run and scoring twice. Garrett Burhenn tallied the win on the mound to improve to 4-1. He went 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1.

Next up will be their second game, with first pitch scheduled for 5:05pm.

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Although they couldn't finish out the series with a victory, the Buckeyes did pick up three wins over the weekend against Hawaii while losing just one. After their win in the first game, they picked up two more in a row at 6-5 and 7-5, and closed out the series on Sunday with a loss, losing 15-3.

Next up, Ohio State will host in-state opponent Toledo on Wednesday.

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The Buckeyes (14-11) picked up their 7th win in the last 9 games on Wednesday, as they beat Toledo (9-13) by a score of 9-4. Jake Vance (2-1) picked up the win for OSU, while Jake Stout (0-1) took the loss for the Rockets. Dominic Canzone and Zach Dezenzo both homered for the Buckeyes in this one.

Ohio State will travel to Piscataway, NJ for a three game series against Rutgers, beginning on Friday.

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It took 11 innings on the road, but the Buckeyes (15-11; 1-0) earned a 5-3 victory in their first Big Ten game of the year on Friday against Rutgers (6-16; 0-1). Both teams started the first inning off strong, as they each scored a run, before OSU struck for two runs in the second. The Knights were able to get one run in the 3rd. Then it was a pitching showdown for the next five and a half innings, before Rutgers tallied a run in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extras. The Buckeyes scored two in the top of the 11th to take the victory.

Although the Buckeyes scored 5 runs in the game, they only tallied 1 RBI, which came off the bat of Tim Dezzi. Kevin Welsh also went 2-for-5. Andrew Magno got the win for OSU, as he pitched the final 3 innings of the game.

Serafino Brito took the loss for Rutgers as he pitched 1.2 innings.

Their series will continue tomorrow at 1pm.

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After opening up their series at Rutgers with two straight wins, 5-3 (Friday) and 2-0 (Saturday), the Buckeyes fell to the Knights in a pitching duel, falling 3-2 in the series finale, in a game that lasted 15 innings. Both OSU runs on the day came off the bat of Brady Cherry, who launched a 2-run home run in the top of the 3rd.

Taking the loss for the Buckeyes was Andrew Magno, who went 2.1 innings in extras, and gave up 2 hits and the game-winning run.

Steven Acosta took the win for Rutgers, going 1.1 innings.

Ohio State will host Cincinnati for a single game on Wednesday, before hosting Northwestern in a 3-game set next weekend.

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The Buckeyes (16-13) dropped a home mid-week contest on Wednesday to Cincinnati (11-16) by a final score of 9-5. The Bearcats pounced on the Buckeyes early on, taking a 6-0 lead after just 2 innings. Both teams would score several more runs throughout the course of the game, but it was never enough for OSU. Dominica Canzone and Ridge Winand both went 2-for-4 in the game, while Canzone drove in 1 run and scored twice. Jake Vance took the loss on the mound, falling to 2-2 on the year, as he gave up 6 runs in just 1.1 innings pitched.

David Orndorff took the win for Cincinnati, improving to 1-1, while going 6 innings and gave up 3 runs.

Ohio State will host Northwestern in a 3-game series this weekend, beginning on Friday.

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Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, they got smacked in the mouth all around the diamond this weekend, as they were swept by Northwestern in Columbus in a 3-game series. They lost on Friday 13-5, on Saturday 7-2 and on Sunday 10-4.

Ohio State will look to get themselves back on the right track when they travel to Athens to take on Ohio on Tuesday, then host Dayton on Wednesday.

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Although it was against a weak Ohio (8-22) team, the Buckeyes (17-16) picked up a road non-conference win on Tuesday by a final score of 10-8. OSU took an early 2-0 lead after 3 innings, but then trailed 7-3 after 5 innings. The Buckeyes then proceeded to score 7 runs over the final 3 innings to pull out a comeback win. Leading the way for OSU was Revels who went 2-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI, as well as Rott who went 3-for-4 with a solo home run.

Andrew Magno (2-3) took the win on the mound pitching the final 1.1 innings and gave up just 1 hit.

They play Dayton at home tonight.

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The Buckeyes (18-16) picked up their second consecutive non-conference victory of the week on Wednesday night, as they beat Dayton (18-14-1) in Columbus by a final score of 4-2. Dayton picked up the lead for the first time in this one in the top of the third on a fielder's choice that allowed the run to score, and then a two-out RBI single off the bat of Riley Toretta, but that would be the end of the Flyers scoring on the night. OSU scored in the bottom of the inning on a wild pitch that allowed Zach Dezenzo to cross home plate, to trail 2-1.

OSU then tallied one more run in the bottom of the 6th to tie things up as Brady Cherry hit a sac fly that allowed Dominic Canzone to cross the plate, after he double, then reached third on a balk. Finally, in the 8th inning, the Buckeyes were able to take a 2-run lead. The bases were loaded when Conner Pohl walked to bring in one run, followed by a sac fly by Dillon Dingler in the inning.

Dominic Canzone led the Buckeyes with a 2-for-4 performance, where he also scored twice. Jake Vance (3-2) picked up another victory in relief for the Buckeyes, as he went 4 innings of 3-hit, no run baseball.

Aaron Ernst took the loss for Dayton in relief, giving up 2 runs in 2 innings pitched.

Next up is a tough one for Ohio State, as they host a 3-game series against a very good receiving votes Michigan team beginning on Friday.

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OSU (20-17) claimed a series win over a very solid receiving votes Michigan (24-11) team, winning two out of their three games. They claimed a 10-5 victory on Friday, then split the double header on Saturday, winning 10-4 and then losing the finale 6-2.

Ohio State will play a non-conference game on Tuesday when they host Xavier.

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The Buckeyes (21-17) picked up their 5th win in their last 6 games on Tuesday in Columbus as they defeated Xavier (14-23) by a final score of 8-5. OSU got off and running early on as they scored 2 in the first and another 3 in the third. Dominic Canzone (10th) hit a solo shot in the third while Brady Cherry (9th) hit a two-run shot in the inning. The Buckeyes then tacked on 3 more runs in the fourth inning. No Musketeer scoring came until the 8th inning when they scored 5 runs. The highlight of that inning came on a grand slam by Chris Givin.

Pitching line:
Winner: T. Waning (1-0)
Loser: N. Berg
Save: A. Magno (6th)

Ohio State's next game is Friday when they travel for a 3-game series at Maryland.

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The Buckeyes took to the road to take on Maryland in a 3-game series over the weekend. After falling to the Terrapins 14-7 in the first game on Saturday afternoon, they came back in the night cap on Saturday to close out the day's double header with an 11-10 victory in 11 innings. They then came out on Sunday looking for a series win and got just that, with a 5-1 victory.

Next up, Ohio State will host Iowa in a 3-game series beginning on Friday.

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Hosting the Hawkeyes in a 3-same series over the weekend, the Buckeyes were able to just pull out one victory. They took the first two on the chin, losing 4-2 and then got ousted 11-4, before a nice 5-1 victory on Sunday.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Miami (OH) (who is having a very good season) on Wednesday before traveling to Minnesota for a 3-game weekend series.

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Due to persistent weather in the Oxford area on Wednesday, the Buckeyes game against Miami was cancelled.

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It was a weekend where the Buckeyes just couldn't quite get over the hump, as they were swept by Minnesota in Minneapolis. In their single game on Saturday, the two teams went into 18 innings (yes, that's right) where the Gophers pulled out a 5-4 victory. They then played a double-header on Sunday, where Minnesota won another one run game, 3-2, and then smashed the Buckeyes in the second game, 11-2.

Needing a win, Ohio State rallied for a non-conference victory tonight in Columbus over a receiving votes Wright State team, 6-5.

This weekend, Ohio State will host a three game series against Penn State, Friday-Sunday.

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After a 4-2 victory on Friday night over visiting Penn State, the Buckeyes closed out their weekend by splitting their double header on Saturday. In the first game of their double header they picked up a 2-0 victory, but then were defeated in the second game, 10-6.

Ohio State will now play their final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday when they travel to Youngstown State.

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After winning their final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday night against Youngstown State, 7-4, the Buckeyes turned their attention to a crucial 3-game weekend series on the road at Purdue. The first game for OSU did not disappoint, as they visiting Buckeyes picked up a 7-0 victory on Thursday to open up the series with a statement.

The two teams will play two more games to wrap up the regular season.

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It was just the series they needed to earn a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes earned a 3-game sweep on the road over Purdue over the weekend. After a 7-0 shutout on Thursday, the Buckeyes earned another dominant win on Friday, defeating the Boilermakers 6-1. Then Saturday turned into a slug fest, where OSU blasted 6 home runs on their way to a 13-11 victory and the series sweep.

Ohio State has received the #7 seed in the conference tournament, and will be playing the #2 seed Michigan in the first round on Wednesday at 1pm in Omaha. The Buckeyes are 2-1 against Michigan this season.

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The Buckeyes picked up a very nice win in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha, 7th seeded OSU defeated 2nd seeded Michigan 2-1 on Wednesday. The Wolverines led this one early on after scoring in the 5th inning. But the Buckeyes weren't done, as both Carpenter and Dingler drove in 1 run each in the 8th inning to give the Buckeyes the lead for good.

Pitching Line:
Win: Pfennig (2-3), 1.2 IP, 1 BB, 3 Ks
Loss: Kauffman (8-6), 8 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 3 Ks
Save: Magno (11)

Ohio State will now play 6th seeded Maryland, after their upset victory over 3rd seeded Illinois. The two teams will play on Thursday at 5pm (CST).