2019 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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.

[Chieftain2009]

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).

[Chieftain2009]

OSU's run in the Big Ten Tournament will continue, as the 7th seeded Buckeyes defeated the 6th seeded Maryland Terrapins 3-2 earlier today. Ohio State will learn who they will play in the semifinals later tonight. Their semifinal game will be tomorrow at 1pm.

[Chieftain2009]

It took 2 games against Minnesota, but the Buckeyes got it done. Last night, OSU fell to Minnesota 9-6 in the first semifinal. With their backs against the wall, the Buckeyes took the field in their second semifinal game against Minnesota this morning, and came away with an 8-6 victory. Now, Ohio State advances to the championship game against 5th seeded Nebraska coming up very soon today.

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Buckeyes win the Big 10 Championship with a 3-1 win over Nebraska.

[Chieftain2009]

Big Ten Tournament Champions!!!! The Buckeyes (#7 seed) became the lowest ever seed to win the Big Ten Tournament title. They did so by defeating Nebraska 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. So, OSU will be headed to the big dance, and will get the Big Ten's automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. This is their 10th Big Ten tournament championship, tied for the most of any team.

Ohio State will learn their NCAA fate on Monday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes learned their NCAA Regional selection earlier today. They will be heading to Nashville for the Vanderbilt regional, where they will be playing #1 seed (#2 overall) Vanderbilt in their first game. Ohio State received the #4 seed in the regional. Their first game will be on Friday at 7pm on ESPN2. The other two teams in this regional are Indiana State and McNeese.